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Munawar Faruqui, Varun Grover, slated to perform comedy gigs in Gurugram, go missing from promotional posters

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Munawar Faruqui, Varun Grover, slated to perform comedy gigs in Gurugram, go missing from promotional posters

On December 5, Gurgaon Comedy Festival that is happening between December 17 and 19 at Airia Mall, Gurugram, dropped controversial figures and alleged comedians Munawar Faruqui and Varun Grover from their posters. Nishant Suri has replaced them for the third-day line-up. Earlier, there were three comedians lined up for each day, but as of now, the last day has only two comedians lined up.

Airia Mall posted new poster of the comedy festival without two controversial figures and alleged comedians. Source: Airia Mall/Instagram)

It is unclear whether they were dropped from the festival or they dropped out themselves, but in the past, because of earlier derogatory statements made by Faruqui during shows, his multiple appearances were cancelled across the country. Notably, Faruqui has announced possible “retirement” from comedy twice. However, both times he crawled back into the comedy scene after gaining traction and support from the left-leaning crowd. 

In the recently changed poster of the Comedy Festival, the last day’s slots have been changed. The organizers have added Nishant Suri as one of the performers, while Faruqui and Grover are missing from the poster. The other performer Atul Khatri remains for the third day. The side-by-side difference can be seen in the image below.

Airia Mall’s Gurgaon Comedy Festival dropped Munawar Faruqui and Varun Grover. In the left-side poster, both comedians were included. In the right-side poster, Nishant Suri has replaced them. Source: Shubhendu/Twitter

Why were Munawar Faruqui’s shows stopped?

Munawar Faruqui, who hails from Gujarat, is an alleged comedian and a controversial figure. He was accused of making derogatory remarks against Bhagwan Ram and Mata Sita. Moreover, he also mocked the 59 innocent pilgrims who were burnt alive in 2002 in Godhra when they were returning after performing Kar Sewa at Ayodhya.

In January this year, Faruqui was arrested and stayed in jail for around a month, along with another comedian for making derogatory statements during his shows. After the incident, when he was released, he made a statement that he might leave comedy, but it turned out to be a PR stunt. Later, he started his India tour by the name Dongri to Nowhere that was cancelled after complaints against him filed by VHP, Bajrang Dal and other Hindu outfits stating his show might result in law and order problems.

Subsequently, after around 12 shows got cancelled, Faruqui cancelled his tour and published on his social media handles that he would be leaving comedy amidst repeated cancellation of the shows. He got support from the left-leaning crowd and intellectuals, including celebrities and media personalities. While forgetting how hurtful and derogatory his acts were for the Hindu community, they blamed Hindu outfits for “curbing a comedian”. Interestingly, after announcing once that he would not do comedy anymore, Faruqui was lined up to perform at Airia Mall on December 17.

Varun Grover was accused in #metoo

Notably, the other comedian, Varun Grover, who was dropped from the festival, was accused of sexually harassing a woman earlier. In 2018, during the #metoo movement, an anonymous girl claiming to be his college junior at BHU had alleged that Grover had sexually harassed her on the pretext of auditioning for a play.

Another controversial figure, known for making derogatory comments, Atul Khatri, is still on the list of comedians performing at the show.

Telangana: Court orders Rapido, YouTube to take down Allu Arjun ad film for defaming TSRTC by showing their crowded buses

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Telangana: Court orders Rapido, YouTube to take down Allu Arjun ad film for defaming TSRTC by showing their crowded buses

A civil court in Nampally in Telangana has ordered bike taxi operator Rapido and YouTube to take down an ad film for allegedly defaming Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC). The court has ordered that Rapido and its successors, directors, employees, servants, agents, and representatives cannot telecast, broadcast, stream, reproduce, distribute, or make available to the public the original or modified versions of the ad film on their websites or through the internet in any manner.

The court also ordered Google-owned YouTube to remove the original and modified versions of the advertisement video from the service. City Civil Court of Nampally ruled that the ad featuring Telugu actor Allu Arjun is defamatory to the bus services run by state-owned TSRTC.

In the ad that offended TSRTC, Allu Arjun is seen in the role of a roadside food vendor selling dosas, where he tells a customer that people travelling in TSRTC buses are squashed like the filings of a masala dosa by the time they get off from the bus. He was referring to the crowded buses and the visuals showed such TSRTC buses with people hanging from the door. He also said that on the other hand, people riding Rapido bike taxis remain fresh like a dosa just off the pan.

This has angered the TSRTC officials, and they had sent a legal notice to Rapido to take down the ad. Corporation’s MD VC Sajjanar had tweeted last month saying that degrading public transport will not be tolerated by TSRTC management. He had also slammed Allu Arjun for doing the ad, saying eminent personalities should promote ads which improve public transport.

“I have received several complaints from our patrons about the ad’s objectionable content. While businesses can project their services as good, demeaning others, especially a government organization in the service of the public for decades, is highly offensive,” Sajjanar had told media. Talking about Allu Arjun, he had said, “Such big stars have the power to influence public opinion. They should not say something, portray anything for the sake of money.”

While the ad was shot in Andhra Pradesh, Sajjanar informed that the vehicle was hired for a day for the shooting in September. “To use our RTC bus to denigrate our service is even more appalling,” he had said.

After the legal notice was, YouTube had slightly edited the ad video, removing some visuals of the TSRTC bus. But the dialogue remained same, and a glimpse of the crowded bus was still there.

Since the company refused to stop airing the ad, TSRTC had approached the Court for getting it removed. Appearing for TSRTC, Senior Counsel K. Vivek Reddy argued that while Rapido was surely entitled to promote its services, it cannot do so by making defamatory statements about TSRTC & public transport. He also said that TSRTC is a responsible state-run corporation that takes several precautions for the safety of its passengers and it is against the law to make false and demeaning statements about it.

Agreeing with the arguments of the corporation, the court directed Rapido to stop airing the ad film and also directed YouTube to remove the video from its platform. Anybody who is found to be flouting the orders will be liable to be prosecuted, the court added.

Maharashtra: 21,018 KG beef worth over Rs. 20 lakh seized in Palghar, Police detain two from Tamil Nadu

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Maharashtra: 21,018 KG beef worth over Rs. 20 lakh seized in Palghar, Police detain two from Tamil Nadu

On December 4, Palghar Police said they had seized 21,018 KG beef worth Rs. 20.6 lakh in Palghar. The Police said it was being transported from Tamil Nadu in a container truck. Two people identified as 37-year-old Kolinchinath Rajendra Vaniar and 36-year-old Ranjit Kumar Ganeshan, from Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, have been arrested in the case. The district rural police laid a trap at Ghol village, district Palghar located on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway based on a tip-off.

Senior Inspector Ajay Vasave said in a statement that they had intercepted a container truck on Tuesday evening. When inspected, the Police found that the container had beef being transported to the state. When the transporters were caught, they tried to escape, as per the police officials. They further added that a fake declaration about the consignment was given. It was meant to be delivered at Taloja.

The owner of the container truck and others linked to the case has been booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, Cruelty to Animals Act and Maharashtra Animal Protection Act.

A large amount of beef seized in the past

In September this year, two incidents of such seizures were reported. The first incident was reported on September 6, in which around 100 tonnes of illegal beef and buffalo meat were seized by the Police based on a complaint by a Mumbai based NGO. In the second case reported in the same month on 27, 8,000 KG of beef was seized in Maharashtra’s Kalwa. Two persons, identified as Rais Ahmed Salam Qureshi and Abdul Ahmed Naseem Khan, were arrested in the case.

In hope to revive Sharda Peeth Yatra, Save Sharda Committee lays foundation stone of temple and research centre at LoC

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In hope to revive Sharda Peeth Yatra, Save Sharda Committee lays foundation stone of temple and research centre at LoC

The Save Sharda Committee (SSC) campaigning to start the pilgrimage to Sharda Peeth temple situated in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK), laid the foundation stone of Mata Sharda Devi temple along with a research centre at Teetwal village near LoC.

Teetwal is situated in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir and the Sharda Peeth is situated barely 40 km from this village.

On December 3, a large number of people gathered here for bhumi pujan. It rekindled their hope that sooner or later Hindus will be able to visit this temple and worship the Goddess Saraswati.

Sacred water was immersed in the Kishen Ganga River on the LoC amid chanting of mantras. Darakhshan Andrabi, Chairperson Waqf Development Committee of Union Ministry of Minorities affairs and BJP National Executive Member, laid the foundation stone of the temple.

“We will construct a temple of the Goddess Sharda. Besides, there will be a centre for learning here for the promotion of Sharda lipi, research on Sharda Peeth, Hinduism and related subjects. This is a step towards our ultimate objective to reopen the Peeth of devotees,” SSC head Ravinder Raina Pandita informed OpIndia over the phone.

Teetwal once a base camp for onward journey to Sharda Peeth

Asked why do they select Teetwal village to construct the temple and centre of research and learning, Ravinder Raina said that from ancient times Teetwal was a traditional route of pilgrimage to Sharda Peeth and here was a base camp for onward journey to the Sharda Peeth.

He said that there were several routes to visit the temple. But Teetwal was the most important one. “Here there was once a dharmshala and gurudwara where devotees used to visit and stay for their onward journey. During land levelling, we found burnt wood logs. People said that by digging deeper the relics of dharmshala can be found. We will also construct gurudwara here,” he said.

He informed that his organisation reclaimed 0.25 acres land belonging to dharmshala and the construction will soon be started.

Yatra stopped after India-Pakistan partition

From ancient time devotees used to undertake pilgrimage to Sharda Peeth. During the Dogra rule in 1846, it became a regular feature. But after India Pakistan division when Pakistan illegally occupied Indian territory in Kashmir, India lost its territory along with an important religious place.

“Swami Nand Lal Kaul of Kupwara was the last devotee to visit the Sharda Peeth in 1947. In fact, during the partition, Swamiji is said to have carried idols from Sharda to Tikker on horses. A few of these stone idols are lying at Devibal in Baramulla besides Tikker in Kupwara,” Pandita said.

Sharda Peeth trapped in conflict zone

As Sharda Peeth was trapped in a conflict zone due to illegal Pakistani occupation, the Save Sharda Committee objected to restrictions imposed on the visit. “Nowhere in any conflict zone across the world, people were stopped from visiting mosques and churches. But we are stopped. Sharda Peeth is associated with revival of Sanatan dharma and we are fighting for our right of worship here,” said Pandita.

He said that on the lines of Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, steps should be taken for Sharda Peeth also. He informed that only in PoK there are 37 religious shrines of Hindus and Sikhs. Even the soil of Sharda Peeth was used for the rituals of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Sharda Peeth an ancient centre of learning

Sharada Peeth named after Goddess Saraswati was one of the important universities of the Indian subcontinent in ancient times. It is regarded as one of the 18 highly revered temples across South Asia.

This temple now abandoned. It is located in Sharda village in the Neelum Valley near the confluence of Kishan Ganga river and Mudhumati stream.

It is said to have been established in 273 BC much before the Takshila and Nalanda universities. It is said that the present style and form of the shrine was established by King Lalitaditya in 724 AD.

A view of the Shrada Peeth in PoK

Save Sharda Committee fought legal battle to protect ancient shrine

“We can’t see our ancient shrine turning into ruin hence we fought a battle for proper protection and restoration of this temple and we hope to get success,” Pandita said. The abandoned temple site was heavily damaged in the October 8, 2005 earthquake.

Indian Army regrets the death of 13 Naga youths owning to mistaken identity, Nagaland CM and union home minister announce high-level SIT

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Indian Army regrets the death of 13 Naga youths owning to mistaken identity, Nagaland CM and union home minister announce high-level SIT

The Indian Army issued a statement today regretting the death of 13 Naga youths owning to mistaken identity. The Army’s 3 Corps headquartered near Dimapur in Nagaland issued a statement owning responsibility for the incident and assuring appropriate action. In the statement, the Army said that based on credible intelligence of likely movement of insurgents, the Army had initiated a specific operation in the area of Tiru in district Mon, Nagaland. It further added, “The incident and its aftermath is deeply regretted. The cause of the unfortunate loss of lives is being investigated at the highest level, and appropriate action will be taken as per the course of law.” Army personnel also suffered injuries, and one soldier succumbed to the injuries.

The statement issued by HQ 3 CORPS.

13 civilians died in Army operation

As per the reports, on Saturday evening, the youth were returning from nearby coal fields. But the Army mistook them as insurgents and opened fire on them. Soon after, angry locals attacked the army team, and the soldiers reportedly fired on them for ‘self-defence’. Six of the villagers were killed on the spot while seven others succumbed to the injuries later during treatment. The villagers also set fire to vehicles of the security forces. The angry villagers torched several vehicles of the security forces after the incident.

Police said that army soldiers were waiting for members of the banned National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang-Yung Aung), but fired at the pick-up van carrying the workers instead. An army official said that the vehicle didn’t cooperate when asked to stop, and that’s why they assumed it to be carrying the insurgents. The official informed that 6 villagers were killed in the ambush by the army and two were injured, and later when the villagers attacked them, 7 more were killed in shooting in self-defence. He also informed that a soldier was killed and three others were injured in firing from the angry crowd. 

The villagers, mostly from the Konyak community, informed that the labourers come home every Saturday from the mine around 15 km away in the Tiru area, spend the Sunday with their families and return to work on Monday. This has been a regular routine for a long time, the members of Konyak Union informed. The Konyak community members have said that they will not participate in the Hornbill festival due to the festival. In fact, the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) has announced the withdrawal of six tribes it represents from the annual Hornbill Festival ongoing at Kisama near State capital Kohima.

Home Minister Amit Shah expressed condolences over the incident and said, “Anguished over an unfortunate incident in Nagaland’s Oting, Mon. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives. A high-level SIT constituted by the State govt will thoroughly probe this incident to ensure justice to the bereaved families.”

Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland, said, “The unfortunate incident leading to the killing of civilians at Oting, Mon is highly condemnable. Condolences to the bereaved families & speedy recovery of those injured.”

He further added that a high-level SIT will investigate & justice delivered as per the law of the land and appealed for peace from all sections.

Kerala now stands at second position in states with highest COVID related deaths, Maharashtra still tops at over 1.4 lakh deaths

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Kerala now stands at second position in states with highest COVID related deaths, Maharashtra still tops at over 1.4 lakh deaths

Kerala now stands at second position in terms of total deaths by a coronavirus in India. So far, the state has reported 41,124 Covid deaths. Now only Maharashtra (1,41,149) is above Kerala, and Karanataka (38,220) has slipped to the third position. It is noteworthy, Since November 22, while Maharashtra has reported 410 deaths and Karnataka has reported 45 deaths, the state of Kerala has added 2,949 deaths to the tally. The majority of the deaths added in the tally were backlog deaths.

On December 4, the state reported 263 deaths, out of which 52 happened in the 24-hour period, and the remaining 211 were backlog deaths. Despite countless efforts, the CPI(M)-the ruled state, has failed to control the disease effectively. On Saturday, it reported 4,557 new Covid cases and 5,108 recoveries. Earlier, the ‘Kerala Model’ for Covid management was lauded by left-leaning media and intellectuals. However, within a few months, the state could not handle the caseload and continue to report over 50% of the daily tally across the country.

Kerala has so far reported 41,124 deaths. Source: MoHFA

Covid in Kerala

Kerala has reported 51.6 lakh Covid-19 cases so far. 41,124 people in Kerala have lost their battle with the virus. The state consistently reports over 50% of the total cases reports across the country. At the moment, there are 45,293 active cases in the state that is the highest in the country. With 10,805 active cases, Maharashtra stands at the second position, followed by Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

YouTuber Carryminati trims video after being accused of Hinduphobia, read details

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YouTuber Carryminati trims video after being accused of Hinduphobia, read details

On Saturday (December 4), popular YouTuber Ajey Nagar aka Carryminati tendered an apology after being accused of insulting Hindu sentiments in his latest YouTube video.

In an Instagram story, the creator stated, “Though having no intention of hurting anyone, I have observed that some of our fans have not liked the particular segment of my latest video. Respecting their sentiments, I have trimmed that segment of the video.”

Screengrab of the Instagram story

Carryminati was earlier accused of promulgating anti-Hindu comedy, after he had uploaded a video titled, ‘MeTube’ space on YouTube. In the contentious video, Lord Lakshman was shown being rebuked by a girl for using phone on a film set. He was then shown the door by the character of ‘Lord Ram’.

The video then went on to show the girl flirting with the character of Lord Ram. “What are you doing later?” the girl was seen asking him out for a date. This miffed adherents of the Hindu faith, who advised Carryminati against using character of Hindu Gods and Goddesses for mockery.

CNN fires Chris Cuomo for helping brother Andrew deal with sexual harassment scandal

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CNN fires Chris Cuomo for helping brother Andrew deal with sexual harassment scandal

News Network CNN has fired its top anchor Christopher C. Cuomo over his involvement in the brother’s defence in sexual harassment scandal. The network said in its statement that they had hired a respected law firm to conduct a review into the investigation against Chris’s brother and ex-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Earlier, Chris was suspended from his role at the network pending investigation. The network further added that though Chris has been suspended, they would appropriately complete the investigation.

As per Reuters’ report, during the review, additional information was revealed about his role in the ex-NY Governor’s defense. Last week, NY Attorney General Letitia James released texts that shed some light on Chris’ attempts to damage control for Andrew Cuomo, who was facing multiple sexual harassment allegations. The documents released showed that Chris was using his journalist connections to get early access to the pending reports on the allegations against his brother.

Chris statement over the termination

In a statement released on Twitter, Chris said it was not the way he wanted to end his role at CNN. He added that he had already told why and how he helped his brother. Reuters reported at the time of his suspension, the anchor had insisted he never intended to ‘compromise’ his colleagues and called the suspension ’embarrassing’.

‘Decision not easy’ – CNN President

In an internal staff email accessed by the New York Times, Jeff Zucker, President, CNN, had said, “It goes without saying that these decisions are not easy, and there are a lot of complex factors involved.” Brian Stelter, media correspondent, CNN, said, “Viewers need to be able to trust what they’re hearing here on television when we’re covering a sensitive story, even if it involves the family member of a colleague”.

Resignation of Governor Cuomo

In August this year, New York’s Governor Cuomo resigned from his post following impeachment after over a dozen of women alleged sexual misconduct against him. The reported allegations against him overshadowed the reports of undercounted thousands of death due to Covid-19 in the nursing homes. During the investigation conducted by NY’s Attorney General, it was concluded he had sexually harassed and groped at least 11 women working in his office.

Notably, the Cuomo family is one of the most dominating political families in US politics. Andrew Cuomo’s father served as Governor of New York for over a decade between 1983 and 1994. Before his resignation, Andrew has served for three successive terms as Governor.

‘Meet when you have balls’: Screenshot of Vinod Dua fighting with Prannoy roy goes viral after former’s demise, here is the story behind it

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‘Meet when you have balls’: Screenshot of Vinod Dua fighting with Prannoy roy goes viral after former’s demise, here is the story behind it

After the demise of veteran journalist Vinod Dua, some people, especially from the media fraternity took to social media to offer condolences and pray his soul. Some even suggested how he was one of the greatest journalists of all times. One such was NDTV’s chief Prannoy Roy.

Many also took to social media to share how they had grown up watching political analysis on television screen by Roy and Dua and romanticised the news from that era.

However, along with all this, a screenshot from 2013 had also gone viral upon Dua’s demise.

Vinod Dua’s Facebook timeline from 2013

In June 2013, Dua had taken to Facebook to attack Roy and accused him of ruining his career as a political journalist. He had said, “This chap has betrayed me and I will take my revenge,” he had posted on Facebook. “I am convinced,,,, it’s time to kill them….it may take me some months but kill I will them….. these thieves of Indian Broadcasting. Funded by us,” he had posted. It was not clear whether Dua meant to kill them literally or figuratively.

Dua then said that he had trusted Roy to design a weekend political programme which was promised to him. Except, Roy betrayed his trust. He said that he was putting it out publicly because Roy’s personal secretary Hanna was also not taking his calls. “It was you who invited me to work with you,” he said and added that he never asked to work for his ‘outfit’. “Since you did not design my career, I will not allow you to put an end to mine,” he had posted.

“We shall meet face to face whenever you have balls/courage Prannoy Roy. Or else we shall seek you out for trying to put an end to my political career on tv,” he had posted.

In the 1980s, Dua, along with Roy started election analysis on Doordarshan. He seems to have joined NDTV in 2004 but instead of political shows, he came to be known as a food critic hosting a show on food – travelling across India eating and critiquing food and flavours like food vlogger of current times. Thereby, from being a ‘political journalist’ analysing elections, Dua was likely upset at being reduced to a food vlogger of the 2000s. Further, Roy, who started career at same time as he did, was a media mogul while Dua was just a part time consultant in same ‘outfit’

The fight between Dua and Roy back then had created quite an intrigue and amusement back then.

Dua’s meltdown in 2013 discussed on Twitter

By August 2013, it was quite clear that there is a Modi wave coming and 2014 general elections would be one of the most significant ones to cover as a journalist. The Zaike ka Safar host was likely upset at not being part of the greatest elections of all times. Which is when he lashed out on Roy and accused him of ruining his career. Soon after, he ended his association with NDTV where he was a ‘part-time consultant’.

However, it is not yet clear whether Dua was fired from NDTV before or after the meltdown on Facebook.

Eventually, in February 2014, right in the middle of general elections where early trends suggested Modi wave sweeping the nation, Dua had joined Raghav Bahl’s Network 18.

Network 18 provided Dua the platform from to become a political journalist again after the ‘betrayal’. However, soon after 2014 elections, Network 18 was taken over by Reliance Group and Dua eventually left Network 18 too, only to join leftist propaganda website The Wire. At The Wire, Dua relentlessly spread half truths and whole lies. Through his video series titled “Jan Gan Man ki Baat“, Dua, peddled some of the finest unadulterated propaganda on The Wire.

While at The Wire, in 2018, #MeToo allegations against him surfaced where he was accused of sexual harassment and stalking by a filmmaker. Dua had refused to face the lady who had accused him of abuse and The Wire had dissolved the probe committee out of frustration. However, soon after the sexual harassment allegations, it seems even The Wire betrayed him and in December 2018 he was rehabilitated by another outfit named ‘HW Network’, with mysterious source of funding, where he continued to peddle misinformation.

‘Others earning lakhs using my song but my hands are empty’: Peanut seller whose ‘Kacha Badam’ song went viral files police complaint

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‘Others earning lakhs using my song but my hands are empty’: Peanut seller whose ‘Kacha Badam’ song went viral files police complaint

A peanut seller from West Bengal has gone viral on social media, after a song he had composed to sell raw peanuts was recorded by several people and uploaded on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram Reels and YouTube. But Bhuban Badyakar is not happy with this fame, and has approached the police complaining against the uploaders.

The peanut seller from Birbhum in West Bengal has approached the police in Dubrajpur, complaining that others are earning lakhs out of his viral song, but he has received nothing. Bhuban Badyakar said that his song is already viral on social media, and a lot of people are making money by sharing this song on YouTube, but he is not getting anything. Even some people have added copyright to the song while uploading the same on YouTube, which they only recorded while he was singing it on the streets. He also added that many people are singing the song and uploading the same on their social media accounts, without crediting him as the creator of the song.

Bhuban Badyakar has demanded that police investigate the case, and help him get the money from the videos he deserves. He said that while others are earning lakhs using his song, his hands are empty. Bhuvan said, “After the song went viral, a lot of people are crowding the house. Everyone wants to make a video of my song. After that, they are making a lot of money by uploading the song on the internet. But my hands are empty”. He also said that he doesn’t have a YouTube account.

Bhuban further said that he is now scared because so many people keep coming to record his song. He said he was so scared of being spotted that he wore a helmet while going to the police station to lodge the complaint on Friday. But still, people recognised him there and started taking his photographs.

The song that Bhuban Badyakar wrote and composed, advertises that only raw peanuts are available with him, and he does not sell roasted peanuts. He roams around the Birbhum district on his motorcycle, accepting old mobile phones, imitation jewellery and other such items in exchange for raw peanut.

After the song went viral, soon people started remixing it and uploaded the same on social media.

Even Mamata Banerjee featured in some remixes made for fun.

After his songs had gone viral, he had become so popular that even the local BJP MLA Anup Saha visited his house, and promised all help he needs. Seeing this, TMC leadership also came forward, and assured that he will receive the grant for artists announced by the Mamata Banerjee government.

Note: While the word Badam means Almond in Hindi and several other languages, in Bengal and Assam it is used as a generic term for several nuts, with appropriate prefixes added for each nut. For example, Cashew is Kaju Badam, Almond is Kath Badam, Peanut is China Badam etc. But as the most widely available nut, Peanut is simply called Badam in general use in these regions. That’s why it is Kacha Badam even though it is Peanut and not Almond.

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