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A watershed moment for the BJP in Tamil Nadu

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Tinku Venkatesh
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The Bhartiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu under the leadership of Annamalai has made significant inroads in the state.  They have launched a strong battle against the lies peddled by Dravidian parties and the image created about Prime Minister Modi among the Tamil people.

Annamalai’s educational credentials with his former tenure as IPS officer has attracted different strata of people. His articulatory ability with the non-corrupt image has drawn numerous youngsters to the party.

His victory began with the reopening of temples which were shut by the state government citing covid regulatory norms. One large protest in Chennai made the HRCE minister to issue orders in opening the temples within few days.

The BJP has begun getting a grip of the Tamil Nadu mainstream news media primarily because of the party President’s no-nonsense approach in the press meets. His pointed rebuttals and the ability to throw counter questions posed with facts has jittered the journalists friendly to the ruling DMK.

Strengthening the social media team has helped the party to stall deceptions created by the biased media houses, journalists and paid influencers. The party went a step ahead in legally assisting Shibin, non-party member who was falsely framed for posting content against ruling state government in social media. They had also lent support to other voices of dissent like Maridhas.

Choosing the path of peaceful protest across the state and approaching the courts in ordering CBI investigation for the unnatural death of Lavanya has proved leadership the ability of Annamalai.

The party’s decision to contest independently in the urban local body elections has excited the entire state unit with many youngsters and deserved candidates in the fray. Party members have now been given an opportunity to take the Modi Government’s schemes door-to-door and also expose the fallacies of the DMK government.

Relentless campaign by party members across the state, arousing reception by people and opportunity for thousands of youngsters aspiring to become clean political leaders will be landmark in the history of Tamil Nadu.

A substantial improvement in vote share is predicted. This urban body election would signal the arrival of a new BJP and would be an important breakthrough for the party in Tamil Nadu.

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TN urban local body polls: Irregularities reported in multiple places; DMK allegedly giving cash, hotbox and anklets to voters

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The Commune
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Elections to the urban local bodies are being held after a gap of 10 years with voters queueing from morning 7 AM to cast their votes.

While the DMK and its allies are mostly contesting together, the Opposition parties like AIADMK, BJP and PMK are fighting it alone. Other parties like the NTK and MNM too are contesting.

The DMK has been facing mild anti-incumbency within 8 months of coming to power. The way the Stalin-led DMK government had handled the floods in November-December last year, the poor quality pongal gifts and the non-fulfilment of promises like waiving of jewel loan, etc has caused dissatisfaction among the public.

In an attempt to quell the anti-incumbency, the DMK is leaving no stone unturned to grab a majority of wards seats in all the corporations.

In light of this, irregularities have been reported in multiple polling booths across the state.

The DMK candidate of Suleswaranpatti near Pollachi in Coimbatore district allegedly tried distributing ₹1000 cash along with hotbox and anklets to voters.

In another locality in Coimbatore, DMK Minister Senthilbalaji’s men were reportedly distributing cash just a few metere away from the polling booth. According to Kavitha Rajan who is contesting as BJP candidate for Ward 63 of Coimbatore Corporation, DMK men were found distributing cash and hotbox to voters who can be seen standing in queue.

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The BJP cadres had locked the doors from outside in order to report it to the officials. However, in a video shared by Coimbatore South MLA Vanathi Srinivasan, police officers can be seen opening the doors without taking the DMK men into custody.

Voting in Ward 12 of Sivakasi Municipality was suspended for 4 hours which the BJP claim was done at the behest of the DMK due to fear of defeat.

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In another incident, DMK cadres in Ward 99 of Pollachi were found erecting desks just adjacent to the polling booth.

There have also been reports of the AIADMK distributing 500 per vote in many wards across Chennai and Coimbatore.

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SDPI and DMK members clash in Coimbatore

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The Commune
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A clash has broke out between cadres of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and that of DMK, in a region called Kottaimedu in Coimbatore, two days ago. This had happened just two days in advance of the local body polls, that is currently happening across Tamil Nadu.

The news was shared along with a video on Twitter, where members of the SDPI party, holding the SDPI flag and other party symbols, are seen thrashing members of the DMK, at ward 82. The DMK has now alleged that the SDPI attempted to assault the DMK candidate contesting from that ward, and therefore the violence.

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PM remembers ‘Tamil Thatha’ U. Ve. Swaminatha Iyer on his birth anniversary

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The Commune
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to ‘Tamil Thatha’ U. Ve. Swaminatha Iyer on his birth anniversary.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;

“Remembering ‘Tamil Thatha’ U. Ve. Swaminatha Iyer on his birth anniversary. Admired for his contribution to Tamil culture and language, he popularised works from the Sangam era and helped conserve precious heritage. Urging more youngsters to read his rich works.”

Uttamadhanapuram Venkatasubbaiyer Swaminatha Iyer was a Tamil scholar born on 19th Februrary 1855 in Uthamadhanapuram near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. He was elemental and singularly responsible for saving and bringing to light many of the works of classical Tamil literature. He was one of the illustrious students of Maha Vidwan Meenatchi Sundaram Pillai.

If not for U.Ve. Swaminatha Iyer, the Tamil classical works like Silappadhigaram, Manimegalai, Seevaga Sinthamani, Patthupaatu, Purananooru would’ve been lost to time.

He published more than 100 books including Tamil classics, poems, devotional books etc, during his life time.

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“Poonool/janeu will be banned when Thiruma becomes CM”: DMK-ally VCK leader warns

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The Commune
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The Deputy General Secretary of Thol. Thirumavalavan’s Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Vanni Arasu, has let out a statement about VCK’s motive to destroy Hinduism in Tamil Nadu, as soon as it comes to power.

He has said, “Tamil Nadu is going to see the period where VCK will rule the state. Tamil Nadu is eagerly waiting for the time where Thirumavalavan will become the Chief Minister. When he becomes the leader, a rule will be brought to ban the wearing of ‘Poonool’ (sacred thread/ janeu). That is the first step that will be taken to destroy Sanathan Dharma.”

Vanni Arasu is a controversial VCK leader who has been accused of illegally contesting from a constituency reserved for Hindu Scheduled Caste despite being a Christian.

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It is to be noted that VCK is a key ally of the DMK and Congress in Tamil Nadu. A few months ago, Tamil Nadu Congress leader Alagiri also tweeted against Sanathan Dharma, saying, “Sanatana Dharma justifies the inequalities in society. It is an interjection to Hinduism. No civilised society has accepted this. This is Congress’ policy. I’m glad that Raja is helping this opinion reach everybody.” The tweet was the deleted from the leader’s Twitter account.

Recently, VCK chief and Chidambaram MP Thol. Thirumavalavan spewed vitriol against the Hindu faith posting a scandalous picture that insults the Trishul, the holy weapon associated with Hinduism.

Earlier, Thirumavalavan called Sanatan Dharma as worse than the menace of alcohol and that the ancient epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata remain the root cause of all violence in the world.

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Pakistan to return $3 billion to Saudi Arabia with interest as its economy further plunges

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The Commune
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Pakistan has suffered another economic reversal when Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin told the Senate that the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) worth 3 billion dollars which was placed in the State bank of Pakistan in October 2021 will now have to be returned.

Saudi Arabia has now asked that the money that was borrowed in 2021 to improve Pakistan’s dwindling foreign exchange reserves has to be returned.

Saudi Arabia had given financial support to Pakistan that included $3 billion in deposits and $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion worth of oil supplies on deferred payments and one of the commitments asked by the Saudis was Pakistan will return the $3 billion within a year.

However, what is even more interesting is that the loan carried interest of four per cent which would have to be paid every three months.

Tarin said, “Interest rates are rising across the world. The interest rate for the Saudi loan being four per cent is not something bad.”The Saudi government has told us that they can ask for their money back if Pakistan defaults at any point,”.

The finance minister also added that there was no question of default and Pakistan would start getting crude oil from Saudi Arabia on deferred payments from March.

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Karnataka: Student prohibited from entering class in Vijayapura college for adorning Kumkum on forehead

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The Commune
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The case against the ban of hijab in educational institutions is still pending in the Karnataka High Court . The court has ordered that students should not come to class wearing religiously identifiable clothing and jewellery until the end of the case. 

For the past two day, students who have been coming to class with hijab are being insisted to adhere to the uniform code and ensure tranquility in the academic campuses.

In this situation, a student was prohibited from entering his class as he wore Kumkum (sindoor) in his forehead, in Vijayapura. The Hindu student was then sent out of the institute, and was asked to remove the Kumkum that he had adorned on his forehead to be allowed to enter.

In response, the student has argued by saying that he has been coming to class with a Kumkum on his forehead for a long time now, and asked why the teachers were stopping him suddenly. However, the insitution’s management has allegedly said that it is a religious identity, and therefore the student will not be let in until he lets go of the identity inside campus. The student was then forced to remove the Kumkum on his forehead in order to attend classes.

(With inputs from Oneindia)

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Vikram Sampath vs Leftists: Delhi HC restrains Audrey Truschke and others from publishing defamatory content

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The Commune
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The Delhi High Court on Friday (18 November) passed an ad-interim order restraining Audrey Truschke, Ananya Chakravarti and Rohit Chopra from publishing defeamatory content alleging plagiarism against historian Vikram Sampath in relation to his works on Veer Savarkar.

On February 14, historian and author Vikram Sampath moved the Delhi High Court against controversial author Audrey Truschke and others, including social media site Twitter, over defamatory comments and false charges made against him on the platform. He had sought ₹2 crore in damages from Truschkey and two others

The single-judge bench of Justice Amit Bansal gave the order in the plea filed by Sampath against historian Truschke and others who had written a letter to the Royal Historical Society raising allegations of plagiarism against him with respect to a journal publication and his two-volume biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

“In my view a prima facie case is made. the continued publication of the letter has been causing considerable damage to the plaintiff’s reputation and career. Balance of convenience is also in his favor and irreparable damage will be cause if the injunction is not granted. Consequently, till the next date of hearing, the defendants are restrained from publishing the letter or any other defamatory material on twitter as well as any other online or offline platforms,” the order said, reported Bar and Bench.

Justice Bansal also noted Twitter’s argument that if Sampath provides URLs of tweets containing a letter written by the defendants to the President of Royal Historical Society (RHS) Emma Griffin accusing Sampath of plagiarism, the same will be taken down by the social media platform.

“Senior Counsel for Twitter said that if urls are provides,the same will be taken down by them,” the HC judge recorded in his order.

The plea also has tech journalist Abhishek Baxi, Professor Ashok Swain, Twitter and Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as defendants.

The court further noted that due credits were given for the works used in Vikram Sampath’s work and added that the continued sharing of the defamatory content was causing considerable damage to Vikram Sampath’s career.

The Court proceeded to issue summons to the defendants on the plea by Sampath and posted the case for hearing next on 1 April 2022.

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ABVP demands release of its activists who have been detained by TN police

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The Commune
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The BJP’s student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has demanded the release of its activists who were arrested when they protested in front of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin’s residence seeking justice for Lavanya.

The ABVP has taken a vow to continue the fight for justice for Lavanya who was mistreated and tortured by church officials who ran the school where she was one of the top students.

When the protest broke out, the Tamil Nadu Police had arrested several ABVP functionaries, including its national secretary Nidhi Tripathi, for organising a protest without permission in front of the chief minister’s residence which has been deemed as a security breach.

The ABVP on Thursday (February 17) held a press conference in Delhi over the Lavanya case and demanded ‘the Tamil Nadu government release Tripathi and other activists who were arrested when they were holding a peaceful demonstration.

The case of Lavanya has caught national attention after it emerged that she was brutalised at the Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School and a nun who allegedly tried to coerce her to convert to Christianity that led to her consuming poison on January 19.

ABVP’s National Media Convenor Sidharth Yadav said, ‘The arrest of activists who were protesting in Tamil Nadu is completely wrong and against the rules, which we strongly criticize. We will continue our fight till Lavanya gets justice and if the government does not release our workers at the earliest, we will take to the streets of Delhi and block roads. We will take Lavanya’s voice to every student and will also gherao the house of DMK MPs in Delhi if needed. The Tamil Nadu government is oppressing the students by conspiring but we are ready to face them strongly,”.

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Romanian national in soup as he violates visa rules by campaigning for DMK

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The Commune
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A Romanian national who was reportedl on a business visit to Coimbatore has found himself in soup after he went canvassing votes for the DMK in light of the local body elections.  

The campaign for the upcoming local body polls ended yesterday, and political parties across Tamil Nadu had been trying various ways and means to convince voters to cast their vote for them. The ruling DMK government in many places has been caught red-handed in many places trying to bribe votes by gifting voters with items like anklets and other goodies.

In this situation, a video of a foreigner campaigning for the DMK in Coimbatore went viral on social media. DMK functionaries and other sympathizers of the party posted that the foreigner was impressed by the scheme that provides for free bus rides to women.

The DMK who supported and showed off this campaigning, is now in for a big shock. The foreigner who campaigned for the DMK in Coimbatore was a Romanian national named Negoita Stefan Marius.

There are also reports of a notice being issued by the Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, asking for an explanation for his involvement in the election campaign.

The letter has asked the Romanian national to appear in-person at the Chennai office of the immigration department (Foreign Regional Registration office) with his original documents and offer an explanation by Friday (February 18) afternoon.

The letter mentions that if he fails to appear at the embassy, he would be liable for prosecution under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946.

It is also alleged that Dr. Gokul Kruba Shanker who is the Deputy Secretary of Medical Wing of the DMK is said to have been behind the Romanian’s act.

(With inputs from Kathir News)

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