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TN Urban Local Body Polls: BJP candidate who had campaigned carrying her toddler wins

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Results for the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Election Results which was held last Saturday (February 19) were announced yesterday.

The DMK has emerged as the winner securing majority of the seats in town panchayats, municipalities and courporations.

The BJP which is not as strong as the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu have secured a considerable number of seats. The party has secured 22 corporation seats, 56 municipality wards, and 230 Town Panchayat wards across the state.

The victory of one woman candidate has gained attention for all the right reasons. Vijitha, who was fielded as the BJP candidate for ward 21 in Kanchipuram Corporation, emerged as a winner defeating her opponents by securing 1183 votes.

What is worth mentioning is that she had gone for the campaigns by carrying her infant daughter. 

Appreciating her win, BJP Tamil Nadu Genereal Secretary Karu Nagarajan met Vijitha and her family and honoured her with a shawl.

(With inputs from Kathir News)

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Madrasa teacher rapes two minor girls along with his relatives, releases video after non-payment of money

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In another case of Islamic cleric teaching in Madrasas raping their students, the Gurugram Police on Tuesday (February 22) arrested Maulvi Mohammed Hasan and 8 of his relatives for gang-raping two minor girls and recording the crime inside the madrasa.

The rapists filmed this horrible crime and used it to blackmail the families of the victims and demanded ₹10 lakhs with a promise that failure of non-payment will lead to the video being posted on the internet.

This heinous crime came to light when the father of one of the victims came across the video of girls getting raped and sadly the video of minors getting raped has gone viral over social media by the time a complaint could be registered Gurugram Police station and registered a complaint.

However, the police have now identified the child rapist as Maulvi Mohammad Hasan, Jahulhak, Fakhruddin, Mustak, Yunus, Mustafa, Taiyab, and Waris.

The father informed the Police that the Islamic teacher who raped his daughter had demanded Rs 10 lakhs to delete the video but since he could arrange six lakh rupees, they went ahead and published the video on social media.

The rape of the minors occurred in a madrasa in Punhana, Gurugram and the girls used go to the madrasa for Islamic study. An investigation has revealed that a relative of Maulvi Mohammed Hasan named Taiyab and Waris often used to visit the madrasa and they eventually bribed Maulvi to let them sexually assault the minor girls.

Taiyab and Waris later raped the minor girls several times and recorded the act on video and continued to physically abuse the girls by threatening them to make the video public.

The rapists are now been charged under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) as more investigations are underway.

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DMK-VCK supporter and self-proclaimed activist says ‘religious conversion’ needed to arrest growth of BJP in TN

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A self-proclaimed writer and activist named Shalin Maria Lawrence who also comes across as a DMK supporter posted in her Facebook page that religious conversion of Hindus in Tamil Nadu is essential for arresting the growth of BJP in the state.

In her post, Shalin Maria Lawrence said “There are two ways to arrest the growth of BJP in Tamil Nadu. One is religious conversion. The other is to steadfastly take the thoughts of Iyothithasar and Ambedkar.”

She also added that the ‘BJP will use the atheism as a weapon’ to its advantage.

Shalin further added that bringing about changes in the culture and restoring (read distorting) history is the need of the hour to counter communal politics.

A screen shot of this post is now going viral on social media.

 

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Screenshot of Shalin Maria Lawrence’s post

After several netizens called out the problematic post, the DMK and VCK symapthizer has edited the post removing the suggestion about ‘religious conversion’.

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ABVP activists incarcerated by DMK govt released on bail

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The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Egmore Chennai has granted bail to 32 Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers, who were arrested for protesting in front of Chief Minister MK Stalin’s residence were released from prison on Tuesday (February 22).

The ABVP workers had protested in front of MK Stalin’s residence in Teynampet demanding justice for Lavanya, the young girl driven to suicide by her Christain school and were remanded to 14 days of judicial custody by Saidapet Magistrate Court.

Out of the 36 activists who participated in the protest, three have been released on account of being minors, while 33 others, including ABVP’s National General Secretary Nidhi Tripathi, Susheela, were sent to Puzhal Jail (women) and Chengalpattu Jail (men).

According to RC Paul Kangaraj, secretary of the BJP Legal Cell, who appeared for the arrested said, “The police initially registered a case under sections 143, 147, 153 (promoting enmity between two groups), 353 of IPC and 3 of the TNPPDL act against them. The police asked for a one day remand. But the magistrate gave them 14 days remand. After hearing the arrest of students, Union minister, top legal luminaries contacted us to help legally and in all possible ways.”

The court issued bail to 32 students on Monday with conditions including surety, and they must present themselves before the police as and when required.

The parents of the incarcerated workers of the ABVP thier role and said it should not deter from the government’s vindictive and intimidatory attitude and should participate in more protests in the future for the right cause.

Nidhi Tripathi, Muthuramalingam, Hari Krishna, Ashish Chouhan said, “We have been falsely charged with Section 353 IPC – assault on a public servant, which is a non-bailable offence. Our protest was totally peaceful and not even a scratch was made by any of us, as evident in the videos. The DMK government is acting upon a vendetta and targeting students. They have filed false charges on us for participating in the peaceful protest, sending student activists to jail who are raising their voice calls for action. We are prepared to fight the DMK government. Nowhere in the country did students were remanded for 14 days for gathering in front of CM’s residence. Detained students and political cadre would be freed by evening, provided no violence takes place.”

They added, “The police had behaved very badly with the girls. They used abusive and filthy language against and said they would teach us which will make us to think twice before taking part in such protests.” ABVP national secretary Prena Pawar, in the statement, said, “The decision of the Hon’ble court against this authoritarian attitude of the government is going to be far-reaching. ABVP is committed to taking Lavanya’s fight for justice.”

“It was due to CM Stalin’s high ego, autocratic thinking, misused of power and minority appeasement policy, students were remanded to jail illegally. It should be the first and last,” said the cadre in the meeting.

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Drive to protect mother tongues should become a people’s movement: Vice President

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Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu today observed that ‘language’ is a fundamental bond that unites people and said that the drive to protect and preserve mother tongues should become a people’s movement in the country. “If we lose our mother tongue, we will lose our identity”, he added.

Addressing an event organized by the Ministry of Earth Science on the occasion of International Mother Languages Day virtually from Chennai, the Vice President called for tailoring languages to the changing needs of our times and finding creative and innovative ways to promote them among younger generations. “Children should be encouraged to learn the nuances of language through games and activities,” he opined and also underlined the need to improve the scientific and technical terminology in Indian languages.

Describing languages as carriers of our cultural heritage, the Vice President said that a language is the vital, unseen thread that links the past with the present. “Our languages are thus a repository of our collective knowledge and wisdom which we have amassed over thousands of years,” he added.

Observing numerous languages thrived alongside each other over hundreds of years in India, the Vice President suggested referring to them as ‘Indian languages’ instead of ‘regional languages’ signifying their equal status and distinct identities. “These ‘Indian languages’ are the epitome of our long-cherished value – unity in diversity,” he added.

Noting that India is home to hundreds of languages and thousands of dialects, the Vice President termed this linguistic richness as key to our creativity and expression. He also expressed happiness over the fact that NEP-2020 encourages the use of mother tongue in schools and colleges and seeks to ‘Indianise’ our education system by making it holistic, value-based and inclusive. Commending this approach, he urged the states to implement the policy in letter and spirit.

The Vice President reiterated the need to offer technical courses in Indian languages to make education truly inclusive and to unlock the full potential of our youth force. Citing the example of several developed countries such as Japan, France, and Germany that impart education in their respective mother tongues, he suggested learning from their policies and strategies for preservation and promotion of mother tongue.

The vice President urged the state governments to take a proactive stance in implementing Indian languages in every walk of life. “All states must use the mother tongue of the people as the language of administration and also as a medium of education,” he said.

Emphasising the importance of people’s participation in the governance in a democracy, the Vice Preisdent opined that this could be achieved through usage of people’s language only. He said that court proceedings should also be in Indian languages so that people could better understand the judicial process.

Stating that colonial rule has done harm to our languages, he said that after independence also, we also have not made enough efforts to do justice to our languages. Calling it a great mistake not to have resorted to usage of mother tongue, the Vice President said that it was wrong not to have shifted to mother tongues and Indian languages after the colonial rule ended. While advocating that one should learn as many languages as possible, the Vice President, however, emphasized the need to build a strong foundation in the mother tongue first. He also underlined the need to link mother tongue with jobs and livelihood.

The virtual event to celebrate International Mother Languages Day was organized by the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences. The Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr M Ravichandran, former Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Prof (Dr) Girishwar Mishra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ms Indira Murthi and others attended the virtual event.

(Pubslihed from PIB)

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BJP leader Uma Anandan shatters fake news peddled by DMK & TN media by winning huge

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Results for the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Election Results which was held last Saturday (February 19) were announced today.

The DMK has emerged as the winner securing majority of the seats in town panchayats, municipalities and courporations.

The BJP which is not as strong as the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu have secured a considerable number of seats. As a result, the DMK and its minions in the media resorted to creating a negative rhetoric around the BJP’s emergence in the local body polls.

In light of this, fake news was peddled against BJP candidate of Ward No. 134.Uma Anandan.

DMK MLA TRB Rajaa who is also the head of the party’s IT Wing spread fake news that Uma Anandan had managed to secure only 8 votes, and was in for a huge loss in the election.

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Other prominent mainstream news outlets and DMK sympathizers too peddled the same including One India Tamil, Samaya (Times of India Tamil), Puthiya Thalaimurai

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However, proving them all wrong, she won with 5635 votes, against the combined force of DMK, Congress and 10 other parties that only got 3503 votes. AIADMK too secured only 2655 votes.

This is BJP’s first victory in Chennai Corporation in this election. When reporters asked her how she is going to tackle 140 DMK candidates who have won across Chennai, she replied with actor Rajnikanth’s Sivaji dialogue saying, “Singam Single aah dhaan varum.”

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No, ‘Periyar’ EVR was not awarded Tamrapatra; RTI reply busts claims of ‘Periyarists’

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The Central Government under the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi honoured those who participated in the freedom struggle with the ‘Tamrapatra’ award to commemorate 25 years of independence.

However, Dravidian ideologues and followers of rabid demagogue E.V. Ramasamy Naicker (hailed by his followers as ‘Periyar’) have claimed that such an award was presented to him for his contribution to India’s freedom struggle.

A recent RTI on the other hand busts these claims made by the Dravidian demagogues.

The question that the individual had asked using the RTI was, “In 1972, under what criterion Tamrapatra was given to E V Ramasamy Naicker of Tamil Nadu?”

The reply to the RTI filed by an unknown individual said, “Distribution of the first batch of Tamrapatras was done on 15th August, 1972 at a ceremony at the Red Fort to which 1000 freedom fighters were specially invited. Thereafter it was decided that the tampatras should be distributed at State level functions and the State Government were requested to complete this work. As far as Shri E.V. Ramasamy Naicker is concerned his name is not found in the available record of Tamra patra awardees from Tamil Nadu.”

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However, there is still a record that Periyarists use to show that Periyar was also a recipient of the award. It is still unclear who gave Periyar this award, if not the Central Government.

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Andhra: Villagers write to President of India opposing AP govt’s takeover of ancient Surya temple

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Villagers of the Budhagavi Gram Panchayat of the Uravakonda Mandal in Anantapur Distric passed a resolution against the Andhra Pradesh government’s take over of the ancient Sri Rama Lingeswara Swamy Temple.

Sri Rama Lingeswara Swamy Temple, situated in Budhagavi village is ancient temple dating backing to the 13th Century and is said to have been constructed during the regime of the Chola Dynasty.

Following several representations submitted by the villagers and representatives of Budhagavi village in March 2010, a No Objection Certificate was issued by the Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Andhra Pradesh that allowed the people of Budhagavi village to carry out temple development works with their own resources.

A society named ‘Sree Surya Narayana Seva Samiti’ was registered for temple development works in 2011. The villagers have been maintaining the temple and conducting ceremnoies with the financial assistance provided by one Shri Kasibhatla Anantha Rama Sharma.

However, it came to the notice of Budhagavi Gram Sabha that the Andhra Pradesh Endowments Department is trying to take over the temple administration from the hands of the people even though the said temple was never a part of the Endowments Department officially.

In light of this,  the people of the Gram Sabha held a formal special on February 18 and passed two resolutions. The villagers have said that the whole responsibility of maintaining the RamaLingeswara Temple will be borne by village people and there shall be no interference of AP Endowments Department in this matter. The ‘Sree Suryanarayana Swamy Seva Samiti’ – a registered society that is currently looking into the maintenance of the temple will take this responsibility in the future too.

Following this, the villagers have now written to the President of India to issue orders to the Government of Andhra Pradesh to maintain status quo in the maintenance of the temple.

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President Ram Nath Kovind conducts Fleet Review as the Indian Navy demonstrates new capabilities

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President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Monday (February 21) conducted the Fleet Review off the Visakhapatnam coast in the Bay of Bengal where the Indian Navy demonstrated its new capabilities and the theme of the President’s Fleet Review-2022 was ‘Indian Navy – 75 years in Service of the Nation’, commemorating the Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

The president was on board the indigenously designed Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sumitra, designated as the Presidential Yacht, as the supreme commander of the armed forces sailed past 44 ships anchored in four columns in the Bay of Bengal and received the ceremonial salute from each of them.

The crew from each ship presented a salute with the traditional ‘Three Jais’, a symbolic act called “Man and Cheer Ship,” in a demonstration of the unconditional allegiance of Navy personnel to the country and the Supreme Commander.

The President was accompanied by his wife the First Lady Savita Kovind, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhat, Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan, Chief of Defence Staff General M M Naravane, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command Vice-Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta and other officials onboard the Presidential Yacht.

On completion of the review, the President returned to base with ceremonial piping of the side, followed by a 21 Gun Salute.

The role of the Navy in the complex and dangerous world of geo-politics is more important than ever as the last decade saw the rise of China which has threatened the Indo-Pacific region. That is why India’s dependence on the maritime environment has expanded substantially as its economic, military and technological strength grew.

“There seems little doubt that the 21st century will be the ‘Century of the Seas’ for India and that the seas will remain a key enabler in its global resurgence,” the Navy observed.

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Muslims reportedly offer namaz inside Mysore Palace as K’taka simmers after Harsha’s murder

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As per a news report published in newskarnataka, individuals who are Muslims were reportedly seen offering namaz inside the famous Amba Vilas Palace (Mysore Palace) in Karnataka.

The video of Muslims offering Namaz has now gone viral in social media. As per reports, a group of ten Gujarati tourists reportedly paid a visit to the palace and offered namaz after washing their hands and legs. 

This incident has taken place when underage Muslim girls are demanding the right to wear hijab inside school and college which has gained national and international attention.

On Sunday, a 26-year-old youth and member of Bajrang Dal named Harsha, was brutally killed by Islamists because they were upset with a social media post where the victim supported the uniform dress code in school and opposed the hijab/burqa.

Police has now arrested Qasif, Syed Nadeem who worked as a lorry cleaner as per reports.

Mysore Palace is one of India’s most popular tourist destinations and each year lakhs of people visit this place. It is also the seat of the Wodeyar Maharajas of the Mysore state.

Within the palace, there are twelve Hindu temples, and the oldest temple was constructed in the 14th century, while the most recent was constructed in 1953.

The palace is particularly famous for its Dussehra celebrations and is also known as the “Mysore Dasara”, and for 10 days Mysore Palace illuminated and draws tourists from all over the world.

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