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#JusticeForLavanya becomes call to action, BJP launches massive agitation in Tamil Nadu after girl committed suicide because of forced conversion by school

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#JusticeForLavanya becomes call to action, BJP launches massive agitation in Tamil Nadu after girl committed suicide because of forced conversion by school

On the 19th of January 2022, Lavanya, a 12th standard girl breathed her last after battling the consequences of her suicide attempt. Student of Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Lavanya had ingested pesticides after being tortured and pressurised to convert to Christianity by the school.

her dying declaration, originally in Tamil said, “My name is Lavanya. They (school) had asked my parents in my presence if they can convert me to Christianity and help her for further studies. Since I didn’t accept, they kept scolding me.” She also named one Rachael Mary who had allegedly tortured her.

Lavanya had been living at the St. Michael’s Girls Hostel near her school for the past five years, and the govt-aided Christian missionary school had been pressuring her to convert to Christianity. However, Lavanya was adamant about not leaving her religion and refused to get converted. Angered by Lavanya’s resistance, the school administration cancelled her leave application for Pongal Celebrations. Lavanya who was supposed to visit home during her holidays was forced to do chores like cleaning toilets of the school, cooking and washing dishes. It is reported that dejected Lavanya consumed pesticides used in the school garden to end her life.

It has been days since the news of the 17-year-old committing suicide surfaced. The media, on its part, has maintained a stoic silence. In fact, the Times of India went a step ahead and tried to secularise the incident. In their initial report, they wrote that Lavanya had ended her life because she was forced to “clean rooms”. Times of India failed to mention in their headline that Lavanya was forced to clean toilets, not for the act itself, but because she refused to convert to Christianity. Not just the headline, Times of India refused to mention that the girl committed suicide because she was being forced to commit suicide.

While the media looked away, the Tamil Nadu administration started harassing the individual who recorded the dying declaration.

During the hearing, the girl’s father S Muruganantham informed the court that the cops were trying to implicate the man, who had recorded the dying declaration of the class 12 student, for revealing the identity of the minor girl. He also demanded a CB-CID investigation into the death of his daughter.

S Muruganantham pointed out that the Thanjavur police was trying to protect the perpetrators who had tortured his daughter to convert to Christianity. In his petition, he highlighted how the minor girl was made to clean toilets, utensils and cook food by hostel warden Sagayamary for refusing to give in to their demands. 

The Madras High Court passed an interim order restraining the police from harassing the man. The court directed the cops to ‘conduct themselves appropriately’ after the girl’s father approached had submitted before it. 

The incident should have sparked massive outrage over the methods adopted by missionary schools operating in Tamil Nadu. It should have triggered a reckoning among the society, drawing people on the streets and demanding the state government to bring necessary laws to put an end to conversions in missionary schools. However, there was deafening silence amongst those who claim to care about the rights of women and children.

Several Hindu organisations and individuals have, however, have come out demanding for accountability and action against Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School.

Prabal Pratap Singh Judev, the head of All India Ghar Wapsi Abhiyan, has come out vociferously demanding action against the perpetrators.

Chhattisgarh BJP secretary Prabal Pratap said, “The suicide of daughter Lavanya in Tamil Nadu has left him stunned. Lavanya has taken a step like suicide due to harassment by Christian missionaries. I have no hesitation in saying that Christian missionaries bargain for service and use all kinds of tricks to convert. Opposing it is the only remedy.”

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists have also demanded strict action against the missionary school for torturing and claiming the life of a young girl. They have appealed to the governor of Tamil Nadu to ensure justice in Lavanya’s case. In the memorandum sent to the governor of Tamil Nadu, ABVP has said that the entire nation is shocked by the unfortunate incident where Lavanya had to commit suicide because she was being tortured to convert to Christianity. The memorandum further said that the Tamil Nadu police was actively shielding the perpetrators and was not working to bring closure to the case.

Calls for justice grows, #JusticeForLavanya and #NationWithLavanya becomes a call to action

With the shock over the case of Lavanya spreading, the high-handedness of the Tamil Nadu police in dealing with the individual who recorded the dying declaration of Lavanya coupled with their refusal to act against the missionary school has several individuals up in arms.

Actress Pranitha Subhash took to Twitter to demand action in the case. She said it was unfortunate that religious dogma was being imposed on unsuspecting youngsters.

Activist Anshul Saxena took to the streets demanding justice for Lavanya.

Vinoj P Selvam, President of BJYM Tamil Nadu launched an agitation in Tamil Nadu today, going on a fast to demand justice for Lavanya. Taking to Twitter, Selvam said this was not like the one day fast that DMK was used to and if justice was not delivered, the protest would spread to the entire state.

In Valluvar Kottam, the protests have been growing against the school and the TN administration.

Jai Shri Ram Sene Sangathan took to the streets to hold placards demanding for justice.

Bajrang Dal too staged protests.

While BJP and ABVP have launched massive protests in Tamil Nadu, several Netizens have taken to Twitter to express their anguish in their case.

It may be noted that only on the 21st of January, the Tamil Nadu police had agreed to register the girl’s dying declaration in the case, where she alleged that the govt-aided Christian missionary school she went to had been pressuring her to convert to Christianity, and base the probe on it.

Prior to this, the initial FIR filed by the TN police had simply mentioned that the student was residing at the hostel and that on January 9, the warden reportedly compelled her to undertake household tasks. She apparently attempted suicide because she couldn’t stand the brutality any longer.

Speaking about this development, Thanjavur Superintendent of Police Ravali Priya Gandhapuneni had said that the girl’s parents’ initial statement was bereft of the conversion angle. She added that a new petition has been filed, in which the angle will be investigated as well.

‘It is our duty to cut those tongues who defame Adam and Eve’: Turkish President Erdogan threatens singer Sezen Aksu

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‘It is our duty to cut those tongues who defame Adam and Eve’: Turkish President Erdogan threatens singer Sezen Aksu

In a veiled threat to legendary singer Sezen Aksu, Turkish President Recep Erdogan said nobody can defame Prophet Adam and those who dare so would have their tongues chopped.

“No one can defame our Prophet Adam. It is our duty to cut those tongues. No one’s tongue can say those words to our mother Eve,” Erdogan said after Friday prayers at Grand Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul last week, indirectly referring to the singer’s new video of her 2017 song.

Aksu has been at the receiving end of an attack by Islamist groups and pro-government organisations, who have targeted her for one of her songs that were released in 2017 but whose new video was released a few weeks back. In her song titled “It is a wonderful thing to live”, the singer refers to Adam and Eve, two figures that are revered across Turkey, as “ignorants”, drawing the ire of rabid fundamentalists as well as President Erdogan, who is well known for his slide towards a more puritanical version of Islam.

The detractors of the song claim that not only does it insult the historical figures of Adam and Eve, but it also insulting to the “moral values”.

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council(RTÜK) have reportedly asked television and radio channels operating across the country to refrain from playing Sezen Aksu’s song. The government body had been threatening channels with heavy fines and sanctions should they play the aforementioned song.

RTÜK Deputy Chairman İbrahim Uslu, however, claimed that the warning applied not just to Aksu’s song but to all those songs which lacked “moral character”. But the analysts claim this clause of the Turkish criminal code has often been invoked by the Justice and Development Party(AKP)-led Turkish government in their bid to clamp down on films, television shows, songs and other artistic creations that perceive to go against Islamic principles. Of late, it has been overwhelmingly used to silence dissent.

Uslu said the meetings with the channels were just “warnings” so as to prevent them from inflicting upon themselves any further “damage”.

“We never gave an order saying ‘Don’t broadcast Sezen Aksu’, anyway, we don’t have that legal authority. The song was examined, we warned the organizations to act cautiously so that they do not become victims,” he said.

Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl abducted and raped in Sindh, body found dumped in a farm

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Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl abducted and raped in Sindh, body found dumped in a farm

In a recent addition to relentless atrocities against minorities in Pakistan, a 16 year Hindu girl was abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered by three unknown men in the Dadu area of Sindh province in Pakistan. The incident came to light when the body of the girl named Nageena Chandio was found dumped in a farm near Mehar town.

Voice of Pakistan Minority, a non-profit organization committed to protect the rights of minorities in Pakistan shared a video in which the family of the girl was seen mourning her death. “If you are a girl in Pakistan, you are not safe and if you belong to the religious minority then you are definitely not safe. Lack of authorities’ interest makes the issue worse”, the NGO tweeted.

Roshan Chandio, father of Nageena had lodged an official complaint at the Mehar Police Station after his daughter went missing on January 19. He maintained that the victim was alone in the house on the day when she had gone missing. The strangulated body was found from an abandoned place near Sindhi Buttira and was shifted to Mehar Hospital, where her parents identified her body.

According to the local reports, there were marks of injuries with sharp objects on her legs, arms and back and that it the police suspected that she was tied tight to some base with a rope, marks of which were visible on her body. Her father said that the police has not yet arrested the suspects even after the case has been filed.

As the signs of torture and assault were visible on the body, the Police said that a murder FIR against three unknown suspects has been registered at the Sita Road town police station. The investigation in the case is underway by a five member team of Dadu Police since Sunday, Jaunary 23.

The team under Mehar DSP Mohammad Younis Rodhanani has recorded the statements of the family and a few residents of the area. Reports suggest that the Police has already collected the circumstantial evidence from the crime scene and is probing into the matter.

Delhi Police busts arms syndicate ahead of Republic Day celebrations, two arrested and a cache of 25 weapons seized

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Delhi Police busts arms syndicate ahead of Republic Day celebrations, two arrested and a cache of 25 weapons seized

On Tuesday, the Delhi Police Special Cell busted an arms syndicate being operated by two persons in Delhi ahead of the Republic Day celebration. The police have apprehended the two and have recovered 25 weapons from the accused.

According to the reports, the Delhi Police had received inputs about the gang active in Delhi ahead of Republic Day. While the police are investigating the issue, it has revealed that the accused belong to Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Earlier the day, the Delhi Police had also arrested two persons named Manish and Shaukin from Delhi for supplying illegal weapons to the members of the gang led by Neeraj Bawana and Tillu Tajpuriya. A total of 27 firearms along with live cartridges were recovered from their possession.

It is worth noting that the Delhi Police has issued guidelines for people who are to attend the Republic Day parade on January 26. It has also ensured that all the security measures are undertaken and put well in place in the city. This is after intel inputs show data of major threats appearing on the big day tomorrow. According to the exclusive reports by Republic TV, ‘two groups of terrorists are waiting in launchpads opposite Samba district of Jammu, one group of terrorists which includes 3 individuals are in the area opposite to Ramgarh sector of Samba and another group of Jaish terrorists is in the area opposite to Ghagwal sector of Samba’.

Security arrangements by Delhi Police

Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana said on Monday that more than 27,000 personnel of the force have been deployed for security duty and anti-terror measures intensified in view of Republic Day celebrations. The police are also getting assistance from 65 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Asthana said.

Some of the anti-terror measures which have been intensified comprise checking of vehicles, hotels, lodges and Dharamshalas, blockades at several locations and verification of tenants, servants and labourers. The Delhi Police is also putting out facts and important details to ensure that no anti-social elements run misinformation campaigns, the police commissioner said.

Reports mention that the Delhi Police has installed 30 Facial Recognition Systems (FRS) and CCTV cameras to strengthen security in view of Republic Day. The FRS has a database of 50,000 suspected criminals and is set up at various locations including 6 entry points for frisking, the police said.

Threat to PM Modi and other dignitaries

As reported earlier, the Intelligence agencies are reported to have got some details about a probable terror plan targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries on Republic Day this year.

According to a nine paged document, the threat apparently originates from factions headquartered in the Pakistan/Afghanistan-Pakistan area. The document further mentions that Pakistan-based Khalistani organizations are also mobilizing cadres to reunite and resurrect militancy in Punjab.

Dignitaries from Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are expected to be invited as key guests.

Khalistanis hijacked protesting mob on 26 January, last year, hoisted different flags

The Khalistani groups had hijacked the so-called farmers’ protests on January 26 last year and had hoisted different flags in place of the Tricolour on the 72nd Republic Day. Moreover, several pro-Khalistani slogans were raised during the protests. In several instances, banners of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the Khalistani terrorist, were also held during the protests.

A few Khalistani terror sympathisers disguised as farmers were caught gloating over the assassination of the former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who also had threatened PM Modi with a similar fate if their demands went unfulfilled.

Fact Check: Did personal income tax slabs between 1971-72 touch 93.5 per cent?

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Fact Check: Did personal income tax slabs between 1971-72 touch 93.5 per cent?

An image has been making rounds on social media platforms in which it has been alleged that during 1971-72, when Congress leader Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India if anyone earned Rs 10 lakhs, he or she would end up paying over 9.33 lakhs as taxes. The information started making rounds on social media in 2020 after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took a jibe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and posted Income Tax rates of 1945.

Source: Twitter

In the replies, Twitter user Ankur Singh had posted the image of 1971-72 tax slabs that are still making rounds on the social media platforms. If his tweet is to be believed, during that period, anyone with an income of over ten lakhs will end up paying 85% tax and 10% surcharge making it 95% in total.

Source: Twitter

In 2020, Fact Hunt did a detailed analysis of the Tax Slabs in 1971-72. During their investigation, they found that the image was, in fact, true. Then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was also the finance minister during that period, had announced the personal income tax slab rates during her Union Budget speech on February 28, 1970.

As per the personal income tax slab rates for the Financial year 1970-71 (The assessment Year 1971-72), the income tax rate was 10% for anyone with income between 5,000 to 10,000. The income tax rate increased at the interval of an additional 5,000 in the income, and those who were earning Rs 30,001 to 40,000 were paying 50% of their hard-earned money as taxes. As the income slab went higher, the tax rate stood at 85% of the total income for those who were earning Rs 2 lakh and above.

The important thing to note here was that the government at that time had also imposed a 10% surcharge on the income if the total income exceeded Rs 5,000.

Former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh was the Chief Economic Advisor of Government of India between 1972 to 1976.

The government wanted to project a pro-left image

According to a report in Observer Research Foundation, Congress had split in 1969. At that time, the government wanted to show its pro-left image where wealth creators are generally seen as parasites. The report read, “This was completely in tune with a politics that saw wealth creators as parasites and high income earning and tax-paying citizens as evil and believed in the distribution of wealth without creating it.”

“The intellectual framework for high taxes was set by Finance Minister CD Deshmukh two decades earlier in his February 27, 1953, Union Budget speech, where he set up the Taxation Enquiry Commission under the chairmanship of John Mathai, with six other members, including VKRV Rao, who recommended a maximum marginal rate of 13.5 annas in the rupee or 85 per cent on incomes above Rs. 150,000, which seemed to them “as far as one can go in present circumstances.” But even high taxes weren’t enough,” it further added.

Further, in 1973-74, the highest tax slab for an individual touched sky-high at 97.50%. It is noteworthy that during that period, such high tax rates discouraged the taxpayers from actively participating in nation-building by paying taxes. Corruption and tax theft became a norm, and even today, the government is often seen as evil when it comes to taxes.

It was only after the recommendations of the Tax Reform Committee, 1991 that the tax rates came down and only three tax brackets of 20%, 30% and 40% were introduced in 1992-92. Further, it was reduced to 10%, 20% and 30% in 1997-98.

BJP questions Shiv Sena’s Hindutva as MVA ally Congress set to inaugurate ‘Tipu Sultan Maidan’ in Mumbai

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BJP questions Shiv Sena’s Hindutva as MVA ally Congress set to inaugurate ‘Tipu Sultan Maidan’ in Mumbai

On January 25, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) attacked Shiv Sena as its Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA) ally Congress has announced to inaugurate “Tipu Sultan Maidan” in Mumbai on the Republic Day. BJP leader and party National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla shared a photograph of hoarding of the “Tipu Sultan Maidan” that will be inaugurated in Mumbai on January 26.

Shehzad said Shiv Sena gives a lecture on Hindutva, but its ally’s leader would be inaugurating Tipu Sultan Maidan. He questioned if Shiv Sena supported or opposed Congress over the matter. In the tweet, he said, “Tipu Sultan Maidan to be inaugurated on January 26 in Mumbai by Congress Minister Aslam Shaikh. Shiv Sena gives a lecture on Hindutva. Does Sena oppose or support it? If you oppose it, then why not stop it? Or was it another compromise for power? Just like you abandoned Savarkar Ji.”

Tipu Sultan is a controversial historical figure, who was known for being one of the most ruthless Islamic invaders in South India. There have been several recorded instances of Tipu’s army forcefully converting, raping and kidnapping Hindus on his orders. Many temples are recorded to have been demolished under his reign. Historians such as Khan Hussain Ali Kirmani have pointed out that Tipu Sultan had animosity for the local Hindus and tribals in the area. 

Uddhav Thackeray says Shiv Sena wasted 25 years in an alliance with BJP

Earlier, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray had alleged Shiv Sena wasted 25 years in an alliance with BJP. Thackeray was speaking on the birth anniversary of his father, Balasahed Thackeray. He said, “We have left BJP, not Hindutva. BJP is not Hindutva. They (BJP) have started to use Hindutva for their own interests. The meaning of Hindutva will always remain the same. The Hindutva that changes meaning as per convenience is not our Hindutva. They ally with Hindutvawadis for the sake of power.”

He further added, “They ally with Mehbooba Mufti for the sake of power. They ally with Nitish Kumar, who called for RSS-free India for the sake of power. They ally with Chandrababu Naidu, who once said ‘Modi hatao’ for the sake of power. Where is the Uniform Civil Code? In the garb of Hindutva, cow slaughter is prohibited in some states. But they don’t ban cow slaughter elsewhere for the sake of votes.”

Shiv Sena’s Raut claims BJP was less popular

In a statement on Monday, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut lashed out at BJP, accusing the party of using ‘Hindutva’ to gain power. While talking to the media, he said, “We took BJP from bottom to top in Maharashtra. After Babri, there was a Shiv Sena wave in Northern India, if we had fought polls at that time, there would have been our (Shiv Sena) PM in the country, but we left it for them.”

However, his claims did not match up with reality. The strong undercurrents of Hindutva sentiments owing to the Babri demolition helped the BJP with a 33.3% vote share. Contrary to Raut’s claims, Shiv Sena as a regional party did participate in the Uttar Pradesh state elections but could bag only 1,38,919 total votes in the state. While Sena received a total vote share of only 0.28%, its candidates lost deposits from 179 out of 180 seats contested. Netizens were quick to point out the facts after Sanjay Raut’s statements emerged on Twitter.

Senior Congress leader RPN Singh quits party, joins BJP ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls

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Senior Congress leader RPN Singh quits party, joins BJP ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls

On Tuesday, January 25, Congress heavyweight and former minister RPN Singh took to Twitter to announce that he has quit the Congress and joined the BJP.

Soon after sharing his resignation letter, RPN Singh Tweeted to announce his next move: “This is a new beginning for me and I look forward to my contribution to nation building under the visionary leadership & guidance of the Honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi, BJP President Shri @JPNadda ji & Honourable Home Minister @AmitShah ji.”

Earlier in the day, RPN Singh had tendered his resignation from Congress. Singh, the party’s Jharkhand in-charge, has taken to Twitter on Tuesday to share his resignation letter submitted to party president Sonia Gandhi. While sharing his resignation later, the Congress leader Tweeted: “Today, at a time, we are celebrating the formation of our great Republic, I begin a new chapter in my political journey. Jai Hind.”

In his letter dated January 25, 2022, the Congress leader stated: “I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress with immediate effect. I thank you for providing me an opportunity to serve the nation, people and the party.”

The Congress leader had also dropped ‘Congress’ from his Twitter bio and changed it to: “My motto India, First, Always.”

It is being speculated that BJP may field RPN Singh against Swami Prasad Maurya from Padrauna seat in Kushinagar. Maurya, former Cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in UP, had recently switched to the Samajwadi Party (SP).

Interestingly, RPN Singh’s name was also on the list of Congress’ 30-star campaigners for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022, which is scheduled to begin on February 10.

According to reports, he has recently felt sidelined inside the Congress party. Three days prior, he had met with top BJP leaders in Delhi, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Singh, however, had denied any conversations with the BJP last week.

Singh’s decision to join the BJP ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is yet another blow for the Congress party. Jitin Prasada, another state Congress heavyweight, had previously joined the BJP and had been sworn in as a minister in Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet. Last week Raebreli MLA and rebel Congress leader Aditi Singh had left the party and ad resigned from her MLA post too.

Rape fantasies, sexual objectification and harassment of Hindu women: How targeting of some women hasn’t made it to news

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Rape fantasies, sexual objectification and harassment of Hindu women: How targeting of some women hasn’t made it to news

Social media is a wonderful tool. However, owing to the unbridled power it gives to the users, many of whom who stay anonymous, it has often been misused especially for targeted harassment of women. And as everything evolves, so has targeted harassment. Hindu women on social media are now victims of rape fantasies and sexual objectification for Muslim men.

There are tons of images of women, who are portrayed as Hindu with bindi, mangalsutra, sindoor and saree and posted with comments like how they are ‘waiting’ for a ‘Muslim d*ck’ as only he could ‘satisfy’ her. The sexually explicit images are posted with hashtags such as ‘HSlut4MStud’ (Hindu sl*t for Muslim stud).

Reddit post on ‘Hslut4Mstud’ (women’s image edited to protect privacy)

Here the original poster added caption how his ‘mom’ goes to temples (to show she’s Hindu) as she wants to show ‘Mstuds’ (Muslim studs) how religious she is. She comes late in the night from temple as she prays extra for ‘Mstuds’. In the image, it shows how when the woman is told she’s going to temple, she wears saree, but when she get to know that the temple is in Muslim area, she changes her clothes to wear a skimpy outfit with Hindu religious symbols on it.

Reddit is one of the most popular communities on Internet. There are thousands of subreddits where users, most of whom are anonymous, can post anything they wish as long as it follows the user guidelines of the subreddits. Some subreddits do not allow explicit content, while others, like ‘HSlut4MStuds’ do – like we saw.

Reddit has also been a festering ground for vile propaganda and breeding place for grooming jihad. Extreme pornographic images are shared where Hindu women are shown to be luring Muslim men. Often, these accounts engage in dehumanising Hindu women and spreading communal hate. As usual, no action is taken against the platform or users who indulge in such sexual objectification of Hindu women.

In fact, no media outlet even reports on it because as we have seen over the years that ‘Sanghis (a term often used to paint everyone who disagrees with self proclaimed liberals and Congress fans) deserve to die‘. So it does not come as a surprise that people fantasising of rape of Hindu women specifically by Muslim men is either ignored or mocked at by the so-called liberals who dismiss any time Hindus are victims because ‘how can a religious majority in India be a victim’.

It is not only Reddit that has been infested with posts sexually objectifying Hindu women.

Here is a Twitter post which was shared with hashtags like ‘Hslut4Mstud’ and ‘hslut’ and ‘mstud’.

Twitter post on ‘HSlut4MStud’

A pornographic image of a Hindu woman with a mangalsutra is shown with a man wearing the Muslim cap. Caption claims how the Hindu woman ‘Kavya’ who is a married and ‘sanskari’ Hindu woman is very excited to see her lover Saleem and, well, his ‘fat c*ck’. Perhaps the original poster had a tiny one himself to write such perverted post. But as one can see, the sexually graphic description of this fantasy is not just an extramarital affair, but the fact that it was between a Hindu woman and a Muslim man.

Another popular platform, Tumblr, too, has such explicit images shared of Hindu women and rape fantasies on them.

Tumblr posts on rape fantasies of Hindu women

These sexually explicit images of Hindu women are shared with hashtag ‘interfaithxxx’. Hindu women are mocked as ‘sanskari women’ who remove their clothes for Muslim men. The ‘liberals’ in India often mock the non-left supporters, especially Hindus, as ‘sanskari’ because being cultured is an insult for them.

Swarajya journalist Swati Goel Sharma had in December taken to Twitter to show how even online retain platform such as Amazon has been infested with such bile on Hindu women.

Her investigative report revealed how the porn and rape literature which specifically shows relationship between Hindu women and Muslim men which are ‘consensual sexual activity’. Not only that, it very subtly discusses grooming jihad where sometimes Hindu vegetarian women start enjoying non vegetarian food on insistence of their Muslim lover in the porn fantasy. “The text uses words like “Madrasi prostitute” and “whore Hindu bitch”. It gets worse,” the report read.

These images have not cropped in past 2-3 days. They have been around for years now. But no media covered it, no international publication asked Hindu women how they feel being victims of rape fantasies where perpetrators are supposed to be Muslims and that they are being targeted specifically because they are Hindus.

What is worse, in my opinion, is that even the state administration has failed us Hindu women. No police official has taken cognisance of such perversion unleashed on us Hindu women and taken it upon themselves to register and FIR and investigate. And hence, no arrests made in these case either. No state home minister or chief minister has told us they will look into it or investigate. Union ministry did finally acknowledge the problem recently but there are no updates from authorities or law enforcement agencies. Though, even there it was just one channel and one platform, but here as we can see the problem is much larger.

No ‘feminists’ have come out to extend empathy towards us Hindu women for being victim of such apps. No Muslim politician, like Asaduddin Owaisi and the lines of him have said they are ashamed to be a Muslim for such targeted pornographic harassment of Hindu women.

Hindu women are truly on our own.

TikTok Japan accused of ‘stealth marketing’ for secretly paying influencers to boost content: Details

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TikTok Japan accused of ‘stealth marketing’ for secretly paying influencers to boost content: Details

On Monday (January 24), TikTok informed that it had paid social media influencers to promote specific videos on Twitter in Japan, without notifying the viewers about its sponsored nature.

As per reports, the Japanese office of TikTok had employed ‘stealth marketing’ and kept the audience in darkness about the curated paid content, which was pushed on Twitter by influencers in the country. Such a practice might have led to many social media users mistaking paid content for organic posts.

In its defence, the parent company ByteDance Ltd claimed that it did not find it necessary to inform about the PR activities, given that the objective of pushing the sponsored content was not to increase app downloads. It acknowledged that the ‘stealth marketing’ tactics were in place until December 2021.

TikTok, however, refused to disclose information about payments made to the social media influencers. It has claimed to ensure that the audience is not misled by sponsored content. As of July last year, TikTok had surpassed 3 billion downloads.

How Indian government cracked down on Chinese apps including TikTok?

The government of India had permanently banned 59 Chinese apps, including ByteDance’s short video app TikTok, WeChat, Baidu, Alibaba’s UC Browser, Club Factory, BIGO Live and others. In June last year, the government had censored these apps. By the end of 2020, a total of 267 apps originating from China were banned in batches. PUBG was also banned since a Chinese company owned shares in the game.

The original action was initiated by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY), Government of India, under Section 69A of the IT Act, stating that these apps are engaging in activities prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of state and public order. The government was not satisfied with the response given by these companies to the notices issued in June 2020. Thus, the government had initiated the process to ban these apps permanently and issued fresh notices.

A spokesperson of TikTok said that the company was evaluating the notice, and they would respond to it as appropriate. “TikTok was among the first companies to comply with the government of India directive issued on June 29, 2020. We continually strive to comply with local laws and regulations and do our best to address any concerns the government may have. Ensuring the privacy and security of all our users remains to be our topmost priority,” the statement further added.

After several popular Chinese apps were banned in the Indian Internet space, it gave way to Indian app developers to showcase their potential to the users. For example, the Chinese document scanning app CamScanner was banned by the Indian government that provided a large market for apps like Kaagaz Scanner to fill up the void. Similarly, non-Indian entities like Google, Facebook and others took the opportunity to fill the void for TikTok and launched special features in their apps (YouTube and Instagram) to create short videos just like the banned Chinese app.

The Modi government is also promoting India-made mobile applications and encouraging developers to develop solutions for Indian markets in several categories, including productivity, games and entertainment. In July 2020, the government had introduced Atmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge that received close to 7,000 entries from individual developers and companies from across the country.

Rajasthan: 19-year-old hearing and speech impaired girl found pregnant 2 months after being gang-raped, undergoes abortion

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Rajasthan: 19-year-old hearing and speech impaired girl found pregnant 2 months after being gang-raped, undergoes abortion

In yet another horrifying crime against women, a 19-year-old girl, hard of hearing and speech, from Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district was raped and was dropped pregnant by three men in Chittorgarh. The matter came to light when the girl on Monday complained of acute stomach pain and bleeding and was admitted to a government hospital in Bhilwara.

According to the Police, two months ago, the girl had visited her sister in Petra village of Chittorgarh and was raped by a man while she was working on the farm. The other two men who accompanied the accused had helped him to exploit the girl.

Adarsh Siddhu, ACP, Bhilwara said that the girl didn’t report the incident when it happened. She spoke out when she witnessed heavy bleeding and stomach pain yesterday. “The two-month-old fetus has been removed and the girl is kept under observation”, he added.

For the present, Bhilwara District Collector Ashish Modi has stated several uncertainties regarding the case. “She used to visit her siblings often but was in Bhilwara for the last 15 days only. So, it is clear that nothing happened in Bhilwara district”, he said.

He also added that the police is investigating whether the girl was raped or gang-raped and is also trying to discover the location of the crime.

Reports mention that the government hospital yesterday immediately informed the local police and district administration after they found the deaf and mute girl pregnant. The local police then arranged for a sign language expert to record the statement of the victim girl. The girl in her statement revealed that she was raped by two or three unidentified men when she was working on the farm around two months ago.

While the police have initiated the necessary legal action in the case, District Collector Modi has directed a team to discover and expose all the minor details in the case and put cuffs on the culprits at the earliest.

BJP Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla meanwhile, has slammed the Rajasthan government and Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi for uttering silence on the issue. Rajasthan Rape Saga continues. No justice in Alwar yet- instead of an attempt to save the accused by destroying evidence, meanwhile rape of another mute & deaf girl in Bhilwara. PRIYANKA SILENT !!”, he tweeted.

On January 12, a specially-abled minor girl was found abandoned at the Tijara flyover in Alwar, Rajasthan. She was bleeding from her private parts and was admitted to the hospital. As reported earlier, a few men came in a car on the night of January 11 and left the minor girl covered in blood at the flyover.

The incident had caused widespread outrage and the protesters had hit the streets to question the deafening silence of the senior Congress party leaders over the horrific rape incident. Several videos had emerged in which protesters are seen demanding justice for the victim from Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress general secretary and UP in charge.

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