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‘Women who don’t wear burqa and who remove burqa to take selfies will be thrashed’: Muslim group in Mangaluru issues threats

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‘Women who don’t wear burqa and who remove burqa to take selfies will be thrashed’: Muslim group in Mangaluru issues threats

A Muslim group in Mangaluru has threatened Muslim women and girls saying that those who remove the burqa and take selfies, and those who don’t wear burqa, will be thrashed. The shocking incident of moral policing came to light when messages from a group called the Muslim Defense Force, which identifies itself as the protector of Muslim rights, were circulating on social media.

Mangaluru’c Commissioner of Police Shashi Kumar informed that this group has said that women wearing the burqa in public spaces are not to remove it and take selfies. The group has threatened that those women who don’t wear the burqa in public places would be attacked.

One of the messages in Kannada issued by the group reads, “In mall basements we have seen many wearing burqa and misbehaving. Our workers have already warned them. If this is seen again, you’ll be beaten up.” They also asked the parents to monitor their children whenever they go to college and other public places.

The group said in WhatsApp messages that they are ‘monitoring’ Muslim girls in Mangalore for any ‘misbehaviour’, adding that if they are not wearing a burqa, they will be beaten up.

While speaking with Times Now, Shashi Kumar said, “Actually, some messages in the name of ‘Muslim Defense Force 24×7’ have been circulating on some Instagram pages and also on some Facebook platforms. We have got into some WhatsApp groups also, where this information is shared. There they mentioned that it is their duty to protect the Muslim women from any violation of religious practices. They say, whoever is found without a burqa in a mall or other public places, would be taught a lesson unless their parents teach them how to behave in public places. Many other issues are also there. It is found through some of the media channels. They have shared this information with us. And some of our fellows have also found this information. We are working on this information. It is very vague. The source of information and who has spread it, everything is yet unknown. Therefore, we are processing the available information and we are pursuing it.”

He further said, “We have got to know some numbers which have shared this information. We first need to establish the origin of this information. It is like the social media groups where there are 200 to 300 people. A lot of information gets randomly shared there. In that, the ‘Muslim Defense Force 24×7’ – this group is doing activities like this. As a part of information sharing, it is shared in some groups. But where is the origin of this information, that is yet to be ascertained.”

The threat comes even as the hijab controversy is raging in the state with some Muslim girls refusing to attend schools without hijab. Karnataka has also witnessed controversy over halal meat, and azaan on loudspeakers.

NCPCR asks Twitter to take down Kunal Kamra’s tweet with doctored video of minor boy singing patriotic song to PM Modi, terms it political agenda

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NCPCR asks Twitter to take down Kunal Kamra’s tweet with doctored video of minor boy singing patriotic song to PM Modi, terms it political agenda

Child rights body the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has directed Twitter to take down a tweet by alleged comedian Kunal Kamra, where he had morphed the video of a child singing a patriotic song in from of PM Modi in Germany. The NCPCR wrote to the Twitter India asking it to remove the doctored video posted by Kamra, saying that he had done it for political agenda on Twitter.

NCPCR said that it has received several complaints regarding a video of a minor by the official Twitter account of Kunal Kamra doctored a video of a minor singing a patriotic song to further his own political agenda. It said that the Commission has taken cognizance of the complaint and is of the view that using minors for propagating political ideologies is a violation of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act. 2015 and The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules. 2021. Further, the Commission is apprehensive that using children for such promotional purposes is harmful and detrimental to their mental well-being, the letter by NCPCR stated.

Therefore, NCPCR asked Twitter that the video should be taken off the platform immediately and appropriate action should be taken against the official account of KunaI Kamra for posting such content. Saying that it has power to ask for such removal under Section 13 of the CPCR Act 2005 and being a competent authority under IT (Intermediary) Rules, 2021, NCPCR also asked Twitter to submit an action taken report within 7 days.

However, Kamra seems to have already deleted the tweet, as it is no longer available on Twitter. However, another doctored video of the same video that he had posted is still available.

Yesterday, Kunal Kamra had posted a doctored video on Twitter, where he had altered the audio of a video showing a minor boy signing a patriotic song to PM Narendra Modi in Berlin during his Germany visit. The young boy was originally seen singing the patriotic Hindi song, “Hey Janma Bhoomi Bharat Hey Karma Bhumi Bharat”. However, Kamra had edited out the video to add background songs that were defamatory in nature.

Responding to Kamra’s vile tweet, the young boy’s father Ganesh Pol had slammed the alleged ‘comedian’ for his insensitivity and schooled him for using a young boy to further his politics. The father of the seven-year-old boy said that his son wanted to sing the song for his beloved motherland and added that though he was still young, he loved the country more than Kamra did.

Screenshot of Kunal Kamra’s tweet

But even after the boy’s father had slammed him, Kunal Kamra had continued to bully the minor boy. After huge outrage against him, he tweeted today using laughing emojis, “Sanghis worried about mental health. Are 7-year-olds from school allowed on Twitter to see memes? In college, they’d probably make fun of him for singing to the PM, which can lead to depression.”

Screenshot of Kunal Kamra’s tweet

Brazening it out, he also tweeted that he “made the child sing a song the PM much rather hear”.

Screenshot of Kunal Kamra’s tweet

Moreover, reacting to demands for NCPCR to take action against him, he had joked that people were demanding action on him just for a MEME. He tweeted, “The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights must act for on me for a MEME,” while quote tweeting such a tweet.

After blaming the 14-year-old Nadia rape and murder victim, Mamata Banerjee again tries to blame UP for victim shaming

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After blaming the 14-year-old Nadia rape and murder victim, Mamata Banerjee again tries to blame UP for victim shaming

On Thursday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took a jibe at the Uttar Pradesh government and said that the state of West Bengal is much better as compared to the state of Uttar Pradesh. She stated that, unlike CM Yogi Adityanath, her government takes strict action against all the illegal activities operative in the state regardless of political color.

Banerjee while speaking at a state government program specifically raised the issue of women’s safety and said that her government is always prepared and well equipped to provide justice to the women victims. “Bengal is better than other states. Today in UP if girls go to get justice, victims are made the accused. But here we don’t do that. I don’t even spare my boys and girls (party workers) if they are guilty. But some keep circulating fake videos”, CM Mamata Banerjee said on May 5.

Pertinently, she tend to forgot several cases in the past in which she herself had blamed the victim for the alleged rape cases. On April 11, 2022, Banerjee downplayed the brutal rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Nadia’s Hanskhali village. She stated that ‘everyone was aware of the girl’s love affair, so one is left to wonder here whether it was an actual rape or pregnancy that went wrong’.

“As a layman, I am saying where would someone get the evidence whether she was actually raped or was she pregnant or was there any other reason, like someone beat her up or she died of some illness. There was a love affair for sure, her family knew about it, and their neighbors also knew about it. Now if a girl and a boy love each other, I cannot punish them”, she had said adding that West Bengal was not Uttar Pradesh where the action could be taken against the accused in the name of Love Jihad.

Reportedly, the accused in the case was named as Brajgopal who is the son of Gajna Gram Panchayat member Samar Gowla (TMC leader). The police however arrested the accused and slapped him with the charges of rape, murder, and suppressing the evidence.

Also, in the year 2012 when an Anglo-Indian woman was raped by five men in a moving car, the CM had dubbed the incident as ‘shajano ghotona‘ (concocted incident) that was allegedly ‘designed to malign the government.’ The victim in the case was returning home from Park Street in Kolkata. During another rape case in Burdwan’s Katwa in the same year, Mamata Banerjee had again dismissed the rape allegations, even before the investigation was concluded. “A political party is doing all this, shouting rape. They are playing this drama. Harmader diye natok shajachhe jatey Banglar nam kharap hochhe (They are staging an act to give a bad name to West Bengal)”, she was heard as saying.

Banerjee on Thursday meanwhile also attacked the BJP-led central government for hiking the prices of petrol and diesel. “The Centre is defrauding common people by fuel prices,” she said taking an oath to always work for the state of Bengal. “You have to do social work to do politics. Today I once again take oath before my mothers and sisters that until I leave, I will work for Bengal,” Banerjee added.

The Trinamool Congress government continues to face criticism over a series of alleged rape cases. Amid this, the West Bengal CM comparing its government to the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government has raised the eyebrows of many. “Bengal will show the path to India and the states like Uttar Pradesh,” she affirmed in a state government program on May 5.

Gujarat: Class-II officer sentenced to one year’s imprisonment under triple talaq law, victim thanks Modi government

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Gujarat: Class-II officer sentenced to one year’s imprisonment under triple talaq law, victim thanks Modi government

The first sentence has been awarded in a triple talaq case in Gujarat after the practise was declared as illegal. A Palanpur court in Banaskantha has sentenced a Muslim officer to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 in a triple talaq case.

According to reports, the victim woman, Shenazbanu, a resident of Juninagari in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha, was married to Sarfaraz Khan Bihari, a native of Hebatpur. He works as a deputy engineer in the Dantiwada. The couple also has a daughter.

Meanwhile, Sarfaraz Khan fell in love with a Hindu girl working in his office and ran away with her. However, after that, with the persuasion of the family, Sarfaraz Khan settled the matter by saying that he would end his relationship with the girl. But even after that, he had relations with the girl, and a son was also born to them. Shenazbanu protested only to get beaten up by her husband who went on to expel her out of the house by saying ‘talaq’ thrice.

The victim lodged a complaint at the Palanpur West police station. The police registered a case under sections 498 (a), 323, 294, 504, and 506 (2) of the IPC as well as under the Muslim Protection Act’s sections 3, and 4. The matter went to the additional court in Palanpur. The verdict of the case was delivered on 4th May 2022.

The court took into account the arguments of the public prosecutor and gave the verdict and sentenced the accused Sarfaraz Khan Bihari to one year in prison. He was also fined rupees 5,000. Although the triple talaq law was passed in 2019, this is the first case of anyone being punished in Gujarat under this act.

The victim woman thanked PM Modi

After the first case of the verdict in the triple talaq case came to light in Gujarat, the victim woman made a statement to the media saying, “I was expelled from the house after he uttered talaq thrice. But the verdict given by the court today has given me justice.” She also thanked the Modi government for enacting the triple talaq law.

The triple talaq law was passed in 2019

Under the Triple Talaq Act enacted by the Central Government, any person who leaves his wife by uttering talaq thrice through oral, written, or any other means will be an offense and can also be arrested without a police warrant and can be punished with a punishment of up to three years. The aggrieved woman herself or her relatives can file a case in the matter.

The law caused an 80 percent decrease in the cases

According to data released by Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in August 2021, triple talaq cases have registered a decline of nearly 80 percent since the enactment of the law. Presenting the figures of the three states, he said that there were more than 63 thousand cases of triple talaq in Uttar Pradesh before the law came into force, but 221 cases have been registered after the law came into force. Similarly, there were 38,000 and 33,000 cases in Bihar and Rajasthan before the law came into force, but only 49 cases were registered in Bihar after the law came into force.

Hardeep Singh Puri refutes AAP leader Atishi’s claim that central govt is bulldozing temples, asks to educate herself as the Religious Committee works under Delhi govt

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Hardeep Singh Puri refutes AAP leader Atishi’s claim that central govt is bulldozing temples, asks to educate herself as the Religious Committee works under Delhi govt

After Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi Marlena made a sensational claim that the Modi government has ordered the demolition of a Hindu temple in Delhi, the central govt has refuted the claims. Responding to the allegations, union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that not the central govt, but a committee appointed by the Delhi govt had identified the temple for demolition.

Ever since BJP govts at various states have started demolishing illegal constructions, opposition parties have been attacking BJP. Accusing BJP of indulging in “bulldozer politics”, Atishi had claimed demolition notices have been sent to four temples in Delhi by the central govt. She alleged that the BJP govt has sent several notices to the temples “without following the due process”.

The AAP MLA had alleged that the demolition notices were already pasted on three temples, Prachin Shiv Mandir, Sai Mandir in H Block, and Shani Mandir in J Block of Sarojini Nagar. Earlier, she had claimed that the centre has ordered the demolition of 300-years-old Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir in Srinivaspuri in Delhi, and had staged a protest against it.

Yesterday, Atishi had posted a letter issued by the union Housing and Urban Affairs ministry to the Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir, where it was said that temple has been constructed on govt land, and according to a Supreme Court verdict, this is an illegal construction. The letter issued by Suresh Kumar, Engineer Officer of the ministry had asked the temple to vacate the land withing 7 days of receiving the letter.

Sharing the letter, AAP MLA Atishi had tweeted that the BJP govt at the centre has ordered to run bulldozer over the Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir in Srinivaspuri in Delhi. Addressing a press conference, she had also claimed that only the Religious Affairs Committee has the right to decide if a religious structure should be demolished, the cases of the four temples have not been sent to the committee.

“Any demolition of a religious structure can only be done by a due process; BJP’s not following the due process indicates that the demolition notice is only for extortion,” she had alleged.

However, now Union Housing and Urban Affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri has come forward to refute the claims of the AAP leader. In a series of Tweets, the minister said that the Religious Committee has already met multiple times over the issue, and also has visited the sites. He also added that the Religious Committee which takes decisions on such matters is under Delhi Govt. “Land owning agencies only determine if govt land is being encroached upon. Even that is not final- there are systemic mechanisms in place,” he tweeted.

Puri said that Atishi has absurdly claimed that centre and its agencies are on the verge of bulldozing temples, and advised her to educate herself as the committee which took the decision works under the AAP govt in Delhil.

The union minister informed that the Religious Committee under a senior official of Delhi Govt, has already met twice on 26 and 29 April, and a joint inspection was carried out on 27 April under its directions. “The MLA does not appear to be aware of her own Govt’s actions as she manufactures a fake narrative,” Hardeep Singh Puri added refuting her claim that the committee has not been involved in the matter.

He further added that being the former colleague of Atishi’s mother in DU teaching faculty, he had avoided refuting her claims in public, but now he is forced to do so after she repeated the ‘absurdity’. “A lie will remain a lie no matter how many times it is repeated. So if Atishi Ji continues to falsify the narrative further, the Hon’ble Delhi CM should rein in the MLA, failing which I will address a press conference to set the record straight,” the union minister said.

Puri added that urban rejuvenation is a serious subject, and efforts to make Delhi a world class capital will need saner views, not such ill-informed fake narratives and rajneeti. “They should get their facts right to avoid such embarrassment,” he said while concluding the Twitter thread, which had started by the famous quote “Lies succeed in travelling halfway round the world before the truth is able to get up & tie its shoelaces.”

It is notable that Delhi BJP has said that it will not allow any temple in the national capital to be demolished. Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said, “Soon the matter will be referred to the religious affairs committee of the Delhi government for appropriate relief. If Atishi is really serious, she should ask the Delhi government to take lead and provide suo motu relief to the temples through the committee.”

Tamil Nadu: Pfizer sets up its first drug development centre in Asia at IIT Madras to encourage innovation at the global level

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Tamil Nadu: Pfizer sets up its first drug development centre in Asia at IIT Madras to encourage innovation at the global level

On Wednesday, the Pharma major Pfizer inaugurated its first drug development centre in Asia at IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai to bring the critical research and development capabilities under one roof. The set up by Pfizer is part of a network of 12 global centres set up worldwide to develop small molecules and innovative formulations for the global market.

According to the reports, Pfizer has invested more than Rs 150 crore ($20 million) for the centre constructed on 61,000 sq ft areas. The centre’s capabilities which have been brought under one roof include the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosage forms of differentiated products such as complex and value-added formulations, controlled-release dosage forms, device-combination products, and lyophilized injections, powder-fill products, and ready-to-use formulations.

While the work has already begun with a few employees at the IIT Madras Research Park, the centre would employ more than 250 employees. The Centre stated that the employees will include scientists and professionals from a range of scientific disciplines including formulation scientists and pharmacists, microbiologists, biotechnologists, chemical engineers, data scientists, and program managers.

Delegates at the inauguration event in IIT Madras (Image Source- ET HealthWorld)

S Sridhar, the Country Manager of Pfizer India said on May 4 that the set up of the first drug development centre in Asia will help industry partnerships and encourage greater collaboration to drive innovation at the global level. “Pfizer’s drug development centre in the IIT Madras Research Park is a positive opportunity to establish truly one of the most advanced laboratories that Pfizer is setting up for R&D in the aforementioned disciplines anywhere in the world, in Chennai and an opportunity to showcase the potential of R&D in the country”, he was quoted.

Tamil Nadu health secretary J Radhakrishnan also commended the initiative and said that the centre will offer Indian scientists the opportunity to establish a global footprint in medical Research and Development. “In the future, it will allow for collaboration between industry and academia as well”, he added.

Meanwhile, S Aparna, the secretary of the Division of Prescription drugs, Ministry of Chemical compounds and Fertilisers, India mentioned that there is a rising want for pharma corporations to offer progressive options that tackle the brand new challenges that healthcare suppliers and sufferers are going through. “This new centre by Pfizer in Chennai is a step in that route. Such efforts to strengthen and develop international work using this centre will permit for information sharing that we hope will enhance affected person outcomes within the years to come back”, she said.

Reports mention that the Centre that is at par with 12 global centres integrates two functions under the export-oriented undertaking of Pfizer- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Global Technology and Engineering Centre of Excellence. While the Pharmaceutical Sciences division has been set up for dedicated development of anti-infectives, oncolytic, and sterile injectables, the Global Technology and Engineering Centre of Excellence would be on active pharmaceutical ingredients process and manufacturing technology to supply medicines to patients.

Mathura court concludes hearing in Krishna Janmabhoomi – Shahi Idgah Mosque case, reserves verdict till 19th May

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Mathura court concludes hearing in Krishna Janmabhoomi – Shahi Idgah Mosque case, reserves verdict till 19th May

A Mathura court has reserved its verdict in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi – Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute case of Mathura. The case will now be decided on 19th May 2022. A petition has been filed in a Mathura court seeking ownership of 13.37 acres of land of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi, which also sought removal of the Shahi Idgah Mosque built in Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi.

Advocate Ranjana Agnihotri and six others had first filed a claim in the case in the court of a civil judge last year. The Sunni Central Waqf Board, Shahi Idgah Mosque, Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust, and Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Seva Sansthan have been made respondents in the case. The petition has sought the release of 13.37 acres of land of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi and the removal of the Shahi Idgah Mosque.

The petitioners had requested the court to demolish the Idgah built on the trust’s land declaring it as illegal and hand over the entire land to the de-facto owner, Lord Shri Krishna Virajman. The petition also sought excavation of the disputed site under the supervision of the court. The petitioners said that an inquiry report of the excavation should be submitted.

Not only this but it has also been claimed that the jail of Maharaja Kans of Mathura, where Lord Shri Krishna was born, exists at the place where the mosque was built. The petitioners claimed that if the excavation is done, it will be proved. It is notable that many more petitions have also been filed in different courts on the same dispute.

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the transfer of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi’s land to the mosque through an agreement. The petition said that the property of Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust was given, by cheating the Hindus, to the Shahi Idgah by unauthorisedly compromising without any legal right, which is wrong. The plea said the court should declare that the agreement entered into by the Shri Krishna Janam Seva Sansthan with the Shahi Idgah on August 12, 1968, was signed without jurisdiction.

A Mathura court had imposed a fine on the petitioners for seeking adjournment of the hearing in the case of ‘Thakur Keshav Dev Maharaj vs Shahi Masjid Idgah Sammaniya Committee’. Sanjay Gaur, the assistant district public prosecutor for the civil judge (senior division), had said that civil judge (senior division) Jyoti Singh had imposed a fine of 250 rupees on the petitioners seeking a stay.

The petition had said that the Shahi Idgah was built on 13.37 acres of land belonging to Thakur Keshav Dev Maharaj Katra and the agreement between Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan and Shahi Idgah Management Committee was completely wrong as the Sri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan was not the owner of the said property. Therefore, it has no statutory right to make any such agreement with anyone.

Days after being released from Assam jail, Jignesh Mevani gets 3 months imprisonment by Gujarat court in a 2017 case

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Days after being released from Assam jail, Jignesh Mevani gets 3 months imprisonment by Gujarat court in a 2017 case

On May 5, a magisterial court in Gujarat convicted independent MLA Jignesh Mevani and nine others and sent them to 3-months of imprisonment. The court convicted Mevani for a 5-year-old case for holding an ‘Azadi’ march without permission.

NCP functionary Reshma Patel and members of Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch (Mevani’s org) were found guilty by the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate JA Parmar. They were sentenced under Section 143 of the Indian Penal Code. Apart from the jail time, all the convicts have been imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 each.

In July 2017, Mevani organized an ‘Azadi March’ from Mehsana to Dhanera in Banaskantha district without taking due permission. The Mehsana ‘A’ division police had filed an FIR against him and others under Section 143 of the IPC. One of the accused had died, and one is still absconding out of the 12 who were named accused in the FIR.

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar was also one of the accused. However, he was not present at the time of framing charges. The court had ordered a separate trial for him.

Notably, Mevani had recently come out of Assam jail after spending a few days under police custody. He was remanded for five days for allegedly assaulting Assam Police personnel. He was arrested first for a tweet against PM Modi, and when he got bail for that case, Assam Police arrested him again for assaulting Assam Police Personnel.

Mevani was arrested by Assam Police from Banaskantha on April 21. After spending nearly 2 weeks in Assam jail, he had arrived in Ahmedabad only on Tuesday, 3 May.

The law about convicted political leaders

As per the Section 8 (3) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, “A person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years [other than any offence referred to in the Act shall be disqualified from the date of such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a further period of six years since his release.” As Mevani got sentenced to only for three months, no such restrictions will be imposed on him.

Vivek Agnihotri press conference: Filmmaker debunks the Islamophobia bogey raised by Leftist media over ‘The Kashmir Files’

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Vivek Agnihotri press conference: Filmmaker debunks the Islamophobia bogey raised by Leftist media over ‘The Kashmir Files’

On May 5, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri debunked the Islamophiba bogey raised by liberal Indian media. During a press conference on the film, Agnihotri said since the movie was released, the liberal Indian media has been linking it with Islamophobia.

While suggesting he wanted to openly talk about the movie being called Islamophobic, he said, “The concern is actually terrorism. The film does not use the word Muslim. The film does not use the word Pakistan or Pakistani.” He further questioned why his film was not called terrorphobic as it only talked against terrorism.

Agnihotri questioned that the films like Fiza etc., were based on terrorism, but they were never called Islamophobic. He said, “That means if there is an unwritten law that if you justify terrorist, you are the messiah of humanity, but if you talk against terrorism, you are Islamophobic.”

He added that the first scene of the film shows brotherhood between Hindus and Muslims. “A Hindu boy Shiva is being beaten up by bad people. Abdul came and saved his life. After that, Pushkar Nath saved the life of Abdul. In fact, the most important producer of the film is a Muslim. Is he Islamophobic?” he added.

Vivek Agnihotri’s Press Conference was cancelled twice

Recently, Agnihotri took to Twitter to share how his scheduled press conference was cancelled by the Foreign Correspondent’s Club as some of the members had threatened the club’s administration to mass resign if the PC took place. He later shifted the PC to Press Club of India, which too refused to accept the booking after saying that the slot was unavailable. Later, Agnihotri shifted the PC to a hotel for May 5.

Hindu family protests on knees outside Tamil Nadu secretariat urging the DMK-led govt to recover property encroached by a Christian pastor

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Hindu family protests on knees outside Tamil Nadu secretariat urging the DMK-led govt to recover property encroached by a Christian pastor

A Hindu family protested by walking on knees in front of the Tamil Nadu secretariat recently over inaction by the authorities to recover their property encroached by a Christian pastor.

According to reports, Gothandaraman, a native of Selayur in Chennai, had given his 8,063 sq. ft property on Strahan’s Road in Otteri to a pastor named John Venkateshan. Gothandraman had rented out the property to the pastor in 1980, who built a prayer house. The property, which lies in a prime location, is valued at around Rs 12 crore at the present rate.

However, the pastor has gradually encroached on the property and is trying to usurp it, Gothandaraman’s family alleged.

Over the years, the Hindu family has been trying to recover the property. After failing to get it back, they wrote to Chief Minister’s special cell and Chennai Police Commissioner to help them recover the property. However, with no action being taken against the pastor, the family took out a protest by walking on their knees outside the secretariat on April 29.

The Hindu family members have alleged that the local police have colluded with the pastor and filed cases against them. They have now requested a CBCID inquiry.

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