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Meet PTR, the uncouth and foul-mouthed Minister in the DMK Govt

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Vallavaraayan
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PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan who is supposedly from an ‘illustrious’ family of politicians, has been making headlines for matters unrelated to his portfolio ever since he became Finance Minister in the Stalin-led DMK government in Tamil Nadu.

He is a fourth-generation dynast politician about which he has no qualms boasting time and again in every medium, every platform and every tweet.

He has so far been riding on the good name of his father PTR Palanivel Rajan who had served as a Speaker from 1996 to 2001 and also as a Minister in the Karunanidhi government of 2006.

This has helped him gain clout in the party and also get elected MLA twice from Madurai Central constituency.

Palanivel Thiagarajan supposedly has a management degree in finance from the prestigious MIT-Sloan School of Management which comes across as hard to believe given the abusive language he spews while holding the position of a Minister in government. One can only wonder the arrogant bully he would have been in his school and college years going by the way he behaves on social media.

He also boasts of having worked with the Lehmann Brothers from where he apparently ‘quit’ in the year 2008, which incidentally happens to be the year the financial services firm collapsed and filed bankruptcy.

So, if at all there exists a ‘hall of shame’ in his alma maters, Palanivel Thiagarajan’s name would definitely find its place. If they don’t, they should definitely consider having one, so that the rotten apple is not placed with other distinguished personalities in these institutions.

The Self-Trumpeting Narcissist 

If one were to see any interview, press meet or even a tweet of Palanivel Thiagarajan, it would be more about him blowing his own trumpet than about the issue.

He is known for being a heavy-head who quite often keeps flaunting his dynastic privilege, his wealth and even his GRE/GMAT score.

The reason he comes across as a narcissist is because not only does he keep singing praises about himself, he quite often derogates people who disagrees with him in a manner that is unbefitting for a person in public life.

For example, he had once name-called BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai who had just made his political entry in 2020.

Thiagarajan said

this clown spouts such nonsense, on such a regular basis, that joke value is too much! So, I will make this one exception. Please check out his statements on Tamil and Periyar, who was in Congress till 1925,.

This tweet has however been deleted now.

A Cyber-Bully 

Before becoming a Minister in the present DMK government, Palanivel Thiagarajan who has been an MLA since 2016 was also the DMK IT Wing head which essentially means he was the head of the troll mob of the DMK. He probably still is as DMK’s official website still names him as the Secretary of the party’s IT wing.

More than the role of a Finance Minister, Palanivel Thiagarajan seems to be donning the role of chief troll who indulges in cyber-bullying.

Though it is a politician’s business to criticize, take sly jibes or give rebuttals to political opponents and critics, it is important that it is delivered in a civil manner.

But as former AIADMK Minister D. Jayakumar has pointed in his recent scathing letter, there seems to be a huge gap between Palanivel Thiagarajan and civility.

Here are some of the instances when Palanivel Thiagarajan resorted to making personal attacks on political opponents and even common netizens.

PTR Vs ‘Neutral’ Political Analyst Sumanth Raman

A few months before the Assembly Elections, Palanivel Thiagarajan attacked Sumath C Raman on Twitter by calling him a ‘pseudo-intellectual who is given space that far exceeds any vestige of competence’.

His tweet read:

“This Pseudo-Intellectual is mysteriously given exposure on TV channels that far exceeds any vestige of competence, much like the hacks the BJP sends as “neutral” commentators

Now the truth is out. Accusing the DMK of BJP-level bigotry & divisive hate, reveals his jaundiced mind.”

This tweet has now been deleted.

Irked by this, Sumanth C Raman dissed the DMK IT wing head with a stinging rebuttal stating that generations of wealth, dynastic wealth and foreign education did not give him the grace of public discourse.

In another incident, he called Sumanth Raman a ‘kiruku paya’  (foolish guy in Tamil) during an interview.

Even during the recent baby shower controversy, he attacked Sumanth C Raman.

PTR Vs Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

Just days after becoming Finance Minister, in an interview to The Hindu, Palanivel Thiagarajan called Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev a ‘publicity hound’ and a ‘charlatan’.

Dismissing Sadhguru’s call for relieving Hindu temples from government control he said, “In the case of Jaggi, he is a publicity hound and charlatan who is trying to find another angle to make more money.”  He had also called Jaggi Vasudev a ‘commercial operator’ pretending to use god and religion to get help.

In another instance, digging up an old tweet of Sadhguru that was posted years ago, Palanivel Thiagarajan resorted to taking jibes in bad taste.

Sadhguru in June 2015 had tweeted that Hindu is a geographical identity and implied that every living being born in this land is Hindu.

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Palanivel Thiagarajan, who was supposed to be busy preparing the budget for the state, posted a screenshot of this tweet and wrote in his caption “Multi-DIMENSION-al” charlatan.

PTR Vs Malini Parthasarathy

In response to the disparaging remarks made by Palanivel Thiagarajan on Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Isha Foundation had published a statement saying that it was appalled at the personal attack made by a person holding such high office. The Hindu had published this statement by Isha Foundation in the form of an article.

Malini Parthasarathy, The Hindu Publishing Group’s Chairperson had shared this response in her Twitter profile. In this case, Palanivel Thiagarajan resorted to shooting the messenger saying that Malini Parthasarathy needs ‘counselling’ and not destroy The Hindu’s brand.

 

PTR Vs Mohandas Pai

Mohandas Pai had shared a video on his Twitter timeline on May 21 where he had called Palanivel Thiagarajan as a ‘loose mouth’, ‘arrogant’, ‘self-centred’, ‘abusive’ and ‘egoistic’ for his comments on Jaggi Vasudev.

“Can he shut up and do his job?” Pai wrote on in his tweet.

Palanivel Thiagarajan responded to the tweet calling Mohandas Pai a ‘capitation-thieving’, ‘genetically-bigoted’, ‘biggest-global-beef-merchant’ and a ‘hypocrite’.

Mohandas Pai lashed out at Palanivel Thiagarajan saying that he had a bigoted mind was devoid of dignity.

The spat came to an end with Palanivel Thiagarajan blocking Mohandas Pai.

PTR Vs Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho

A spat between Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and Palanivel Thiagarajan erupted following the 43rd GST Council meeting on 28th May over the latter’s demand for preferential treatment for larger states.

Minister Godinho stated that  Palanivel Thiagarajan, insulted Goa during the GST meeting by stating that because Goa is a small state, its views should not be given weightage.

“I want to remind the new Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu Mr. Palanivel, refrain from conducting yourself in a manner as a big brother versus small brother or big state versus small state. We all have equal rights. His attitude should be condemned by one and all right-thinking people. He should not target Goa.”, he said.

Post the meeting, Palanivel Thiagarajan had been attacking the Goa Transport Minister over tweets. In a detailed statement, Palanivel Thiagarajan went on to make personal attacks on the Goa Transport Minister.

PTR Vs BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan

In what can be called as a behaviour unbefitting for a person holding public office Palanivel Thiagarajan unleashed abuses and made personal attacks on Coimbatore South MLA Vanathi Srinivasan who had called out the former for insulting Goa during the 43rd GST Council meeting.

The BJP MLA had condemned the behaviour of Palanivel Thiagarajan at the GST Council meeting and called it an insult to democracy.

To this, the MIT educated Finance Minister remarked if the BJP woman MLA was a ‘congenital liar’ or a person with ‘low IQ’.

The Finance Minister had later blocked the BJP woman MLA.

Palanivel Thiagarajan put out a derogatory post unbecoming of his position saying “I block you like a normal person closes a window to avoid bad smell”.

Later, Vanathi Srinivasan had put out a dignified response holding up the mirror to the ‘MIT educated’ Finance Minister saying that the latter lacked ‘political maturity’ and ‘social etiquette’.

PTR Vs Journalist Sandhya Ravishankar

Palanivel Thiagarajan along with his troll mob had indulged in denigrating a Ramnath Goenka Award Winning journalist Sandhya Ravishankar who had exposed some of the false rhetoric of the Pollachi Sexual Abuse case.

When the journalist had responded to his tweet that he didn’t even have the basic courtesy to tag the concerned person while talking about them, Palanivel Thiagarajan called her ‘too insignificant/irrelevant’ to tag and engage.

He also called her a ‘scum’ for bringing the untold side of the Pollachi Sexual Abuse case.

While Palanivel Thiagarajan has deleted all these tweets, he probably hasn’t realized that the internet remembers!

PTR Vs Annamalai

He had called BJP Tamil Nadu President Annamalai ‘schizophrenic’ very recently as the latter had put out a tweet in which he took a jibe at him.

When a disability activist pointed out that the problematic usage of the term, he attacked him too.

PTR Vs DMK MP TKS Elangovan

Just a day after DMK Rajya Sabha MP T.K.S. Elangovan expressed concerns over Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan’s public rants on social media, he took to Twitter to hurl abuses at the senior leader of his own party.

In an interview with journalist Sandhya Ravishankar, the DMK MP said that Palanivel Thiagarajan gets provoked easily. He also said that MK Stalin had already advised Palanivel Thiagarajan to not be loose with his words.

Proving the DMK MP’s point, Palanivel Thiagarajan made personal attacks on the senior DMK leader without naming him. He had called him ‘an old fool’ and ‘a person can be bought for 2 kg of shrimp’. He had also attacked Sandhya Ravishankar in that tweet.

 

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PTR Vs Common Netizens

Palanivel Thiagarajan abuses not just his political opponents but also common netizens who are critical of the DMK.

Responding to a netizen on the recent ‘baby-shower’ controversy, where the Finance Minister skipped the GST Council meeting at Lucknow to attend a baby shower ceremony organized in his constituency, Palanivel Thiagarajan called the person a ‘dolt’ and a person with ‘unwarranted-privilege-hardened skull’.

He had once again attacked journalists on the matter.

Here are some of his other rants on the matter.

In the above tweet, responding to a woman cadre of the BJP who had asked him if he had really skipped the GST Council meeting to attend baby shower function of his sister-in-law, Palanivel Thiagarajan cyber-bullied her and called her a person ‘whose brain has been spoilt by drinking cow urine’.

In both the tweets above, he keeps making ‘cow urine’ barbs which is usually done by rabid Hindumisic elements to insult those who worship cows.

In another instance, Palanivel Thiagarajan stooped to a new low by uttering words unbefitting of a Minister. He said “Dude… I crap bigger than you.” and went on to call the netizen a ‘scum’, ‘cultist’ and ‘minion’ who had taken a jibe at the collapse of Lehmann Brothers where Palanivel Thiagarajan worked.

A Person Unfit To Be In Public Life

Palanivel Thiagarajan is proving to be an Achille’s heel for the DMK and has become a concern for senior leaders in the party. It was reported in a Tamil magazine that the senior leaders of the party had put in a word with CM Stalin that the party and the government’s image is being tarnished by Palanivel Thiagarajan’s loose remarks. Following this, CM Stalin is said to have sternly warned Palanivel Thiagarajan but it seems to have had no effect as the Minister continues to go about his arrogant behaviour on social media.

One may have studied in the best of institutions and scaled heights in their profession. But, education and experience must make a person humble. ‘Humility’ is a virtue that every person in public life should have. Sadly, Palanivel Thiagarajan’s behaviour shows that he is not just a disgrace to the position he holds now but is also unfit to be in public life.

(Views expressed here are the author’s own)

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“Pakistan is an arsonist, actively supports terrorists”: India at UNGA

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The Commune
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At the United Nations on Friday (24 September), India exercised its right of reply after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan again brought the Kashmir issue during his virtual speech in the UN General Assembly.

“Regrettably, this is not the first time the leader of Pakistan has misused platforms provided by the UN to propagate false and malicious propaganda against my country, and seeking in vain to divert the world’s attention from the sad state of his country where terrorists enjoy free pass while the lives of ordinary people, especially those belonging to the minority communities, are turned upside down, said Sneha Dubey, a First Secretary in India’s UN Mission

“Member States are aware that Pakistan has an established history and policy of harbouring, aiding and actively supporting terrorists,” she said.

“This is a country that has been globally recognized as one openly supporting, training, financing and arming terrorists as a matter of State policy. It holds the ignoble record of hosting the largest number of terrorists proscribed by the UN Security Council,” added Dubey.

 

The young diplomat also mentioend the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack and its Pakistan connection, and Dubey said, “We marked the solemn occasion of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks a few days back. The world has not forgotten that the mastermind behind that dastardly event, Osama Bin Laden, got shelter in Pakistan. Even today, Pakistan leadership glorify him as a martyr.”

“Regrettably, even today we heard the leader of Pakistan trying to justify acts of terror. Such defence of terrorism is unacceptable in the modern world,” she said.

Dubey also highlighted Paksitan’s hypocrasy and rhetoric of calling themselves the “victim of terrorism” and said, “This is the country which is an arsonist disguising itself as a firefighter,” she added. However, it was professor C Christine Fair who had made that origianl quote which India used to its full advantage.

She thensaid, “Pakistan nurtures terrorists in their backyard in the hope that they will only harm their neighbours. Our region, in fact, the entire world has suffered because of their policies. “On the other hand, they are trying to cover up sectarian violence in their country as acts of terror,” Dubey said.

Dubey then attacked Pakistan on its suppression its minorities and said, “Today, the minorities in Pakistan, the Sikhs, Hindus, Christians, live in constant fear and state-sponsored suppression of their rights. This is a regime where anti-Semitism is normalised by its leadership and even justified,”.

Responding to Khan’s claims about the treatment of minorities in India, Dubey said: “Pluralism is a concept which is very difficult to understand for Pakistan which constitutionally prohibits its minorities from aspiring for high offices of the State. The least they could do is introspect before exposing themselves to ridicule on the world stage.

“Unlike Pakistan, India is a pluralistic democracy with a substantial population of minorities who have gone on to hold highest offices in the country including as President, Prime Minister, Chief Justices and Chiefs of Army staff. India is also a country with a free media and an independent judiciary that keeps a watch and protects our Constitution.”

Regarding As for Khan Naizi’s allegations of “war crimes” by India, Dubey mentioned the genocide perpetrated in earstwhile East Pakistan now Bangladesh in 1971 in which more than 300,0000 people were killed by Pakistan and hundreds of thousand women raped.

Pakistan “still holds the despicable record in our region of having executed a religious and cultural genocide against the people of what is now Bangladesh. As we mark the 50th anniversary this year of that horrid event in history, there is not even an acknowledgement, much less accountability”, she said.

Giving fitting reply to Pakistan for using the esteemed August body as an annual ritual of using the General Assembly session to attack India,  regardless of the topic.

Dubey declared: “Let me reiterate here that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were, are and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. This includes the areas that are under the illegal occupation of Pakistan. We call upon Pakistan to immediately vacate all areas under its illegal occupation.”

On the conditions for peace, she said: “We desire normal relations with all our neighbours, including Pakistan. However, it is for Pakistan to work sincerely towards creating a conducive atmosphere, including by taking credible, verifiable and irreversible actions to not allow any territory under its control to be used for cross border terrorism against India in any manner.”

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Former AIADMK Minister Jayakumar gives stinging rebuttal to PTR over latter’s abusive Twitter rants

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The Commune
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In a scathing rebuttal to Tamil Nadu Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan, former AIADMK Minister D. Jayakumar said that the former’s abusive rants on Twitter is unbefitting for the post he holds.

He said that Palanivel Thiagarajan who has become a Minister for the first time seems to have taken it to his head and has been talking like a person who is mentally disturbed.

Giving a lesson on the evolution of GST, the AIADMK leader mentioned that it was because of late former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa that GST compensation was made possible for larger producing states like Tamil Nadu. He also said that during the UPA regime of which the DMK was a major alliance partner, the Central Government had around ₹4080 crores of pending arrears to be paid to Tamil Nadu.

“You could have said that you (DMK) will walk out of alliance if the amount is not settled. You had that many MPs. Instead, for the sake of power, you pledged the rights of Tamil Nadu people. You not participating in the recent GST Council meeting can only be seen an extension of that.”, AIADMK leader Jayakumar said.

Quoting a song of late AIADMK founder MGR, the former Fisheries Minister said that with power should come humility.

“It seems like you and the word ‘civil’ are far-fetched. I think you must have left whatever little of it (civility) in America itself. One who acts like he knows it all is nothing but a narcissist.” the AIADMK leader lashed out Palanivel Thiagarajan.

“Even I am educated. I’ve 2 degrees. I was an outstanding student both during my B.Sc and Law studies. But I never roamed around with so much arrogance.”, former Minister Jayakumar hit out.

“You might have learnt economics from textbooks. You might have worked for big corporates and rich people. But I’ve been a Minister since 1991 and learnt finance and economics through experience. I am student of Puratchi Thalaivi Amma.” the AIADMK leader said pointing out that economics in theory and practice are completely different.

He said that it was laughable for Palanivel Thiagarajan to say that he had skipped the GST Council meeting in 2017 as he (Jayakumar) had presented the Tamil Nadu budget on that date (March 16, 2017) in the Assembly.

The AIADMK leader concluded saying that Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan must stay away from Twitter and abusing people and instead start thinking about welfare of the people.

Palaniel Thiagarajan has been making headlines for matters unrelated to his portfolio. He has made a number of contentious statements against different public personalities on his social media and frequently indulges in cyber-bullying of even common netizens.

Recently, he had spewed abuses on journalists, opposition politicians as well as common netizens who had questioned him his non-participation in the recently concluded GST Council Meeting at Lucknow.

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100 years of Malabar Hindu Genocide

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The Commune
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Hundred years ago, in 1921, well before anyone heard about ISIS or Taliban, a militant mission to establish an  Islamic State, right in Malabar, was executed by a group of native Muslims.(Moplahas). More than fifty-thousand Muslim men  took part in that Islamic State militia causing countless casualties within the Hindu population of the region.

The violence kick started in South Malabar on 20 August, 1921, and lasted for over four months, resulting in the imposition of martial law in six out of 10 Taluks in the then Malabar district. More than one lakh Hindus were displaced or fled from their native village. Most of them were left as refugees in relief camps or in relatives’ homes. A lot many lost their life-long earnings and livelihood forever.

For a period of six months armed bands of this Islamic militia roamed over six Taluks of Malabar district and terrorised its Hindu population. They unpeashed barbaric atrocities on Hindus. Massacres, gang-rapes, arsons, pillages, loots, destruction and desecration of temples and forcible conversions of Hindus etc. were rampant during that period.

Thousands Hindus lost their life for being Hindu, thousands of Hindus were forcibly converted to Islam, hundreds if not thousands of women were assaulted in the most barbaric way. The armed Moplahas resorted to unparalleled cruelties against Hindus for refusing to embrace Islam.  Flaying people alive after pouring boiled water on them, forcing Hindus to dig pits and burying them alive on the same graves they dug, removing foetus after ripping off the wombs of pregnant women, dumping Hindus dead or alive after hacking them into wells or other water bodies etc. were some of the methods used by the perpetrators upon the Hindu victims.

Life-less bodies of Hindus floating in rivers and ponds like rafts were reported from Malabar. Many known and unknown wells in Malabar in which corpses of Hindus being dumped after beheading them for refusing to embrace Islam, were common.

Now, 25th September is observed as Malabar Hindu Genocide day to commemorate the countless victims of Islamic terror in Malabar. 25th September is the day on which nearly fifty Hindus were beheaded and dumped into a well in Tuvur village of Malabr district. What happened in Malabar in 1921 was a morbid crime against humanity. This year happened to be the 100th year of that gruesome genocide.

In order to prevent the reoccurrences of such inhuman crimes in future, this day is red-marked as Malabar Hindu genocide day in history.

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PM Modi holds bilateral summit with Australian and Japanese PMs

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The Commune
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After Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States announced the formation of AUKUS just days ahead of the first in-person Quad summit held in the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with his Australian and Japanese counterparts in Washington DC on Thursday (23 September).

When PM Modi met with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, both leaders discussed a broad range of issues of bilateral, regional, and global importance.

The last bilateral meeting between Modi and Morrison was the Leaders’ Virtual Summit held on 4 June last year, when both nations decided to elevate their relationship from Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

In their latest meeting, both the leaders under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership had resolved to continue close cooperation for mutual well-being and towards advancing their shared objective of an open, free, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region, the PMO said in a release.

“They expressed satisfaction at the ongoing negotiations on a bilateral Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). In that context, they welcomed the visit to India by former Australian Prime Minister Mr. Tony Abbott as PM Scott Morrison’s Special Trade Envoy for India, and noted the commitment of both sides to achieve an early harvest announcement on an interim agreement by December 2021,” the PMO said.

Later in the day, Modi also held a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Suga Yoshihide who took over from Shinzo Abe with whom Modi shared a very close relationship.

PM Modi thanked Japanese PM Suga for his personal commitment and leadership in enabling great advances in the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership over the last few years, an official release said.

PM Modi also congratulated his Japanese counterpart for successfully hosting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games in the midst of a global pandemic. Indian athletes had performed admirably in both games winning a record number of medals.

“The two Prime Ministers reviewed the multi-faceted relationship between the two countries and exchanged views on recent global and regional developments, including in Afghanistan. They reaffirmed their commitment towards a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. They agreed to enhance bilateral security and defence cooperation, including in the area of defence equipment and technologies,” the release said.

Modi and Suga also welcomed the launch of the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) between India, Japan, and Australia earlier this year as a collaborative mechanism to enable resilient, diversified, and trustworthy supply chains and Modi called for the highlighted need to develop bilateral partnerships in manufacturing, MSME and skill development.

Japanese PM Suga informed PM Modi that in order to operationalise the Specified Skilled workers (SSW) agreement which was signed earlier this year, the Japanese side would be undertaking skill and language tests in India from early 2022.

Also, in a boost for the implementation of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project. both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to advance efforts to facilitate the project in a smooth and timely manner.

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Raza Academy protests against Saudi Arabia for building cinema halls in Mecca and Madina

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The Commune
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The radical Islamic Raza Acadamy based in Mumbai which supports the Sharia law has protested the decision taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under its Vision 2030 plan, to allow the building of cinema halls and entertainment centers in the city of Madina.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is home to Islam’s two most holy sites, Masjid al-Haram also known as the Great Mosque of Mecca which is also home to the Kaaba and Madina, home to the vast Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) and the Raza acadamy is dead set against the opening of cinema halls in this two places.

But what this radical Islamic outfit does not understand is that the Saudi Arabia is now going through a change and wants to be diversifyed and reduce its dependency on oil which is its number one source of income.

Under the leadership of Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia wants to become  a modern pluralistic country and wants to develop other sectors such as health, education, and tourism. But such reforms are viewed with hostility Islamist Muslims across the world, especially in India and Pakistan.

Now the Raza Acadamy is protesting against this new development by running a campaigns on social media platforms urging King Salman of Saudi Arabia to reverse the decision and called for a ban on cinema halls in Madina Shareef.

Mohsin Raza wrote, “Muslims go to holy cities to ask forgiveness from Allah not to commit sins by watching movies”. Later a protest was organised in which one could hear slogans of, “Saudi Hukumat Murdabad” and Muslims in India held placards that read, “Saudi Government Must Stop Desecration of The Holy City of Madina Munawwarah”.

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From Pakistan, Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani who is a former judge, Islamic scholar, and current Vice President and Professor of Hadith at Darul Uloom Karachi in November last year had said, “Now there are plans to set up ten cinema halls in Madina too,”.

His tweet also mentioned that the Saudis are planning to build 28 shoping malls, ten cinema halls, 32 restaurants, 2 locations for entertainment, 19 open areas, and more on King’s Road. The project was expected to be completed in 14 months which means work has already started

However, the commercial establishments will be outside the boundary of the holy place, as per reports.

Raza Academy is not new to controversies because in February 2021, the academy forced BBC to issue an apology for hurting the sentiments of Muslims as they ‘displayed a portrait of Muhammad’. They also bullied the Maharashtra government Of Shiv Sena, Congress and the NCP to give permission to carry out the Eid-e-Milad procession during the Covid pandemic.

Members of Raza acadamy also provied to be a huge problem when Saeed Noori, the founding member of Raza Academy, had claimed that the Chinese vaccine contains pork and urged the Indian government not to order it and he and 125 other members from his group were booked for violating social distancing norms amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

In August 2011, Raza Academy held a protest at Azad Maidan ground against the alleged atrocities on Muslims in Assam and Myanmar, and then rioted which led to the vandalising of public property and they also attacked police personnel. 

India to test fire Agni-V ICBM in October, MIRVed missile test will take another 2 years

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The Commune
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India is all set to conduct the first user trial of the Agni-V intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) in October, a Times of India report said and the test will be conducted in full operational configuration.

A while back India had issued an area warning for a 3,000 km-long zone in the Indian Ocean for the launch of an experimental flight vehicle and as per a New Indian Express report, the missile was to be tested in September 23-24 September.

The report had also stated that the missile would be test-fired with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles or MIRV technology. However, the Agni-V launch says “it will take another two years for a MIRVed missile to be flight-tested”.

Having MIRVs technology would allow India to fire just one missile that will deliver multiple nuclear warheads to different targets compared to traditional missiles that can carry one warhead.

An earlier report in ToI had said which now stands dismissed that of the claim that the Agni-P missile test-fired in June this year had a MIRVed warhead was “highly-miniaturised” missile “included decoys”.

 

Developed in the early 1960s, MIRVs allow a missile to deliver multiple nuclear warheads to different targets. While traditional missiles can carry one warhead, an MIRVed one can carry multiple warheads.

“Warheads on MIRVed missiles can be released from the missile at different speeds and in different directions. Some MIRVed missiles can hit targets as far as 1,500 kilometres apart,” a factsheet on the website of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation says, adding, “It requires the combination of large missiles, small warheads, accurate guidance, and a complex mechanism for releasing warheads sequentially during flight.”

As of now the US, Russia, France, the UK, and China have MIRV technology, and Pakistan reportedly tested one in January 2017 using its Ababeel medium-range ballistic missile, which has a reported range of 2,200 km. But this claim of possessing the MIRV technology remains unverified.

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DMK Govt forms committee comprising atheist Kanimozhi & Christian Minister to build colleges using Hindu temple funds

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The Commune
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In yet another attack on Hindu temples by the DMK government, the Minister for Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department has formed a committee to build 10 colleges using Hindu temple funds.

The committee members include DMK MP Kanimozhi, an avowed atheist and Geetha Jeevan, Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment, who is a Christian.

Rubbing more salt in the wound, the committee formed by the DMK government has no Hindu trustees of the temple.

This is the first time that such a committee has been formed by the Tamil Nadu government. The committee held its first meeting at the HR&CE Commissioner office in Nungambakkam, Chennai. The meeting was attended by Food and Civil Supplies Minister R. Sakkarapani and DMK MLAs namely M.K. Mohan, Markandeyan, A.P. Nandakumar, B.S.T Saravanan, Durai Chandrasekar, A. Soundarapandian, and E.R. Eswaran.

It has been decided that 10 Arts & Science College would be built in Kolathur (MK Stalin’s constituency) and Kilpauk in Chennai, Vilathikulam in Thoothukudi (DMK MP Kanimozhi’s constituency), Thoppampatti in Dindigul, Anaikattu in Vellore, Kalasapakkam in Tiruvannamalai, Tirukaatupalli in Thanjavur, Lalgudi in Trichy, Kadayam in Tenkasi, and Tiruchengode in Namakkal. One Siddha hospital in Pazhani has also been declared.

In the meeting it was decided that a committee comprising of MLAs, MPs and academics in the respective region will be formed to expedite the process and start the colleges by next year.

The meeting was attended by Dr. P. Chandramoha, Principal Secretary of Department of Tourism, Culture and Museum; J. Kumaragurparan HR&CE Commissioner, Additional Commissioner (Administration) of HR&CE Ra. Kannan and other ‘academics’.

Hindus have condemned the DMK government’s move saying that it is a violation of the principle of secularism. They also questioned the appointment of atheist Kanimozhi and a Christian Minister meddling in the affairs of Hindu Temple.

(With inputs from Daily Thanthi)

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MoD places supply order for 118 Main Battle Tanks Arjun Mk-1A for Indian Army

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Ministry of Defence (MoD) placed an order with Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi, Chennai for supply of 118 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) Arjun Mk-1A for the Indian Army on September 23, 2021. The order, worth Rs 7,523 crore, will provide further boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative in defence sector and is a big step towards achieving ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, envisioned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. It may be recalled that the Prime Minister had handed over the MBT Arjun Mk-1A to Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane in Chennai on February 14, 2021.

The state–of-the-art MBT Mk-1A is a new variant of Arjun Tank designed to enhance fire power, mobility and survivability. Infused with 72 new features and more indigenous content from the Mk-1 variant, the tank would ensure effortless mobility in all terrains, besides precise target engagement during day and night. It has been designed and developed by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) by incorporating numerous upgrades on Arjun MBT, the in-service main battle tank with the Indian Army.

The MK-1A is equipped with accurate & superior firepower, all-terrain mobility and an invincible multi-layered protection provided by an array of advanced technology systems. It can take on the enemy during day & night conditions and in both static & dynamic modes. By virtue of these capabilities, this indigenous MBT proves to be at par with any contemporary in its class across the globe. This tank is particularly configured and designed for Indian conditions and hence it is suitable for deployment to protect the frontiers in an effective manner.

This production order to HVF, Avadi opens up a large avenue in defence manufacturing for over 200 Indian vendors including MSMEs, with employment opportunities to around 8,000 people. This will be a flagship project showcasing the indigenous capability in cutting edge defence technologies.

The MBT Arjun Mk-1A has been designed & developed by Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), along with other laboratories of DRDO within two years (2010-12). The development activities commenced from June 2010 and the tank was fielded for user trials in June 2012. It took only two years to develop and field the MBT Arjun Mk-1A for user trials from the user requirement. Extensive trial evaluation was conducted in various phases covering 7000+ kms (both in DRDO and user trials) of automotive and substantial firing of various ammunitions during 2012-2015.

(Published from PIB)

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VP pays tribute to late singer SPB, calls upon parents and educators to impart value-based education to children

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Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, today called upon parents and educators to impart value based education with focus on Indian culture, tradition and ethos. He stressed that such a value-based and holistic education for the overall development of the child.

Speaking at an event commemorating the first death anniversary of the legendary singer, late S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, the Vice President suggested that the school curricula should lay greater emphasis on Indian art and culture and provide a comprehensive view of our heritage. He said that music provides solace to our mind and children should be encouraged to learn music.

On this occasion, the Vice President paid rich tributes to the late singer.  Recalling the life of the versatile singer, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said in the five decades of his musical journey, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam left an indelible mark on the musical world. He also recalled his close association with the late singer and their common love for Telugu language.

Popular artists from the film industry, lyricist Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, singer Kailash Kher, film actor Tanikella Bharani, members from various Telugu associations and others participated in the virtual event.

(Published from PIB)

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