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SC declines, for now, stay on Calcutta HC’s order transferring Ram Navami violence cases to NIA, Abhishek Manu Singhvi calls violence ‘regular’, not fit for NIA investigation

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SC declines, for now, stay on Calcutta HC’s order transferring Ram Navami violence cases to NIA, Abhishek Manu Singhvi calls violence ‘regular’, not fit for NIA investigation

On Friday, May 19th, 2023, the Supreme Court rejected the request to suspend the Calcutta High Court’s order to transfer the investigation of the Ram Navami violence cases to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The Supreme Court expressed its unwillingness to stay the order and decided to postpone the hearing of the petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the High Court’s directive until after the summer vacation.

Representing the State Government, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act should not be applied to regular cases of violence unless they directly impact national security or sovereignty. He further contended that the Calcutta High Court’s order was based on the assumption that the violence involved the use of bombs and explosives, thereby invoking the Explosives Act, which is classified as a scheduled offence under the NIA Act.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “NIA has a clear bar. There cannot be NIA just because you say there might have been a Bomb…all this is done in a PIL, by an active member of the BJP.” He also took objection to the High Court entertaining what he called a politically motivated PIL filed by opposition leader Suvendhu Adhikari. Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan also appeared on behalf of the State in the proceedings.

During the hearing, Senior Advocate PS Patwalia, representing Adhikari, informed the bench that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has officially registered the First Information Reports (FIRs). Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta submitted, “We, after registration of FIR, we wrote to them that give us papers of investigation. They write a letter to us saying we’re before SC. So please clarify my lords…”

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said, “We’re simply going to take this after vacation. We’re not staying the order of the HC.”

The bench of Acting Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya at the Calcutta High Court, while transferring the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), highlighted that a minimum of twelve violent incidents involving the use of weapons, arms, ammunition, artillery, and explosives had occurred in the State of Bengal since April 2021. These incidents resulted in significant loss of life and damage to public properties. The High Court observed in its decision on 27th April 2023 that the use of explosives and bomb-throwing had unfortunately become common occurrences during rallies and religious ceremonies. Furthermore, the Court noted that it had previously issued more than eight orders transferring investigations to the NIA due to concerns that the state police had downplayed the true gravity of the situation.

On 30th March 2023, Ram Navami processions were attacked and violence erupted in various places across the country. There were reports of stone-pelting and violence in many cities of the country. Ram Navami or the birth anniversary of Lord Rama is an auspicious occasion in the Hindu calendar year. On that day, Hindus seek blessings from Lord Rama, provide food to the needy, perform rituals, take out processions, and so on. But Islamists have attacked these Ram Navami processions at many places in the country, as part of growing attacks on Hindu festivals.

Will the real ‘Godi media’ please stand up: Ramchandra Guha calls out ‘The Wire’ and propagandist Arfa Khanum Sherwani for being blindly pro-Rahul Gandhi

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Will the real ‘Godi media’ please stand up: Ramchandra Guha calls out ‘The Wire’ and propagandist Arfa Khanum Sherwani for being blindly pro-Rahul Gandhi

On 19th May 2023, Congress supporter Ramchandra Guha was interviewed by Arfa Khanum Sherwani of ‘The Wire’ about the results of the recently held Karnataka assembly elections. In this interview, Ramchandra Guha called out ‘The Wire’ and its propagandist Arfa Khanum Sherwani. Self-styled historian Ramchandra Guha said that ‘The Wire’ supports Rahul Gandhi and Arfa Khanum Sherwani is a pro-Rahul Gandhi journalist, insinuating, that she too is ‘Godi media’ – a pejorative term that the Left media uses for media outlets that don’t, in totality, follow their ideological and political leanings.

The ‘liberal’ and Left journalists and media portals often use the term ‘Godi media’ to insinuate that those who don’t toe their ideological and political line are metaphorically sitting on PM Modi’s lap, which is to say, they are doing his bidding. Interestingly, Ramchandra Guha in his interview revealed who the real Godi Media is and that they are actually doing the bidding not for PM Modi but Rahul Gandhi.

Ramchandra Guha said, “You are partial to Rahul Gandhi. It is fine. Everyone is partial to people. But I don’t live in Delhi. I live in Bengaluru which is away from Delhi. There can be so many reasons behind this (being partial to Rahul Gandhi). Like he is a gentleman. He is soft-spoken at least softer than the ones on the other side. But the fact remains that you are partial to Rahul Gandhi. Journalists in Delhi are like that only. Even in your recent interview with Yashvant Sinha, you were asking him about Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. There was not a single thing about DK Shivakumar and Siddharmaiah. If we want that the opposition should unite, then you are putting it at a loss by projecting Rahul Gandhi as an alternative to Modi. And it has a reason. Rahul Gandhi may have come up with Bharat Jodo Yatra, but he is yet to answer one question that comes to people’s minds when he is compared to Narendra Modi. And the question is ‘What is his CV? What prior experience he has?’ Has he worked as a minister? Or as a chief minister?”

He further added, “Look at Bengal, Mamata Banerjee of TMc is a chief minister for so many years. Sharad Pawar has been an important minister in the centre for years and he has also been the chief minister of Maharashtra. Nitish Kumar is working as a chief minister for so many years. The point is, rather than making Rahul Gandhi an alternative, the opposition and Congress should focus on policies.”

Ramchandra Guha said this when he was asked about how he looked at the way ahead to fight RSS, BJP, Amit Shah, and Narendra Modi whom Arfa Khanum Sherwani together called ‘communal forces’. While asking the question, she essentially praised Rahul Gandhi for the way has transformed during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Sherwani explained how closely she has seen Rahul Gandhi and how she has noticed common Congress workers and people in the country looking at Rahul Gandhi as the last hope to save secularism in this country.

In her sugarcoated narration, Arfa Khanum Sherwani underlined that she is not pro or against Rahul Gandhi but looking at him neutrally as a potential alternative national leader because he comes from the central mainstream of the opposition. It was at this point when Ramchandra Guha blasted her saying that you are partial to Rahul Gandhi. In simple words, Ramchandra Guha called The Wire and Arfa Khanum Sherwani to be the Godi media of Rahul Gandhi. He also said that the traditional media in Delhi is like this only. As he was completing this sentence, Arfa Khanum Sherwani cleverly interrupted him.

This is not the first time that a liberal propagandist journalist is called out for being biased toward Rahul Gandhi. In fact, Rahul Gandhi himself had suggested in one of the recent press conferences that Rajdeep Sardesai is his unofficial spokesperson.

Usual suspects from India, including ‘journalists’, join Pakistan in fear-mongering about the G20 meet in Srinagar, spread ISI propaganda

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Usual suspects from India, including ‘journalists’, join Pakistan in fear-mongering about the G20 meet in Srinagar, spread ISI propaganda

Ahead of the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in the Indian city of Srinagar, the usual suspects have resorted to fear-mongering about the decision of the Indian government.

In a tweet on Friday (May 19), ‘author’ and journalist Pravin Sawhney wrote, “What was the need for a G-20 meet in Srinagar? Security forces are all over the place and as per media reports many foreign delegates have yet to confirm participation.”

“Be real. Kashmir is a war zone,” he added to the hysteria created by Pakistani propaganda machinery surrounding the G20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir. Pravin Sawhney was however quick to delete the tweet.

It must be mentioned that Sawhney has openly expressed his admiration for Rahul Gandhi and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. He has also praised the Congress scion for highlighting the issue of ‘Hindu extremism.’

Screengrab of the tweet by Pravin Sawhney

Besides Pravin, the Kashmiri separatist outfit ‘Hurriyat Conference’ also attempted to give the impression that Srinagar is not a safe city to conduct the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting.

It tweeted, “In honour of #G20India. This is a ‘smart city bunker’ in the capital of the world’s most densely militarised region – Kashmir. How do you hide an occupation? The empire has no clothes.”

Screengrab of the tweet by Hurriyat Conference

Meanwhile, Pakistanis have been crying foul over the government’s decision to host the G20 meeting at Srinagar, claiming it to be a breach of international relations.

Popular Pakistani entertainer, who also supports Rahul Gandhi, Sehar Shinwari, lamented, “Kashmir is not a part of India, but India has illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, so the members of the Group of 20 should boycott the meeting held in Srinagar.”

Ex-Pakistani diplomat Abdul Basit expressed hope that Muslim-majority nations would support Pakistan in their propaganda. He tweeted, “My sources tell me China and Turkey are not attending G20 meeting in Srinagar. Almost all other countries are sending their Delhi-based diplomats to the meeting. I expect Saudi Arabia and Indonesia to also show solidarity with Kashmiris.”

One Pakistani user mourned, “G20 delegates in Srinagar is a step towards normalizing India’s occupation of Kashmir internationally. It is against UN resolution.”

“India’s brutal occupation of Kashmir provides sufficient basis for G20 forum to boycott meeting in Srinagar.G20 nations should not forget that India is committing serious crimes against humanity in IIOJK,” another Pakistani user hoped that his fantasies come true.

While it is expected that more than 100 delegates will attend the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar between May 22-24, the ISI propaganda machinery is leaving no stone unturned to cast aspersions about the decision of the Indian government.

The fear-mongering is not limited to the security arrangements but also extends to supposed breaches of United Nations resolutions and international relations, among other things.

The Islamist news outlet, Aljazeera, accused India of deliberately projecting ‘normalcy’ in Jammu and Kashmir. A propaganda piece in The Conversation claimed that the Indian government is trying to ‘further its settler-colonial ambitions’ in J&K under the garb of the G20 summit.

Even the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, issued a statement decrying the G20 meeting held in Srinagar. To add icing to the cake, the usual suspects in India have now jumped on the propaganda bandwagon of Pakistan in denouncing India’s strategic move.

There is no truth to the brazen allegation that India is violating ‘UN resolutions’ by virtue of conducting the G20 meet in its own territory. It must be mentioned that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India, as underlined by the Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1947.

As such, there can be no question of third-party intervention in India’s own territory. The Indian government also abrogated Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution in 2019 and facilitated the complete integration of the erstwhile State into the Union of India.

With Pakistan left hanging in the balance, the Indian government took steps to thwart its nefarious designs and terror plans in Jammu and Kashmir. The now Union territory witnessed a massive decline in stone pelting incidents and terror attacks.

While the Indian government has been able to maintain peace in the Valley, Pakistan is clearly unhappy and desperately trying to convince the world otherwise.

Despite all-out efforts at peddling hysteria, creating an atmosphere of fear and chaos, Saudi Arabia has backed India and dismissed the stance of the Pakistani government to G20 nations to skip the meeting at Srinagar.

The propaganda of ISI is seemingly falling apart, with more and more countries showing willingness to send their delegates to the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting.

Shiv Sena (UBT) defends Muslims who tried to barge into Trimbakeshwar temple, uses Hinduphobic ‘Gaumutradhari’ jibes to attack BJP

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Shiv Sena (UBT) defends Muslims who tried to barge into Trimbakeshwar temple, uses Hinduphobic ‘Gaumutradhari’ jibes to attack BJP

Enraged by the action taken by the BJP government in the Trimbakeshwar temple incident, Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray Wednesday hit out at the BJP govt accusing it of practising a version of Hindutva that the party has referred to as ‘Gaumutradhari Hindutva.’

In an editorial piece in Saamana, the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece, the party not only spewed venom against the BJP government in the state but also went on to defend the actions of the Muslim youths who had forcibly entered the Trimbakeshwar Temple and attempted to desecrate the Shivling situated in the temple’s sanctum santorum on May 13, 2023.

“The threat to Hinduism comes not from Muslim youths offering ‘dhup’ (burning of incense), but from these ‘gaumutradharis’. The Bharatiya Janata Party considers itself to be the world’s sole representative of Hindutva. However, after watching the raucous racket made in the name of Hindutva by self-proclaimed contractors recruiting sub-contractors under them, two Hindu-heart emperors, Veer Tatyarao Savarkar and Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray, must be despising the BJP,” read the editorial in Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackery)’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana.’

In its mouthpiece Saamana, Shiv Sena (UBT) alleged that the Trimbakeshwar temple incident was “a well thought out political move” of the BJP in the state. It alleged a conspiracy to form gangs in the name of Hindutva to fan communal sentiments in the state. It said that the Hindutva practised by BJP is ‘Gaumutradhari Hindutva’.

“BJP’s Hindutva is nothing more than cow urine. Their Hindutva is devoid of logic as was seen in the way it handled the recent Trimbakeshwar incident. This Hindutva gang attempted to propagate their hatred throughout Maharashtra by sparking riots in the name of Hindutva, but this conspiracy was foiled by the calm and reasonable residents of Nashik-Trimbak. During the Sandal procession on Saturday, the Muslim youths stood near the northern entrance of the Trimbakeshwar temple and offered incense. Although this is an old tradition of offering ‘dhup’ (burning of incense) to our deities, the subcontractors of BJP used the situation to fan communal sentiments in the state in the name of Hindutva.”

Further defending the Muslim youths who forcibly entered the temple premises by joining the Sandal procession and attempted to offer chadar on the Shivling, the Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed in the Marathi publication that the BJP government in the state should launch an investigation against those Hindus who performed purification rituals at the Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik after the incident and not the Muslim youths.

Muslim mob tries to barge into Trimbakeshwar temple in Nasik to offer ‘chadar’ on revered Shivling

Tensions gripped the city of Nashik earlier this month after a group of individuals reportedly congregated outside the Trimbakeshwar Temple and made an apparent attempt to forcefully gain entry into the premises. The four persons who were arrested by the police for forcibly entering the Trimbakeshwar temple are Aqeel Yusuf Sayyed, Salman Aqeel Sayyed, Matin Raju Sayyed and Salim Bakshu Sayyed.

An alleged video of the incident had gone viral on social media.

OpIndia had spoken to one of the security officials deployed inside the Trimbakeshwar temple, who confirmed the attack and said that a few members of a Muslim congregation created a ruckus on May 13 as they barged into the temple precincts, prompting action from the law enforcement officials stationed at the temple.

The hallowed Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik which has one of the 12 jyotirlingas allows Hindus to enter the ancient temple of Lord Shiva, as per a board put up outside the temple.

The incident triggered a series of riots that engulfed the city. Keeping in view the gravity of the situation, Devendra Fadnavis ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to thoroughly investigate the events and their aftermath. The Maharashtra Deputy CM also ordered an FIR against the accused.

On Wednesday, 17th May 2023, Hindu organisations cleaned the temple, carried out purification rituals, and performed aarti. 

Shiv Sena (UBT) and Gaumutra jibes

Notably, this is not the first time the Shiv Sena (UBT) has used the Hinduphobic Gaumutra jibe to attack the BJP party. In fact, ex-CM Thackeray has used Gaumutra jibes on several occasions to attack RSS-BJP.

On April 16 former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray launched yet another attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) using Hinduphobic Gaumutra jibes. Notably, his attack came after BJP criticised his faction for joining hands with the Congress Party. In his statement, Thackeray said RSS-BJP’s Hindutva is “Gaumutradhari Hindutva”.

Similarly, in March 2023, he said, “Did our country get freedom by sprinkling cow urine? Did it happen that cow urine was sprinkled, and we got freedom? It was not so. The freedom fighters had made sacrifices, and then we got freedom.” Irked by Election Commission’s decision to hand over the Shiv Sena party symbol to Eknath Shinde’s faction, he said the EC is a “Chuna Lagao Commission”. He also called EC the “slave of the people in power”.

The cow urine jibe

Cow urine jibe is one of the most popular ways among terrorists, Leftist liberals, to abuse Hindus and Indians. Sadly, this was not the first time Uddhav used the cow urine jibe. In October 2020, he attacked BJP with crass, Hinduphobic references to Gaumutra (cow urine) and gobar (cow dung). The Shiv Sena supremo made derogatory remarks while addressing the annual Shiv Sena Dusshera Mela.

Not to forget, in 2019, a Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorist in a suicide attack, killed as many as 40 CRPF soldiers in Pulwama, Kashmir. Following the attack, a video was released in which the terrorist could be heard saying he wanted to punish and kill the ‘cow urine drinkers’ in the name of Allah. The terrorist, identified as Adil Ahmed Dar alias Waqas was seen admitting that he had joined the Jaish-e-Mohammad a year ago. In the video, he referred to Indians as “Gae ka Peshab Peene Wale” (People who drink cow urine).

TMC leader Mahua Moitra is among the politicians who often use the cow urine jibe to attack BJP supporters. DMK leader Dr DNV Senthilkumar S also mocked the BJP-ruled States in the North by making the ‘gau mutra’ jibe on the floor of the parliament.

‘No price manipulation’: Rahul Gandhi and Congress’ lies fall flat as Supreme Court panel gives clean chit to Adani Group

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‘No price manipulation’: Rahul Gandhi and Congress’ lies fall flat as Supreme Court panel gives clean chit to Adani Group

The Supreme Court-appointed experts committee stated in its report that it cannot presently infer that there was a regulatory failure on the part of SEBI in the Adani-Hindenburg controversy. The Adani Group did not engage in price manipulation, according to a Supreme Court panel of domain experts, adding that the Adani Group took the necessary procedures to reassure retail investors. 

The group’s mitigating steps served to build confidence in the shares, and the stock is currently steady, according to the panel.

The committee found no evidence of repeated artificial trading or wash trades between the same parties. Moreover, no clear pattern of abusive trading was noticed.

According to the committee, “the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has identified 13 specific transactions in which it is investigating the underlying transactions irrespective of whether they are legally considered ‘related party transactions’ in terms of determining whether they were fraudulent in nature.

The committee further stated that there was no regulatory failure relating to Minimum Public Shareholding and no violation of compliances.

The committee headed by former Supreme Court judge AM Sapre stated unequivocally that the regulator had failed to demonstrate that its suspicions could be turned into a solid case for prosecuting a violation accusation.

According to the committee, foreign portfolio investors in Adani Group equities are in compliance with SEBI regulations.

SEBI revealed that several entities took short positions prior to the publication of Hindenburg’s report and benefitted by squaring off their positions as the prices plummeted.

According to the committee, the market has re-priced and re-assessed Adani stocks. “While they may not have returned to pre-January 24 levels, they are stable at the newly re-priced level,” the report stated.

According to empirical data, retail investors’ exposure to Adani equities grew after January 24, 2023. Based on this, it was found that the Indian stock market as a whole was not unusually volatile during the reference period.

The Supreme Court, rejecting a request for a six-month extension, gave SEBI until August 14 to conclude its investigation into the accusations of stock price manipulation in the matter.

Congress and its attack against Adani using the Hindenburg report

The Congress party had attacked the Indian conglomerate Adani Group after US-based activist investor group Hindenburg Research published a 32,000-word report against it. The investment research firm claimed that Adani Group was involved in a “brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over the course of decades.” 

Hindenburg Research claimed that it has conducted an investigation on the company for the last two years and that it has documents to prove its claims. Hindenburg Research Report accused Adani family members of creating and managing “a vast labyrinth of offshore shell entities” in tax havens like Mauritius, Cyprus, and the UAE. The report claimed that some of these entities were used for market manipulation.

It said Gautam Adani has a net worth of approximately $120 billion, mainly due to an 819% average stock price growth in the group’s seven most significant publicly traded companies over the last three years.

While the Adani group had rubbished the allegations, Congress had demanded a JPC into the matter and attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that Modi had facilitated the so-called corruption by Adani.

With the Supreme Court giving a clean chit to the Adani conglomerate now, Rahul Gandhi and Congress’ trope against PM Modi also falls flat, just like their lies in the Rafale saga were busted by the SC clean chit.

Actress shuts down an Islamist trying to use her consensual marriage to whitewash crimes of Love Jihad and Islamic indoctrination: What happened

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Actress shuts down an Islamist trying to use her consensual marriage to whitewash crimes of Love Jihad and Islamic indoctrination: What happened

On Friday, Hindi TV Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee slammed a journalist named Wasiuddin Siddiqui for targeting her for marrying a Muslim man. He indicated that the actress married a Muslim man because he is rich and that she wouldn’t have decided to do so if he was some random poor Muslim.

Further indicating that love jihad cases are a sham and that no such concept exists, Siddiqui said, “If a Muslim is rich then he is a son-in-law, if a Muslim is poor then it becomes a love jihad case. A classic example is that of actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee. She who is the supporting actress of the film The Kerala Story, is married to Shahnawaz Shaikh”.

The actress silenced the journalist and corrected him at first saying that she was not part of the film but would have loved to be a part of it. “Stop talking nonsense. Lets not talk about money here. I am an independent woman, financially and also mentally. And I married the man of my choice without damn conversion. What do you even know about us?” she slammed.

She further said that the journalist was so hungry for attention that he didn’t even fact-check before posting the tweet. She also slammed one of the Twitter users who trolled her saying that she was now a Muslim and ready to be the mother of around 40 children.

“Tu kaun hota hai? Kaun hai tu? Twitter ka ek tuch sa troller mujhe batayega mujhe kya karna hai kya nahi. Apna ghar samjhal jakar. Nikal yahan se (Who are you to tell me what should I do? Some random Twitter troller will now give me suggestions? get lost from here),” she tweeted.

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What Wasiuddin Siddiqui said is a classic Islamist trope to whitewash the extremely serious atrocities against Hindu women. Love Jihad as a phenomenon is limited to those “relationships” where the Muslim man hides his identity and pretends to be Hindu to exploit the woman, forces her to convert to Islam failing which commits violence etc. At no point were all consensual relationships between Hindus and Muslims ever branded “love jihad”.

Further, The Kerala Story is not even about Love Jihad or consensual relationships. It is about Islamic brainwashing that ISIS, a terror organisation commits, to exploit young Hindu and Christian girls to convert to Islam for further flesh trade and terrorism. To claim that a Hindu woman marrying a Muslim man or a Muslim woman marrying a Hindu man consensually and without the Hindu converting to Islam is “love jihad” or similar to stories shown in The Kerala Story is a classic tool deployed by Islamists to whitewash their crimes against Hindu women.

It is pertinent here to note that Devoleena has clarified that she never converted to Islam to marry her husband Shahnawaz Shaikh. She extended her support to The Kerala Story clearly because it is a movie about Islamic terrorism and the dangerous tools deployed by ISIS.

She also had said that she watched the movie with her husband and neither thought the movie was against Islam.

That it is being extended to her marriage only proves that Islamists are desperate to whitewash crimes by Muslim men against Hindu women and in the process, they are even willing to whitewash ISIS.

The actress tied the knot with her fitness trainer Shahnawaz Shaikh in December last year. Before being married, the two dated for three years. According to the star, he was ‘godsent’ for her.

A TV show named Saath Nibhaana Saathiya hosted on Star Plus channel, helped Devoleena Bhattacharjee become well-known on Indian television. Later, the actress appeared in programmes like Laal Ishq and Saath Nibhaana Saathiya’s second season. Additionally, the actress appeared in Bigg Boss 13, which aired in 2019. Devoleena was last saw at work during Bigg Boss 15.

Ameesha Patel says the film ‘Gadar’ sent message of ‘love’ as Tara Singh accepted Islam: Here is how she is not only wrong but also delusional

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Ameesha Patel says the film ‘Gadar’ sent message of ‘love’ as Tara Singh accepted Islam: Here is how she is not only wrong but also delusional

The film “The Kerala Story” has sparked a debate around Islamic conversions and indoctrination. Although, the film spreads awareness about the menace of love jihad and the subsequent deployment of converted victim women to ISIS, a section of people have been claiming that the film spreads hatred against Muslims. Amidst the ongoing debate, actress Ameesha Patel who will soon be seen in the film “Gadar 2: The Katha Continues”—the sequel of the iconic cult classic “Gadar” alongside actor Sunny Deol has said Gadar is a movie that spread only ‘love and no hatred’ and brought all religions and castes together.

Ameesha Patel went on to claim that the film’s female lead character—a Pakistani married an Indian Hindu man and still followed Islam and the Hindu protagonist accepted Islam.

“Gadar is a movie that never ever spread hatred, it only spread love and united all religions and castes. There is no bigger film than Gadar which shows that a Pakistani Muslim girl Sakina marries an Indian Hindu Tara Singh portrayed by Sunny Deol and still she did not forget Islam in fact Tara Singh accepts Islam. So think, films like Gadar bolster unity and teach us that we should live together,” Ameesha said.

This is essentially quite a delusional comment by actress Ameesha Patel and it only displays the staggering ignorance that the elite in India suffer from.

In the movie, Ashraf Ali, played by veteran actor Amreesh Puri, proposes two conditions to Tara Singh, who had arrived at his wife Sakina’s residence in Pakistan to take her back, in order for him to accept their union. The first is that Tara Singh will convert to Islam, and the second is that he will stay in Pakistan forever. He gives Tara Singh some time to make a decision.

“Tumhe humari do shartein manani hongi, pehli, ke tumhe Islam qubool karna hoga (you will have to fulfil two conditions, first that you will accept Islam). Aur doosri shart, tumhe yahin Pakistan mein rehna hoga. (Second condition that you will stay here in Pakistan),” Ashraf Ali tells Tara Singh.

The next day, the film shows that a large crowd has gathered to witness an Indian non-Muslim convert to Islam. A maulvi asks Tara Singh if he is ready to accept Islam “Kya tumhe Islam qubool hai”, the Maulvi questions. To this Tara Singh replies a man’s biggest “mazhab” is to protect his wife and children. An agitated maulvi repeats his question, to which Tara says “Kaaba and Kashi are one and the same”. The maulvi loses his cool and again asks “Kya tummy Islam qubool hai” To this, Tara Singh clearly says “Qubool hai”.

As the maulvi then invites Tara Singh to enter the mosque for the commencement of further ritual to make him a ‘Muslim’, Ashraf Ali intervenes and forces Tara to raise Islam zindabad and Pakistan zindabad slogans, which Tara raises. However, Ashraf Ali then asks Tara to raise the Hindustan Murdabad slogan, to which Tara reacts in an aggressive tone calling out Ashraf Ali’s name and saying, “Hindustan zindabad tha hai or rahega (Hindustan was, is and shall remain zindabad)”. Following this, the Pakistani crowd rushes to attack Tara, and then comes the iconic handpump uprooting scene.

First and foremost, this suggests that although Tara Singh did say “Qubool hai” to protect his family, he did not perform the mandatory rituals for converting to Islam such as reciting the kalma and giving shahada.

Secondly, it is interesting to note that actress Ameesha Patel said that the film gives the message of unity and love as a Muslim girl Sakina marries a Hindu man but still practices her religion while her non-Muslim husband accepts her religion. Inadvertently, Patel’s understanding of ‘love and unity’ is similar to that of Islamists who opine that Muslims should not marry a non-Muslim (kafir) until he/she becomes a believer (Muslim).

In this entire scene, which Ameesha chooses to call an example of “love and unity”, we see several elements that go against the idea that Ameesha seems to be espousing, perhaps because she does not remember how the movie goes or because she is delusional.

  1. It is the non-Muslim who had to convert to Islam for their “love” to be acceptable. Not the other way around. The non-Muslim imposed no such requirement for the Muslim woman to convert to Hinduism. If it indeed this was a message of love and harmony, then none of the two should have had to convert. That religious conversion is an essential part of Islam itself is antithetical to the notions of all religions being equal and this being an example of love and unity.
  2. While the non-Muslim wanted to further tropes like Kaaba and Kashi being the same, these notions were clearly not acceptable to the Muslims in the scene. Perhaps the delusions harboured by Tara Singh in reel are also harboured by Ameesha in real life.
  3. Islamic supremacy was clearly visible and depicted in the movie when all the Muslims gather to watch the conversion of non-Muslims. Ameesha perhaps must explain how this became an example of unity.
  4. The very basic tenet of Pakistan being a supremacist state on the basis of a religious supremacy ideology is also evident.

This comment by Ameesha Patel yet again proves that most Bollywood starlets are rather divorced from reality and perhaps, Patel must read up more and understand ground realities before making misplaced comments about brotherhood, secularism love and harmony.

Muzaffarnagar: One Zarif Ansari kills retired Dalit inspector Garibdas by hitting him 9 times in 17 seconds with a shovel, surrenders with the police

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Muzaffarnagar: One Zarif Ansari kills retired Dalit inspector Garibdas by hitting him 9 times in 17 seconds with a shovel, surrenders with the police

In a shocking incident, an assailant named Zarif Ansari used a shovel to kill a former Dalit Pradeshik Armed Constabulary (PAC) sub-inspector in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred on May 18 when retired constable Garibdas was conversing with a shopkeeper while sitting at a table in a store.

The instance transpired in Sikhera village which falls under the Sikhera police station area. Garibdas was sitting at a pesticide shop in the village on Thursday afternoon and was engaged in conversation with the shopkeeper when Zarif Ansari of the same village reached there and repeatedly pounced on him with a shovel in quick succession. Ansari hit Garibdas on his head and neck, causing grievous injuries.

The victim was brutally struck 9 times with the shovel in just 17 seconds until he was covered in his own blood and fell to the ground. The entire episode was captured by the CCTV camera outside the shop. Afterwards, the accused left the dying man and proceeded to the police station, along with the weapon, admitted to the crime and turned himself in.

When the police arrived at the location, they took the badly injured victim to a hospital with the help of the villagers where his serious condition led to a referral to Meerut. From Meerut, he was taken to Delhi, but there he succumbed to the injuries. Garibdas had serious injuries on his head and neck, so he could not be saved. 

During police interrogation, the perpetrator confessed that his wife was having an illicit relationship with Garibdas propelling him to carry out the heinous act.

Anoop Chaudhary, the head of the village, stated that Zarif Ansari assaulted Garibdas with the purpose to murder him. He disclosed, “He (Zarif Ansari) used a shovel twice to first push the wounded to the ground before striking him in the neck. The latter is now a patient at Anand Hospital in Meerut. His situation is quite grave and his cranium (skull) has been fractured.”

He revealed, “Before this, no one had ever witnessed any dispute between the two. However, an individual has been taken into custody by authorities, while one is absconding. There may be two or three parties involved in this matter.”

According to Superintended of Police (SP) City Satyanarayan Prajapat, a villager made an attempt to assassinate the retired PSC inspector in the Sikhera neighbourhood. The official informed that the latter was taken to a hospital right away by the police and is currently undergoing treatment.

“A case has been registered on the complaint of the family members. The cops have taken the offender into custody. He is being questioned. He first offered no specific justification for his conduct but he will be thoroughly interrogated, and any information discovered will be discussed,” he added.

Russian psychiatrist Anton Andreev becomes Hindu after attaining Tantra Diksha in Varanasi: This Math in Kashi has initiated disciples from 80 countries

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Russian psychiatrist Anton Andreev becomes Hindu after attaining Tantra Diksha in Varanasi: This Math in Kashi has initiated disciples from 80 countries

Anton Andreev, a Russian psychiatrist, has embraced Hinduism after receiving Tantra Diksha in the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Andreev has completed Tantra initiation after several years of diligent study. On Thursday, May 18, 2023, a special ritual was held at the Vagyoga Chetna Peetham in Shivala, Kashi. Following the ritual, Anton was given the new name ‘Anantanand Nath’ along with a Guru Mantra. Moreover, Kashyap Gotra was assigned to him.

Andreev, a St. Petersburg-based psychiatrist, has always been intrigued by Hindu culture. He had read about Tantra Vidya’s mysterious powers. He also wished to learn Tantra Vidya by means of awakening Kundalini. Anton learned about Varanasi’s Vagish Shastri after conducting a thorough search. Anton arrived in India in January 2015 with the intention of studying Tantra Vidya under Vagish Shastri. Anton, however, could not meet the requisite parameters at the time and failed to awaken the Kundalini. He then returned to Russia.

It is worth noting that in Hinduism, kundalini is believed to be a dormant divine feminine energy that is coiled at the base of the spine at the Muladhara chakra. It is awakened by the Yogis.

Anton returned to India in 2016, however, he was unable to complete his classes. Guru Vagish Shastri, the founder of the Vagyoga Chetna Peetham, died last year. Anton met Pandit Ashapati Shastri on April 25, 2023, and told him about his spiritual aspirations. He learned how to awaken the Kundalini here. During 10 days of practice and 5 days of independent meditation, Andreev meditated on Maa Tara Shakti (a form of Maa Kali).

Pandit Ashapati then instructed him to meditate on his presiding deity. He felt the Goddess’s shadow in Tarapeeth after several hours of meditation. Pandit Ashapati did not reveal any other confidential information. According to Pandit Ashapati, the Russian psychiatrist received Guru Diksha after becoming spiritually qualified.

Pandit Ashapati explained that in order to achieve Tantra Vidya, the Kundalini must be awakened. It takes various people a distinct period of time to awaken Kundalini. Some people can awaken it in ten days, while others must practice for years. The awakening of the Kundalini does not imply that the individual has attained invincibility. It means the individual is now prepared for Tantra Sadhana.

According to Pandit Ashapati Shastri, a large number of individuals that receive initiation are from Russia and Ukraine. People from Muslim and Christian countries continue to take Gurudiksha. He stated that the Math has initiated 15,000 international disciples from 80 nations to date.

Manish Sisodia writes a tear-jerker from jail and Kejriwal shares it to win brownie points after former makes startling confession in Liquor Scam case

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Manish Sisodia writes a tear-jerker from jail and Kejriwal shares it to win brownie points after former makes startling confession in Liquor Scam case

There appears to be no limit to the Aam Aadmi Party’s antics. Despite being called out the first time, former Delhi deputy chief minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia has drafted another open letter from Tihar jail. In the letter, he has again taken a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic credentials.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter on Friday to share the open letter consisting of a poem penned by Sisodia. The poem, while emphasising the significance of educating poor children took a jibe at PM Modi in regard to his academic qualifications. 

In March this year, even after the Gujarat High Court slammed the Aam Aadmi Party  (AAP) over the degree certificates of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sisodia had written a letter claiming that PM Modi does not understand the importance of education. This time, the imprisoned AAP leader has written a poem about the ‘shaking foundations’ of a ‘chauthi pass raja’s mahal’ (fourth pass king’s palace).

Letter written by arrested AAP leader Manish Sisodia

The poem was written in Hindi. The first verse of the poem can be roughly translated as, “If every poor person gets a book, who will trigger a storm of hatred? If everyone gets work, then who will brandish swords in the streets? If the child of every poor family gets education, the foundations of the 4th class King’s palace will shake,” Sisodia wrote.

Sisodia went on to add that providing quality education to children from low-income families will prevent people from falling into the trap of a ‘WhatsApp University’ and society from becoming entangled in a web of communal hatred.

If every child in society was educated, they would challenge their government’s “cunningness” and “bad policies” and pick up a pen to write their own “Mann ki Baat,” Sisodia added.

The AAP chief must be reminded here that while he is busy trying to score brownie points by sharing a ‘tear-jerking’ poem written by his close aide Manish Sisodia, who his party claims is being incarnated as part of BJP vendetta politics, Sisodia has himself made some startling admissions that affirm his role in the Delhi excise policy scam case.

Manish Sisodia allegedly confesses to destroying two mobile phones

Yesterday (May 18) reports emerged that the AAP leader has confessed to destroying two mobile phones which were sought by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case. “This willful disposal of handsets containing incriminating evidence related to the policy is another incriminating circumstance against Sisodia,” the chargesheet against the AAP leader read.

On July 22, 2022, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) instructed the CBI to initiate an investigation into the excise scam. According to reports, Manish Sisodia began using a new mobile phone after this directive.

During the course of the probe, the CBI discovered that Manish Sisodia had utilized three different mobile phones between January 1, 2020, and August 19, 2022. Subsequently, on August 19, 2022, the investigating agency conducted a search operation and seized one phone from Sisodia’s possession. These developments are significant in unravelling the details of the case and shedding light on Sisodia’s Manish involvement in the Delhi liquor scam.

According to sources, Sisodia was served a notice under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) concerning the two mobile phones. In response to the notice, he reportedly acknowledged the same fact. This information highlights Manish Sisodia’s acknowledgement of the notice and further strengthens the case against him.

Manish Sisodia, a leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), is presently in custody due to multiple allegations against him related to the Delhi Liquor Policy Scam. Despite his numerous attempts, the court has dismissed several of his bail pleas.

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