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Spain: Former monarch Juan Carlos was given female hormones to curb his sex drive, reveals former cop

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Spain: Former monarch Juan Carlos was given female hormones to curb his sex drive, reveals former cop

Former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, was allegedly injected with female hormones to control his rampant sexual drive that was regarded as a danger to the state, the country’s most infamous police chief revealed. 

On trial for blackmail and corruption, ex-police commissioner José Manuel Villarejo claimed the disgraced former head of state was administered drugs by the Spanish secret service to “lower his libido”.

In a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday this week, Villarejo said Spain’s National Intelligence Centre (CNI) drugged the 83-year-old exiled monarch with “female hormones and testosterone inhibitors” to put a curb on his sexual drive.

Villarejo reasoned that the decision to inject Juan Carlos with female hormones was taken because he was regarded as a problem for the state for being an “ardently passionate person”.

During the hearing, the former police chief said he had been tasked to recover medical reports relating to scans that Juan Carlos had while he was undergoing treatment for a benign tumour. He said instead of bromide(a sedative), he found traces of testosterone inhibitors.

Villarejo claimed that former National Intelligence Centre (CNI) boss and close ally of the ex-monarch, Félix Sanz Roldán, was behind the alleged idea. However, Roldán denied having played any role in administering the hormones, saying he came to know about it when Juan Carlos’ former mistress, Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, had told him.

Sayn-Wittgenstein also asserted that a French doctor had verified this by examining his medication, besides saying that he was given excessive sleeping pills after a 2011 operation.

Former Spanish monarch Juan Carlos had sexual relations with over 5,000 women

The revelations were made after a book detailing Carlos’s sexual history was released recently. The book, authored by military historian Amadeo Martinez Ingles and titled ‘Juan Carlos: The King Of 5,000 Lovers’, provided detailed evidence of the monarch’s sexual history and characterised him as a “rampant sex addict”.

It has been rumoured that the former king had had sexual relationship with over 5,000 women, including Danish-German philanthropist Corinna Larsen, Spanish singer Sara Montiel, Belgian governess Liliane Sartiau and Italian princess Maria Gabriela de Saboya, besides his wife, Queen Sofia.

The shocking revelations about Juan Carlos’s libido came to light during Villarejo’s trial which began this month. Villarejo is accused of secretly recording conversations with the elite of the country, dubbed as “the sewers of the state” for the purposes of blackmailing them and tarnishing their reputation at the behest of other powerful clients. 

The former monarch ruled Spain from 1975 to 2014 and later abdicated his throne for his son. Last year, he made a hasty retreat to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, amidst a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal.

As Akshay Kumar releases posters of OMG 2, read about the times his dialogues had hurt Hindu sentiments

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As Akshay Kumar releases posters of OMG 2, read about the times his dialogues had hurt Hindu sentiments

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has taken to his social media accounts to unveil the very first posters of his film OMG 2, the sequel to his 2012 film OMG – Oh My God! The first movie featured Paresh Rawal, Mithun Chakraborty, Mahesh Majrekar in pivotal roles.

Sharing an update and posters of the film, he wrote, “कर्ता करे न कर सके शिव करे सो होय ..Need your blessings and wishes for #OMG2, our honest and humble attempt to reflect on an important social issue. May the eternal energy of Adiyogi bless us through this journey.”

In the first poster, Akshay Kumar is seen painted in blue, with his eyes closed and hair in dreadlocks, a look inspired by the Hindu deity Lord Shiva. ‘Rakh vishwas, tu hai shiv ka das’ is written on the poster.

The second poster of the film features Akshay Kumar, again seen donning the blue look, holding the hand of the boy.

While Akshay Kumar is ready to start the shoot for the sequel of the 2012 film OMG – Oh My God!, it may be recalled how the first movie had received flak for its alleged anti-Hindu content.

Paresh Rawal, who played the role of an atheist named Kanji Lal in the film, ridiculed Hindu gods and goddesses on multiple occasions. While comparing Ganga Jal, Hindu holy water, to alcohol on one occasion, he was also witnessed speaking out against the worship of idols, which is an integral part of the Hindu tradition.

In fact, when the first movie was released, many Bajrang Dal and Hindustan Shiv Sena activists had staged protests, tore posters of the film in cinema halls in Jammu, demanding a ban on the screening of the film ‘Oh My God’ for its alleged anti-religious content.

With the wounds from the first film still raw, memories of the previous film came back to haunt as soon as Akshay Kumar published the poster for the sequel, prompting Netizens to dig up the actor’s old dialogues from his past films, in which he was heard disparaging Hindu tradition and rituals while praising Islamic practices in a few.

A Twitter user going by the handle @mechirubhat shared a mashup of Akshay Kumar’s dialogues from his previous movies which were patently anti-Hindu. The mashup was compiled by Twitter handle “Gems of Bollywood”.

The 2.20-minute video begins with a dialogue from Akshay Kumar’s 2019 release ‘Good Newwz’, where the actor was heard mocking Lord Ram. In the clip, a man says “Mere Bache ka naam Hola Ram hai kyunki vo Holi pe paida hua tha”, to which Akshay replies “Acha hua apka bacha Lohri pe paida nahi hua”. This didn’t go well with Twitter users who believed that he abused Lord Ram. The movie was produced by Akshay Kumar production- Cape of Good Films.

Kumar’s 2020 release Laxmii, earlier titled Laxmmi Bomb, was also criticised for its Hinduphobic content. Gems of Bollywood shared a clip from the movie where Akshay Kumar can be seen mocking a Hindu Sadhu accusing him of theft. He pokes fun at the Sadhu saying “Baba aapka lota kahan hain. Dobara kisi ko lootne ki koshish ki toh yeh video YouTube par upload kar doonga aur tu jail mein download ho jayega”.

This Hinduphobia follows in the footsteps of the left-liberal media, which have several times attempted to give a Hindu spin to a crime perpetrated by Islamic clerics by referring to them as a ‘Tantrik’.

The Twitter handle next shared a snippet of Akshay Kumar’s interview after the release of his 2012 movie OMG – Oh My God! in which he was once again seen questioning the Hindu beliefs and rituals. “Which god says ‘mere ko doodh dena’ and Hanuman saying mere ko tel daal (which god has ever demanded milk or when as lord Hanuman asked people to pour oil on him),” said Akshay.

Following that, in a scene from his 2017 movie Jolly LLB 2, Akshay Kumar mocks Brahmins by tying his Janeu to his ear before consuming alcohol.

Likewise in a clip from his 2007 release Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Kumar was seen mocking Hindu deity Hanuman. Actor Rajpal Yadav, who plays Chotte pandit in the film, is referred to as “Lal Hanuman” by Akshay Kumar, who gives him a tight slap and tells him to come to visit him another day.

In yet another scene from the movie Rowdy Rathore, Akshay Kumar, in what is depicted as ‘comedy’, is seen offering a bribe of Rs 15,000 to Lord Krishna. The movie was written by Bollywood scriptwriter Shiraz Ahmed.

Similarly in a clip from his movie Pad Man, a movie on a Tamil Nadu-based social activist who revolutionized the concept of menstrual hygiene in rural areas, Akshay Kumar takes a sanitary pad and places it on an ‘aarti thali’.

Besides these clips, Gems of Bollywood has also shared a few snippets, where Akshay Kumar can be seen hailing Islamic beliefs and practices.

Though this debate has erupted again today, it is pertinent to note that many OTT platforms have regularly posted Hinduphobic and caste rancour inducing content under the garb of entertainment. Last year, Netflix’s film “Krishna and His Leela” kicked up a controversy over its Hinduphobic content insulting Lord Krishna. Prior to that, web series Pataal Lok, which was released on Amazon Prime, had faced flak for its content that offended Hindus and Hinduism.

Another OTT platform, Zee5, was under the fire of Hindu organisations and senior BJP leaders over the blatant Hinduphobia pushed by the platform through its new Tamil web series ‘Godman’. Several Hindu groups, including social media users, had raised their voices against the anti-Hindu web series. The blowback from the Hindu organisations and Hindus on social media was so severe that Zee5 had to suspend the release of the controversial web series.

Jacqueline Fernandez was dating conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, Nora Fatehi was gifted BMW car, claims lawyer

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Jacqueline Fernandez was dating conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, Nora Fatehi was gifted BMW car, claims lawyer

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez was dating conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, the latter’s lawyer has claimed. “Jacqueline and Sukesh were dating, these are my instructions, this is straight from the horse’s mouth,” lawyer Anant Malik has claimed.

Anant Malik said about Nora Fatehi, “Nora Fatehi claims to be a victim but she was gifted a BMW car.” “They (Nora Fatehi and Jacqueline Fernandez) are the ultimate beneficiaries; this is why they are being called for questioning,” the lawyer added.

Sukesh Chandrashekhar is accused of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and extortion of about Rs 200 crore from former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh’s wife, Aditi Singh. Jacqueline has missed four ED summons related to the matter.

Nora Fatehi, meanwhile, issued a statement on the matter on the 14th of October. “Nora Fatehi has been the victim around the case and being a witness, she is co-operating and helping the officers in the investigation. We would like to make it very clear that she has not been a part of any money laundering activity, she does not know or have any personal connection with the accused and has been called by the ED to strictly help with the investigation,” she said in the statement.

According to an India Today report, it is suspected that the money Sukesh Chandrashekhar earned through extortion was used to buy expensive gifts for the two actresses.

As daughter of first Indonesian president converts to Hinduism, read how a Hindu priest had prophesised that glory of Hinduism will return to the country

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As daughter of first Indonesian president converts to Hinduism, read how a Hindu priest had prophesised that glory of Hinduism will return to the country

On October 26th this year, Sukmawati Sukarnoputri will formally convert to Hinduism from Islam in Singaraja city of Bali in Indonesia. Sukarnoputri is the daughter of Indonesia’s founding president Sukarno and his third wife Fatmawati. She is also the sister of the 5th President of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri. This makes Sukmawati one of the high-profile people in the country who is set to disavow her allegiance to Islam and embrace Hinduism.

Her decision to convert to Hinduism is influenced by her grandmother Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai Srimben, who hailed from Bali. Sukarnoputri had earlier attended several Hindu ceremonies and held talks with religious heads in Hinduism. Her decision to convert found the support of her brothers, Guntur Soekarnoputra, and Guruh Soekarnoputra, and sister Megawati Soekarnoputri. Even her children, namely, Muhammad Putra Perwira Utama, Prince Haryo Paundrajarna Sumautra Jiwanegara, and Gusti Raden Ayu Putri Siniwati have accepted her decision.

Notification by Sukarno Centre in Bali announcing the conversion

Today, Indonesia is the largest Muslim-majority country in the world. At one time, Hinduism held a strong influence on the island nation. It spread to the islands of Java and Sumatra at the start of the 1st century AD and prospered until the 15th century. However, Hinduism diminished after the arrival of Islam, making Hindus a minority in the country which soon became Muslim-dominated. Today, the Hindus of Indonesia continue to believe in the prophecies of their ancestors, particularly, King Jayabaya and priest Sabdapalon.

The Propehcies of the Hindu priest Sabdapalon

Sabdapalon was a mystic priest in the Court of King Brawijaya V of the Majapahit Empire, the most powerful empire of Indonesia. When the kingdom fell to Islamic influences and Brawijaya V converted to Islam in 1478, Sabdapalon cursed the King. He vowed to return after 500 years at the time of natural disaster and political corruption. The mystic priest predicted to free the archipelago from the clutches of Islam and restore the glory of the Hindu Javanese religion.

As per Kalpavrisha, Sabdapalon had said, “I am the servant of the Queen and all of the Dang Hyang (devas and spirits) in the land of Java. Starting from the first ancestor of your majesty, the Wiku Manumanasa, Sakutrem and Bambang Sakri, from generation to generation until today, a servant of the Javanese kings. For 2,000 years until now, nothing had changed in their religion. I was here to serve the descendants of the Javanese kings. This is where we part. I am returning to my origins. However, please our king be reminded, that after 500 years I will restore the Buda religion to all of Java.”

He had predicted, “My lord, you need to understand, if you turn to Islam, your offspring would be damned, and the Jawi (the persons who understand the Javanese kawruh) will leave Java (or losing his Javanese-ness) and the Javanese will have to follow other nations. But one day, the world will be led by a Javanese (Jawi) who understands.” Prior to parting, Sabdapalon warned, “After 500 years from now I will return and restore spirituality all around Java. Those who refuse will be diminished, they will be food for the demons, I won’t be satisfied until they are all shattered.”

While warning the people of Indonesia about his resurrection, he added, “When Mount Merapi erupts and its lava and ashes fall to the South-West with a terrible smell, that is the signal that I will be coming soon.” Interstingly, in 1978, the construction of modern Hindu temples were completed on the island nation. Many Muslims reconverted to Hinduism and at that time, Mt. Semeru had erupted too. The Hindus believed it to be the prophecies of Sabdapalon turning true.

The Prophecies of King Jayabhaya

Jayabhaya was the ruler of the Kindom of Kediri from 1135 to 1157 CE and brought immense prosperity to the East java kingdom. A prophetic Hindu king, Jayabhaya was regarded as ‘ratu adil’ (just king). He maintained social order on the island at a time when it was going through a period of conflict. His predictions hold cultural significance even today in modern-day Indonesia. Jayabhaya also supported Hindu literature and patronised poets as Empu Panuluh and Empu Sedah.

During his reign, people in Java believed that the Hindu ruler was a reincarnation of God Vishnu. Jayabhaya also tried to legitimise the claims that he descended from one of the Hindu gods. According to various historical texts, the Hindu king was hailed as the great-great-grandson of God Brahma. Jayabhaya wrote ‘prophetic stanzas’, which came to be known as ‘Serat Jayabhaya.’ It was passed on generations through the oral recitations and the oldest written copy was finally translated in 1835.

One of his famous predictions was the colonisation of Javanese people by white people for a long time. Interestingly, Java was occupied by the Dutch in 1595, about 400 years after his death. Jayabhaya had also prophesied that ‘yellow-skinned men’ would take control of the archipelago from the white-skinned men. It turned out to be true when the Japanese invaded Indonesia during the 2nd World War and ended the colonisation of the Dutch. The Hindu ruler had predicted that the yellow men would rule them shorter than the lifespan of a corn stalk. Although this prophecy turned out to be false, the other two, coupled with the belief that he is a reincarnation of God Vishnu cemented the legacy of Jayabhaya forever.

Sikhs in Afghanistan under the Taliban have two options to remain alive, convert to Islam or flee the country

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Sikhs in Afghanistan under the Taliban have two options to remain alive, convert to Islam or flee the country

Months after the Taliban took over the power in Afghanistan, now Sikhs in the country are on the verge of being forcefully converted to Islam or killed under the Taliban regime, according to a report. As a result, the Sikhs in the country are left with two options to choose from, convert to Islam or flee the country to avoid getting killed.

International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS) has reported that since the Sikh community do not belong to the mainstream Sunni Islam, they would be either forcefully converted to Sunni Islam or be killed by the Taliban. According to the report, the Taliban ‘government’ would never give space for diversity to flourish and the imposition of the Islamic code with tribal customs would annihilate the existing minority sects of Afghanistan, which also include the Sikhs.

Sikhs have been living in miserable conditions in Afghanistan even before or without the Taliban, and the Afghanistan government had failed to protect them. Most of the Sikh homes were captured by the powerful warlords in the 1990s.

A few days back, Islamic radicals from a ‘special unit’ in Afghanistan had forcibly entered Gurudwara Dashmesh Pita at Karte Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan. the President of Indian World Forum, Puneet Singh Chandhok informed in a statement that Islamic radicals desecrated the Gurudwara.

Chandok had said, “Today heavily armed officials claiming to be from Spl Unit of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan forcibly entered Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita at Karte Parwan, Kabul. They intimidated the community at gurdwara & abused sanctity of holy place”.

In August after the takeover of the country by the Taliban, a large number of Sikhs were evacuated to India by the Indian govt.

Last Year, armed terrorists had attacked a Gurudwara in Shor Bazar Area of Afghanistan killing Twenty-eight people. The Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorist ‘Abu Khalid al-Hindi’ was identified as an Indian National who was responsible for the attack in order to avenge the supposed ‘plight of Muslims in Kashmir’.

IFRAS claimed that many Sikhs left Afghanistan for India after the massacre of the Sikhs in 2020. It also said that Sikhs are against the hardline ideology of the Sunni sect and because of that they are either forcibly converted to Islam or they are murdered.

FIR filed against 7, including Salman of The Live TV, for spreading falsehoods against Sudarshan TV chief Suresh Chavhanke: Details of the case

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FIR filed against 7, including Salman of The Live TV, for spreading falsehoods against Sudarshan TV chief Suresh Chavhanke: Details of the case

An FIR has been filed against a man named Salman for deliberately spreading lies and canards against Sudarshan TV Editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke through his YouTube channel The Live TV. 

Besides Salman, 6 others have also been named in the FIR filed on the basis of a complaint lodged by Suresh Chavhanke. These include Online News India, Desh Live, Hyderabadi Talks, Bolta Bharat, Viral Entertainment and Loktantra TV. They have been charged under Section 499, 500, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2008. 

Copy of FIR(Source: Sudarshan News)

Earlier this month, Salman had uploaded a video on his YouTube channel alleging that the Editor in Chief of Sudarshan TV was beaten up by a mob. The claim was instantly lapped up by left-leaning trolls who amplified the claim that Suresh Chavhanke was at the receiving end of thrashings by an indignant bunch of people. 

Suresh Chavhanke promises to hold fake news peddlers to account

The assertion was vigorously refuted by Suresh Chavhanke, who vowed to take legal action against those who were promoting unfounded rumours of him getting roughed up by a mob. Chavhanke had then taken to Twitter to assert that the video being shared online was years old and maliciously edited to malign him. 

In a Tweet (in Hindi), he wrote, “This news is completely fake. The video of the years-old demonstration is being cut and made viral with claims that it was shot among the farmers. Nothing like this has ever happened in my life. Abhisar Sharma videos are on this channel. The owner is Salman. I will take legal action against whoever spreads this.”

Shortly after Chavhanke warned of legal repercussions, the video was deleted from the channel but not before a raft of social media trolls downloaded it and re-uploaded it on various platforms. The video was also shared by verified accounts, including the official Facebook page of Uttarakhand Youth Congress.

Dabur promotes lesbian Karwa Chauth, gets slammed by LGBT community for promoting ‘regressive’ ideas and product

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Dabur promotes lesbian Karwa Chauth, gets slammed by LGBT community for promoting ‘regressive’ ideas and product

Festival season is generally a profitable period of time for brands and organisations. As consumers go out on a shopping spree to mark the festivities, companies cash in on this festive season by either launching new products or by marketing their existing lineup with commercials that set the brand apart from its competition. 

However, on many occasions, this time-tested hack of attracting eyeballs backfires when companies fail to factor in the sensitivities of the people. For instance, Fab India was on the receiving end of criticism for referring to Diwali as Jashn-e-Riwaaz in their social media posts. Although they tried to distance themselves from the quagmire, the damage was done.

More recently, Dabur has found itself in a similar predicament after it rolled out a new advertisement that promoted lesbian Karwa Chauth. In its latest commercial for Dabur’s bleaching product, two women, ostensibly a couple, are seen decking up for what seemed like their first Karwa Chauth and therefore, indulging in makeup and other face cleansing products. Later, an elderly woman is seen giving them festive clothes to wear on the occasion as the two discuss their reasons for keeping the ‘Karwa Chauth’ fast. 

Subsequently, the ad then shows the two women holding up sieves and decorating thalis in front of them, making it clear that they are observing the festival for each other. While the advertisement was meant as an effort to mainstream same-sex relationships, the commercial did not sit well with the LGBTQ community for promoting a “regressive” idea. Those who were pleased with the idea of promoting the Hindu ritual of ‘Karwa Chauth’, took offence with the brand for catering to the fair skin syndrome that is so pervasive in the Indian society. 

LGBTQ community slam Dabur for using queer representatives to promote a ‘regressive’ ritual and racist product

A Twitter user said there’s no point of LGBTQ pride when the advertisement endorsed “colourism” and a “patriarchal tradition”. 

Ranting against the traditional Hindu festival of ‘Karwa Chauth’, another Twitter user admonished the company for using the queer community to promote a “stupid regressive” festival.

Still another Twitter user, who identified herself with the LGBTQ community, said she does not want such kinds of queer representatives who promote “patriarchal tradition” and colourism. 

“Now who told you using lesbians to promote your colourist and brahminical tradition propaganda is representation,” said another Twitter user who seemed offended by the advertisement. 

One Twitter user said fairness products are inherently racist and adding an LGBTQ angle to it won’t change it. 

While the advertisement was meant to celebrate same-sex relationships, it ended up offending the LGBTQ community, who directed their ire on the Hindu festival of Karwa Chauth and branded it as a regressive tradition. This is not the first time that Karwa Chauth has been run down with disdain and contempt. Over the years, the left-leaning liberals have missed no opportunity to denigrate Karwa Chauth as a festival promoting patriarchy. By contrast, they maintain a deafening silence when it comes to calling out traditions of other religions that are patently racist, misogynist and regressive.

NCPCR asks Odisha police to probe alleged sexual exploitation of students in a school where teacher Mamita Meher was found murdered

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NCPCR asks Odisha police to probe alleged sexual exploitation of students in a school where teacher Mamita Meher was found murdered

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Superintendent of Police, Balangir, Odisha, asking for a high-level probe into the alleged exploitation of girls in a school in Odisha after a teacher of the school was found murdered. A 24-year-old teacher named Mamita Meher had gone missing on October 8 in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, and was found dead after a few days. It has been alleged that she was killed because she was about to expose a racket of sexual exploitation of girls in the school by some powerful people. The child rights committee has ordered the SP to launch an investigation into Govind Sahu, a close aide of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders, who is accused of operating the sex racket in the school where Mamita Meher was the principal.

According to the NCPCR letter, Govind Sahu used to sexually exploit girls of the school in a separate room. Sahu used to lure the girls by promising good marks in examinations, and BJD leader Dibyashanakr Mishra used to visit the school frequently. NCPCR also says girls, as well as boys, were targeted in the exploration.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has taken cognisance of the matter after a Delhi based activist group Kalinga Rights Forum (KRF) filed a complaint against the alleged sex racket being operated in the school in Odisha and the murder of the school principal Mamita Meher.

In its letter, NCPCR asked the police to initiate an inquiry under the relevant sections of the POCSO Act. Asking to ensure that the identity of the victims is not disclosed during the process of investigation, the child rights body asked the SP to submit the following details within 5 days from receiving the letter:

  1. Copy of FIR and copy of MLR
  2. Copy of the statement of the victim
  3. Copy of orders of CWC in respect to the case
  4. Action taken against the accused
  5. How many girls/ boys are studying in the school
  6. Whether involvemnet of school authorities was found in the case?
  7. Age group of boys and girls who were sexually exploited
The copy of the letter written by NCPCR to the Superintendent of Police, Balangir, Odisha

Delhi based activist group writes to NCPCR

It may be noted that the Delhi based activist group had on October 21, brought the matter to the notice by posting about the same on its official Twitter handle. Sharing pictures of the trending hashtag #justiceforMamita, Kalinga Rights Forum had asked NCPCR to launch a high-level probe and send a fact team to probe the alleged sexual exploitation of girls in Sunshine Public School Mahaling, Bolangir Odisha by its owner Govind Sahu, which led to the murder of Principal Mamita Meher when she threatened to expose the racket.

The activist group had also asked for an independent probe into the role of BJD ministers MoS Home Dept Shri Dibyashankar Mishra, Minister Pratap Jena and others and their connection with the Govind Sahu in the whole incident.

The murder case of Mamita Meher in Odisha

In Odisha’s Kalahandi district, a 24-year-old teacher named Mamita Meher had gone missing on October 8. On October 19, a badly charred and decomposed corpse of a woman was found buried in an under-construction stadium that is owned by the same institution where the teacher worked.

The case has created a political storm in the state. Accusations have been hurled at Dibyashankar Mishra, a BJD Minister and MLA of the same constituency where the incident has occurred. Both BJP and Congress have called for protests in the state.

It is notable that the schoolteacher Mamita Meher was also the warden of the Girls’ hostel run by the Mahaling institution. There are some reports claiming that Mamita was on the verge of exposing an alleged sex racket running in the school before she suddenly disappeared.

Govind Sahu, the main accused in the Mamita Meher disappearance and murder case, was nabbed and was under the custody of Titilagarh police when he escaped on October 17. The escape of the main accused has further irked the public and political opposition. Sahu was later arrested from Budhipadar in Bangomunda block, Balangir district on October 19.

Govind Sahu is the Management Committee president of the school where Mamita worked. As per reports, Sahu had called Mamita to come and meet him on the day she went missing. Reports say that Sahu and some other persons were allegedly sexually exploiting some women employees and Mamita had threatened to expose it.

Sahu is reportedly close to minister Minister Dibyashanakr Mishra. He had been involved in government projects and had also got grants from MPLAD and MLALAD funds.

Protests and mob attacks by radical Islamist Tehreek-i-Labbaik in Pakistan left 3 policemen dead and several injured

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Protests and mob attacks by radical Islamist Tehreek-i-Labbaik in Pakistan left 3 policemen dead and several injured

Three Pakistani police officials were killed and several injured after a violent mob of angry protesters clashed with the Lahore police on Friday. According to reports, workers of the banned outfit Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) were involved in the violence in which petrol bombs were hurled and stones pelted on officials.

Lahore DIG (Operation) Spokesperson Mazhar Hussain said two officials named Ayub and Khalid died in the attack. The identity of the third official has not been confirmed yet. Reportedly, the officials were attacked by a moving vehicle as thousands of protesters moved in the eastern city of Lahore for a march towards the capital Islamabad.

According to the Lahore DIG Hussain, the angry mob also hurled petrol bombs on the officials. Hussain claimed that the mob even used sticks and pelted stones. Police spokesman Arif Rana informed that the police fired tear gas when TLP supporters attacked a security checkpoint. As per reports, internet services were also suspended in several parts of Lahore after the attack.

A spokesman from the banned group TLP claimed that the ‘activists’ witnessed severe shelling during the attack and were surrounded near the Mao College bridge. At least 500 workers were wounded and several died.

Thousands of TLP members participated in the so-called event called “Long March” in Lahore where the workers of the banned outfit planned to make a long walk to Islamabad, located 300 kilometres away. The protestors aimed to reach Islamabad and pressure the Pakistani government to free their leader, Saad Rizvi, from prison.

Rizvi was detained under anti-terrorism laws last year after violent protests broke out in Pakistan over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in a France magazine. TLP was banned by the Pakistani government after the protests.

It is important to note that TLP is a radical Islamist party that was founded in 2015 to prevent any changes to the existing blasphemy law in the country. Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi was the founder of the party who was also a radical Islamic cleric. After his death in November 2020, his son Saad Hussain became the successor of the party.

How Dravidian separatists have proved themselves to be modern-day Nazis with the words they use for Tamil Brahmins

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How Dravidian separatists have proved themselves to be modern-day Nazis with the words they use for Tamil Brahmins

Tamil Brahmins have been compared with Jews often in public discourse. What has been missing from public debate, however, is the characterization of Tamil Brahmins as a race similar to Jews by members of the Dravidian movement. The typical word to describe Brahmins is ‘Aryans’ and the 2019, 2021 elections were described by the DMK propaganda arms as an ‘Aryan-Dravidian War’. So, given that the Dravidian movement sets itself up as the bete noire of Brahmins, what have their ideological pronouncements been?

In July 2021, Varavanai Senthil, Senior Editor at Kalaignar News, the official party channel of the DMK, raised eyebrows when he responded to the demand for Kongu Nadu with the comment- ‘Brahmins have not undergone the sufferings of Jews’.

Tweet by journalist Varavanai Senthil

In May 2021, he had claimed that Tamil Brahmins have had a higher rate of Covid-19 vaccination, relatively, while all Jews had got themselves vaccinated against Covid-19.

Tweet by journalist Varavanai Senthil

While this may have raised eyebrows, the comparison is far older than Mr Senthil himself.

Here is an excerpt from C N Annadurai’s biography. 

Excerpt from C N Annadurai’s biography

This is of a piece with the ideological father of the DMK, ‘Periyar’ E V Ramasamy’s writings. In an essay written in his magazine Kuti Arasu, in 1938, Ramasamy wrote:

“What is the difference between Jews referring to themselves as God’s chosen people and to Brahmins claiming they were born from the face of God? Jews use incense, lamps and bells in their worship, much as Brahmins do.

Jews stay aloof from others and so do Brahmins. Jews have no State of their own and have no loyalty to any country. You will find the same rootless attitude among Brahmins, too.

Both Brahmins and Jews look for making comfortable lives for themselves without engaging in hard work. Jews, for their own benefit, will somehow get close to the rulers, manipulate them and make common people suffer. In the same way, Brahmins will never take responsibility, will get a share in the rule and will create privileges for themselves. Brahmins and Jews use irrational fairy tales and stories of miraculous happenings to manipulate common people. 

They both use class differences, create disunity among national races and are thus of the same nature.

In fact, have you noticed the similarity of Jews and Brahmins in looks and skin colour? There must be research done to study the possibility of common descent”

In Rajmohan Gandhi’s biography of Rajaji, he mentions the arrest of EV Ramasamy and subsequent rallies held by the Kumararajah of Chettinad. Special note is to be made of the dehumanizing language and comparison to Jews.

Rajmohan Gandhi’s biography of Rajaji

Epilogue

If the Dravidian movement consistently has referred to Tamil Brahmins as the Jews of India and portrayed itself as the enemy of Brahminism, aka Brahmins, it must follow that the Dravidians are the self-professed Nazis of India. One wonders how such a self-described organization continues to exist in the centre of politics of a large nation such as India in the 21st Century.

References
  1. Kannan, R. (2010). ANNA: LIFE AND TIMES OF C.N. ANNADURAI. India: Penguin Books Limited.
  2. Gandhi, Rajmohan (2010). Rajaji: A Life. India: Penguin Books Limited. – page 197
  3. The First Complete Biography of Periyar E V Ramasamy, S.Karunanandam.

(Note: This article would never have been written but for the in-depth research of the two Twitter handles – @ssaikuma and @realitycheckind. The author thanks them for their generous sharing of content and references in public).

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