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DMK Leader Calls Actresses In Tamil Nadu BJP As “Items”, Makes Sexual Innuendo About Khusbhu

In yet another instance of insulting women, a DMK spokesperson has made derogatory and misogynist comments targeting women leaders of the BJP Tamil Nadu.

DMK leader Saidai Sadiq, who was speaking at a meeting in RK Nagar organised by DMK Minister of Information Technology and Digital Services Mano Thangaraj, used derogatory language to describe the women leaders of the BJP who are also working as actors. The incident took place with the Minister on stage.

Saidai Sadiq said,”How will you expand the BJP in Tamil Nadu? The BJP has four actresses. Khushbu, Namitha, Gayathri Raghuramm, Gauthami. We built the DMK party in North Madras with strong leaders such as TR Balu and Balraman in the past, and Elaya Aruna in the present.”

He referred to all four Tamil Nadu BJP actresses as prostitutes, saying, “We built the party with strong leaders, but if you look at the leaders in the BJP, all four women are ‘items’ (prostitutes).”

He went on to say, “Khushbu once stated that the BJP will grow in Tamil Nadu. But I tell her that while hair can grow on Amit Shah’s head, lotus can never bloom in Tamil Nadu.”

He also made sexual innuendos about Khusbhu obliquely stating that the DMK leader Elaya Aruna had sex with Actress Kushboo several times.He used the word “Potrukiraru (போட்டிருக்கிறாரு)” – a Tamil cuss word used to mention having sex.

He then continued, “Nobody should misinterpret what I said. I told that our leader Elaya Aruna, had many public meetings with Kushboo when she was in the DMK. ”

He asserted, “Can people like these (prostitutes) group together to destroy the DMK and strengthen the BJP? No.”

This speech of the DMK leader comes a few days after Chief Minister MK Stalin said that the party leaders are giving him sleepless nights through their actions. The speech of the DMK leader has drawn flak from the people.

Reacting to this speech, BJP leader Khushbu took to her social media and asked if this is part of the new Dravidian model under MK Stalin?

With this speech triggering social media outrage, DMK MP Kanimozhi who is the party’s Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi and the women’s wing secretary condemned the speech of Sadiq.

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Jamaat Union Calls Coimbatore Blast “An Act Of Terror” Due To Failure Of State Intelligence

Representatives from all Jamaats in the Coimbatore district on Wednesday strongly condemned the blast near Kottai Eswaran temple in Ukkadam, claiming that the “act of terror” was the result of a failure of state intelligence agencies. Coimbatore District United Jamaat leaders met with the city police commissioner and pledged their support in the fight against terrorism.

Addressing the Press after meeting with Coimbatore city commissioner, Abdur Jaffer, General secretary of Coimbatore District Jamaat Union said,” In the early hours of 23rd october, infront of Kottaimedu Eswaran Temple, a massive car blast happened. First, they(Police and DMK) said it is a car cylinder blast. However News started to unfold a little later. In continuation of that there is a panic in Coimbatore south area.”

He continued, “we met the commissioner regarding the blast. According to us, this is an “act of terror”. Only god has saved the people of Coimbatore. God has punished those involved in the “act of terror”. There are people still out in open who were involved in this incident. All those have to be found and brought to books.”

He also stated that the Union Jamaat will work with the police to root out terrorism and will make the necessary efforts to do so.

“We came to meet with the police commissioner to express our concern about the failure of state intelligence, and we doubt if it is functioning, and why haven’t they gathered information about the blast before it happened,” he added.

He ended the press meet saying that the Jamaat has requested commissioner to strengthen the state intelligence.

The video was shared on Twitter by Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai, who questioned TN CM MK Stalin, saying, “If Thiru Abdur Jaffer calls the blast “an act of terror,” what is stopping the CM from saying the same?” He also said that the DMK government’s inability to govern is out in open now and that minority appeasement politics will no longer work.

It is to be noted that this statement from Jamaat Union, calling it an “act of terror”, is contrary to the statements from Police authorities and the DMK leaders who tried to downplay the entire incident as mere cylinder blast.

Mylai DMK MLA Velu downplayed the explosion in his tweet to Annamalai, saying,”Why these needless words. Those who incited the crime should be punished first, rather than the perpetrators. Entire Tamil Nadu knows who is the reason for this (alleged “cylinder blast”). Go to the butcher shop and put your head in there. Tamil Nadu will be peaceful.”

In another case, Isai, the State Deputy Secretary of DMK IT Wing, had shared a clip from Tamil movie Kadhalan in which the antagonist discusses with another man about creating a law and order situation through bomb blasts in order to topple the government.

This clip was shared by the DMK IT Wing leader suggesting that the Coimbatore blasts was a handiwork of the BJP. The tweet by Isai was retweeted by Mannargudi DMK MLA and the party’s IT Wing head TRB Rajaa.

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Massive Ancient Shivalingam Unearthed Near Aravakurichi In TN

A 5-foot-tall Shivalingam idol along with a Nandi statue was discovered in the garden of a farmer named Kanthasamy in Arasampalayam, near Sithapatti Colony, near Aravakurichi in Karur District.

A bogline machine was used to excavate the 1000-year-old five-foot-tall Shivalinga with a matching pedestal. Following this, Sivanadiyars and devotees from the neighbouring area flocked to the site to worship the Shivalingam. They cleansed the Lingam with water and worshipped it with special pujas using milk, fresh water, turmeric, sandalwood, and perfumes.

The incident happened on the auspicious day of Deepavali (24 October 2022).

On receiving information, Aravakurichi Tahsildar, other Revenue officials and Archeology Department officials rushed to the spot and recovered the Shivalingam idol from the locals and proceeded with their investigation.

According to the archaeological department, the recovered Shivalingam was part of an ancient Shiva temple on the banks of the Amaravati River, where the Amaravati and Kudakanaaru rivers meet.They also said that the temple may have been destroyed centuries ago by a flood in the river.

(With inputs from Samayam Tamil)

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Three Swedish Nationals Caught Preaching At Assam Church, Penalized For Violating Indian Visa Rules

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Assam Police detained three Swedish nationals on 26 October 2022 for violating their tourist visa norms by participating in Christian religious activities at a prayer meeting, including preaching and offering “blessings” with the intent to convert the Assamese locals.

Upon receiving reliable information, Assam Police had visited a church in Namrup of Assam’s Dibrugarh district, where the three Swedish nationals, identified as Marcus Arne Henrik Bloom, Hannah Mikaela Bloom and Susana Elisabeth Hakanason, were caught in the act of Christian missionary activities. They had arrived in India on October 19 and reached Assam on October 24.

“We had information that they were involved in missionary activities and were preaching at a church in Namrup. Based on the information, we collected photo and video evidence and found the allegation to be true,” Dibrugarh superintendent of police Shwetank Mishra was quoted saying in a report.

“Since they arrived on tourist visas, it was a violation of visa norms. It was also found that they violated Section 14 of the Foreigners Act (for actions in violation of visa conditions). Based on that, they were apprehended,” he added.

They were detained and later released after they paid US $500 each ( about ₹41,500 each ) in fines, a district official said.

The tourists were produced before a court and found guilty under the Foreigners Act. The court directed the deputy commissioner and the district police to arrange for their deportation.

The tourists will be sent to Guwahati today (Thursday) and subsequently deported to Sweden, Mr Chetia said.

The Church event is being organised at Achabam Ghinai 1 No. playground in Nakarkatia from October 25 to 27 by United Churches Fellowship and Bless Assam Mission Network, with permission from the local authorities. The event was dubiously named “Peace and Healing Prayer Festival” and people were invited to seek blessings and get healed in the event, but in reality, the intent of the program was to convert locals into Christianity. The Swedish nationals were caught red handed, at this event. The three were trying to lure people to convert to Christianity in the tea garden areas of the region.

Last month, Assam Police had announced that they would crack down on foreign nationals, violating visa provisions more assiduously because, they said, Bangladeshi Islamic clerics were violating tourist visa norms by organising religious meets in remote areas of the state.

More recently, 17 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in Assam’s Biswanath district, with the police claiming that muslim clerics from Bangladesh were radicalising young male residents of the state.

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Man Hacked To Death In Mettur Hospital

The murder of a painter by cutting his throat in Mettur Government Hospital caused quite a stir.

Raghu (28) is a painter from Thottilpatti near Mettur in Salem district. He is married and has two daughters. According to reports, Raghunathan, who was a member of a gang led by Vellaiyan from the same neighbourhood, recently joined another gang. This enraged Vellaiyan, who assaulted Raghunathan at his home on Monday with his friends.

Raghu, who had suffered grievous injuries, managed to get away from the attackers and sought treatment at Mettur Government Hospital. The three men, Villiyayan, Murthy and Prakash, who followed on a two-wheeler, entered the government hospital and stabbed Raghu with a knife and slit his throat.

Nurses and patients in the hospital screamed and fled after witnessing the murder. Mettur DSP Vijayakumar reached the scene, seized the body and sent it for autopsy. The three murderers were apprehended and taken to police station for interrogation.

The CCTV footage of the murder inside the government hospital has gone viral on social media, prompting Netizens to question the state of law and order in Tamil Nadu.

(with inputs from News18 Tamil)

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DMK Leaders Downplay And Trivialize Coimbatore Blast Incident

The gas cylinder blast incident outside the Kottai Eswaran temple in Coimbatore has sent shockwaves across the nation.

Jamesa Mubin, who allegedly blew himself up in the vehicle laden with gas cylinders was a radicalised man and was reportedly preparing for an attack similar to the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombing.

Nails and ball bearings supposedly meant for inflicting maximum casualties were also recovered from the spot.

Investigtors had recovered handwritten paper documents recovered from the house of Jamesha Mubeen listing the popular spots in Coimbatore that they had plans to recce or were already done. Chemicals used for making crude bombs were also found at his house.

Hours before the incident, Mubin had posted a WhatsApp status which read “If the news of my death reaches you, forgive my mistakes. Hide my shortcomings. Participate in my Janasa. Pray for me.”

Mubin was earlier investigated by the NIA in 2019 as he had been attending Bayan classes at a Coimbatore mosque of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath.

He was also under the radar of Tamil Nadu police for attempting to blast an explosive a few years back.

The Tamil Nadu police have arrested five persons – Mohammad Thalka (25), Mohammad Asarudheen (25), Mohammad Riyaz (27), Feroz Ismail (27) and Mohammad Navaz Ismail (27) – have been arrested and have been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

A CCTV footage retrieved from a building near Mubin’s house which is under investigation, shows four men carrying a large object in a gunny sack which is suspected to be a gas cylinder.

With prima facie evidences from investigations pointing it to be a terror act, DMK leaders have been downplaying and trivializing the serious security threat.

‘Mylai’ Velu, the DMK MLA from Mylapore trivialised the Coimbatore blast and made unsavoury remarks about Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai.

On Tuesday (October 25), Annamalai, in his Twitter handle, criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over his alleged irresponsible handling of the Coimbatore blast, saying, “Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin who failed to provide security to people during the festive season should do some introspection.”

In response to the criticism, Mylai DMK MLA Velu downplayed the explosion, saying,”Why these needless words. Those who incited the crime should be punished first, rather than the perpetrators. Entire Tamil Nadu knows who is the reason for this (alleged “cylinder blast”). Go to the butcher shop and put your head in there. Tamil Nadu will be peaceful.”

Through his tweet, the DMK MLA implied that it was BJP who triggered the Islamist fundamentalist to carry out the blast in Coimbatore and that the BJP should be punished for this crime. He also attempted to ridicule Annamalai by calling him a goat (AADU) and saying, “Go and keep your head in butcher shop.”

In another case, Isai, the State Deputy Secretary of DMK IT Wing, had shared a clip from Tamil movie Kadhalan in which the antagonist discusses with another man about creating a law and order situation through bomb blasts in order to topple the government.

This clip was shared by the DMK IT Wing leader suggesting that the Coimbatore blasts was a handiwork of the BJP.

The tweet by Isai was retweeted by Mannargudi DMK MLA and the party’s IT Wing head TRB Rajaa.

These comments by the DMK leaders has drawn flak from people.

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Accused In Coimbatore “Cylinder Blast” Case Has Links With 1998 Coimbatore Serial Blast Convicts

On 25 October 2022, the Coimbatore City Police arrested five Islamist radicals in connection with the gas cylinder blast incident that happened on the wee hours of 23 October 2022 in which 25-year-old Jamesa Mubin of Ukkadam was killed.

In connection with the incident, the police have apprehended the following terror suspects – Mohammad Dhalha (25), Mohammad Azarudheen (25), Mohammad Riyaz (27), Feroz Ismail (27), and Mohammad Navaz Ismail (27) who are all from Coimbatore district.

On Tuesday, the police said that they had charged the five suspects under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

More worrisome information about the accused’s past emerged during the police investigation into the alleged Coimbatore “cylinder blast” case.

Further investigation by the Tamil Nadu Police revealed that one of the suspects, Mohammed Dhalka, who was detained for giving a car to the main accused Jamesa Mubin, who died in the blast, is the son of an accused involved in the 1998 Coimbatore serial blasts case.

In February 1998, a series of bomb blasts in Coimbatore targeting BJP leader Advani had killed at least 60 people.

The banned Islamic fundamentalist outfit Al-Umma, headed by one Syed Ahmed Basha was found to be responsible for the blasts who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2003.

Nawab Khan, Basha’s brother, was sentenced to one-life term and 27 years of rigorous imprisonment.

According to the police, Mohammad Dhalka is the son of Nawab Khan (nephew of S.A. Basha).

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Coimbatore Blast: UAPA Invoked On Terror Suspects Hours After BJP’s Annamalai Raises Issue In Press Meet

On 25 October 2022, the Coimbatore City Police arrested five Islamist radicals in connection with the gas cylinder blast incident that happened on the wee hours of 23 October 2022 in which 29-year-old Jamesa Mubin of Ukkadam was killed.

The blast happened outside the famous ‘Kottai Eshwaran Temple’.

During a search at Mubin’s house, the police recovered a large cache of explosive material like potassium nitrate, aluminium, and sulfur, which are used to make crude bombs.

Though they were arrested, the Tamil Nadu police had not slapped sections of Unlawful Activites Prevention Act (UAPA) against the terror accused.

This was flagged by BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai who during a press meet on 25 October 2022 mentioned that the there was incriminating evidence to invoke UAPA.

He asked who the Tamil Nadu police is trying to protect.

BBC Tamil Journo Quotes Italian Missionary To Claim “Deepavali Is Not Tamil Festival”

In an attempt to alienate the Deepavali festival from Tamil culture, serving evangelist propaganda, a BBC Tamil journalist quoted an Italian missionary to claim “Deepavali is not a Tamil festival”.

Muralitharan, a BBC Tamil journalist, had written an elaborate article trying to prove that there is no evidence of the Deepavali festival in Tamil literature until the 19th century.

He had quoted the works of Veeramamunivar to buttress his claims.

However, the real name of the “Veeramamunivar” is Constantine Joseph Beschi, an Italian Jesuit Priest and South Indian missionary.

Muralitharan quoting the Italian missionary wrote “The word ‘Deepavali’ is not found in ‘Sathuragarathi’ written by Veeramamunivar in 1732. Similarly, the term ‘Deepavali’ does not appear in Tamil literature until the nineteenth century.”

By quoting Manippai’s Tamil to Tamil dictionary, released in Sri Lanka in 1842, he mentioned that the word “Deepavali” appeared in Tamil literature for the first time and that the festival may have been introduced into Tamil Nadu at that time.

He added, “According to Tamil tradition, all our festivals are celebrated in the post-harvest period. Po.Velsamy says this festival may have become popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He also said U.V. Saminathaiyar’s biographical book, En Sarithram, has nothing much to say about Deepavali.”

He also tried to give a spin that Deepavali may be a Jain festival, following the standard template of Dravidian Stockists and Christian missionaries who ascribe anything and everything good to Jainism which had a considerable influence among the Tamil populace back in the day.

He quoted Seeni Venkatasamy, who said, “While staying in the king’s palace, Vardhamana Mahavira, the last Tirthankara of Jainism, delivered a sermon to the people of Bhavapuri. The sermon lasted all night and ended at dawn. As a result, people slept wherever they could without going home. In his seat, Mahavira attained Moksha as well. Deepavali is celebrated at dawn because Mahavira attained Moksha at dawn. Following the decline of Jainism, many Jains converted to Hinduism and continued to celebrate Deepavali.”

“Tho Paramasivan also claims that there is no Deepavali festival in ancient Tamil Nadu,” he continued. This is discussed in his book ‘Festivals in Socio-Historical Perspective.’ “The general period of Tamil Nadu festivals is from the Tamil month of Thai to the month of Adi,” said Paramasivan. Tamil Nadu is in the tropics. As a result, the festival season in Tamil Nadu is when there is no agricultural work. During this time, Tamil Nadu’s local deities are celebrated.

Deepavali, a popular festival today, was introduced to Tamil Nadu by Telugu Brahmins during the reign of the Vijayanagara kings. In North India, Deepavali is festival of Jains,” he added.

He went on to say that Ayodhidaasar claimed Deepavali was a Buddhist festival that was stolen by Brahmins.

“But when most people celebrate a festival with joy, it is better to leave the research of where it came from and whether we should celebrate it and celebrate it if we want to,” he concluded, quoting Sivasubramaniam, a researcher of local deities.

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Coimbatore Blast: What The Dravidian Stockist Media Won’t Tell You About Islamic Jihadi Jamesa Mubin

On 25 October 2022, the Coimbatore City Police arrested five Islamist radicals in connection with the gas cylinder blast incident that happened on the wee hours of 23 October 2022 in which 29-year-old Jamesa Mubin of Ukkadam was killed.

The five men who were identified have been identified as Mohammed Talka, Mohammed Azarudeen, Mohammed Riyas, Feroz Ismail, and Mohammed Navaz Ismail.

The blast happened outside the famous ‘Kottai Eshwaran Temple’. While mainstream media in Tamil Nadu have been trying to brush the terror angle under the rug, revelations through investigations and the invocation of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) has led to the suspicion that the blast could’ve been a terror act.

In fact, during a search at Mubin’s house, the police recovered a large cache of explosive material like potassium nitrate, aluminium, and sulfur, which are used to make crude bombs. Nails and ball bearing were also recovered from the spot where the explosion happened. It has been reported that there was a conspiracy to carry out a bomb blast akin to the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Bombings.

An article by Saikiran Kannan to the India Today has exposed the deep ISIS plot behind the Coimbatore blast.

Who Is This Jamesa Mubin?

Jameesa Mubin from Ukkadam (a Muslim majority area in Coimbatore), was a radicalised Islamic State (IS) man and is believed to have been planning to execute the explosion either at Konniyamman Temple or Kotta Eswaran Temple in Coimbatore.

He had tried to execute an explosion a few years ago, but the attempt was thwarted by Tamil Nadu police, said sources. He was in close contacts with Mohammed Azharuddin, who is now lodged in Kerala jail for his involvement with the ISIS.

Azharudding was a Facebook friend of Zahran Hashim, the alleged mastermind of 2019 Easter church bombings that rocked Sri Lanka in 2019.

The plan here seems to have been to stage a terror strike similar to Easter bombings in Lanka in 2019 in which more than 250 people were killed.

The Growing Menace Of Islamic Radicalism In Tamil Nadu & Kerala

Back in June 2019, the NIA had conducted a series of searches at seven locations in Coimbatore. This was also a continuation of the Kasargod (Kerala) – ISIS breakthrough. A total of six people were arrested based on information received that the accused persons and their associates were propagating the ideology of ISIS on social media. They also had intentions of recruiting vulnerable youth into the ISIS for carrying out terrorist attacks in South India especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

The prime accused in this arrest, Mohammed Azharudeen had been the leader of the module and had been maintaining a Facebook page named “KhilafahGFX”, through which he had been propagating the ideology of ISIS. Mohammed Azarudeen had been a Facebook friend of Sri Lankan suicide bomber Zahran Hashim and other members of the module had also been sharing radical contents attributed to Zahran Hashim, over the social media. Azharuddin also hailed from the Ukkadam area in Coimbatore.

When Azharudeen was arrested, multiple phones, sim cards, radical Islamic literature professing terror, an electric baton, guns, and other ammunition were recovered.

Another man named Ibrahim alias Shahin Shah was a close associate of one Riyas Aboobacker who had planned to conduct terrorist attacks in Kerala, on behalf of the ISIS. Aboobacker had also confessed to have been inspired by rabid Islamists Zahran Hashim and Zakir Naik.

Rashid Abdulla, who is allegedly the leader of ISIS recruitment in Kerala is said to have been killed by the US forces in Afghanistan. It was Rashid who had inspired people like Riyas Aboobacker to join the IS. His phone call recordings were part of the recent materials in possession of NIA which had helped to break into the recruitment modus operandi of IS in Kerala.

Zahran Hashim: The Radical Islamist Behind The Radicalization 

The name connecting all the above individuals is Zahran Hashim, touted as the Zakir Naik of south India and Sri Lanka.

Zahran Hashim hailed from Kattankudy near Batticaloa in Sri Lanka and was of Tamil Muslim ethnicity. He ran the National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ), a Sri Lankan Islamic Jihadist group.

His speeches and videos had great influence among his followers in Southern India and also among the Tamil Muslims in Singapore and Malaysia.

But Zahran Hashim isn’t just a Zakir Naik. He is also an Ajmal Kasab in terms of executing his terror plans.

Zahran Hashim was one of the suicide bombers in the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Bombings in which 3 churches and and 3 hotels were targeted in Colombo killing 269 people and several hundreds injured.

Zahran Hashim – Coimbatore – Mubin

Zahran Hashim has a strong influence among the Muslims of Ukkadam. In 2018, an ISIS module in Coimbatore was busted in which a few radicalized Muslims had zeroed in on attacking Hindu leaders and activists critical of Islamic terrorism.

The IS gang had conducted recee of their targets and their locations for launching attacks to disturb the communal harmony in the states.

The videos, seized from the accused in the Coimbatore case, showed Hashim asking youths from Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala to establish an Islamic rule in the region.

In the Sri Lankan Easter Bombings, explosive laden vans were used to create explosions aside from suicide bombers.

It is to be noted that Mubin had 2 cylinders in his Maruti 800 which exploded prematurely according to reports. A CCTV footage shows Mubin and his freinds/associates carrying the cylinders and loading on to the car. What is worth mentioning is that Mubin was driving a petrol vehicle and not a gas-fueled car.

The blast which got him killed could’ve been triggered by mistake before the intended timing or destination. What further adds substance to the terror angle is that the gas cylinders were filled with nails to inflict maximum damage on people.

While the Tamil Nadu police have been prompt in investigating and identifying the other culprits, they along with Dravidian Stockist media in the state have been downplaying the incident as an “accidental cylinder blast” and not an act of terror.

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