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Maoist sympathizing Christian priest appointed as TNPSC member by DMK govt

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On Tuesday (July 13), the Human Resources Management department of Tamil Nadu Government issued an order notifying the appointment of members to the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC).

The MK Stalin-led DMK government has appointed four new members to the Commission of which one of them is a Catholic priest named Fr. A. Raj Mariasusai.

Mariasusai is a Christian priest of the Salesian order who is the Rector of Janodaya Salesian College located in The Retreat, Yercaud.

He is a problematic Christian priest and a sympathizer of Maoist Stan Swamy. The Retreat Don Bosco Yercaud, an organization which he is associated with, undertook a campaign and distributed ‘relief materials’ in honour of terror accused Stan Swamy who died recently.

Condemning the appointment of a Christian priest as a member of TNPSC that is responsible for choosing civil servants, a senior government official who wished to remain unidentified said “How would the DMK government react if the AIADMK or the BJP government appoints a person from a Hindu mutt or a monk from any of the Hindu spiritual organization is appointed as TNPSC member?”

Another source The Commune spoke to said that Raj Mariasusai is known for spreading anti-Hindu thoughts and instigating people of the tribal community in the Salem-Yercaud region against the government.

He is also said to be indulging in illegal religious conversion of tribal communities by targeting their children through ‘alleged’ education and ‘skill development’ programmes.

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Last week, the DMK government appointed Dindigul I. Leoni as the head of the Tamil Nadu Textbook & Educational Services Corporation, who is known for making crass and sexist remarks about women.

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Watch: TN shooter Elavenil Valarivan interacts with PM Modi in Hindi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13, interacted with Indian athletes’ contingent bound for Tokyo Olympics today through video conference. The interaction by the Prime Minister is an endeavour to motivate the athletes ahead of their participation at the games. Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur, MoS Youth Affairs and Sports Nisith Pramanik and Law Minister Kiren Rijiju were also present on the occasion.

In a candid and informal interaction, Prime Minister Modi spoke to the athletes and thanked their families for their sacrifice. One of the sportsperson the Prime Minister interacted was Elavenil Valarivan.

He greeted Elavenil with ‘Kem Cho?’ (How are you? in Gujarati) as the shooter was raised in Ahmedabad.

Speaking to Elavenil Valarivan, the famed shooter from Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, who is going for the Olympics for the first time, the Prime Minister asked why she got interested in the sport. Elavenil Valarivan replied to the Prime Minister in fluent Hindi as her parents sat and viewed the interaction with pride.

On a personal note, PM Modi talked to the shooter and greeted her parents in Tamil and recalled her early years as he was MLA from her area Mani Nagar. He also enquired how she balances both her studies and sports training.

Watch the interaction here:

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Pakistani Taliban attack Pak’s security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one officer and 11 soldiers dead

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As the Taliban intensify their attack on Afganistan with the support of Pakistan, in the restive region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a captain-rank officer and 11 soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed and around 15 soldiers were reportedly injured in a major attack during an operation against banned militant group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan or Pakistan Taliban, reports India Today.

Also, the terrorists have taken some civilians working in the region as hostages. The hostages are 6 employees of Pakistan’s Jazz Mobile Operator. 

The officer who died during this attack has been identified as Captain Abdul Basit, who was on deputation to Thal Scouts of Pak Frontier Corps Wing.

As per reports, Captain Basit was leading a retaliatory operation in the region to rescue those abducted when he was killed in the line of duty.

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As per information released by Pakistan Army Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), and TV, three militants were killed in the “intense exchange of fire” and a cordon-and-search operation is on.

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Assam CM introduces Cattle Preservation Bill 2021 to regulate cow slaughter

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Bangladeshi Muslims Infiltrating Tamil Nadu For Jobs, Alleges Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The newly-elected Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma government has tabled Assam Cattle Preservation Bill 2021 in the state Assembly to regulate slaughter, consumption, and transportation of cattle.

Sarma used the micro-blogging site Twitter to inform about the introduction of the bill in the state Assembly and said, “Cattle are revered in our society from time immemorial. Respecting our deep-rooted belief system and agricultural necessity, we’ve tabled Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 in Assembly to regulate slaughter, consumption and transportation of cattle,”.

The bill proposes to ban the sale of beef and beef products in areas that are “predominatly inhabited by Hindu, Jain and Sikh and other non-beef eating communities” and the bill has further provisions wherein selling of beef and beef products within “5 Kms of any temple, satra, or other religious institutions belonging to Hindu religion or any other institution or area”.

But more importantly, the bill also proposes a ban on the slaughter of cattle without a certificate from a competent authority and the transportation of cattle within Assam or outside the state without a valid permit will also be prohibited.

However, cattle may be allowed to be transported for bonafide agricultural or animal husbandry purposes and no permission will be required for transporting cattle to and from registered Animal Market for the purpose of purchase and sale within the district, according to the bill.

The new bill also proposes the setting up of ‘Gaushalas’ for taking care of cattle and penalties are also proposed for offences under the bill that include imprisonment ranging from a minimum of three years to eight years with fine not less than 3 lakh rupees and may extend to 5 lakh rupees.

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‘Pakistan army leading one of the divisions of the Taliban’: Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh

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According to a Facebook post posted by Afganistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh, the Taliban are divided into three divisions from an organisational standpoint and the first of which is led by Pakistan’s special anti-terrorist teams.

In part of this article, he wrote: “From an organizational point of view, the strength of the enemy is divided into three parts — The first section deals with trained personnel directly guided by special Pakistani counter-insurgency units/nuclei from Peshawar-Quetta and elsewhere. Google communication tools and maps make it very easy. The second part is the local parts that work under the name of the military commission, and they do not play many roles except by extorting money from the people and imposing parties on the local people. The third part is the recent recruits and summonses, who have no morals.”
 
According to a news report by Tolo News, the withdrawal of foreign troops, mainly the American troops from Afghanistan created a very immediate vacuum, “but that government forces were in order,” said Saleh, 
 
Saleh also said if the Taliban gain more land, they will still not be able to rule the country as the people who are now under their control are suffering.
 
Some members of the Afghanistan House of Representatives said that men and women must take up arms and stand up to preserve the system and the achievements of the past decades, reported Tolo News.
 
Mir Rahman Rahmani, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said, “I ask all respected lawyers to stand bravely by your people and fight the enemy for your material and spiritual possessions.”
 
“Let’s unite and stand by the security forces,” said Reyhaneh Azad, a Daikundi MP.
 
The Members of the Afghan Parliament accused the Taliban of violating the human rights of the people in several districts they control. 

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‘You won’t be able to have office in any district’: VCK spokesperson threatens Dinamalar, stokes secessionism

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VCK Spokesperson Vikraman has issued threats to Tamil daily Dinamalar and made secessionist remarks in an interview with the YouTube channel RedPix.

The DMK and their alliance partners have been upset after Dinamalar published an article speculating the intention of the Central government to form a separate state Kongu Nadu from Tamil Nadu. On behalf of Viduthalai Siruthaigal Katchi, he threatened Dinamalar that if they publish articles on Kongu Nadu, they will not let the publication’s office function in any district.

He alleged that the RSS is testing waters through Dinamalar to separate Tamil Nadu into different states and called it a ‘yellow paper’.

Stoking secessionism, he said,”How can the BJP claim that Kongu Nadu is the people’s will? Was there a referendum in the Kongu region? Shall we have a referendum be held to determine if Tamil Nadu wants to remain in India or not? ”

Dr. Ramadoss of Pattali Makkal Katchi, according to VCK Vikraman, is backing the split of Tamil Nadu in order to place his son Anbumani as Chief Minister of a state made up of northern districts where Vanniyars are the majority.

He went on to say that the demand for a Tamil Nadu flag has been long overdue and that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin should hoist the flag on the state’s foundation day.

He further said that the demand for Tamil Nadu’s secession from India is still alive and remains one of the core principles of VCK.

It should be noted that the video has received over 16000 views, yet Tamil Nadu Police have taken no action in response to his separatist remarks.

R. Vikraman is a self-proclaimed ‘journalist’ who took refuge in Thol. Thirumavalavan’s Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), has been accused of sexual harassing a man under the pretext of conducting an audition a few months ago.

(with inputs from RedPix)

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Madras HC makes scathing remarks on actor Vijay in Rolls Royce tax evasion case, imposes fine of ₹1 lakh

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The Commune
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The Madras High Court on Tuesday (July 13) imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on Tamil actor C. Joseph Vijay for failing to pay tax for an imported car he purchased in 2012.

Actor Vijay had failed to pay entry tax for the Rolls Royce Ghost car he imported from England which has been lying idle as a registration certificate is needed to ply on roads.

In the order issued by Justice M. Subramanian, it was stated that actor Vijay did not even state his profession/occupation in the affidavit.

The court also made some stinging remarks on the actor and Kollywood celebrities in general for their hypocrisy and virtue signaling in movies while indulging in tax evasion themselves.

Dismissing the plea moved by Vijay, the judge said “The petitioner / Actor having large scale fan groups and those fans are seeing the Actors as real heroes. In the State of Tamil Nadu, Cine Heroes have risen (sic) as rulers of the State and therefore, the people are under the impression that they are the real heroes. Thus, they are not expected to behave like a reel heroes. Tax evasion is to be construed as anti-national habit, attitude and mindset and unconstitutional.”

“These Actors are portraying themselves as champion to bring the social justice in the society. Their pictures are against corrupt activities in the society. But, they are evading tax and acting in a manner, which is not in consonance with the provisions of the Statutes”, the order further noted.

The Court has order the fine amount to be made to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

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BJP to intensify protests in Kerala amidst surge in crime against women

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As the number of sexual harassment of women and child rape cases have been on the rise in the Communist-ruled Kerala, the chief of the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),  K Surendran alleged on Monday (July 12) that the Pinarayi Vijayan led government is taking no action to reduce crime against women in Kerala and that the BJP will raise this issue all over the state with rallies in the coming days.

This outrage comes in the wake of a six-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in the Idukki district and Surendran demanded a complaint be filed against the Left MLA, who allegedly said that the victim’s post-mortem is unnecessary and also alleged that the CPM MLA had tried to sabotage the case.
 
“Arjun is an active worker of the youth wing of CPI(M) in Kerala who brutally raped and murdered a six-year-old child in Vandiperiyar. The sitting MLA of the ruling front vehemently opposed the post – mortem of the victim. The Kerala Police should book the MLA under POCSO,” Surendran said.
 
“BJP will intensify protests in coming days against the crime against women and children in Kerala,” he said.
 
“If the perpetrators are to be punished, they must be prosecuted by those in the administration but instead they are protecting them. Kerala is one of the leading states in the country where the accused in cases of sexual harassment go unpunished. Defendants escape because they are the ruling party,” Surendran added.
 
V Muraleedharan, senior BJP leader and Minister of State for External Affairs in a tweet said, “The rise in no of crimes against women and Children in Kerala speak volumes of the misgovernance of the Pinarayi Vijayan regime. It’s shameful that women and children feel unsafe in God’s own country. CPI(M) led Kerala Govt has been protecting and sheltering perpetrators,”.

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Bharat Biotech submits documents to WHO for Emergency Use Listing for Covaxin

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Indigenous vaccine producer Bharat Biotech on Monday ( July 12) said that it has submitted all the necessary documents to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin.

According to Bharat Biotech Chairman and Managing Director Krishna Ella, the review process has commenced and all documents required for EUL of Covaxin have been submitted to WHO as of 9 July.

“The review process has now commenced with the expectation that we will receive EUL from WHO at the earliest,” he said.

Bharat Biotech had made the announcement in May that that application for EUL was submitted to WHO and regulatory approvals are expected by July-September 2021 and it is working closely with the WHO for inclusion of Covaxin in its EUL.

“Approval from WHO is not expected to be a long-drawn process as the cell line and majority of our facilities have already been audited and approved by WHO for our other vaccines in the past,” it had said.

“We are a step closer to the final decision on Covaxin’s global acceptance, as the rolling data is slated to begin in July 2021,” it added.

The indigenous vaccine has 63.6 per cent efficacy against the Delta variant of Covid-19, which has now spread to many other countries and Covaxin demonstrated 93.4 per cent efficacy against severe symptomatic Covid-19 and 63.6 per cent against asymptomatic Covid-19.

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Kongu Naadu should be made separate state for administrative convenience says Kongu Munnetra Kazhagam President Best Ramasamy

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Following the report by Dinamalar in which it stated that the Central government is mulling over the option of creating a separate Kongu Nadu, debates and discussions on the topic has begun with the idea getting both supporters and naysayers.

In this light, Best Ramasamy, a prominent textile manufacturer and the President of Kongu Munnetra Kazhagam President, in a press meet said that Kongu region (comprising of 10-11 districts in Western Tamil Nadu) should be made a separate state for administrative convenience.

He also alleged that subsequent governments in Tamil Nadu have done nothing for the area except for collecting revenue from the region. He said that 66% of the tax revenue goes to the Government of Tamil Nadu from these 11 districts of Kongu region while the region remains neglected adding that creation of a separate state would lead to development of the region.

“We’ve been making the request since 1976. We want the Kongu region to prosper. The Kongu Nadu demand is not just for the Gounder community but for every one in the region. We are not asking for a separate country but for a separate state which the Indian Constitution allows.” he said pointing out that Dr. Ramadoss, the head of PMK had been placing the demand for a separate ‘Vada Thamizhagam’ (Northern Tamil Nadu).

He also said that the 10.5% internal quota for Vanniyars was wrong and that reservation should be given on economic grounds.

“We will strengthen the demand for Kongu Nadu by bringing all communities together. We have petitioned the Central government regarding the request and we are hoping to meet the Prime Minister soon”, he said.

(With inputs from Simplicity)

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