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After Group 2 Exam Mess Up, Irregularities Flagged In TNPSC Group 4 Recruitment, PTR Denies

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TNPSC Cancels Asst Public Prosecutor Exam Scheduled For This Year, Reschedules To Feb 2025

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) held preliminary exams to Group 4 posts in July 2022 to fill 7,301 vacancies in multiple government departments, the results for which were declared on 24 March 2023.

Reports mentioned that a large number of candidates who cleared the exam belonged to two private coaching centres.

Around 2000 candidates who cleared the exam belonged to one coaching institute from Tenkasi said reports. Apparently, the institute itself had boasted of the feat with advertisements.

While the institute in question has said that the the selection of 2000 candidates is indeed true as it has 40 centres across the State, opposition parties have flagged concerns citing irregularities.

BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai said that the news of 2000 people of from a single training center is a blow on the hard work of thousands of youth.

“While the commission has already announced that it is going to investigate the incident in which 700 people from Karaikudi center won the land surveyor exam, irregularities in the Group 4 exam results that have come out after eight months of waiting, is like insulting the youth of Tamil Nadu who have worked tirelessly preparing for the exam. The Government of Tamil Nadu should conduct a thorough investigation and re-examination should be conducted if there have been any irregularities in the examination results.”, Annamalai said.

AIADMK MLA from Bodinayakkanur O. Panneerselvam too flagged the issue demanding a detailed inquiry into the recent Group 4 exam results.

5 Lakh People Failed To Clear Tamil Says TNPSC

Many candidates also complained that they couldn’t view their results to which the TNPSC has stated that around 5 lakh people have failed to clear the Tamil qualifying paper.

Interestingly, when the Group 2 exam fiasco panned out, the TNPSC stated that candidates need not worry about the Tamil qualifying paper as 98% of the candidates clear it.

PTR Underplays And Denies

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan who also holds the portfolio of human resources management denied any irregularities saying the allegations are baseless. But he has sought a detailed clarification from the commission’s member secretary.

“Appropriate action will be taken if any malpractices, as claimed, have taken place,” PTR said responding Edappadi K Palaniswami’s calling attention motion in the Assembly.

This is the second instance in a matter of a month where the TNPSC has found itself in bad light.

The Group 2 Exam Fiasco

Earlier on 25 February 2023, there was commotion in several districts due to a delay in the conducting of Group II and Group II-A exam.  The delay had occurred due to the incorrect distribution of question papers and answer sheets by the examiners. According to reports, after the examiners realized that the question paper and answer sheets were incorrectly distributed, the candidates were instructed to write the exam on an already written answer sheet, which was written by the person who received it during the previous incorrect distribution.

Furthermore, when the candidatess inquired about the incorrect register number on the OMR sheets, the invigilators misled them by claiming that those were dummy numbers.

TNPSC officials took back the question papers and answer sheets from the examinees and sent them out of the hall after realizing that the question papers and OMR sheets had been distributed incorrectly. Some of the examinees who had phones outside the exam hall used them to look up answers to questions they remembered from the incorrectly distributed paper.

After outrage from candidates hitting the headlines, TNPSC admitted to the confusion and said that it had instructed the respective districts to give the candidates extra time due to the delay in starting the exam. However, not all candidates in all centre’s were given the extra time, say many candidates.

It is to be noted that this kind of blunder and mismanagement has never happened in the 9 decade history of TNPSC.

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Move Over RaGa, Will Action Be Taken Against DMK School Edu Min For Calling Brahmins ‘Pickpockets’?

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Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as an MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency on Friday (24 March 2023) in accordance with a Surat trial court order, which had convicted him in a criminal defamation case and sentenced him to two years in prison on Thursday for his remarks “how come all thieves have Modi surname?”

Following this, a section on the social media demanded that a similar case be filed against the DMK leaders in constitutional positions, citing their habit of abusing the Brahmin community in public meetings.

In this context, an old video of DMK Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi quoting EV Ramasamy Naicker calling the entire Brahmin community as ‘pickpockets’, has been making the rounds on social media.

In his address to Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and various other Islamic organisations on October 16, 2021, incumbent minister Anbil Mahesh quoted a conversation between Brahmins and EV Ramasamy Naicker (rabid anti-Hindu, anti-Brahmin speaker), saying, “In those days Brahmins went to Periyar and asked him why they were scared of Brahmins, despite the fact that they made up only 3% of the population.”

Anbil Mahesh cited EV Ramasamy’s response to Brahmins, saying, “EV Ramasamy narrated a story. When a festival occurs at a place, thousands of people will attend it. Those attending the festival will keep checking their pockets because they will have money in their pockets. After narrating the short story, EV Ramasamy Naicker stated that only 3% of individuals in a crowd of 1000 will be pickpockets.”

By quoting rabid anti-Brahmin speaker EV Ramasamy Naicker, DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh implied that the entire 3% Brahmins in Tamil Nadu are pickpockets.

This old video of DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh is going viral on social media, with many demanding that a criminal defamation case similar to the one filed against Rahul Gandhi be filed against the DMK minister for insulting the entire Brahmin community.

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RaGa Shown The Doors By Lok Sabha, Again: Housing Committee Serves Ultimatum To Vacate Govt Bungalow

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Days after his disqualification as Lok Sabha MMP, Congres leader Rahul Gandhi has been asked to vacate his government-allotted bungalow at 12, Tughlaq Lane by 22 April 2023.

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified after he was convicted to two years jail by a Surat court in the Modi surname defamation case which pertains to his Kolar speech of 2019 where he said “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?”

According to the Article 102 1(e) of the Constitution and Section 8(3) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, when read together, a Member of Parliament can be disqualified if he or she is convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for two or more years.

Rules do not allow a disqualified parliamentarian to continue in government accommodation, and is given a 30-day period to vacate the official bungalow.

The notice to vacate the bungalow was served by the Housing Committee of Lok Sabha. However, Rahul Gandhi can seek an extension of his stay which may be considered by the panel.

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Ambasamudram ASP Balveer Singh Shifted To Vacancy Reserve Following Custodial Torture Allegation

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In Tamil Nadu, a number of men from the Ambasamudram police division have come forward claiming that Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Balveer Singh IPS tortured them through removing their teeth with cutting pliers. They also alleged that the ASP tortured two more by crushing their testicles.

Tirunelveli Collector KP Karthikeyan stated he had issued an order for an inquiry to be performed by the Cheranmahadevi sub-divisional magistrate-cum-sub-collector in accordance with police standing orders.

In a video shared by Thinakaran Rajamani, a journalist based in South Tamil Nadu, Chellappa who runs a mutton stall in Ambasamudram alleged that ASP Balveersingh damaged his teeth with blue metal and beat him and his two siblings at the Ambasamudram police station earlier this month.

He went on to say that while ASP Balveeer Singh arrived at the station in uniform, he changed into shorts and gloves before attacking them.

He further said in the video, “My brothers, three relatives and I had a dispute with another group over a love affair. when they tried to attack us with weapons, we handed over members of that group, with their weapons to the police. However, the police took us along with the three miscreants who tried to assault us to the Ambasamudram police station. Two police officers, including the ASP’s gunman, held me while Singh used blue metal to harm my teeth and injure my lips. He stuffed stones into my mouth and beat my face.”

He added, “Then the ASP asked me to sit while he called my brothers and relatives. They were also beaten and their teeth were removed with cutting pliers. One of my siblings lost three teeth. Our lips were dripping with blood. We pleaded with him not to beat my brother Mariappan because he was recently married. But as soon as we said that, he crushed my brother’s testicles with his left hand and kicked him on his chest.”

He further added, “Mariappan was so traumatised by the assault that he no longer gets out of bed. He only drinks juice once a day because he is unable to consume. Singh broke the teeth of six people on our side and two people on the other side. We had to remain in our underwear while being thrashed with a lathi. He threatened us to not to tell the judge about the assault and he asked us to say we were hurt when we fell off our bikes or from a coconut tree.”

Another victim Vetha Narayanan (49), an auto driver alleged that the Ambasamudram ASP Balveer Singh removed his tooth and damaged his ear with cutting plier in Vikramasingapuram police station. He added that he had been separated from his wife for the past four years and that due to a small dispute with his wife he was taken to police station based on her complaint, where he endured the torture.

After public outrage Balveer Singh IPS, ASP, Ambasamudram, accused of custodial torture, was shifted to Vacancy Reserve(VR) by DGP. A DSP has been made in charge for Ambasamudram division. Balveer Singh is a 2020-batch IPS officer with a BE degree from IIT-Bombay. He was posted to Ambasamudram as ASP on October 15, 2022.

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VCK MP Thiruma Questions Integrity Of Surat Court Judge Who Convicted RaGa In Modi Surname Case

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On 23 March 2023, the Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma of a Surat court convicted Congress’ de-facto chief Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in the ‘Modi Surname’ defamation case.

The case pertains to Rahul Gandhi’s comments during a rally in Kolar, Karnataka, where he said, “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?”.

Following his conviction, Rahul Gandhi by default was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP.

Reacting to this event, VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan who is also a Lok Sabha MP alleged that the verdict was delivered by a judge having ‘RSS mindset’.

They have replaced the judge who investigated the case with a judge favourable to them and handed out this two-year year jail sentence through him. This is a clear-cut conspiracy.

In his statement, he said “Knowing that the judge who heard this case in the lower court in Surat was not in accordance with their wishes, they changed him and appointed someone who was close to them and got this verdict. The judge adjourned the sentence for 30 days to appeal. But without giving it a chance, depriving Rahuk Gandhi of his post shows the BJP’s shoddy ploy to prevent him from entering Parliament.”

In light of this, temple rights activist Rangarajan Narasimham has filed a petition with the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Thirumavalavan.

“The speech of Mr. Thirumavalavan on a public platform in his official Twitter handle and his official statement in his letter head is a serious attack on the integrity of the Hon’ble Surat District and Civil Courts as it attributes motive to the judgement of a learned judge and thus reducing the dignity of the Hon’ble Surat District and Civil Courts and the Hon’ble judge as well as the judiciary.”, Mr. Rangarajan Narasimhan wrote in his petition.

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AP High Court’s Verdict On Suryanarayana Swamy Temple Case Gives Hope For Hindus Fighting Against State Control Of Temples

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Earlier this month, a significant verdict passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in favour of individual temple petitioners against the state government, didn’t garner much attention.

The case was filed in the Andhra Pradesh High Court on behalf of Budagavi village, in particular, the village’s temple trust for the Suryanarayana Swamy temple. The villagers suspected the political motives of a YSRCP leader in wanting to interfere in a historic temple’s management and affairs. The residents of Budagavi village held a special Gram panchayat meeting on February 18, 2022 and passed a resolution with the intent to continue the maintainance of the Suryanarayana Swamy Temple under the ‘Sree Suryanarayana Swamy Seva Samiti’ temple trust, with no interference from the A.P Endowments Department.

The village residents reiterated their right to maintain their small village temple under Article 26 of the Constitution of India. A copy of the Gram Panchayat resolution was also sent to the President of India, requesting the President’s office to allay the village’s fears of covert political interference and the forced takeover of the ancient temple by the Andhra Pradesh government. Prior to the arbitrary takeover, the temple was being maintained on a modest budget by volunteers with the help of private donations. The villagers had respectfully requested the President’s office to advise the Andhra Pradesh government to maintain the status quo regarding their request for temple maintenance.

The High Court granted relief to temple-petitioners of Budagavi village, by suspending the notice for a forced takeover of a historic temple by the Andhra Pradesh State Endowments Department, thereby allowing the villagers to continue the governance and maintenance of the temple’s religious and charitable activities on their own without interference from the government.

The Background And History Of Sri Suryanarayana Swamy Temple

The Sri Suryanarayana Swamy Temple of Budagavi village, Uravakonda Mandal in Andhra’s Anantapur district, is a historic temple from the 13th Century, said to have been constructed during the reign of the Chalukyas. It has been in continuous use for religious purposes by local devotees. It is the second temple dedicated to Lord Suryanarayana (the Sun) in Andhra Pradesh built a few centuries after the famous 7th century Arasavalli Sun temple near Srikakulam town in North coastal Andhra. The Budagavi Suryanarayana temple is reportedly the only sun temple in the world where the principal sun deity, Lord Suryanarayana, faces the South direction.

The temple’s modest budget and its management had never been questioned till recently, when a YSRCP leader made an arrogant, unilateral decision in asking the Andhra Pradesh Endowments Department to take over the temple. Despite the villager’s strong objections, the endowments department forcefully took control of the small temple’s affairs. This forcible takeover of a small temple run on an annual budget of less than ₹2 lakhs prompted the village to hold a plebiscite meeting and file a case against the government.

Although the temple had been declared an ancient monument and is under the maintenance of the Archaeology and Museums Department, the villagers had taken the initiave to actively contribute towards the maintainance of their historic temple. Back in 2010, the villagers who are proud of the temple’s illustrious history and antiquity, consulted with the Andhra Pradesh Department of Archaeology & Museums and received an NOC (No Objection Certificate) to undertake some much needed development and maintenance work with their own resources, taking special care of the temple’s needs, considering its age and history.

A temple trust ‘Sree Surya Narayana Seva Samiti’ was formed in 2011, to address the maintenance needs of the temple. An NRI, Mr. Kasibhatla Anantha Rama Sharma’s financial assistance along with contributions received from devotees and well wishers, was put to good use in maintaining the temple and conducting various forms of worship through out the year as well as charitable events such as “anna dhannam” (free food) on certain occasions for the benefit of all devotees and visitors.

Hope For Hindus

The court verdict brings hope to Hindus, who are asking for their ‘Article 26’ constitutional right to maintain small, local temples, conduct rituals of worship and engage in charitable activities within the provisions of Indian law. This recent High Court judgement also brings a much needed focus on ‘Article 26’ of the Indian Constitution.

Article 26 of the Constitution of India, states:

Subject to public order, morality and health, every religious denomination or any section thereof shall have the right—
(a) to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes;
(b) to manage its own affairs in matters of religion;
(c) to own and acquire movable and immovable property; and
(d) to administer such property in accordance with law.

Article 26 (the freedom to manage religious affairs) speaks about the rights of Indian citizens to form and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes including the right to adminster and manage the religious/charitable entity’s own affairs, the right to acquire both immovable and movable property as well as the right to administer all acquired property for the said religious/charitable purpose, subject to the provisions of Law.

While churches and mosques have had a free reign over their affairs and are not subjected to government scrutiny and administrative or financial interference in the republic of India, the argument by many concerned Hindu citizens is that, several temples including smaller, local ones are often under arbitrary, indiscriminate government control, against the “secular” credentials of the nation.

Hindu religious institutions are often taken over without the required scrutiny and alleged to be mis-managed by state governments, while being at the mercy of political leaders with vested interests. What’s worse is that the financial contributions of Hindu devotees are often unscrupulously utilized for financing the state’s “secular” schemes. This amounts to blatant discrimination (some argue, state sponsored) against the Hindus and results in an unfair advantage for non-Hindus.

The recent A.P High Court’s stay against an arbitrary, ill informed government takeover of the temple, until further arguments based on factual information, can be made, is a welcome verdict for Budagavi village and all other temple petitioners in Andhra Pradesh! The villagers are now hopeful of maintaining the temple on their own, by a group of dedicated volunteers on a modest budget, providing a variety of religious and charitable services and worshipping at their temple on their own terms without unnecessary political interference in a matter of religious rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India.

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Why Conviction Of Rahul Gandhi Is A Welcome Step For Indian Democracy

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On March 23, the Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma of a Surat court sentenced Rahul Gandhi, De facto leader of the Indian National Congress, to two years in jail in a defamation case dating back to 2019. The case was related to Gandhi’s comments about the “Modi surname” during a rally in Kolar, Karnataka, where he allegedly said, “how come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?” Despite the conviction, Gandhi was granted bail and his sentence was suspended for 30 days, allowing him to appeal in a higher court. This incident has caused a frenzy within the opposition party, indicating significant churning within Indian politics. This article will delve into the legal aspects of this incident and explore past instances to analyse why this incident serves as a stark warning to the politics of “shoot and scoot,” a term used to describe the practice of making sensational but unsubstantiated allegations against political opponents.

What Is The Case?

During a political rally in Kolar, Karnataka in 2019, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi allegedly made a statement about people with the surname Modi being thieves. BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi filed a complaint against Gandhi under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code, which deal with criminal defamation. Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma held Gandhi guilty, but granted him bail and suspended the sentence for 30 days to allow him to appeal in a higher court. In India, defamation can both be a civil wrong and a criminal offence, depending on the objective they seek to achieve. A civil wrong sees a wrong being redressed with monetary compensation, while a criminal law seeks to punish a wrongdoer and send a message to others not to commit such acts, with a jail term. In a criminal case, defamation must be established beyond reasonable doubt but in a civil defamation suit, damages can be awarded based on probabilities. Section 499 of the IPC defines what amounts to criminal defamation and subsequent provisions define its punishment. Section 499 elaborates on how defamation could be through words – spoken or intended to be read, through signs, and through visible representations. These can either be published or spoken about a person with the intention of damaging the reputation of that person, or with the knowledge or reason to believe that the imputation will harm his reputation.

The final arguments were heard by the court last week, and Gandhi’s lawyer argued that the proceedings were flawed from the beginning because the procedure laid down under section 202 of the CrPC was not followed. The Gujarat High Court had stayed the proceedings in March 2022, but the case resumed after Modi withdrew his petition following the emergence of sufficient evidence. Gandhi’s lawyer also argued that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, rather than Purnesh Modi, should have been the complainant in the case because he was the main target of Gandhi’s speech. But as a representative of the entire ‘Modi’ community the complainant pressed with his legal action. It is worth noting that the Modi surname is relatively common in Gujarat, particularly in the Ghanchi community, which is primarily involved in the manufacture and sale of vegetable oil. It is also found among other communities in Gujarat, such as the Lohana, Kshatriya, and Jain communities. Thus, not all individuals with the Modi surname are related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it seems that the lower court likely found merit in these arguments to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. But it is also a stated fact that the de-facto opposition leader is granted the due liberty to appeal the said decision and to challenge the same to obtain suitable relief in the higher court. Even though Rahul suffered an immediate disqualification, the merits of the case are still left open.

Lilly Thomas Verdict

The Lily Thomas case was a significant decision by the Supreme Court of India in 2013, which dealt with the issue of disqualification of convicted politicians from holding public office or contesting elections. The Court held that a person convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of two years or more would be disqualified from holding public office or contesting elections, even if the conviction was under appeal. The Supreme Court based its decision on the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which lays down the qualifications and disqualifications for membership of Parliament and State Legislatures. Section 8 of the Act provides that a person convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more shall be disqualified for a period of six years from the date of his release from prison. However, the Act also provides that the disqualification shall not apply if the conviction is stayed by a superior court. In the Lily Thomas case, the Supreme Court interpreted the provision in a manner that ensured that a convicted person would be disqualified even if the conviction was under appeal. The Court held that the provision of the Act was intended to ensure that persons with criminal backgrounds do not enter the political arena and influence the decision-making process. The Court also observed that the disqualification was not a punishment, but a restriction on the right to contest elections.

The Lily Thomas verdict has been hailed as a landmark decision in the fight against corruption in Indian politics. According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a non-governmental organization that tracks the criminal records of politicians, as of 2019, 43% of the members of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) had criminal cases pending against them, while 29% had serious criminal cases such as murder, kidnapping and rape. The Lily Thomas verdict has resulted in a significant number of politicians being disqualified from holding public office or contesting elections. For instance, in 2014, the Supreme Court disqualified Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav from contesting elections for six years after he was convicted in a corruption case. Similarly, in 2017, the Supreme Court disqualified All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader VK Sasikala from contesting elections for four years after she was convicted in a disproportionate assets case. The Lily Thomas verdict has played a crucial role in cleaning up Indian politics by disqualifying convicted politicians from holding public office or contesting elections. The decision has helped to maintain the integrity and purity of elections and has ensured that persons with criminal backgrounds do not enter the political arena and influence the decision-making process. And it is under these circumstances Rahul Gandhi was disqualified.

Instances from the past

The Representation of the People Act has been instrumental in ensuring accountable politics in India by disqualifying Members of Parliament (MPs) for various reasons. The disqualification of MPs with criminal backgrounds or those who violate the law has helped to maintain the integrity and purity of elections, ensuring that only people with a clean track record are allowed to enter the political arena. Here are some past examples of disqualification of MPs under the Representation of the People Act; In 2006, actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan was disqualified from the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) after it was found that she held an office of profit as the chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Corporation. Similarly, in 2011, YSR Congress Party leader Jagan Mohan Reddy was disqualified from the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) after he was charged with corruption and disproportionate assets. In 2007, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren was disqualified from the Lok Sabha under the Representation of the People Act, after he was convicted in a murder case. Similarly, in 2013, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav was disqualified from the Lok Sabha and barred from contesting elections for six years under the Representation of the People Act, after he was convicted in a corruption case. And more recently, in January, Mohammad Faizal, the MP from Lakshadweep, was disqualified by the Lok Sabha Secretariat after being convicted by a sessions court for attempted murder. However, the Kerala High Court later suspended the conviction, and the Election Commission decided to withhold the by-election to the Lok Sabha seat scheduled for February 27. Similarly, in October 2022, Azam Khan, an MLA from Rampur, was convicted in a 2019 hate speech case and sentenced to three years in prison by a Rampur MP-MLA court. The next day, the UP-Assembly Secretariat announced Khan’s disqualification from the House. These instances of disqualification of MPs have served as examples of accountable politics in India.

Warning To Shoot And Scoot Politics

The recent observation by the court in the defamation case is a stark warning to the practice of ‘shoot and scoot’ politics which has zero accountability. The present decision by the court and its consequences will send shivers down the spine of any politicians who want to indulge themselves in unaccountable politics. Even though the merits of Rahul’s case are still left open for the higher judiciary to decide, the lesson from the proceedings has been carved into stone. Thus, ultimately it gives one lesson to our politicians, which is, ‘Do not speak what you cannot substantiate.’

(This article was originally published in The Pulse and has been republished here with permission.)

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“Fool, Sick Mind, Worst Person”: Christian ‘Music Director’ Abuses Musical Genius Ilaiyaraaja

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Alleged music director James Vasanthan went on a verbal rant against musical genius Ilaiyaraaja, calling him a characterless and awful person with a sick mind.

During a musical concert in the United States organized by Google a few weeks ago, Ilaiyaraaja stated that he used to watch documentaries on YouTube in his spare time, and in one of these documentaries, they published proof that Jesus Christ did not resurrect after his death. He did, however, add that while he is unsure whether Jesus Christ was resurrected or not, he believes Ramana Maharishi was resurrected from death.

In response to Ilaiyaraaja’s remarks, alleged music director James Vasanthan went on a tirade against him in a YouTube interview. James Vasanthan said, “I have harsh criticisms of Ilayaraja as an individual. You can never see a man as awful as him. He lacks maturity. People including Rajinikanth call him ‘Saami’ (God) for his involvement in spirituality. When you delve deeply into spirituality, you should get generosity, maturity, and tolerance. But Ilaiyaraaja lacks these qualities and has also begun to speak awfully as he becomes more spiritual.”

He added, “For example, in a music event organized in the US for Google, Ilaiyaraaja abused Christianity. Christianity is founded on the fundamental idea that Jesus Christ was born, lived, was crucified, and then resurrected on the third day. There is no Christianity if you refute any one of it. Ilaiyaraaja, like a fool, claimed that he had no idea whether Jesus Christ had been resurrected or not.”

James Vasanthan stated, “He was attempting to assert that Ramana Maharishi is the only person who has been resurrected after death. Anyone with spiritual understanding and maturity would never say something like this. He can assert that Ramana Maharishi was resurrected after his death. But why should he compare him with Jesus?”

He further said, “I disagree with the claim that Ramana Maharishi was resurrected after his death. Several people proved that it is a lie. The director of a documentary about Ramana Maharishi’s life stated that similar to how many elderly people come back to life after epilepsy in 10 to 15 minutes, Ramana Maharishi came back to life after 6 hours. Let us assume Ramana Maharishi was resurrected. Will anyone speak like him? Crores of people believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He is wounding all those people. He is not a historian to claim this. Ilaiyaraaja has a sick mind to demean everyone who believes in Jesus Christ. I call him the worst person because he believes that everyone else is wrong and that only he is correct.”

When the anchor explained how he unknowingly abused Ilaiyaaraja in the flow, James Vasanthan stated, “I know I abused him and I did it with intention.” He went on to say that Ilayaraja is a characterless man despite his achievements in the music industry. During the interview, he also stated that AR Rahman is a musical genius with a good personality, unlike Ilaiyaraaja.

It must be mentioned that James Vasanthan’s comments were riddled with inconsistencies. During the interview, he asks Ilaiyaraaja how he can hurt the feelings of crores of people who believe in Jesus’ resurrection by saying that the resurrection did not happen. However, in the same interview, he claims that, according to the director of the documentary on Ramana Maharishi’s life, Ramana Maharishi did not resurrect after death and that it is just a normal symptom of epilepsy.

If one argues that James Vasanthan was only quoting the director of Ramana Maharishi’s biography, then Ilaiyaraaja was also only quoting documentaries on YouTube that proved Jesus’ resurrection was a lie.

James Vasanthan also asked if a sane person would compare Jesus to Ramana Mahraishi. During the interview, however, he compared Ilaiyaraaja to AR Rahman, saying that AR Rahman, unlike Ilaiyaraaja, is a man of good character.

Musical maestro ‘Isagnani‘ Ilaiyaraaja has been at the receiving end of attacks by ‘Dravidian Stockists’ and self-proclaimed ‘Ambedkarites’ for his comments praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and after he was made a Rajya Sabha MP by the Modi government. Those who identify themselves as ‘Dravidian Stockists’, ‘Periyarists’ and ‘Ambedkarites’ have been cancelling the musical maestro and even abusing him. James Vasanthan’s social media posts give away that he is a supporter of DMK and Congress and a vicious propagandist against Hindu/Hindutva.

Recently, VCK head Thol. Thirumavalavan too derogated the maestro saying “He’s forgotten the crown placed by the people and has been intoxicated by the ‘rudraksham’ tied by Kaavis (Hindus)”.

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“Knee Jerk Responder To A Troll Video”: Annamalai Hits Back At MK Stalin For Statement About RaGa’s Disqualification

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin issued a statement on Congress leader’s Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as Lok Sabha MP saying the act “amounts to threatening and curtailing the fundamental democratic right of a national party’s leader and an MP to express his opinion.”

“It is now clear how much the BJP is scared of Rahul Gandhi. The impact created by brother Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is also a reason for BJP’s fear. Nobody from the Union Government has responded so far for any of Rahul Gandhi’s accusations at the Parliament. They have disqualified him with the fear of Rahul Gandhi entering into Parliament again will jeopardise their politics. By doing so, the BJP has lost all rights to even utter the term ‘democracy’”, MK Stalin had said.

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP after he was convicted by a Surat court in the Modi Surname defamation case. During a political rally at Kolar, Karnataka in 2019, Rahul Gandhi had said “why do all thieves have Modi as the common surname”, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fugitive Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi. Ex-Minister and Gujarat BJP MLA Purnesh Modi had filed a case under Indian Penal Code Sections 499 and 500 which mandates a punishment with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both, are mentioned in the Indian Penal Code.

Responding to the statement of MK Stalin, Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai hit back calling the DMK chief a ‘knee jerk responder to a troll video’.

Annamalai was referring to the arrest of an admin of Twitter page which had posted a meme targeting Chief Minister MK Stalin, TN Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan, and the recently announced monthly assistance scheme for women as PTR in his budget speech said that the DMK government will roll out the scheme of providing ‘rightful money’ of ₹1,000 per month to women heads of “eligible households”.

Annamalai also cited the circumstances that resulted in the conviction of Rahul Gandhi and the subsequent disqualification.

“History should have reminded you that you are in alliance today with a party which dismissed your govt. We surely know what’s in store for autocrats like you in disguise as people advocating democracy.”, Annamalai said.

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Paul Dhinakaran And Jesus Calls Team Stopped At Jaffna Airport By Immigration Officials, Passport Confiscated To Prevent Religious Preaching

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Christian preacher Paul Dhinakaran, who was in Sri Lanka on a business visa, was banned from holding a religious gathering by the Sri Lankan government.

An appeal was made on behalf of the Jaffna Shiv Sena organization, when pamphlets were publicly distributed by ‘Jesus Calls’ Paul Dhinakaran group stating that a religious gathering would be held for three days from Thursday (23rd March to 25th March) in Jaffna.

Sri Lankan Shiva Sena appealed to the people and the police that a person visiting on a business visa should not be allowed to engage in religious preachings. In this situation, Paul Dhinakaran’s team, which had been involved in religious events in Colombo and Kandy, arrived at Jaffna airport by private flight from Ratmalana airport at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

The Immigration Control Officers prohibited the Paul Dhinakaran team from leaving the airport after they arrived at Jaffna Airport. After extensive negotiations, on Thursday night at 8 pm, the immigration officials, after confiscating the passports, allowed the Jesus Calls group to stay in a hotel in Jaffna and warned them that they should not hold any religious meetings.

More than 50 Hindus from the Manipai area had written to the DIG of Police in Jaffna, requesting that no permission for the religious propaganda meeting be granted to the Jesus Calls group. The Shiva Sena, which had planned a protest for March 24th, called it off after immigration officials barred Paul Dinakaran and his team from holding a religious meeting.

In a complaint addressed to the DIG of Police, Jaffna, they said, “We wish to bring to your kind notice of a situation developing in Manipay and Rasavin Thoddam in Jaffna district which will create law and order problem towards disturbing the peace, tranquility and interfaith relationships.”

They added that the meeting violates Section 3 of the ICCPR Act of 2007 and Section 2(1)(h) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), which states that no one shall propagate war or advocate national, racial, or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility, or violence.

(With inputs from Uthayannews.ca)

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