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Pakistani minister believes Imran Khan is more popular than PM Modi in India, netizens left amused

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Pakistani minister believes Imran Khan is more popular than PM Modi in India, netizens left amused

On October 23, during a press conference, Pakistani Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain claimed Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is more popular than Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India. He further added that if Khan held a rally in India, it would attract a bigger crowd compared to what PM Modi could attract.

Fawad was answering to a question posed by a journalist. He said if the relationship between India and Pakistan improves, it would be beneficial for Pakistan as it would be able to provide a corridor between China and India via CPEC. “But at present, there is a Muslim-hating government in India. This is not something Pakistan is saying. A lot of independent leaders of the world are saying the same. Whether it was Gujarat, Assam or Kashmir, the Modi government has targeted Muslims and other minorities. It is because of his attitude that the relationship between India and Pakistan are not improving.”

He further said, “Otherwise, Imran Khan is so popular among the general public in India that if he does a rally in Delhi, it would be bigger compared to what PM Modi does. So the popularity of Imran Khan in India could have become a great chance to improve the relationship between India and Pakistan. Still, we could not do so because of Narendra Modi.”

Fawad once again cried over Kashmir and said, “The common man of India should think it over. It would be very beneficial. Give a solution to Kashmir. Give freedom to Kashmir. If you give freedom to Kashmir, it would be beneficial for Pakistan. It would be beneficial for India and the people of Kashmir as well.”

Netizens left amused over ‘Khan popular than PM Modi’ statement

His statement over the popularity of Imran Khan in India is being shared widely on social media platforms. Some even suggested that the statement was the visible result of “Pakistan govt’s bhang policy” which was approved in October 2020.

Journalist Naila Inayat said, “Imran Khan is very popular in India. If he holds a rally in Delhi today, it will be a bigger than PM Modi’s: Fawad Chaudhry. First results of govt’s bhang policy.”

Twitter user LotusBharat said how Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also does not make such wild claims.

Another twitter user Nishit imagined the scenario if Indian actresses hold a rally in Pakistan. He said, “If katrina kaif/priyanka chopra holds a rally in #pakistan it will be bigger than Imran Khan aur log bhi maan jayenge ki tabdilli aa gayi.”

India Today’s journalist Gaurav Sawant said, “At least now there is clarity where the drugs are coming from.”

Pakistan stopped trade, not India

During the press conference, Fawad also alleged that it was India that stopped trade with Pakistan. However, things were the other way around. In August 2019, when India abolished Article 370 from Kashmir, Pakistan got irked and imposed a ban on trade with India. The prices of commodities like tomatoes spiked exponentially as the local produce was not enough to match the demand.

The situation got worse for the neighbouring country, and in April 2021, the Imran Khan-led government decided to lift the ban on trade with India. Imran Khan, as minister of Commerce, proposed to lift the ban. But there was a catch. Imran Khan himself flatly rejected the proposal from Imran Khan as the Prime Minister of Pakistan like if there were two persons living inside Khan.

TMC normalises and celebrates violence as it shows PM Modi, Amit Shah and a civilian being crushed by Mamata’s foot

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TMC normalises and celebrates violence as it shows PM Modi, Amit Shah and a civilian being crushed by Mamata’s foot

Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress seems to have blown the poll bugle in Goa with a political cartoon showing a woman, clad in white saree with blue strip, something which the West Bengal Chief Minister wears, crushing three people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and one civilian under her slipper-wearing foot.

TMC’s Goa campaign

The image was shared with text “HATERS BEWARE! SHE IS COMING.” Here, ‘she’ is very likely TMC chief Mamata Banerjee. Essentially, with this image, TMC is not only normalising violence but even celebrating it.

The whole crushing someone under one’s feet would have been a creative metaphor had the post-poll violence in Bengal after TMC’s victory wasn’t a harsh reality. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has in its detailed report had mentioned how the widespread violence and targeted killings of so many BJP workers was not spontaneous but well-planned. The committee had informed that many supporters of a political party were forced to flee their homes due to a targeted attack. Houses were burnt and ransacked with the victims made to give in writing that they will not support a particular political party. The political party that was in power was Mamata Banerjee-ruled TMC.

There have been reports that the West Bengal police did not file FIRs in many cases and ignored complaints of victims. The High Court has directed that a Special Investigation Team, under the monitoring of the Court, should investigate the other criminal cases related to post-poll violence. There has been deafening silence from the ‘liberal’ section of the media as well as political spectrum against the brutality perpetrated on BJP supporters and workers.

BJP workers and supporters are dehumanised such that not only there is no condemnation on the barbarity but it is also encouraged and celebrated. These are the same set of people who sing paeans on how picture speaks a thousand words and how words lead to genocide. The same set of people are not absolutely okay with an image of Prime Minister of India, Home Minister of India and another civilian being crushed under foot of a woman – who shall not be named.

What they are doing is vilification and dehumanising, especially of BJP workers, which can then be used as grounds for genocide. Many BJP workers and supporters have either been killed in post-poll violence or they’ve fled Bengal fearing for their lives. But the ‘liberals’ are silent because ‘Sanghis’ deserve to die.

‘Sanghis’ are so dehumanised that wishing ill upon them is normalised. During the coronavirus pandemic second wave when the nation was gripped in oxygen crisis, there were people who would wish ‘Sanghis’ don’t get the oxygen needed and wished death upon their loved ones. That is how much the hate is normalised.

These are also the same people who cry ‘fascism’ at slightest discomfort under the Modi government. But maintain radio silence at these enablers of genocide because, well, they’re not ‘Sanghis’.

Pakistan: Woman presented as ‘Hoor’ at Eid Milad-un-Nabi procession in Multan, triggers outrage from Muslims

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Pakistan: Woman presented as ‘Hoor’ at Eid Milad-un-Nabi procession in Multan, triggers outrage from Muslims

A ‘hoor’ was put on display on the occasion of Milad ul Nabi, the celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad in Multan in Pakistan. The video of a girl presenting as a ‘Hoor’ in the procession of 12th Rabi ul Awal went viral on social media.

According to Islamic belief, the ‘hoors’ are virgin women in heaven who will accompany faithful Muslims there after their death. Quoting the Quran, it is believed that devout Muslims are given 72 hoors or houris in Jannat.

The Pakistani tableau showing ‘hoor’ on display invoked criticism and ridicule on the social media platform.

Reportedly, PTI member in Punjab Assembly Simabia Tahir has filed an adjournment motion in the Punjab Assembly against the girl for showcasing herself as a ‘hoor’ during the procession of 12th Rabi ul Awal.

The ‘hoor’ on display in the procession also triggered an outrage from one Salafi cleric who called upon the Muslim Ulema to take action against the video circulating on the social media,

He said, ‘Where are those people and the Ulema who issue Fatwa on simple things ? Here a girl is being paraded as a ‘hoor’ in Multan at the procession of 12th Rabi ul Awal.’ The Moulana objected to the fact the girl posing as a ‘hoor’ was without a Hijab in public. He said, ‘During this auspicious occasion women are dancing, people are doing Bhangras, and the girl sits there without Hijab.’ The Mullah also claimed that shameful videos like these were viral on social media and asked the Ulema if these were not ‘Haram’.

The cleric also slammed the Muslim clerics and authorities for their silence over the matter and said, ‘In the name of religion, you have taken out the funeral of religion.’

‘I believe in two-nation theory’: Shoaib Akhtar endorses AMU founder’s theory that caused partition after Harbhajan’s ‘we are one’ comment

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‘I believe in two-nation theory’: Shoaib Akhtar endorses AMU founder’s theory that caused partition after Harbhajan’s ‘we are one’ comment

Shoaib Akhtar in a talk show on Aaj Tak with Harbhajan Singh ahead of the India versus Pakistan T20 World Cup match on Sunday said that he believes in the two-nation theory that says Muslims form a separate nation. The two-nation theory was the basis of the creation of Pakistan.

The discussion on the matter began after Harbhajan Singh said that the relationship between cricketers from the two countries are hindered when players insult India, hinting at Pakistani players who have made obnoxious comments about India in the past.

“The problem begins when in any issue, a cricketer insults India, our flag. Then we have a problem. We know how much love there is between us but our people get angry with our friendship only when some senseless person makes some remark such as ‘Kashmir is ours’. Bhai, leave it to people responsible for these decisions. Our stature is not so great that we should delve into such matters,” Harbhajan Singh said.

While Harbhajan Singh appeared unwilling to take any names, the anchor pointed out that Shahid Afridi had made many such remarks. “One person says such then everyone suffers,” Singh added. He also said that people have told him to stop talking with Shoaib Akhtar because Akhtar is from Pakistan. And Singh said that it was legitimate for people to say that when Pakistanis insult India and the Indian flag.

Harbhajan Singh proceeded to say, “We are one. If you look at history, Indians and Pakistanis, we look the same. And why do we have so much hatred? Because we started playing against each other or because we make inappropriate remarks about each other? Why is that?”

Shoaib Akhtar said in response, “I will not go deep into it. From the two-nation theory until now, there is a long history. We believe in the two-nation theory, I believe in it. We have an ideology. Ie we start talking about it, then it will go very far.”

What The Two Nation Theory, endorsed by Shoaib Akhtar, says

The two nation theory was first promulgated by Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University. The theory asserts that Muslims and Hindus form two separate nations who cannot coexist peacefully in one country.

Syed Ahmad Khan said in 1876, “I am convinced now that Hindus and Muslims could never become one nation as their religion and way of life was quite distinct from each other.” Seven years later, he voiced similar sentiments. He said, “Friends, in India, there live two prominent nations which are distinguished by the names of Hindus and Mussalmans…To be a Hindu or a Muslim is a matter of internal faith which has nothing to do with mutual relationships and external conditions…Hence, leave God’s share to God and concern yourself with the share that is yours…India is the home of both of us…By living so long in India, the blood of both have [sic] changed.”

Twelve years later, he stated, “Now, suppose that the English community and the army were to leave India, taking with them all their cannons and their splendid weapons and all else, who then would be the rulers of India?… Is it possible that under these circumstances two nations—the Mohammedans and the Hindus—could sit on the same throne and remain equal in power? Most certainly not. It is necessary that one of them should conquer the other. To hope that both could remain equal is to desire the impossible and the inconceivable. But until one nation has conquered the other and made it obedient, peace cannot reign in the land.”

Poet Muhammad Iqbal took forward Syed Ahmed Khan’s idea and advocated for the creation of Pakistan as well. He said, “India is a continent of human beings belonging to different languages and professing different religions…I, therefore, demand the formation of a consolidated Muslim state in the best interests of the Muslims of India and Islam.”

The ideology ultimately led to the formation of Pakistan and the genocide of Hindus that followed.

ISKCON organises Global Kirtan Protest against attacks on minority Hindus in Bangladesh by Islamist fundamentalists

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ISKCON organises Global Kirtan Protest against attacks on minority Hindus in Bangladesh by Islamist fundamentalists

Devotees of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Saturday hit the road across the world to protest the recent killing of Hindus, destruction of temples and private properties of Hindus in Bangladesh by Islamic fundamentalists. Scores of Hindus, many not affiliated with ISKCON, participated in the protests.

ISKCON called it a Global Kirtan Protest organized at 740 ISKCON temples across 170 countries, and ran a social media campaign with the hashtag #Globalkirtanprotest. This is the first such spontaneous global protest against Islamic fundamentalists in recent time which was joined by Hindus who are not even members of this sect.

“Join us tomorrow from Washington DC to New Delhi, Perth to London, Durban to Toronto as we gather in a peaceful Kirtan protest in solidarity with the ISKCON members, other Hindus & minorities in #Bangladesh,” ISKCON had issued an appeal.

Appeal by ISKCON

Even after Twitter suspended ISKCON’s Bangladesh account for talking about attacks on minority Hindus by radical Islamists, it could not stop the cries of the devotees of Krishna from getting global notice using the platform.

Reports pouring from different parts of India say that a large number of devotees joined the peaceful protests. Holding placards that said ‘Protect our temples in Bangladesh’ and ‘Stop violence against Hindus’, they were chanting bhajans.

In Pune, a large number of devotees gathered at the ISKCON temple at Pune Camp area Saturday morning and joined the protest march.

“Temple was demolished and Hindus were killed in Bangladesh. Women were also attacked. There is a forceful conversion of Hindus in Bangladesh. We have demanded the United Nations and the Indian government to take steps to protect Hindu minorities in Bangladesh,” said Shwetdeep Das, vice president of ISKCON told the media in Pune.

Delhi witnessed a similar protest with the same signature tune ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ to draw the attention of the international community.

At Habibpur in Mamata Banerjee ruled Bengal, the kirtan protest was getting even louder with each passing moment.

In Australia, Britain, USA, Mauritius and many other countries, Hindus flocked under the banner of ISKCON for protest against the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh.

A view of protest in Mauritius

Even in the B towns like Ranchi of Jharkhand, huge gatherings were seen in the protests. “God made a beautiful world but some demons are destroying the world and its beauty. They don’t want others to live. May God gives us the power to fight,” Dr. Padma Charan Behra, spokesperson of the Jharkhand chapter of ISKCON said.

Sabita Mishra of Ranchi who participated in the kirtan protest said that among sects of Hinduism she always admired ISKCON people for their discipline, spiritualism and devotion to God. “I know what is happening in Bangladesh. ISKCON’s are gentle people and if they have hit the road then this is the time to raise voice,” she said.  

Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh  

Hindu minority in Bangladesh witnessed a series of attacks from October 12 and October 17. Under a conspiracy, radical Islamists had entered the Nanuar Dighir Par Durga Pandal in Cumilla district during the Durga Puja. They placed a copy of the Quran on the feet of the idol of Bhagwan Hanuman in the night, which triggered nationwide attacks on Hindus and Hindu temples. On the pretext of disrespect of the Quran, they started attacking temples and Hindus. A frenzied mob of radical Islamists attacked the ISKCON temple in the Noakhali district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh and killed a monk Pranta Chandra Das.

Gobinda Chandra Pramanik, the secretary-general of the Bangladesh National Hindu Mahajote, reportedly said that at least 17 Hindu temples had been attacked and that idols had been vandalized. He also said that more than a hundred people had been wounded. The number of deaths is reported to be between four and seven.

Uddhav Thackeray takes jibe at former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh: Here is what he said

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Uddhav Thackeray takes jibe at former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh: Here is what he said

The hide and seek game between former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and Maharashtra police continues to produce juicy stories as Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that there is a case in Maharashtra where a complainant has gone missing.

Thackeray in his address picked that interesting legal case to hit Param Bir who has been missing after landing the government in trouble. “But today we have a case where the complainant is missing,” Thackeray said.

“He made serious allegations in the complaint he gave. But he is missing now. We do not know where he is. This is something that also needs to be looked into,” he added.

Param Bir Singh was once a blue-eyed boy of the Uddhav Thackeray government. He also faced criticism for allegedly allowing himself to become the tool of his political masters to settle personal and political scores against their rivals. In March this year, he was removed from the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner. He then shot a letter to chief minister Thackeray and made serious corruption charges against state home minister Anil Deshmukh.

After he proceeded on leave in May, he has not been seen in public. He was shunted from the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner before he wrote a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in March against Anil Deshmukh.

By stating that ‘case of a missing complainant should be looked into’ Uddhav Thackeray was indirectly referring to what the Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court a few days back that Param Bir was not traceable. His government told the court it doesn’t want to further extend ‘no coercive action’ assurance to Param Bir who is facing a number of criminal cases.

Param Bir even did not appear before Justice Chandiwal commission which was constituted to investigate allegations he had made. 

Thackeray heading the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra made the remark during the inauguration of two wings of the annexed building at the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court. The programme was attended by the Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, Supreme Court Justice D Y Chandrachud, Union law minister Kiren Rijuju, and others.

Justice D Y Chandrachud during his address at the event referred to problems of pending cases. He said that the oldest pending case was incidentally from Sangola taluka of Maharashtra where the accused has been absconding since 1958. ”God knows whether the accused is even around,” Justice D Y Chandrachud.

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.

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