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India summons Canadian High Commissioner after Justin Trudeau’s diplomatic fiasco, expels Canadian diplomat

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India summons Canadian High Commissioner after Justin Trudeau’s diplomatic fiasco, expels Canadian diplomat

India has summoned Canada’s High Commissioner to India Cameron MacKay after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau blamed India for the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canada had earlier blamed India for terrorist Nijjar’s killing and had expelled a top Indian diplomat.

Cameron MacKay was seen leaving the MEA headquarters in Delhi after a discussion.

India has also expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in response to Canada’s hostile behavior towards India, and open support to anti-India terrorists. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi shared on X, “The High Commissioner of Canada was summoned today and informed about India’s decision to expel a senior Canadian diplomat based in India. The Concerned diplomat has been asked to leave India in the next five days.”

However, India’s Ministry of External Affairs had earlier rejected Canada’s allegations in a strongly worded statement.

The statement read, “We have seen and rejected the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister. Allegations of the Government of India’s involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated.” The detailed statement can be read here.

History is written by those who can edit Wikipedia, losers got lot of time: Elon Musk, Israeli PM Netanyahu slam the ‘free encyclopedia’

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History is written by those who can edit Wikipedia, losers got lot of time: Elon Musk, Israeli PM Netanyahu slam the ‘free encyclopedia’

On Monday (September 18, local time), billionaire businessman Elon Musk slammed Wikipedia and its ‘motivated’ editors for information manipulation and distortion of facts. He made the remarks during a live discussion on X (formerly Twitter) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in California.

Musk said, “There’s an old saying that ‘history is written by the victors,’ it’s like well, not if your enemies are still alive and have a lot of time on their hands to edit Wikipedia. The losers just got a lot of time on their hands.”

On hearing that, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu joked, “They necessarily don’t bring out the balanced view of things…History is written by those who can harness the most editors.”

This is not the first time Elon Musk has slammed Wikipedia for its lack of editorial oversight and dissemination of propaganda content under the guise of facts.

In December 2022, he said, “Most of Earth: “The MSM is biased.” Wikipedia: “Cite MSM source to confirm this claim.” Wikipedia has a non-trivial left-wing bias.” Musk also tagged Wikipedia’s founder Jimmy Wales and sought his comments on the free encyclopedia’s bias.

His tweet came after YouTuber Ian Miles Cheong pointed out that there was a discussion by Wikipedia Editors to remove the ‘Twitter Files’ page.

In another tweet, Elon Musk said, “In the past, victory would mean that your enemies are no longer around. These days, they’re not only alive & well, but have lots of time on their hands to edit Wikipedia!

He posted a similar tweet on April 21, 2022, reiterating that history is written by ‘Wikipedia Editors.’

Wikipedia should never be trusted: Larry Sanger

In July 2021, co-founder of Wikipedia Larry Sanger spoke to OpIndia in detail about the user-edited encyclopedia. He said that Wikipedia lost its neutral nature in 2009, before which editors from all ideologies debated equally before deciding what should be published on the platform.

He said that articles on everything on Wikipedia had become partisan, mainly supporting the Biden administration and blacking out information that did not show the Democrats in a good light. OpIndia has extensively reported on the biased nature of Wikipedia. Our coverage can be seen here.

DMK Treasurer and MP TR Baalu schools Udhayanidhi Stalin in the presence of Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, advises him to exercise caution

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DMK Treasurer and MP TR Baalu schools Udhayanidhi Stalin in the presence of Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, advises him to exercise caution

On Sunday (17 September), DMK Treasurer and MP TR Baalu schooled Udhayanidhi Stalin over his hate speech against Sanatan Dharma. He warned the Tamil Nadu minister to be watchful of his words and take careful steps in his political career. 

Addressing an event, “Mupperum Vizha 2023”, Baalu said, “The entire country is scared of the DMK Youth Wing Head, wondering what he will do next.” 

Claiming that Udhayanidhi Stalin is only scared of his father, Baalu added that Stalin Jr. should be cautious with his word and not speak anything that comes to his mind. 

The DMK treasurer said, “He is speaking anything thinking he can manage later. But, I caution him to remember that it is his duty to make sure that the object he holds in his hand should not fall down and break.”

He added that leaders from the opposition parties under the I.N.D.I.A. bloc also reacted to the ‘twisted’ reports of Udhayanidhi’s comments. However, they only calmed down after they were shown the “accurate” media reports. 

Going further, he cautioned Udhayanidhi to be mindful of his statements claiming that they are being twisted out of jealousy. 

Interestingly, the DMK MP TR Baalu made these statements from the dias where Udhayanidhi Stalin’s father and CM of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin was also present alongside A Raja and other party functionaries who gave hateful remarks against Sanatan Dharma. 

Stills from the event (Image Credit – puthiyathalaimurai)

Baalu expressed dissatisfaction over Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remark on a day when DMK was marking the celebration of ‘three festivals’ and giving awards in the name of its leaders.   

Notably, yesterday, on 17 September, DMK organised a triple festival which included the 75th coral festival at Kandaneri next to Pallikonda in Vellore district.

His remark came in the wake of the controversy stirred by Udhayanidhi Stalin, where he compared Sanatana Dharma with diseases like dengue and malaria and gave a call for its eradication.

Earlier this month, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin had said, “Mosquitoes, dengue, flu, malaria, corona – we should not oppose these things. They’ve to be eradicated completely. The same is the case with Santanam (Hinduism). Our first work should be to abolish/eradicate Sanatanam instead of opposing it,” from the dias of “Eradicate Sanatan Conference”.

Since then, several other DMK leaders have also added fuel to the fire by making deranged remarks against Sanatan Dharma. However, it has been receiving massive flakes and public outrage over these remarks indicating political ramifications for the opposition bloc, I.N.D.I.A. 

Canada: Justin Trudeau panders to Khalistani terrorists as he blames India for killing Nijjar, expels diplomat, and puts lives at risk

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Canada: Justin Trudeau panders to Khalistani terrorists as he blames India for killing Nijjar, expels diplomat, and puts lives at risk

On 18th September, in a bizarre move, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed India for killing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. In a statement, India categorically rejected the claims and urged the Canadian government to take strict action against anti-India elements on its soil.

Furthermore, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said as a consequence of the allegations, the Canadian government expelled a top Indian diplomat. Interestingly, PM Trudeau accused India in the Canadian parliament of killing Nijjar without providing any proof.

Najjar, who had been involved in Khalistani activities, was killed on 18th June outside Sikh Gurudwara in Surrey, British Columbia. Trudeau claimed that Canadian intelligence agencies have been looking into the murder. He added that the matter was discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during G20 last week and claimed to have told PM Modi that any involvement of the Indian government would be unacceptable.

He said, “Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.”

“In the strongest possible terms, I continue to urge the government of India to cooperate with Canada to get to the bottom of this matter,” he added.

Speaking to the media, Joly said, “If proven true, this would be a great violation of our sovereignty and of the most basic rule of how countries deal with each other. As a consequence, we have expelled a top Indian diplomat.”

Pro-Khalistan Canadian Sikh leader Jagmeet Singh called the allegations outrageous and shocking. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he said, “Today we learned of allegations that agents of the Indian Government murdered Hardeep Singh Nijjar — a Canadian killed on Canadian soil. To all Canadians, this is my vow. I will leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of justice, including holding Narendra Modi accountable.”

Reacting to the allegations, White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said, “We are deeply concerned about the allegations referenced by Prime Minister Trudeau. We remain in regular contact with our Canadian partners. It is critical that Canada’s investigation proceed and the perpetrators be brought to justice.”

Trudeau’s ratings plunge on a month-to-month basis

As per recent Ababcus Data ratings, the Conservatives are leading in Canada as the Trudeau-led Federal Government’s disapproval rating has jumped to 57%. Only 29%, 2% less than the 4th September rating, approve of the Federal government. Since 2015, the disapproval rating was highest on 14th September.

Source: Abacus Data

The personal image of the Canadian Prime Minister has also worsened, as only 27% see his performance as positive. In comparison, 56% of the Canadian population is unhappy with him, giving him a net favourable rating of -29%t. Notably, the negative impression of Trudeau among the Canadian population was 39% in June 2021, which has risen sharply by almost 20 per cent in two years.

Source: Abacus Data

Canadian PM is consolidating with the Khalistani voters and targeting India to please them.

India has expressed concerns over the rise of Khalistani elements in Canada

Notably, PM Narendra Modi expressed strong concerns over rising Khalistani elements in Canada during the G20 summit in New Delhi. From time to time, India has cautioned Canada to handle the anti-India elements on its soil. However, Trudeau’s government’s response to India’s demand has always been inefficient. As a result, there have been several instances where Khalistani elements have used Canadian soil for anti-India activities.

Since the murder of Nijjar, Khalistanis have accused India of the killing. Trudeau’s statement would only fuel the allegations further, putting Indian diplomats and Indian nationals living in Canada at risk. Khalistanis have openly called for killing Indian diplomats via posters and social media posts, but Canada has failed to act.

Notably, around 7,70,000 Sikhs live in Canada, making up around 2% of its population. Due to Canada’s behaviour, relations between Canada and India have been tense. Trade talks have been derailed, and recently, Canada announced that it had cancelled a trade mission with India.

‘Absurd and motivated’: India rejects Canada’s allegation of killing terrorist Nijjar, says Trudeau govt is harbouring human traffickers and murderers

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‘Absurd and motivated’: India rejects Canada’s allegation of killing terrorist Nijjar, says Trudeau govt is harbouring human traffickers and murderers

Soon after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau accused India of killing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil and Canada expelled one Indian diplomat over it, the Indian government rejected all of Canada’s allegations.

In a swift response, the Ministry of External Affairs has stated that any allegation of India’s involvement in Nijjar’s killing is ‘absurd and motivated’.

The statement read, “We have seen and rejected the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister. Allegations of the Government of India’s involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated. 

Similar allegations were made by the Canadian Prime Minister to our Prime Minister and were completely rejected. We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to the rule of law. 

Such unsubstantiated allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The inaction of the Canadian Government on this matter has been a long-standing and continuing concern. 

That Canadian political figures have openly expressed sympathy for such elements remains a matter of deep concern. The space given in Canada to a range of illegal activities including murders, human trafficking, and organized crime is not new. 

We reject any attempts to connect the Government of India to such developments. We urge the Government of Canada to take prompt and effective legal action against all anti-India elements operating from their soil.”

Earlier today, the Canadian government expelled one Indian diplomat after PM Justin Trudeau blamed India for the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

The development came after Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly informed in a presser that the allegations of India’s involvement are being investigated. She termed the killing an attack on Canada’s sovereignty and informed that as a consequence, Canada has expelled one top Indian diplomat.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the head of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib and a wanted Khalistani terrorist in India, was shot dead in Surrey by two unidentified assailants on June 18 this year. He was a wanted terrorist by the Indian Government. The 46-year-old hailed from the village Bhar Singhpura of Jalandhar.

‘Any challenge to West is dismissed as Hindutva conspiracy’: Indian mathematician tears into The Print for distorting facts and journalistic malpractice

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‘Any challenge to West is dismissed as Hindutva conspiracy’: Indian mathematician tears into The Print for distorting facts and journalistic malpractice

On Monday (18 September), Professor C.K. Raju retorted to an article published by The Print revolving around his lecture given at the Vivekananda International Foundation on 14 September. Addressing the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Print, Shekhar Gupta, Professor Raju shared a post on X calling out the ‘journalistic malpractice’ for publishing the article based on his claims without having done the due diligence. 

Accusing that the reporter lacked ‘competence’ to report on a scholarly discussion, he said, “It is unfortunate that the reporter you (Shekhar Gupta) designated to report, on a scholarly talk on the philosophy of mathematics, not only lacked the mathematical training to understand it, but was even unable to identify the right “peers” to consult.”

The article in question was titled “‘Einstein was a fraud, West stole calculus from India’ – mathematician’s claims slammed by peers”. Written by The Print’s Mohana Basu, it was published on 15 September 2023. 

Professor Raju also alleged that the reporting reeked of ‘journalistic malpractice’. He accused the reporter of not doing proper research and background checks on the so-called peers whose opinions were incorporated to show his intentions in a bad light and paint him as a ‘Hindutva conspiracy’ theorist. 

Claiming that the article was a clear act of defamation, he added that the reporter twisted and distorted facts to suit her simplistic narrative that any challenge to the West is a Hindutva conspiracy. 

Highlighting his acclaimed decade-long work on Mathematics particularly on Calculus, he added, “Her attempt to paint my entire lifework on Einstein and calculus too as a ridiculous Hindutva conspiracy is not only highly unfair but is a clear act of defamation. This is deliberate because she has not engaged with a single fact or argument in my numerous publications on these two issues: her only point is they are surprising to her and hence wrong.”  

Going ahead, the Mathematics Professor replied saying that the so-called peers, the reporter consulted were neither competent to speak on issues of Einstein and calculus, nor did they give any fact or argument to counter his claims. 

Subsequently, he claimed that the news portal was misleading the readers with a suggestive headline as none of the “peers” countered him on facts. 

Background of the controversy

This all began when an Indian Mathematician and Honorary Professor at the Indian Institute of Education in Pune, Professor CK Raju gave a lecture at the Vivekananda International Foundation on 14 September. The next day, The Print published an article spun around his claims made during the VIF lecture which was titled ‘Practical Ganita vs Religious Mathematical’. 

Regarding his lecture, the article stated, “In a sparsely populated conference room, with barely 40 people in attendance, the talk began with chants of ‘Om’ and Sanskrit shlokas,” insinuating that the greetings were a giveaway of his Hindu roots, a bad omen for secular Mathematicians. 

The article noted that there was no mathematician in the audience to question Professor Raju’s claims. However, on its part, it established that the Mathematical community slammed Professor Raju’s claims by dedicating a long one-line. The article states, “His (Professor Raju’s) evangelism, however, found few takers among his peers.” 

The article didn’t further delve into the names or opinions of these so-called peers that slammed Professor Raju for arguing that West stole several ideas that had been established by Indians decades if not centuries ago. 

Professor C. K. Raju holds a BSc (Hons) in physics, and an MSc in mathematics from Mumbai, followed by a PhD from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. Apart from teaching, he joined C-DAC and is said to have played a key role in building the first Indian supercomputer Param. 

Ambedkar Nagar murder: Shahbaz and aides are inspired by Chhota Rajan’s aide Khan Mubarak

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Ambedkar Nagar murder: Shahbaz and aides are inspired by Chhota Rajan’s aide Khan Mubarak

A minor Hindu girl who was returning home from school was crushed to death by bike-borne miscreants on Friday (September 15, 2023) in Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The police arrested accused Shahbaz, Arbaaz and Faizal in the matter under Section Sections 302, 354, 298 and 304 of the IPC along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act. The fourth accused in the case identified as Munnu is still at large and police are on the lookout for him.

OpIndia on September 17 went to the deceased victim’s village in Ambedkar Nagar to meet her bereaved family. Besides speaking to the family members we also spoke to some locals, social workers and members of local Hindu organizations, who told us that the accused idolised the dreaded gangster Khan Mubarak. They also asserted that cases of ‘love jihad’ and eve-teasing are still rampant in their village and the adjoining areas.

The father of the deceased 17-year-old, Sabhajeet Verma, meanwhile, told us that the fourth accused Munnu was a bike mechanic and the other three accused Shahbaz, Arbaaz and Faizal often borrowed bikes from his shop, which they, in turn, used to follow and harass school girls in the village.

The deceased girl’s uncle also bemoaned the fact that the accused were repeat offenders who habitually harassed local girls. When asked what they did for a living, the deceased girl’s grandfather retorted angrily that they were all “lafangais” (useless rogues).

All local criminals hero-worship gangster and Chhota Rajan’s aide Khan Mubarak

KP Singh Paliwal, President of ‘The National Body Donation Association’ and a local social worker, spoke to OpIndia about this matter. He lives in the victim’s neighbouring village. He said that all four accused hero-worshipped the dreaded gangster Khan Mubarak, who died in the Hardoi prison in June 2023. KP Singh stated that there has always been fear of Muslims in the area, which he attributed to Khan Mubarak and his henchmen.

Paliwal alleged that Khan Mubarak’s men are still active in numerous areas and are involved in a variety of criminal acts, including the recent murder of the minor Hindu student.

KP Singh attributed the rise of terror and dread in the area to the patronage given to Khan Mubarak by the previous regimes of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party in the state. He asserted that the local Hindus in the area were, during those days, forced to move around with their heads lowered and that despite numerous complaints, the police did not care.

Though this terror has progressively diminished under Yogi Adityanath’s government, cases of eve-teasing and ‘love jihad’ are still prevalent in the educational institutions in the area, he said, demanding bulldozer action against the accused.

We were told that the majority of people in the surrounding area are Muslim.

OpIndia spoke with Akhilesh Srivastava, a local leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). He reiterated that eve-teasing and love jihad are quite rampant in the area. The girls, however, bear with it and prefer to keep quiet as they fear that their family members will withdraw their names from their schools.

According to Akhilesh, the murdered girl’s family lives in continual fear as a result of dreaded gangsters like Khan Mubarak and their henchmen. He asserted that this terror has been going on for a decade and that it has impacted not only the victim’s family but all Hindu households in the neighbourhood.

Notably, gangster Khan Mubarak, a close aide of Chhota Rajan, died in Hardoi district hospital in June this year. He hit the headlines in 2003 when he shot dead an umpire during a cricket match. There were 43 cases registered against him. Mubarak was arrested and while in jail, he came in contact with gangster Rajesh Yadav and Bachha Pasi who used to work for underworld don Chhota Rajan. Khan Mubarak and his brother Zafar aka Supari then joined Chhota Rajan’s gang and earned notoriety as contract killers. Khan Mubarak’s name also surfaced in a murder in Ghoorpur and another murder of a youth in the Kotwali area in 2005.

VHP issues an ultimatum

OpIndia met with Shyam Babu Gupta, a representative of former BJP MLA for the area Sanju Devi and a Vishwa Hindu Parishad officer. Shyam Babu Gupta stated that after observing the administration’s initial hesitation, he issued an ultimatum to the administration to take strict action immediately, which resulted in positive results. He promised the deceased’s family members all types of assistance, from financial to legal, and so on.

Besides Khan Mubarak, the terror of gangster and SP leader Azimul Haq palpable among Ambedkar Nagar residents

Shyam Babu Gupta went on to say that the Yogi government will have to work extremely hard to normalize the environment in the area. Recalling the times when the SP-BSP government were at the helm in UP, Shyam Babu said that there was so much terror among Hindus that mobile shop owners did not even keep Android phones in their shops. Khan Mubarak’s henchmen used to snatch those mobile phones and take them away. Also, due to the increased instances of theft, the entire market used to shut at 5 p.m.

Shyam Babu Gupta asserted that politicians like deceased Samajwadi Party MLA Azimul Haq supported not just big mafias and gangsters like Khan Mubarak, but also all kinds of criminals who tormented and tortured Hindus in their respective localities.

When the OpIndia team attempted to speak with other traders and common people at the Hirapur market, they refused to say anything. They declined because they were concerned about their safety. Many people, under the condition of anonymity, indicated that Yogi Adityanath is their only hope because they are afraid that the terror that occurred in the past will return if the government changes. We also noticed how, despite Khan Mubarak’s death, locals were hesitant to speak out against him.

In our previous ground report, we detailed how the 17-year-old deceased Hindu girl’s family had called her murder a well-thought-out and pre-planned conspiracy. The deceased girl’s sister and father said that they were waiting for Yogi Adityanath’s bulldozer to arrive at the houses of the accused. They had in unison demanded nothing less than the death sentence for the accused.

‘Impose NSA on Udhayanidhi Stalin for hate speech against Sanatana Dharma or ask him to apologise’: Ayodhya Dharma Sansad gives one week ultimatum

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‘Impose NSA on Udhayanidhi Stalin for hate speech against Sanatana Dharma or ask him to apologise’: Ayodhya Dharma Sansad gives one week ultimatum

On Monday (18 September), a Dharma Sansad was organised at Acharya Peeth Tapasvi Camp in Ayodhya where saints and sages unanimously condemned recurrent hate speeches given by DMK leaders and their allies against Sanatan Dharma. The sages also demanded an apology from Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for making hateful remarks against Sanatana Dharma and calling for its eradication.

Giving a week ultimatum, they said that they are giving Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin one week’s time to apologise. They announced that if he didn’t apologise, then all the saints and religious leaders of the country would march to Tamil Nadu and stage a protest there. 

The Dharma Sansad also demanded that the National Security Act (NSA) should be imposed on all those who are making inflammatory and hateful remarks against Sanatana Dharma, comparing it with diseases and calling for its eradication including the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin. 

They argued that either these leaders should be booked under NSA or they should be asked to apologise for making hate speeches. 

The sages gathered at the Dharma Sansad also warned of gheraoing the New Parliament building and approaching the President on the issue of attack on Sanatan Dharma if these leaders don’t apologise for their remarks. 

Presiding over the Dharmasansad, Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya said that there is a pattern to insult the people who believe in Sanatan Dharma. 

He asserted that people who are holding Constitutional positions are making such unconstitutional statements. 

“There are 120 crore Sanatani people in the country and they will not tolerate such comments,” he added.

He reiterated that if DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, who passed indecent remarks on Sanatan Dharma, does not apologize within a week, thousands of saints and religious leaders of the country will march to Tamil Nadu and protest there. 

He added that saints will work to remove such leaders from power who make hateful remarks against and call out for the eradication of Sanatan Dharma. 

At the Dharma Sansad, the national president of Sankatmochan, Sena Sanjay Das, said that those who are criticising Sanatan Dharma do not know that Sanatan Dharma is the mother of all religions. 

He added that for those leaders who are attacking Sanatan Dharma, their destruction is certain.  

Das said if the indecent comments on Sanatan Dharma did not stop, the saints would meet the President and gherao the new Parliament House. 

Mahant Murali Das of Shree Nirvani Ani Akhara said that people like Udhayanidhi Stalin, A Raja, and Swami Prasad Maurya are anti-religious and their downfall is certain.

Around hundreds of saints and religious leaders including Mahant Jagdish Das, Mahant Ramcharan Das, Sarpanch Ramkumar Das, Mahant Nandram Das, Priest Hemant Das, wrestler Rajesh Das, and Mama Das were also present in the Dharma Sansad in Ayodhya.

The Dharma Sansad comes in the wake of repeated attacks and hate speeches against Sanatan Dharma by the leaders of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc. 

Evidently, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Stalin Jr. equated Sanatan Dharma with diseases like Malaria and Corona and blatantly asserted that it should not be opposed rather it should be eradicated.

The DMK leader said, “Mosquitoes, dengue, flu, malaria, corona – we should not oppose these things. They’ve to be eradicated completely. The same is the case with Santanam (Hinduism). Our first work should be to abolish/eradicate Sanatanam instead of opposing it,” from the dias of “Eradicate Sanatan Conference”.

Likewise, leaders from CPI(M), Congress, SP, RJD, and VCK among others also gave hate speeches against Sanatan Dharma.   

In the long list of deranged Hindu haters, DMK leader A Raja argued that Sanatan Dharma should have been compared with HIV, leprosy and Udayanidhi Stalin was soft in comparing it with dengue or malaria.

Revisiting the brutal legacy of the Nizam rule in Hyderabad before Sardar Patel changed things

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Revisiting the brutal legacy of the Nizam rule in Hyderabad before Sardar Patel changed things

17th of September 1948 marks the day when the erstwhile Hyderabad state, consisting of modern-day Telangana, parts of Maharashtra (Auranagabad, Beed, Hingoli, Jalna, Latur, Nanded, Osmanabad and Parbhani) & parts of Karnataka (Bidar, Gulbarga, Koppal and Raichur) was liberated from Nizam’s rule and merged into the Indian Union.

Even while the rest of India celebrated independence on 15th August 1947, the people of Telangana had to wait for over 13 months to free themselves from the shackles of Nizam’s tyrannical rule.

Being a feudal monarchy, the Nizams ruled with an iron fist. With a few chosen aristocrats and nobles in charge of the administration of the jagir land (owned by the monarchy), the kingdom relied on ‘Vetti Chakiri’ or unpaid labour to thrive.

Exploitation and slavery flourished under the Nizam rule and numerous restrictions were placed on the indigenous populations, including the curtailing of cultural and linguistic freedom, leading to a peasant rebellion that eventually aided in the unification of the region with India.

In an effort to suppress the growing anti-Nizam, pro-India sentiment amongst the Telangana people, Qasim Rizvi, the president of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) from 1946 to 1948, created the paramilitary wing of Nizam, infamously known as the Razakar militia to unleash unspeakable violence.

Thousands were massacred and women were raped and killed, and yet the struggle to be free of the Razakars and Nizam’s tyrannical rule continued. From indigenous tribals to those living in the main city of Hyderabad, people from across the state rallied against the brutality and oppression of the Nizams, Rizvi, and bloodthirsty Razakars. Rural women from Telangana, arguably amongst the first anti-caste, anti-feudal feminist labour agitators in India, participated in and led the Telangana armed struggle from 1946-1951.

It was the success of Operation Polo (Police Action against Hyderabad), under the decisive leadership of the then Home Minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel, that finally led to the liberation of Hyderabad on 17 September.

Both Maharashtra and Karnataka, regions of erstwhile Hyderabad State have celebrated this historic day as the Marathwada Liberation Day and Hyderabad-Karnataka Liberation Day respectively.

As we marked the beginning of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav– the 75th year of Independence last year, the Government of India celebrated 75 years of Hyderabad’s independence from the Nizam rule. The Ministry of Culture had started the year-long commemoration of ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ on 17th September 2022.

Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, needs to be complimented for taking this bold decision. The year-long Amrit Mahotsav celebrations will end with Union Home Minister Amit Shah hoisting the tricolour in Hyderabad. These celebrations were held under the aegis of Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy’s Ministry of Culture. These celebrations are a fitting tribute to the sacrifices, valour and struggle of many unsung s/heroes of Telangana against the brutal legacy of the Nizams.

After the announcement of celebrations by the Narendra Modi government, the ruling BRS administration was compelled to announce a parallel program under the name of National Integration Day. The idea behind National Integration Day is to erase the atrocities committed by Nizam & his Razakar army from public memory and is an insult to the thousands of martyrs- men and women who sacrificed their lives to bring down the tyrannical rule of Nizam.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge terms G20 as G2, BJP leader Piyush Goyal hits back with ‘One G, Son G’

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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge terms G20 as G2, BJP leader Piyush Goyal hits back with ‘One G, Son G’

On Monday, September 18, Congress President and leader of the opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge tried to take a dig at the Central Government by calling the G20 Summit the G2 Summit during his address in the house on the first day of the special session of the Parliament. BJP responded with a jibe at the Gandhis and Congress leaders’ devotion towards them. Union Minister Piyush Goyal shared a side-by-side video of the wordplay on X (formerly Twitter).

Mallikarjun Kharge was immediately corrected by the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who told him it was G20 Summit.

To which Mallikarjun Kharge said, “The zero was covered with a lotus (the election symbol of the ruling party, BJP)”.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongly reacted to the remarks made by LoP Kharge. Responding to him, Union Minister Piyush Goyal took a jibe at Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. “He sees only 2G, One G and Son G,” Union Minister Piyush Goyal said while responding to Kharge.

The special session of the parliament was inaugurated by PM Modi at the old parliament complex but will move to the new parliament on September 19.

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