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Telangana CM Daughter Postpones ED Meeting For Protest in Delhi

By
The Commune
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Telangana’s ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi party’s (BRS) former MP, current MLC and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter, K Kavitha decided to prioritise a women’s “protest” over a summon from the Enforcement Directory (ED) regarding her involvement in the Delhi government’s Liquor Scam.

Kavitha’s brother and the CM’s son, KT Rama Rao, is the state’s Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industries & Commerce as well as Information Technology. The CM’s nephew, T Harish Rao is the Minister of the Medical – Health, and Finance Department of Telangana. 

With four members of the Telangana CM’s immediate family in important State Ministerial positions and key BRS party posts, including the CM himself, the BRS party has developed a reputation of a typical Indian regional dynastic political party. 

Dominated by one family in a typical dynastic manner, Telangana’s BRS party members are expected to support and rally behind CM K Chandrasekar Rao’s family, regardless of the matter at hand. One scandal that refuses to go away; one that the CM’s family and his party are unable to exercise their power and influence over, is the infamous Delhi “Liquorgate” scam that the CM’s daughter, K Kavitha is reported to be involved in and being investigated for, by both the CBI and the ED investigative agencies. 

While the BRS party, parroting the words of other opposition parties, claims that Kavitha’s case is one of political vendetta by the BJP, the state’s BJP asks why, although they have made statements indicating cooperation. The BRS party and Kavitha are uncomfortable with an ED investigation into the matter. It is still unclear why Kavitha is not yet able to furnish any conclusive evidence of her non-involvement in the Delhi liquor scam, which involves big names like Aam Aadmi Party’s Manish Sisodia.

Critics also question Kavitha’s hesitation and eventual postponement of her scheduled enquiry/ED investigation, if indeed, she has no financial irregularities to hide and she is indeed innocent as claimed by BRS party leaders. Kavitha asked for a postponement of the original ED date of Thursday, March 9. She will now appear before the ED on March 11, after leading a women’s reservation protest in Delhi, on March 10. The CBI had earlier interrogated Kavitha, filed charges, and summoned her for questioning, based on the CBI’s reports. 

The BRS party’s K Kavitha and her “NGO”, Bharath Jagruthi, plan to stage a dharna/protest involving a women’s reservation bill,  just in time, when Kavitha is trying to fight negative publicity for herself, her political family, and her father’s BRS party with regards to the Delhi liquor scam. It is expected that around 500 people will sit on a hunger strike, demanding the Centre to pass a Women’s Reservation Bill, to ensure a 33% reservation for women in the Parliament and State Legislatures.

Critics are questioning the timing of the “protest” and asking why Kavitha, the BRS party, and other opposition parties didn’t sincerely strive for a larger women’s political and legislative representation/reservation earlier – why did they wait till now and what are all these political parties doing for women’s political participation and reservation, within their own parties? 

The BJP points out that it has had a better track record of women’s representation and offering key legislative positions to its women leaders, than most of the other political parties. Critics ask why Kavitha’s BRS party or the several other parties joining today’s protest, had not put on a tough fight for a women’s reservation bill during the tenure of the earlier non-BJP regime. 

Other opposition parties who see an opportunity at being in the right place, at the right time, are also expected to help Kavitha put on a show at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. It is to be noted that her father, Telangana’s current CM, Chandrasekar Rao tried to create a third front of sorts back in January 2023, to showcase his national ambitions and a semi-opposition unity (not all opposition parties chose to join his bandwagon) under his leadership. 

Kavitha’s Delhi protest is expected to bring several Opposition parties together. Opposition leaders who have agreed to participate in support of the Women’s Reservation Bill include, Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Omar Abdullah, leaders from Kavitha’s own BRS party, and others leaders from the National Conference, PDP, Akali Dal, Trinamool Congress, Janata Dal (U), RJD, Samajwadi Party, CPI, CPM, DMK, NCP, Shiv Sena, Aam Aadmi Party, and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

It appears that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has directed current Telangana ministers, Satyavathi Rathod and P Sabitha Indra Reddy along with women MPs, MLAs, and MLCs from the BRS party to actively participate in his daughter’s Delhi protest.

Mild tension had prevailed at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Thursday, after the Delhi Police asked the Bharat Jagruthi (an “NGO” led by K Kavitha) to confine itself to one-half of the requested protest area as they had granted permission on the same day, for another BJP-led protest against the Delhi government’s Excise/liquor policy scam, in which, ironically,  Kavitha is being investigated. As of last night, the BRS-led protest was permitted to utilise the whole ground as originally requested. It is reported that the BJP decided to hold its liquorgate protest at a different venue, the Deendayal Marg. 

Kavitha said earlier “I request President Draupadi Murmu to ensure passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill.” In the same breath, Kavitha complimented Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for having backed the Women’s Reservation Bill despite leading a coalition government at the Centre! The BJP is scoffing at the BRS’s attempt to score points with the Congress, even as both parties launch scathing attacks at each other in the state, as Telangana’s state elections draw closer.

Kavitha’s involvement in the liquorgate scam is via her close business association and related activities with Butchibabu Gorantla, a Hyderabad based Chartered Accountant and Anil Kumar Boinapally, a Hyderabadi businessman. A group of individusls from the South with proven links to both Andhra’s YSR party and Telangana’s BRS party (informally referred to as “the South group” by the ED) are reported to have struck a financial deal with certain decision makers of Delhi’s AAP party for the cartelization of Delhi’s liquor purchase/import, distribution and sale.

Ex-Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia’s secretary/ PA went on record, exposing evidence of the ‘South Group’s’ ₹100 Cr illicit payments to the AAP’s coffers.

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The Pagan Origins Of Women’s Day

By
Ondippulee Ondippulee
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As with any other “International Day”, women’s day has its origin in history, particularly Greco-Roman that got transmogrified into Catholicism as we know it today. 

Transmogrification refers to the act or process of being transformed into a different form. In theology, this refers to the process when one religious cult, co-opts, or modifies an existing festival or ritual and makes it their own. We will see below how Catholicism was good at this.

Before going into history we have to be familiar with 2 terms – Equinox and Solstice. Equinox refers to the time of the year when the day and night are of mostly equal length, occurring in March and September. Solstice refers to the days with the longest and shortest sunlight times respectively, occurring in June and December. Please note that these reverse in the Southern Hemisphere, however as all documented civilizations developed in the Northern Hemisphere, we will stick with the Northern perspectives.

These days signify change in seasons and are hence called as:

  1. March Equinox – Vernal Equinox
  2. June Solstice – Summer Solstice
  3. September Equinox – Autumnal Equinox
  4. December Solstice – Winter Solstice

Now, the Vernal Equinox is also called the Spring Equinox as it signifies the end of Winter and the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere particularly above the tropic of Cancer. As a result, a lot of bronze age civilizations developed holidays or feasts to celebrate this day as the day to welcome spring. The arrival of spring is a very well documented celebration in Mesopotamia, Egypt and in Chinese civilizations, apart from our own. The festival is a celebration of the sacred feminine.

Having understood the Vernal Equinox, we have to get inside the Greco-Roman Pantheon of Gods. The Greek Goddess of harvest and agriculture was Demeter, and her daughter through Zeus was Persephone, the Greek Goddess of spring and vegetation. The myth is that she was kidnapped by her uncle Hades and taken to the underworld, her uncle raped and forcefully married her. As she stayed in the underworld for a long time, she also became the Goddess of the underworld.

After some time, she was rescued by Demeter with the help of Zeus. Her homecoming coincided with the Vernal Equinox and was celebrated as the day of Persephone’s uniting with her mother Demeter. This day or feast signified the arrival of spring. 

Now in the middle republican era, Rome conquered Greece. Interestingly, in the Roman pantheon, Liber Pater (free father) was the God of male fertility and freedom and his female counterpart was Libera. Around the 200s BCE, during the conquest of Greece by Romans, Persephone and her mother Demeter were part of the Eleusinian Mysteries based out of ancient Elefsina, the most recent version of the ancient Greek religion. The initiation ceremonies into this mystery cult are well documented at this time.

During this time, as Rome co-opted Greek culture, Persephone was transmogrified into the Latinised Proserpina. This happened around 205 BCE. These divine alliances were formed as the Romans wanted to defeat Carthage in the Second Punic War. Proserpina was now the new Libera, or the Goddess of fertility, freedom, spring, vegetation and underworld. The Spring Equinox by this time was a feast in honour of the new Goddess Proserpina in the Greco-Roman world. As you may know, the Roman calendar was filled with Holidays and feasts in honour of their ever expanding Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses.

This feast continued for over 500 years or till the 4th century CE. Please note that by this time, there was no New Testament and followers of Jesus or Cristianos were mostly outlawed. It was around 305 CE that Constantine mooted the idea of the new religion, Catholicism. Now, as Catholicism as a religion was being invented, the existing Roman feasts and holidays had to be Catholicised for being considered Abrahamic enough. It was because, unlike most ancient religions and civilizations from the Americas to Asia, where the earth, the nature, the planets, the Sun were considered living Gods, Abrahamics or the previous Old Testament considered them to be created for the use of man. 

Hence, as a part of this exercise, the feast of Proserpina, was transmogrified into the day of annunciation, the day when Gabriel the Angel announced to Maria that she was the chosen one to carry the seed of God. Now another interesting part that most of us miss is the fact that the virgin birth concept is not original to Catholicism. It has existed in many Mediterranean cultures including the ancient Egyptians. In fact, no festivals, or myths or legends are original to Catholicism, which is another story for another time.

Thus was born the day of annunciation or the Lady’s day. In Spanish, this is called the Fiesta de la Anunciación and in Latin is called annuntiatio.

In modern days, with the rise in Feminist movements, 8th March is accepted as Women’s day which is the most recent transmogrification of the Annunciation day which itself was taken from the Greco-Roman feast of Proserpina. The original feast was a celebration of the sacred feminine who was an equal to her male counterparts in western world. However, her downfall began with the advent of Abrahamic religion, the sacred feminine lost her role in Western and Middle Eastern societies.

So, there is the story of women’s day that is purely derived from Catholicism, the invented religion of the Romans of late antiquity, though she never is considered an equal to man. Thus in conclusion, we may safely say that we the Sanatanis are the only living children of ancient civilizations that accords equal if not a pedestal above for the sacred Feminine, the Shakthi, the seed bearer of all life on earth, and beyond. Our Holi festival is a direct witness to this. Instead of blindly copying what the west tells us, be proud of our own culture and heritage while we celebrate Women’s day and pay respects to Her, just like our ancients taught us to do so.

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DMK’s Election Strategist PK Shares Seeman’s Xenophobic Speech On North Indians, Questions Stalin Govt’s Inaction

By
The Commune
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A few days ago, DMK’s poll strategist, Prashant Kishor, spoke up about the attack against migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. He also said he would release videos in support of this.

Today, he shared a video of NTK leader Seeman on Twitter, where Seeman is shown to be openly calling for violence against those speaking Hindi in Tamil Nadu. Prashant Kishor also questioned the state government over why no action has been taken against the likes of Seeman for their vitriolic utterances.

In the video, Seeman is seen taking pride (and vociferously cheered by his followers) when he says the north Indians will make a run from here, they will pack their bags and leave. “In 1 week, the entire migrant population will flee.”, he says in the video to a jubilant crowd. He also said he will file fake cases – ganja, eve teasing, sexual harassment, rape, and send 1000 of them at least to jail. If he does this, they will all move away from the state, he said.

Many of NTK followers were seen praising Seeman in Prashant Kishor’s tweet.

https://twitter.com/RavananTheGreat/status/1634127052067467266

One state coordinator of NTK Abubacker came in support of Seeman’s xenophobic speech reiterating that NTK will do it if at all the party comes to power.

A few of them attacked Prashant Kishor’s Brahmin identity saying that Aryans are trembling after seeing Tamil nationalism and that they must continue to remain in fear.

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Pinarayi Vijayan’s Attack On Media And The Stoic Silence Of The Leftist Coterie

By
Anand Krishna
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Kerala High Court has directed the State police chief to provide adequate police protection to the offices of Asianet News if they make a complaint seeking police protection from the violent protests. The court issued the directive after the channel submitted that they were facing threats from SFI and DYFI workers, the student’s wing and the youth wing of the CPI(M). Police in Kerala carried out searches at the Kozhikode office of Asianet News in connection with a case registered over a report featuring a minor girl. No device or document was seized. The action came just days after Kerala SFI activists allegedly barged into the channel’s Kochi office over a report, aired last year. Following the events, the court in its part acknowledged the fact that the issue has attained ‘political colours’ and possibility of further violent protests. It was once said by Chairman Mao that “all political powers come from the barrel of a gun” and in case of communist dispensation of Kerala, the CM and his cronies is using the brute force of party cadres and police units to solidify their political power. 

The Incident

The interesting question is that why Asianet channel has invited ire of communists in the state? At the centre of the controversy is a roving report series “Narcotic is a dirty business’’ which the channel had telecast in November last year, as part of its campaign against drug menace in the state. On November 10, the channel telecast an interview of a 14-year-old school girl from Kannur, who was allegedly abused after being forced to use synthetic drugs. The girl had told the channel that more than 10 girls were trapped by the drug mafia. The show, which features in-depth ground reports themed on one issue in each episode, had focussed on synthetic drug abuse among school and college students in Kerala. The report was by senior correspondent Naufal Bin Yusaf, whose investigative pieces have often irked CPM’s cadres in Kannur.

The show on November 10 had come on the heels of an anti-drug campaign across schools endorsed by excise minister MB Rajesh. It alleged that students were deployed as drug mules in the district and many of them were also sexually harassed. The report by the channel also revealed alleged connection of party members in trade and facilitation of such illicit activities in the state. But the truth is that the party has a running feud with the channel. Its news anchor Vinu V John is facing a case after CPI(M) Rajyasabha member Elamaram Kareem complained against Vinu V John last year after the former was provoked over a news hour discussion against the hardships caused to people by a Baharat bandh called by trade unions last year.

The party has also taken a hard stance against the channel much prior to the raid. Earlier, CPI(M) had announced that party representatives would not take part in the debates aired by Asianet. While legislators, political parties, and journalists’ unions have condemned the incident and termed it an attack on the media, the CPM’s leadership is silent. Even the party’s general secretary Sitaram Yechury, who had hit out at the Narendra Modi government on the same day the income tax department searched the BBC India’s offices last month is silent. His party politburo, which was quick to release a statement on BBC titled ‘intimidating media’ has its mouth zipped.

The Rot Within

Kerala is known for a relatively better democratic political culture. The state also boasts of high achievements in terms of Sustainable Development Goals. It has high literacy, and a relatively better life expectancy than many other states in India. The same is true of its per capita income. However, there are disturbing tendencies in the state. Latest data shows that the police registered 26,629 cases under the Narcotic Drugs Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act in 2022. This is 300% more than the 5,924 cases in 2016 and 188% higher than the pre-Covid year cases. Kerala also has the highest per capita consumption of alcohol in India, over 8 litres. A significant part of the daily wage of workers is spent on alcohol, one of the major sources of revenue for the government. Despite high literacy and an active democratic political culture, there is also a growing tendency of political intolerance and political violence in Kerala. Though the media is relatively robust and free, questions about media ethics and press freedom are increasingly being asked. At the same time, there is also a growing tendency of intolerance towards journalists critical of those in power. The invisible rot in Kerala society is spreading while the ruling dispensation encashes the state for their own personal benefits.

Mao Of The South

The ‘Asianet incident’ is not a standalone one, it only adds another chapter to the long story of autocratic behaviour by the Kerala CM and Pinarayi Vijayan government. Media professionals in Kerala see Pinarayi Vijayan as a leader with a dislike, or even contempt, for the media. With little shift in this perception after the leader’s appointment as the chief minister. In 2016, contrary to the practice of holding press conferences after Cabinet meetings, Vijayan dropped interactions with the media and started issuing press releases. In 2017, when journalists went to cover a “meeting” at a hotel in Thiruvananthapuram, they were ousted as the chief minister yelled “kadakku purath” (Get out). It was a closed-door meeting with RSS leaders reportedly mediated by Yoga Practitioner Sri M. In 2020, the Chief Minister’s amendment to the Kerala Police Act, aimed at preventing cyberattacks against women, was seen as a bid to curtail media freedom. It sought to introduce a new provision to criminalise defamatory content but was rolled back following outrage by the opposition and civil society.

These incidents are on top of already existing restriction on press from covering proceedings in the assembly. The incident clearly reveals that Kerala CM has often demonstrated his Maoist behaviour in countering the media. The Vijayan government is not receiving a good coverage by the press, back to back high profile allegations linking personal secretaries of CM himself are doing the rounds in news circles rocking the confidence of ruling left. In desperation the CM is lashing out at media, dissent is the cornerstone of a democratic society and CM as a democratically elected leader must accept it.

By allowing his henchmen to catch the media by throat, Pinarayi Vijayan has once again proved that he is a true Communist!

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Game Of Skill Or Game Of Chance?: Why TN Governor Has Returned DMK Govt’s Bill Banning Online Rummy

By
Ashok Kumar
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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has sent back the DMK government’s bill prohibiting online rummy to the Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers for its reconsideration.

Governor Ravi issued an ordinance (prohibiting online gambling, wager-based online games of chance such as Rummy and Poker) on 1 October 2022, and the government issued a gazette notification on October 3. The Tamil Nadu Assembly met for a brief session on October 17 last year, when the Bill was passed.

The Bill was required to be passed by the Assembly as the Madras High Court on 3 August 2021, struck down provisions of the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act 2021 that prohibited wagering or placing bets in cyberspace.

The High Court ruled that such provisions were unconstitutional. The court stated that appropriate legislation in the field of betting and gambling may be passed by the government in accordance with the Constitutional sense of propriety.

Following its passage, the bill was sent to Raj Bhavan for Governor RN Ravi’s assent, and the DMK government has repeatedly urged him to give his assent.

According to reports, the Raj Bhavan has raised two pertinent questions about the bill. One, because several courts, including the Supreme Court, have ruled that ‘rummy is a game of skill’ and thus cannot be classified as gambling, and two, whether the Tamil Nadu government is the competent authority to ban something in the cyberspace.

Game Of Skill Vs Game Of Chance:

Horse racing is a game of skill (though there is an element of winning or losing money) because it is determined by the horse’s abilities and the jockey’s skills. The Supreme Court ruled in 1996 that winning a race requires skill, so horse racing is legal.

A game of chance occurs when the outcome is heavily influenced by a randomising device. Roulette is a game of chance. You can choose the numbers and colours. However, the outcome is determined by where the ball falls at random in the roulette wheel. It does not require any skill from anybody.

Online Rummy In India

Betting and gambling are considered State subjects under the Constitution, and each State has sole legislative authority to enact laws governing betting and gaming within its borders. Certain Indian states have enacted their own legislation to regulate betting and gaming within their borders (“State enactments”), while others have accepted the Public Gambling Act of 1867. (PGA).

Games where the element of skill outweighs the element of chance are exempted under Section 122 of the Public Gaming Act. The so-called “dominant factor test” has been employed by Indian courts to determine whether a game is one of skill or chance. This criterion defines a game of “mere skill” as one in which the element of skill determines the outcome of the game the most.

The jurisprudence underlying the gambling and betting legislation has developed as a result of numerous judicial decisions. In R.M.D. Chamarbaugwalla v. Union of India, the Supreme Court interpreted the words “mere skills” to include games based on a preponderance of skill and established that competition involving a substantial degree of skill will not fall under the category of “gambling,” even if an element of chance is present. 

The Supreme Court stated that whether a game is based on chance or skill must be determined on a case-by-case basis. Following the logic of the Chamarbaugwalla case, the Supreme Court in State of A.P. v. K. Satyanarayana held that the game of rummy is not entirely based on chance and requires a significant amount of skill. The Supreme Court reached its conclusion based on the fact that the game of rummy requires memorising card falls and that building up rummy requires considerable skill in holding and discarding cards.

In addition to the Supreme Court rulings that Rummy is a game of skill, the logical question is how the state government will control online gaming without the support of the Central government, given that users of online gaming can circumvent government security by using Virtual Proxy Networks (VPNs).

Now this is about saying to people of Tamil Nadu that they (DMK) have banned it, rather than actually banning Rummy to prevent suicide due to financial loss resulting from the game. Without the backing of the Center and a national legislation for regulation, it is practically impossible to ban an online game.

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‘Rice Bag’ Or Scum Bag?

By
Shivani
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Insulting a religion using brazen cultural insinuations, insulting the memory of pandemic deaths under the guise of comedy. How far is too far, even for comedy?

This is the question being asked of a stand-up comedian called Daniel Fernandes, by enraged netizens. His pictures and profile information give him away as a converted Christian. Daniel Fernandes came under scathing attack recently for two Twitter posts, exposing his dark, highly prejudiced, anti-Hindu sentiments.

In one of the tweeted videos, Danny who calls himself a comedian, with a considerable following on social media, crosses all lines of decency when he makes repeated inappropriate comments directly insulting Hinduism and Hindus. In another tweeted video recording of a live comedy show, he crosses the line, yet again, by making shocking comments on which section of Covid victims should have received treatment at hospitals based on their political patronage and whether or not they had voted for Prime Minister Modi!

Comedy of the stand-up variety or another is fine as long as:

1) one doesn’t cross a fine, often invisible line of basic decency and decorum,

2) one takes care to make humorous comments without letting their deep, personal bias or destructive personal hatred for something/someone taint the quality of their comedic remarks.

It was based on a lack of both these criteria that netizens took offence to when Danny cracked his crude, unacceptable jokes displaying and peddling his personal biases under the guise of what he calls “comedy”.

He refers to “rice bags”, a colloquial term used in certain Indian states to refer to converted Christians, alluding to Christian missionary tactics of using financial and economic incentives and allurements to attract financially vulnerable Hindus to their religion. He starts the piece with, “they say they’re in danger and they were the only religion in India, a long time ago but I will not mention which religion it is…” clearly referring to Hindus and Hinduism in India.

Broaching the subject is fine and, “rice bag” isn’t a derogatory word but, Danny crosses the line when he deliberately chooses a cultural and gender-based analogy with male-female sexual overtones to refer to Christian conversions, in which he “hypothetically” talks of a Hindu couple, where the wife chooses to leave the husband over his supposed flaws, inadequacies, and his religion’s/culture’s customs… “Suppose your mom left your dad? Why did the wife/your mom leave? What could the husband not provide her with, why was she unfulfilled, her perception of equal rights and local, cultural traditions, She left for the tasty Biryani! …. etc”.

Comedy, jokes, and humour apart, Danny boy refuses to acknowledge the facts surrounding a vast majority of Christian conversions in India. Christian missionaries convert most Hindus based on:

1) lies and misinformation on the basic philosophy of the Hindu religion, its deities, customs, traditions, and rituals while deliberately covering up the flaws embedded in Christian philosophy, its beliefs and customs, its structure, and violent history, its ultimate goal of world domination and

2) Financial, educational, health, and employment-based incentives and allurements for the economically and emotionally vulnerable sections of society.

In another video of shocking and brazen display of personal hatred towards the BJP and Prime Minister Modi, Danny – the supposed comedian, remarks on the recent Covid-19 crisis and makes highly inappropriate comments on how he had personally not entertained requests for help from netizens who had voted for “Chai” (Mr.Modi and the BJP party). This purported “joke” gets darker and more shocking as he goes on to smugly tell his complacent audience (with peals of laughter) that if it were up to him, he would have advised all hospitals to extend help and care ONLY to those Indian citizens that had not voted for “Chai”. He goes on to gleefully explain that he would have advised all Health Care centres to first ask the already suffering patients whether they had voted for “Chai” or “Not Chai” (BJP or non-BJP), based on which they would receive further assistance only if they were anti-BJP/anti-Modi!

Imagine the insensitivity and audacity of a statement of this nature, insulting the millions of lives lost in the Covid pandemic while simultaneously spreading political hatred towards one party and its elected leader! Imagine if the duly elected Indian government led by the BJP during the critical Covid crisis had indeed done just that? What if they had offered medical help and life-saving treatments only to BJP supporters?

Would it be construed as a joke and laughed away by the nation the way Danny considers his joke to be? Would that be ethical? Wouldn’t it be considered cruel and unacceptable? Yet, a third-rate comedian suggests this solution as an alternative during the Covid crisis and his insensitive audience laughs at it instead of questioning his severe bias and lack of ethics! Make no mistake about it – this type of “comedy” would not be considered funny and humorous in any part of the world! It would be severely reprimanded and branded unacceptable.

Self-proclaimed comedians including converted Christians like Daniel Fernandes, should learn to appreciate the various freedoms they enjoy in a country like India and all the liberties they take for granted in this nation instead of shamelessly crossing all lines of decency by insulting Hinduism, the majority religion of this country, that has since ancient times, sheltered, protected and allowed free reign of all religions.

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DMK MP Who Abused Woman Actress Kasthuri Wishes For Women’s Day

By
The Commune
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DMK Rajya Sabha MP MM Abdulla, who abused a female actress for a tweet a few days ago, wishes women’s day on March 8th, International Women’s Day.

In light of the migrant worker issue in Tamil Nadu, actress Kasthuri Shankar tweeted sarcastically, “It was an exaggerated claim that Tamilians attack north Indians. Tamil Nadu is a land that welcomes migrants and helps them thrive. Be it Telungar, Vadugar, Malayali, or from Mysore, or even if they travelled on a train without a ticket, they would not be beaten up and chased out, instead, they would be seated on a throne.”

Though she did not specifically name anyone about who travelled without tickets to Tamil Nadu, it is a sly remark on how Karunanidhi came to Tamil Nadu from Andhra, as told by his old friend and legendary writer Kannadhasan in his biography.

In response to Kasthuri Shankar’s tweet, DMK Rajya Sabha MP from Pudukottai, MM Abdulla, shared a Facebook post a few days ago attempting to indirectly abuse Kasthuri Shankar and her family.

MM Abdulla wrote on Facebook, “You’re saying Kalaignar didn’t have a ticket. However, there is no documentation of him saying this on any platform, nor has the TTR of the alleged train Karunanidhi travelled on stated anything about this claim anywhere. There is one additional option apart from the above-mentioned ones!!”

The only proof would possibly be that your grandmother would have travelled with Karunanidhi on the same train and would have narrated to you that “Kalaignar and myself only had ran away from home and took that train,” he stated.

This Facebook post of DMK MP Abdulla drew criticism a few days ago from people who lambasted him of sharing an offensive tweet about women.

After making such a derogatory post about women, he shares a “Happy Women’s Day” post on Twitter which praises women as creators and protectors of the Earth. “Happy Women’s Day to all the Women who are the source of life and the protectors of this world,” he said.

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Bharat Matrimony’s Latest Ad Peddles Propaganda Against Holi

By
The Commune
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Bharat Matrimony, the famous matrimonial service provider has come up with an advertisement which it shows the  Hindu festival of Holi in a negative light.

The ad shows a lady having her face smeared with colours washing them off with water. As she washes off the colours, the colours red and yellow (akin to turmeric and vermilion) are shown going down the drain.

The visuals then cut to show the lady’s face marked with bruises all over eyes, forehead, nose and the mouth suggesting that the lady was abused when she played Holi.

“Some colours don’t wash away easy. Harassment during Holi leads to immense trauma. Today, a third of women who’ve faced this trauma, have stopped playing Holi.”, the ad claims citing a 2021 Times of India report on women’s safety during Holi.

“This Holi, let’s choose to celebrate Women’s Day”, the ad says asking people to mark the global holiday instead of the Hindu festival and later goes on to add “And make Holi safer for women”.

The ad concludes by saying “BeChoosy” which seems to be implying that people have to choose between celebrating Holi and women’s day.

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“Do Not Fall Into Dravidam’s Trap Of North-South Divide,” Puthiya Tamizhagam Krishnasamy Advises TN Youth To Stay Away From Spewing Hatred On Migrant Workers

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In light of alleged attacks on North Indian labourers, Puthiya Tamizhagam President Dr. Krishnasamy advised Tamil Nadu youth to upskill their talents and avoid falling into the trap of Dravidian Stockists inciting hatred against migrant workers.

Dr Krishnasamy in his Facebook post said, “A lot of malicious propaganda has been going on in Tamil Nadu through some YouTube channels for the last couple of months regarding the arrival of workers from northern states to Tamil Nadu. Instead of calling them ‘workers’, they belittled them by calling them as ‘Vadakkans’. They shared on social media that tens of thousands of North Indians arrive every day at Chennai Central, Erode, Coimbatore, and Tirupur railway stations. Multilingual and multi-ethnic people are already working and living in India, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from the Gulf of Kutch to the North-Eastern states.”

He added, “The Tamil population in Delhi alone exceeds 15 lakhs, and several lakhs live in Mumbai, including Dharavi. Many cities have a large Tamil population, including Bangalore, Calcutta, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Pune, Kashi, and Thiruvananthapuram. Similarly, people from other states including Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Bengal, and Bihar have migrated and have been living in the cities like Coimbatore, Chennai, Madurai, Tirupur for centuries. Everyone is aware of Madurai’s large Saurashtra population. For centuries, a significant number of Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and other language speakers have lived in many Tamil Nadu cities.”

He further said, “Tamils work across several countries including Sri Lanka, Burma, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa. Following the escalation of the Tamil-Sinhalese conflict in 1984, an estimated 15 to 25 lakh Sri Lankan Tamils migrated to various countries around the world. As birds and animals migrate from their natural habitats in search of food and water, humans have either temporarily or permanently migrated. This is history.”

He went on to say, “Sea voyages, industrial developments, wars, and other factors changed the borders of various countries after the 15th century. Many nations vanished during World Wars I and II, and new nations emerged. Millions of people have fled their proud homelands to seek refuge in other countries as a result of wars in Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Palestine, as well as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The British Empire was once made up entirely of Christians. However, as a result of the wars in Europe and Asia, countries such as England became safe havens for those fleeing those regions. England, which was once entirely Christian, has become a haven for Muslims, with more than ten mayors elected.”

He stated, “Millions of Mexicans migrate to the United States. During Donald Trump’s presidency, he decided to construct a massive wall between Mexico and the United States. Their arrival, however, could not be avoided. Despite recent progress in various fields, 5-10 lakh people migrate to countries such as England, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Canada, and others each year, giving up their Indian citizenship. No action has been taken to investigate the “unprecedented migration situation among the people in recent times” by world leaders, the UN, or economic geniuses worthy of the Nobel Prize, which has shied away from its duty.”

He further stated, “Therefore, as a part of the global migration, there is now an influx of poor laborers from many states to Tamil Nadu. Nowadays, there is no need for demonstrations, protests, courting arrest, but starting a YouTube channel with a few thousand rupees and posting a sensational news story can make you famous. In an environment where the wealthy can get away, these YouTube channels use sensational videos to vilify workers who migrate for a living. Thousands of young people from Rajasthan, West Bengal, and Bihar are arriving in Tamil Nadu at the Chennai Central and Coimbatore Railway Stations. However, thousands of Tamil Nadu graduates are migrating to western countries for further studies/employment through the American and British embassies in Chennai. Do Tamil Nadu youth migrate for a better life or for subsistence? Why is this migration of Tamils invisible to those who oppose the entry of North Indian workers into Tamil Nadu?”

He stated, “Why do Tamil Nadu people who boast themselves of Chozha, Chera, and Pandya ancestry migrate to foreign countries such as Singapore and America instead of enriching this Tamil Nadu through their studies? Why are these D Stockists and Tamil nationalists acting as if they are unaware of this?”

He also stated that the contributions, sacrifices, and hardships of North Indian workers who worked on Metro rail, large real estate buildings, and other flyovers in Tamil Nadu are not being recognized to the extent that they should be.

He further said, “Until about 10-15 years ago, Tirupur’s textile industry was the main source of employment for young people in the southern districts. Their numbers have now significantly decreased. Why did Tamil Nadu’s youth give up that position? Manufacturers who are compelled to send their products abroad at a fixed time hire workers from other states to complete the work. In Tamil Nadu, there is no labour available for agricultural or normal construction work. In a situation where all industries could be crippled due to a lack of skilled labour, people from north Indian states travel to Tamil Nadu to fill those gaps.”

He went on to say that because North Indian states lack good educational institutions like Tamil Nadu, the education of North Indian youths is poor, and as a result, they do carpentry, electrical, plumbing, wiring work, construction work, and tiling work in our state.

He also chastised Tamil Nadu youth, claiming that despite holding postgraduate degrees, they lack the skills that industries require. He also stated that, despite the fact that real estate owners are willing to pay up to 1000 rupees, they are unable to find construction workers in Tamil Nadu.

He went on to say that lack of skills is the most pressing issue confronting Tamil Nadu’s youth today, and that this is due to the vicious anti-skilling propaganda in the state. He went on to say that educational institutes in Tamil Nadu produce graduates who lack skill, and that this has been the case since 1967 (year when DMK formed government in Tamil Nadu).

He further stated, “When Rajaji was Chief Minister in 1952, he wanted youth to get both education and skills. However, Dravida leaders misled Tamil Nadu people by saying that Rajaji wanted a barber’s son become a barber and a washerman’s son become a washerman. It was not what Rajaji said. This Dravidar Kazhagam’s false propaganda uprooted the basic industries in Tamil Nadu as there was no one with those skills to work in those industries.”

He added, “No other country in the world has run campaigns disparaging life skills. Many generations of Tamil Nadu youths have been transformed into groups of job seekers with no skills and only paper degrees in hand by Dravidam. In this case, what is the point of abusing the North Indian migrant workers who come here to work as ‘Vadakkans’. If this situation continues, the day is not far when the youth of Tamil Nadu will wander in search of work in their own land. Any life can only exist if it possesses some special ability. However, in Tamil Nadu, the politics of useless boasting and looking down on skilling has been going on for the last 60 years. Any company will consider the skills of the applicant rather than the country, state, or district from which he is applying. Tamil Nadu’s youth are not prepared to face this reality.”

He further said, “However, we must consider the differential treatment in which some large companies, such as Coastal Energen in Thoothukudi district, hire workers from other states for upper level jobs and local Tamil workers for lower level jobs. Is it enough just to question what will happen to Tamil Nadu’s youth and women if lakhs of North Indians enter the state? Can we achieve anything by simply spewing hatred against other migrants? Are we ready to rise to the top in this competitive world?”

He went on to say, “For the last sixty years, Dravidians have created a deep divide among Tamil Nadu’s people by proclaiming, “North is flourishing, South is eroding,” and have sowed hatred and gained political advantage by spreading this hatred. This hatred spread by Dravidam still persists. The ‘Separate Nation’ slogan that was raised then and the Tamil Nationalism slogan that is being sown today is what has set the stage against the workers of the northern states today. Tamil Nadu’s youth are not ready to prepare themselves to be qualified for jobs that may be available in Tamil Nadu. Furthermore, they are not in the mood to accept someone else to come in and do their work.”

He questioned, “Did the DMK government miss the hate speeches of Ministers, coalition parties, and YouTubers who have been campaigning against northern state workers for months?”

He also cited instances in which DMK ministers, including Chief Minister MK Stalin, Minister Ponmudi, KN Nehru, Moorthy, Dayanithi Maran, RS Bharathi, and others, spewed hatred on North Indians by claiming that North Indians steal Tamil jobs and using slurs such as ‘Vadakkans,’ ‘Paani Puri Vaayans,’ and ‘Panparak Vaayans’. Why are they not condemned? Why are cases not registered against them?, he asked.

He added, “Now that the situation has gotten out of hand, the DMK government is being forced to issue a communique in Hindi. Racist remarks by Dravidian Stockists, as well as the use of the term “Ondriya Arasu” by the DMK, its alliance partners, and supporting YouTube channels, are to blame for the recent hate campaign against workers from other states.”

He went on to say that the DMK administration has “double standards” in this matter, as it internally enjoys hatred for north Indians on one hand while issuing communiques to appease them on the other. Everyone expects Tamil youth to avoid falling into the trap of Dravidam, which incites a “North – South” divide. He added that Tamil Nadu youth do not realise that Dravidianism is destroying the identity of the Tamil language and Tamils.

He added, “Tamils should remember that Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal have more eternal life rivers than Tamil Nadu. The northern states’ development has been hampered by previous wars and natural disasters. Even if we do do not accept those who come to improve our industry  as guests, we do not regard them as enemies!”

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DMK-Ally Outfit Uses Children In Political Protest, Alleges Usurping Of Central Govt Jobs By Brahmins And North Indians

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Cadre of the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) held a protest at Shastri Bhavan in Chennai on Tuesday (7 March 2023) claiming that people from other states and those from upper castes especially Brahmins were getting central government jobs in Tamil Nadu.

They also demanded reservation in the appointment of judges for the Supreme Court and High Court and that priority be given to Tamils from the backward communities in Central government jobs in the state. They also are said to have indulged in sloganeering against the Central government, held placards, and also tried to break the police cordon.

The important aspect of the protest was the use of children who were also brought to the protest site on a school day with exams around the corner.

The Supreme Court during the anti-CAA protests in 2019 took suo motu cognizance to stop the involvement of children and infants in demonstrations following the death of a four-month-old infant at Shaheen Bagh on January 30 in Delhi.

Complaints have been filed with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) earlier against organizations which had used minor children in political protests. In October 2022, a complaint was lodged with the NCPCR against DMK and its leaders for using minor children in political protests.

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