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Goons Instigated By Latin Catholic Church Unleash Mayhem In Vizhinjam

Hundreds of protestors instigated by the Latin Catholic Church unleashed violence in the name of opposing the Adani port project coming up in Vizhinjam.

The anti-port protesters attacked a police station and threw stones at homes in Mulloor during the clash on Saturday, injuring women and children. More police officers have been stationed in the area after being informed of the situation. A total of 21 people including policemen suffered injuries in the clash on Saturday.

Protesters led by the Latin Catholic Church assured the Kerala High Court on November 22 that they would not obstruct any vehicles arriving at the Vizhinjam seaport.

On Saturday, however, in violation of the assurances given to the Kerala High Court, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the seaport’s gate, blocking the road by erecting a shed across the road and stopping vehicles carrying construction materials to the site.

Meanwhile, a group of locals who support the project arrived and confronted the agitators, pointing out that there was a high court order that allows the construction of the port.

A video showing violent agitators led by the Latin Catholic Church attacking houses near the port and injuring women and children has gone viral on social media.

Following the violent protests against the Adani port in Vizhinjam, a case has been filed under sections of conspiracy and attempt to murder against 50 priests and several other violent agitators who blocked a truck carrying stones for the construction of the Adani port.

A case of attempted murder has been filed against priest Eugene Perera, who was present at the protest on Saturday. It should be noted that the Adani Group has already filed a petition in the Kerala High Court claiming that they have suffered a loss of Rs.200 crore as a result of the ongoing protest for more than 4 months.

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Is BJP Extending An Olive Branch To TDP?

The Centre has invited Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and current Opposition leader in Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu for participation in a G-20 related meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister  Narendra Modi in New Delhi on December 5. Naidu received a call from Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Prahlad Joshi to invite him to the special session.

India takes over the presidency of the G-20 committee in December, which the international community sees as a significant development under Mr. Modi’s leadership and an important milestone in the history of the group. India assumed the chair of the G-20 nations, at the recently concluded meeting at Bali, Indonesia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had recently unveiled the logo for the next high-level summit of G-20 nations.

The December 5th meeting has been convened with several Indian political parties to discuss and devise economic and financial strategies, to be adopted at the next G-20 meeting hosted in 2023, under India’s leadership. Naidu, who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for nearly 14 years, is seen as one of the most experienced leaders in the country, known for his administrative skills and his focus on economic development.

This is the second time, the BJP led Central government has extended an invitation to Naidu. A few months ago, he attended a meeting convened to discuss the celebrations of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, honoring India’s struggle for Independence. It was the first time, Naidu was sharing the dais with PM Narendra Modi, after he snapped ties with the BJP-led NDA government in 2018, in protest of the Centre’s delay in granting a “special status” to Andhra for the benefit of the recently bifurcated state’s economic development.

In 2019, Naidu’s TDP contested the state elections on its own without an alliance with the BJP or actor Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena party. The TDP lost the 2019 state elections to Jagan Reddy’s YSRCP party. Naidu has since admitted that snapping ties with the BJP/NDA was a strategic mistake, which cost the party dearly. His party also lost some of its leaders and long standing members to the BJP. For a couple of years now, Naidu has been trying to re-build a stronger rapport with the BJP leadership as well as the Jana Sena party, in its stand against the current government led by the YSRCP party.

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DMK Councillor Blocks Road For 2 Hrs Preventing Ambulance And Govt Buses From Moving

In Viluppuram, a DMK councillor parked his vehicle in the middle of the road, blocking traffic and causing a public nuisance to protest against another vehicle that overtook him.

Rajiv Gandhi, a DMK member, is also a district councillor in Viluppuram. On Sunday (November 27), he was traveling from Viluppuram district to his hometown A.Goodalur. When he was near Aayanthur, he had a dispute with another vehicle that was attempting to overtake him.

He stopped his vehicle in the middle of the road and blocked the traffic, preventing the vehicle that was attempting to overtake him from moving any further. However, that particular vehicle took another route and moved away from the DMK councillor Rajiv Gandhi.

The DMK Councillor, who felt insulted by the other car, stopped his vehicle and sat in front of it, protesting the car and the driver who insulted him.

He had been sitting in front of his car for more than two hours. When people began questioning the DMK Councillor, he stated that he would only move out of the road if the car and driver who insulted him came there and apologized to him. People started confronting the DMK councillor and asked him to move his vehicle.

Soon after, Viluppuram Deputy Superintendent of Police Parthiban arrived on the scene and informed the DMK councillor that ambulances and government buses were stopped behind his car, which is an offense, and that he needed to clear the way immediately.

Later, the DMK councillor’s car was forcibly removed from the road, making room for other vehicles and clearing traffic. This incident, in which a DMK councillor stopped his car on the road, preventing an ambulance and other vehicles from moving, exemplifies the arrogance of DMK members and leaders, according to people affected by traffic.

(With inputs from Polimer News)

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“You May Be In Delhi, But Your Family Is In TN”: Alleged Audio Of VCK Goons Threatening CRPF Jawan Surfaces

A phone call conversation between a CRPF soldier and goons belonging to Thol. Thirumavalavan’s Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) has surfaced in which they can be heard threatening the soldier of dire consequences for speaking about their leader.

Recently, VCK chief Thirumavalavan who is also a Lok Sabha MP, stoked separatism while speaking at a book release function at his party office in Chennai.

Addressing his cadres, Thirumavalavan said “VCK made a significant contribution to Tamil national movements. It has made possible what the major political parties could not. It cannot be called Tamil nationalism if you work under the Indian Central government and speak about Tamil nationalism. The ultimate goal of Tamil nationalism should be the establishment of a separate country known as Tamil Nadu.”

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In response to this speech, a CRPF soldier from Tamil Nadu had posted a video in which he lashed out Thirumavalavan for speaking against the unity and integrity of India.

“Vanakkam everyone. This post is for Thol. Thirumavalavan who is asking for a separate Tamil Nadu. You are asking for separate country. Are we (soldiers) guarding our country’s borders for this? For the country to be split into 2 and 3? We are serving here to unite the country.” the soldier says in the video.

Adding further the soldier says “You will ask for a separate Tamil Nadu for your own gains and vested interest. Today you will ask for a separate Tamil Nadu. Tomorrow you will ask for a district to be made a separate country. How dare you and on what basis you people are throbbing to make Tamil Nadu a separate country? So that you can survive on TASMAC?”

He also hit out at the ruling regime in Tamil Nadu saying “It is the mistake of those in power to have given you this much leeway. You will say whatever you want under the garb of free speech and you expect us to remain silent? We are working hard to instill patriotism and love for our country in every Indian. Are we soldiers fools so that you can ask for a separate Tamil Nadu? If you’re man enough, come to the streets and protest for a separate Tamil Nadu. If we don’t make you say Vande Mataram and Jai Hind from your own mouth, we’re not the Indian Army.”

This rebuttal video of the soldier had gone viral on social media platforms.

Following this, reports have emerged that goons belonging to Thirumavalavan’s party have threatened the CRPF soldier.

In a phone call conversation that has surfaced on social media, the VCK goons can be heard hurling expletives and threatening to harm the soldier’s family.

One Manimaran of the VCK asks the soldier why he is laughing to which the soldier responds “I was in duty while you were threatening. A few officers were nearby. I just got done with my duty. Brother, I won’t be afraid even if Pakistanis stands with a tanker in front of me. You are calling from there and asking me to apologize? Silly!”

The VCK goon further goes on to hurl abuses at the soldier and says that the latter has insulted Thirumavalavan whom they worship as a god to which the soldier says “I revere India as my god. I guard the nation standing in hot and cold. You will threaten me from there and expect me to stay silent?”

Many other VCK goons join on the other side to abuse and threaten the soldier.

“Not just Manimaran. Your post has disturbed all of us here who are office bearers of the party.”, another person says.

Another unidentified individual goes on to say “You may be in Delhi. Your mother, father and siblings are here in Tamil Nadu only right?” implicitly threatening to harm them.

The entire conversation is filled with expletives and vulgar words against the soldier and his family.

“Who are you to speak against my leader? I will take the pulp out of you. I will kill you. I will come to the border and bomb you.”, one of the VCK goons can be heard saying.

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DMK Fin Min PTR Claims TN’s Inflation Rate Is Less Than National Avg, Data Shows Otherwise

On Friday (25 November 2022), Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with state finance ministers as part of the pre-budget consultative meeting in New Delhi.

States like Tamil Nadu asked for a five-year extension of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation and more funding for infrastructure development, while others demanded more funding for social development.

Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan who participated in the pre-budget session urged the Central Government to combine cesses and surcharges into basic tax rates in order to ensure that states receive their “legitimate share” of devolution.

In addition, he urged the Union Government to give the states more untied funding rather than “one-size-fits-all homogenization” through ever-more-detailed Central plans. In his speech, DMK minister PTR also stated that because many schemes’ unit costs and the Centre’s share of the cost are out of line with the actual costs incurred on the ground, the state must shoulder an “additional financial burden” to satisfy the people’s justifiable aspirations.

Later addressing a pressmeet in Delhi, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan said,” In Tamil Nadu, the inflation level is about 2.5% lower than the national average. The reason for the low inflation rate in the state is the extensive PDS system. So, food inflation in the state is low.”

However, the year-on-year inflation rate data published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) showed that Tamil Nadu’s inflation in October 2022 was higher than the national average. According to MoSPI data, rural inflation in Tamil Nadu was 7.43%, urban inflation was 6.9%, and overall inflation was 7.1%, while the national average was 6.98%, 6.50%, and 6.77% for rural, urban, and overall inflation, respectively.

Referring to the PTR’s lies, the BJP National IT wing president said Tamil Nadu’s inflation was higher than the national average and that the DMK minister lied all the time.

Other netizens joined to troll the DMK finance minister PTR Palanivel Thiyagarajan.

https://twitter.com/pradeep_gee/status/1596446433032704000?s=20&t=VVkAqeWZdNXAqBWnrnCsqA

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DMK Spokie Shares Distorted Map Of India, Deletes Tweet Later

After receiving backlash, DMK supporter Salem Dharanidharan deleted a tweet with a distorted map of India.

On Friday (November 25), Salem Dharanidharan, who claims to be a former World Democracy Forum and United Nations youth leader but is actually a DMK supporter disguised as a political opinion maker, tweeted an image of India without Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the Aksai Chin area.

He attempted to make an anti-North Indian racist tweet by dividing the distorted map of India into two sections, with a large section of South, Central, and Western India having 50% population, while a small rest of the section of India comprising Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and other North Easter states having 50% population.

Posting the image, he said, “This is why it is very important to discuss delimitation.” He meant to say that a small section of states with a large population, such as UP, Bihar, and others, are depriving south Indian states with a low population of benefits, thus instilling hatred in them. However, after receiving backlash and being afraid of legal consequence, the tweet was deleted by Salem Dharanidharan.

It is to be noted that the Central government mulled the ” Geospatial Information Bill 2016″ which makes the wrong depiction of the map of India a crime that could land the violators in jail with a maximum term of seven years and a fine of up to Rs 100 crore. This measure has been envisaged by the government against certain social networking sites that showed J&K and Arunachal Pradesh as part of Pakistan and China respectively.

Existing provisions such as Section 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 74 of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act were invoked against Twitter India in June 2021, when it displayed a distorted map of India on its website.

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Naganathaswamy Temple Built By Rajendra Chozha Lies In Shambles

Devotees and netizens have condemned the DMK government-led Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department and the Tamil Nadu archaeological department for their apathy and indifference in maintaining the Sri Naganathaswamy temple in Manambadi, Kumbakonam, which has also been designated as a monument by the same Tamil Nadu archaeology department.

About The Temple

Situated along the southern banks of Kollidam River, the Naganathaswamy temple was constructed during the time of Rajendra Chozha I. It is said to predate his architectural marvel Gangaikonda Chozhapuram Temple.

The Naganathaswamy Temple is also known as Sri Kalisam or Thirukailayam. Lord Naganathaswamy is in the form of a lingam and the Ambal (Lord Shiva’s consort) here is called Shenbagavalli. The temple has 6 inscriptions of the Rajendra Chozha I regime and 3 inscriptions of the Kulothunga Chola I period. One of the inscriptions refers to this place as Ilanjikudi Veera Narayanapuram.

As Rajendra Chozha 1 rule existed between 1012 AD and 1044 AD, the temple is said to be more than 1000 years old with immense heritage value. There is a sculpture of Rajendra Chozha I along with his queen worshipping lord Nataraja which is not found in many Chozha temples.

Image Credits: tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com

There is also a unique sculpture which shows River Goddess Kaveri performing pooja to the Siva Lingam. Other sculptures of Vinayagar, Lingothbavar, Durga, Dakshinamurthy are found along the walls of the sanctum sanctorum. The stone walls also have depictions of festivals and dance forms.

Image Credits: Swarajya

However, much of the temple lies in a dilapidated condition with broken walls and overgrown bushes. Platforms can be found broken and idols of deities lie scattered. The temple, which is under the control of the state Archaeology Department and ‘maintained’ by the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department, lies in a pathetic state making it look like it was razed down by Malik Kafur.

The Continued Neglect

Despite repeated plea by the locals and devotees, there has been no concrete efforts to restore the temple. M Selvaraj, a local temple activist and BJP worker has been fighting for decades to preserve the temple. A field report published by Swarajya notes that Selvaraj has sent several petitions to the complaining about the encroachments as well as other illegal activities in the temple premises but his efforts have borne no fruit.

Selvaraj’s RTI filing had forced the local administration to launch a probe which revealed that the Tamil Nadu Highways Department has appropriated the land that belongs to the temple to build an adjoining road. It had demolished a centuries-old compound wall to make way for the road.

According to The Hindu, in 2013, local residents and temple activists successfully thwarted the demolition of the temple for road expansion under the Thanjavur-Vikkiravandi four-lane project. The temple was later declared as a State monument. The temple is now one of the 89 protected monuments under the control of the Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Rangarajan Narasimhan, who is known for filing petitions in High Courts for the protection of Hindu Temples and bringing to light any irregularities in the HR&CE department, said in a video shared on November 4th, “This is the pathetic state of Naganatha Swamy temple in Manambadi in Kumbakonam district. This is a 1000-year-old temple.  In the name of renovation, the Tamil Nadu Department of archaeology demolished the temple in 2016. In April 2017, UNESCO came here for an inspection.”

He also showed an idol thought to be Rajendra Chozha, who built this temple, which had been broken into two.

Temple activist Rangarajan Narasimhan has made several requests to the HR&CE department and Tamil Nadu Archeological department to renovate the temple as soon as possible, but so far no action has been taken.

In a tweet on November 24, he said,”Even after bringing this to the knowledge of the HR&CE department, after 20 days Sri Naganada Swamy Temple Manambadi, which was demolished by the dept is in the same pathetic state. No security nothing. Are they waiting for the thieves to arrive??”

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FCRA License Of Church-Funded Controversial NGO Cancelled

Following reports about the suspension of FCRA license for World Vision, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the FCRA license of another controvesial organization Socio-Legal Information Center, a patron NGO of the Human Rights Law Network, which has been funded by foreign churches.

Socio-Legal Information Center (SLIC) is run by a Christian lawyer named Colin Gonsalves who has been under the Government’s scanner for a few years now, for offering disproportionate support to several issues, including the Rohingya Muslim refugees, illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, the infamous 2020 Delhi Riots, Christian priest and Maoist sympathizer, Stan Swamy accused for his role in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence and more recently, the Hijab controversy.

The FCRA license of an organization is cancelled when it violates the provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

According to the FCRA rules, an NGO seeking to receive foreign donations must utilise those funds only for the purpose for which they have been received and as stipulated in the Act. The reasons that can lead to the cancellation of FCRA Registration are: i) non-filing of annual returns, ii) not maintaining proper FCRA account, iii) making false declaration and false account, iv) not working in public interest, v) utilization of foreign funds for administrative expenses, vi) accepting funds through undisclosed bank accounts.

HRLN is a project of the Socio-Legal Information Centre (SLIC), which claims to be a non-profit legal-aid and education organisation, providing free legal assistance to those people who lack the capacity to seek legal remedy.The Human Rights Law Network is a division of the Socio-Legal Information Centre (SLIC). HRLN, founded by Supreme Court lawyer, Colin Gonsalves in 1989, The HRLN has a mission statement which is a clever pretext to advancing a minority-based agenda in India. It is described as “a collective of lawyers and social activists dedicated to the use of the legal system to advance human rights, struggle against violations, and ensure access to justice for all in India”. HRLN employs a smart strategy in appointing retired SC judges as directors! The names of Ex-Supreme Court judges are a deterrent to anybody with opposing arguments to the cases defended by the HRLN and are highly prone to manipulation and undue influence, utilized in judgements where it fights various litigations at the SC or High Court levels.

Under the garb of providing legal support to “underprivileged” sections of society, HRLN receives funds from European churches to provide legal help to anti- establishment forces of India. Providing legal help to any accused murderer, rioter, or arsonist, is not an illegal act per se, however, using money received under FCRA from foreign countries to defend anti-establishment forces is a violation of the FCRA.

Colin Gonsalves’ “non-profit” HRLN with close, established links to the now banned Socio-Legal Information Center (SLIC), received a hitherto-known amount of ₹50 crore from European Churches and organizations claiming to fight for “human rights” including rights in favour of “religious freedom”. It has been long alleged that HRLN and SLIC, have been working exclusively for the Muslim and Christian cause in India against the interests of the Hindus and the larger national cause.

The Church denominations which funded crores to HRLN’s patron NGO “Socio-Legal Information Center” are: Bread for the World (Germany, Christian Protestant), DKA (Austria, Christian Catholic) MISEREOR (German, Christian Catholic), Karuna Trust (UK, allegedly Dalit- Buddhist) INCLO ( group of 13 “human-rights” NGOs) and European Commission (Belgium, purportedly for “human-rights”).

HRLN is also the parent body of the Indian People’s Tribunal (IPT), also called the Indian People’s Tribunal on Environmental and Human Rights or Independent People’s Tribunal. Set up in June 1993, IPT claims to conduct public inquiries into human rights and environmental abuses and conduct investigations into cases of relocation of rural people to make way for dams or parks, eviction of slum dwellers, industrial pollution and alleged communal or state-sponsored violence. To many, this appears to be yet another “front” for inciting unrest, promoting anti-government demonstrations and destabilizing the Central government/state governments against much needed developmental projects for the country’s economic growth.

Vinay Joshi of Legal Rights Observatory (LRO) published an elaborate report back in 2020, highlighting the nexus between certain “NGOs” and their anti-Indian, specifically anti-Hindu activities. He talks about Colin Gonsalves, SLIC and HRLN at length.

Colin Gonsalves has personally fought the case for Soni Sori, who was arrested for her links with Naxalites.

HRLN website openly claimed that its lawyers defended stone pelters, rioters, arsonist and criminal elements involved in anti CAA riots across the country including riot accused Safoora Zargar.

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Locals Protest Against G Square For Allegedly Demolishing Compound Of Ancient Temple

Chengalpattu residents, led by Hindu Munnani, protest against G Square, a DMK Stalin family-related Tamil Nadu real estate firm, for allegedly demolishing a temple compound wall to construct drainage for its project in Chengalpattu district.

The Lakshmi Narayana temple in Pallikaranai, Chengalpattu district, is a very old temple that attracts devotees from all over northern districts in Tamil Nadu. Local residents reported on Thursday that the company G-Square, whose promoters are allegedly related to Sabareesan, son-in-law of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, demolished the temple compound wall to construct drainage for the G-Square firm’s recently started real estate project.

According to the local residents, the construction was not stopped despite their opposition, which forced them to jump into protest along with Hindu Munnani and other Hindu organizations. Members of Hindu Munnani said that they will protest alongside the people until the temple property is handed back.

“G-Square, company related to MK Stalin’s son-in-law Sabareesan, has encroached land belonging to the 1000-year-old Lakshmi Narayana temple. With the support of government officials, G-Square constructed its drainage by demolishing the temple property.”, Hindu Munnani stated in a tweet.

G Square Realtors Private Limited is a real estate company that aggregates land parcels to set up residential plots and commercial complexes. It also sells these land parcels to big corporates to set up IT parks. G Square has gobbled up the real estate spaces spanning Chennai, Trichy, Coimbatore, and Hosur with several luxury housing projects to its name. No other real estate firm has seen a such meteoric rise in a short span of time. This has led to allegations that the company has seen this astounding rise owing to its close ties with the family members of DMK chief MK Stalin. G-Square and the DMK connect can be accessed through The Commune article here.

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‘Dalit Christian’ ‘Anti-Caste’ Activist Says Maniratnam Pioneered Portrayal Of Muslims As Terrorists, Calls ARR ‘Feudal Caste Muslim’

Shalin Maria Lawrence, who identifies herself as a ‘Dalit Christian writer’ and an ‘anti-caste activist’ has once again stoked controversy saying that the first south Indian film that portrayed Muslims as terrorists was Roja and that it was film director Maniratnam who initiated that trend.

She also called the late acclaimed film director K. Balachander a ‘soft sanghi’. Sanghi is a colloquial term used by leftists and Dravidian Stocksists to refer to anyone who is a devout Hindu.

“The first movie in South India which potrayed Muslims as terrorists was ‘Roja’ . Maniratnam started the trend. Roja was an agenda movie produced by Balachander a soft Sanghi.”, Shalin Maria Lawrence said.

She also blamed music composer AR Rahman for working in ‘Islamophobic’ movies made by Maniratnam.

“ARR worked in that and every similar movie made by Mani. Roja, Bombay, Dil se etc.”, she said.

She also went on to convolute and extrapolate her argument to musical maestrao Ilaiyaraaja’s Dalit identity.

She asked “Has anyone who’s questioning Ilayaraja on his work in Thevar Magan posed the same disdain and questions to ARR?”

Kamal Haasan’s blockbuster and critically acclaimed Thevar Magan (Son of Thevar), is a story involving a village chieftain (Sivaji Ganesan), his son (Kamal Haasan) and how a family feud affects the entire village. The movie often earns the wrath of leftists for glorifying casteism involving the Thevar community of Tamil Nadu.

Shalin Maria Lawrence implies that Ilaiyaraaja was attacked for scoring the music for a ‘casteist’ Thevar Magan while AR Rahman doesn’t face flak for scoring music for ‘Islamophobic’ movies.

However, except for the leftist ‘intellectuals’ and ‘activists’, the common populace holds no such views on either Ilaiyaraaja or AR Rahman and are celebrated for their respective works.

Shalin Maria Lawrence on the other hand went on to call AR Rahman a ‘feudal caste Muslim’.

“.. Why did he work in Islamophobic movies? Which created a big impact to muslim lives in TN in the 90s? We left him because he is feudal caste muslim? How Convinient No?”, she said.

This is not the first time that Shalin Maria Lawrence who claims to be an anti-caste activist has raked up caste over trivial issues.

In October 2022, Shalin Maria Lawrence alleged that her wifi connection stopped working becasuse her ‘Brahmin neighbour’ messed with the cables which was passing through the latter’s house. . She said that since the ‘Brahmin neighbour’ did not want the WiFi connection running through her house she tampered with the cables because of which her internet stopped working. Lawrence further went on to claim that her neighbor’s actions are a “clear violation” of the “SC/ST” protection laws, but she cannot file a case under the Act since she is a ‘Christian Dalit’ who is not covered by it. Her intentions to create a Brahmin-Dalit divide invited the ire of netizens, prompting her to withdraw the tweet.

https://twitter.com/cogitoiam/status/1576887770781745152

In February 2022, she posted in her Facebook page that religious conversion of Hindus in Tamil Nadu is essential for arresting the growth of BJP in the state.

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