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“None should undergo the trauma that my girl went through”: Minor Hindu girl’s parents allege forced conversion and torture by school

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Lalita (name changed), a 17 year old girl studying at Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School in Thirukattupalli near Thanjavur, committed suicide by drinking pesticideafter she was allegedly tortured to convert to Christianity by the school for her to continue her studies.

In her dying declaration, a video of which went viral on social media, the girl said that she was asked to convert to Christianity by the school if she wanted to continue her studies further.

This has now once again been reemphasized by the girl’s parents who while addressing reporters today said that their daughter was forced to convert and tortured.

“Our girl was forced to convert and tortured. She is no more with us. We want justice. She was made to clean toilets. They had really tortured her so much because of which she was really disheartened and died. We want justice for our daughter. We will take the body of our girl only if those two (Rochelin Mary and Sagaya Mary) are arrested.”, the parent said.

“Our girl herself is no more. What are we going to do anymore? No one else should undergo what my girl went through. Let my girl be the first and last. The injustice that happened to my daughter should not happen to anyone else. They should take action for that.” , she lamented.

One of the reporter can be heard repeatedly drilling the lady and trying to thrust his views in an attempt to corner her and questioning the claims of religious conversion.

The lady conveys that there was no need for her to lie adding that they were being forced to convert for two years and that the school had reached out to them as well. She also says that they even tried to change school after class 10 but could not do because of COVID-19 restrictions. When the reporter tried to drill further, the visibly agitated parent left.

Contrary to the statements of the deceased girl and her parents, Thanjavur Superintendent of Police Ravali Priya IPS had organized a press meet on 20 January 2022 and announced that there was no religious conversion angle in the case.

She said that the girl’s statement to the police makes no mention of forced conversion. She had also threatened to take action on those who had shared the video of the girl on social media.

Later on January 21, she said that the police are investigating all angles, including the allegation that Lalita was facing pressure to convert to Christianity.

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Complaint seeking disciplinary action filed against Thanjavur SP for allegedly trying to mislead investigation of minor Hindu girl’s suicide

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A complaint has been filed with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to take disciplinary action against Ravali Priya IPS, Superintendent of Police of Thanjavur District, for allegedly trying to mislead the investigation of a minor Hindu girl’s suicide who was reportedly subjected to harassment and forced religious conversion.

The complaint filed by the legal activism organization Legal Rights Protection Forum (LRPF), a copy of which has been accessed by The Commune, states that Ravali Priya IPS had organized a press meet on 20 January 2022 and uninvitedly announced that there was no religious conversion angle in the case.

“The statement given by the District SP while the investigation is underway and even though there is a strong prima facie available is raising suspicion that the investigation in the case is being misled.  The parents of the deceased girl, in their complaint clearly mentioned that their daughter was forced to convert her religion to Christianity and stated that Sister Ms. Rocklin Mary and warden harassed her in this regard.”, the complaint letter addressed to the Union Home Secretary.

The complaint further adds that the investigation of the case is being misled in order to hide the religious conversion angle.

“Hence, we request you to order a thorough enquiry into the matter including the criminal conduct of Superintendent of Police and take suitable legal and disciplinary action against her.”, the complaint said adding that the officer has to be transferred during the investigation period.

Lalita (named changed), a 17 year old girl studying class 12 at Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, a government-aided Christian school located in Michaelpatti villlage near Thirukattupalli in Thanjavur district, committed suicide by drinking pesticide after she was allegedly tortured to convert to Christianity by the school staff.

Thanjavur SP Ravali Priya in a pressmeet said that there is no proof of forceful conversion of the minor girl. She said that the girl’s statement to the police makes no mention of forced conversion. She has also threatened to take action on those who had shared the video of the girl on social media. 

However she had now said that the police are investigating all angles, including the allegation that Lalita was facing pressure to convert to Christianity.

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QR codes to be put on API from Jan 2023, will help track genuine and counterfeit drugs

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In a very important development pertaining to the pharmaceutical industry, the government has made it mandatory to put QR codes on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) used in medicines and the new rule will be applicable from January 1, 2023.

This would allow helping in distinguishing between genuine and counterfeit drugs and it would be easy for government agencies to trace pharmaceutical firms and acquire information like if the formula has tampered and where is the origin of the raw material and where is the product going.

These are the guidelines: -It will be mandatory to put QR code on the API.
-The new rule will be applicable from January 1, 2023.
-Health Ministry issued notification.
-Now it will be easy to identify genuine and counterfeit medicines.
-The QR code will contain the manufacturer and batch number information.
-Expiry and importer information will also be available.

Medicines produced with counterfeit and low-quality APIs can be harmful to benefit patients that is why the DTAB i.e. Drugs Technical Advisory Board had approved this proposal in June 2019 and according to a government report, 20 per cent of the medicines made in India are fake and 3 per cent of medicines are of substandard quality.

The idea was proposed in 2011, however, due to the repeated refusal of pharma companies, a decision could not be reached as pharma companies were more concerned about the fact that different government departments would issue different guidelines.

However, in the face of the Covid pandemic and the need for transparency the demand from the companies that a uniform QR code should be implemented across the country, after which in the year 2019, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization prepared this draft and it clealry suggested to make QR code mandatory for APIs.

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Foreign Islamic terrorists operating in J&K are using captured US military hardware from Afghanistan

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The analysis of US military hardware finding its way into Kashmir is now a reality, after Islamic jihadi terrorists, released a video wherein American-made rifles and pistols can be seen being used by the terrorists.

In the new year, six foreign terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir by security forces in different operations, and all of them were carrying US-made M4 carbine rifles which is one of the most powerful assault rifles in the world.

In a video released by a new terror group named People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) which is being viewed as a front for either Lashkar e Taiba or Jaish e Mohammad and in that video, several terrorists can be seen using M249 automatic rifles 509 tactical guns, M1911 pistols, and M4 carbine rifles and all these weapons are used by the American army.

After the US forces left Afghanistan in August and handed power back to the Taliban, they also left a large number of arms and ammunition which the Taliban took, and now they are being sold openly by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the number one buyer are the terror groups operating from Pakistan and sending them across the border to Kashmir Valley.

According to security forces, some 85 foreign terrorists are operating in the Kashmir valley and these foreign terrorists have been carrying American assault rifles, pistols, grenades, etc that are sent from across the border with the help of drones.

Though many such attempts have been foiled by the security forces on the border, some do manage to reach the hands of the Islamic terrorists and now such sophisticated weaponry is a new challenge for the security forces in the Kashmir Valley as these weapons are a force multiplyer. 

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‘Acadummy Awards’: Suriya, Jyotika, Udhayanidhi Stalin to receive awards at a private funtion; Not Oscars

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The Commune
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A news about Actors Suriya, Jyotika and Udhayanidhi Stalin winning a Global Community Oscar Award next month in the United States of America, is being circulated all over Social Media since yesterday. Some Media houses has depicted this news as though the actors are actually going to receive an Oscar award, also called as The Academy Awards. However, the story behind the award their receiving is entirely different.

The following invitation is found on Google, when searched for Global Community Oscars.

This Award is being presented by VGP (A) Dr. Vijay G Prabhakar, who is an NRI Tamil, living in America. The award is presented by a foundation called AMEC. This Vijay Prabhakar, is the son of former IAS Officer Prabhakar, from Tamil Nadu. His grandfather’s name is Phillip, former Salem District Deputy Collector. Vijay Prabhakar’s father-in-law is also a former IAS officer called Newton Devasagayam. In addition, Manne Lingiah, an Alumnus of IIT Madras, is also a part of the Jury for this Award.

Therefore, it is a Private award function, organised by some individuals. However, the media and some Twitteratis have portrayed it  as though the three have actually bagged the Academy Awards itself.

(With inputs from Kathir News)

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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose finally gets his place in Indian history, Modi govt to install grand statue at India Gate

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On the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that a grand statue made of granite will be installed at India Gate in his remembrance.

In a tweet sent from his official handle, Modi said, “At a time when the entire nation is marking the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, I am glad to share that his grand statue, made of granite, will be installed at India Gate. This would be a symbol of India’s indebtedness to him,”.

In his second tweet, PM Modi said, “Till the grand statue of Netaji Bose is completed, a hologram statue of his would be present at the same place. I will unveil the hologram statue on 23rd January, Netaji’s birth anniversary,”.

After India got its independence in 1947, the Congress Party and India’s first Prime Minister Jawarhal Nehru did everything to undermine Netaji Bose and his Indian National Army (INA). However, PM Modi has undertaken various measures to recognize the legacy of Netaji and the contribution of the INA.

Last year, in his reply to the Motion of Thanks by President Ram Nath Kovind in Rajya Sabha, PM Narendra Modi referred to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as the ‘First Prime Minister’ of India and declared that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary will be celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas’ every year.

In January 2019, PM Modi had inaugurated a museum of  Netaji Bose at the Red forT AND renamed three islands of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Bose had hoisted the national flag at Port Blair.

The Ross Island was renamed to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Neil Island to Shahid Dweep, and Havelock Island to Swaraj Dweep, and a Rs 75 commemorative coin was also released to mark the 75th anniversary.

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BJP wins Nagar Panchayat elections in Beed in Maharashtra, Congress candidate gets “Zero” votes

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In a major embarrassment for the Maha Vikas Agadi and the Congress Party which is also part of the coalition in Maharashtra, its candidate in the Nagar Panchayat elections polled “Zero” in the Beed district poll.

In the recently concluded Nagar Panchayat elections Congress candidate named Fakir Shabber Babu from Beed district polled ‘Zero’ votes and in the same ward the BJP won by a big margin. 

This loss has now sent a shockwave in Congress which has lost a lot of ground in Maharastra and this victory by the BJP is also not a good sign for the Shiv Sena and the NCP in the state.

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Father of deceased minor Hindu girl files police complaint alleging forced conversion by school staff

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The Commune
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The suicide of a 17-yr-old girl Hindu girl in Thirukattupalli, Ariyalur district due to alleged forceful conversion and subsequent torture for not converting her religion, has shaken social media. Lalita (name changed), a 17 year old girl studying at Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School in Thirukattupalli near Thanjavur, committed suicide by drinking poison after she was allegedly tortured to convert to Christianity by the school for her to continue her studies.

A video testimony of the child was release where she clearly names the staff who torutured her was also released on social media. Lalita’s parents along with the BJP and other Hindu organizations gathered in front of the Thirukattupalli police station and protested saying that Lalita had consumed pesticides as the hostel warden Sagayamary had forced her to convert. However, instead of taking action against the school authorities who allegedly tortured the child, the police had arrested the parents of the child.

Following this, the father of the child, Muruganandham, has written a complaint to the Police Inspector of the Thirukattupalli Police Station. In the letter, he clearly states in Tamil, “On 10-01-2022, the authorities of the school called me and said that my child’s health was not fine and asked me to come and collect her immediately. I immediately brought her home, and as she was scared and sick, took her for treatment to the Thirumanur Government Hospital. As her health deteriorated, we then admitted her to a private hospital in Ariyalur.”

He has further stated that the doctors in the hospital identified that the child had consumed poison. He had then enquired the child about the same, for which she had said, “Sister Rochelin Mary and Warden Sagayamary of my school were forcing me to convert to Christianity. I told them that I will not. Because of this, they reprimanded me with harsh words and made me do a lot of chores. As I was not able to bear their torture, I decided to commit suicide and therefore drank pesticide.”

Muruganandham has requested the Police Inspector to take action against the school authorities, including the Correspondent and Headmaster of the school, stating that they were the reason for his daughter’s death.

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Christian Pastor arrested under POCSO Act for sexual abuse of 13-yr-old girl in Ooty

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The Commune
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A 54-yr-old pastor has been arrested for sexually abusing a 13-yr-old girl child in Ooty. It is being reported that he allegedly took advantage of the child and molested her when he went for a prayer meeting to her house, and found her to be alone.

Suri Stephen hails from Nilgiris district, Ooty. He is a pastor who visits the houses of many in order to conduct prayer meets. A complaint has been filed against him, by the mother of the victim, who has said that Suri Stephen behaved inappropriately and sexually molested her girl child, when he went to their house to conduct a prayer meet, and found her to be alone. The complaint was filed in the Ooty All Women Police Station.

Based on this complaint, the Police initiated an inquiry of Pastor Suri Stephen. The investigation confirmed that he was involved in sexual abuse of the child. The Pastor was immediately prosecuted and imprisoned under the POCSO Act.

One of the Police officers who spoke about the matter said, “Suri Stephen (54) alias Suriya Murthy, a pastor, was involved in sexually abusive activities towards a 13-yr-old girl. She was rescued by neighbours after they heard her scream in fear. The girl’s mother subsequently lodged a complaint at the All Women Police Station. We arrested the pastor on the basis of the complaint, and produced him in Court. The judge has remanded him in Judicial custody until 3rd February.”

(With inputs from Junior Vikatan)

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Thanjavur SP says no evidence of forceful conversion in suicide of Hindu Minor girl; parents of victim arrested

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The Commune
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The suicide of a 17-yr-old girl Hindu child in Thirukattupalli, Ariyalur district due to alleged forceful conversion and subsequent torture due to non-conversion, has shaken social media.

Lalita (name changed), a 17 year old girl studying at Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School in Thirukattupalli near Thanjavur, committed suicide by drinking poison after she was allegedly tortured to convert to Christianity by the school for her to continue her studies.

The school had allegedly forced Lalita to convert to Christianity saying that she has to change her religion if she wanted to study further. But the girl refused.

While other children of the school went home for Pongal holidays, the school staff had forced Lalita to do chores like cleaning the toilet, washing dishes, etc. Unable to bear the humiliation, a disheartened Lalita attempted suicide by consuming pesticides used in gardens. She was admitted to the Tanjore Government Medical college hospital on January 15 and died a few days later.

Lalita’s parents along with the BJP and other Hindu organizations gathered in front of the Thirukattupalli police station and protested saying that Lalita had consumed pesticides as the hostel warden Sagayamary had forced her to convert.

However, instead of taken action against the school authorities who allegedly tortured the child, the Police have now arrested the parents of the child.

Yesterday, the NCPCR took cognisance of the matter, and directed the DGP of Tamil Nadu to take the necessary action, and start and inquiry into the matter. Following this, the SP of Thanjavur, Ravali Priya had a press meet where she said that there is no proof of forceful conversion of the minor girl. She has also threatened to take action on those who had shared the video of the girl on social media.

However, there is a video testimony of the child where she says, ““My names is Lalita (name changed). They (school) had asked my parents in my presence if they can convert me to Christianity and help her for further studies. Since I didn’t accept, they kept scolding me.” She also named one Sister Sagaya Mary who had allegedly tortured her.

Now, TN BJP Chief Annamalai, has taken to twitter to ask a few questions after the SP’s statement in the Press Meet. As the SP had said that there is no evidence of forceful conversion, Annamalai had written, “What more proof police need? 1. There is a video graphed confession statement of girl. Did the SP come to the conclusion it’s fake? If yes, how? 2. When the parents & all the near relatives have given a clear statement, SP is alleging her parents are liars?”

However, instead of taken action against the school authorities who allegedly tortured the child, the Police have now arrested the parents of the child.

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