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IPS officer arrested by NIA for leaking secret documents to LeT terror group

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The Commune
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On Friday, a former Superindent of Police of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), IPS Arvind Digvijay Negi, was arrested for allegedly leaking secret documents to an over ground worker (OGW) of the banned Islamic terror group, Lashkar-e-Taiba.

The IPS officer, who was promoted to the position of SP in 2011, was arrested by the NIA, in relation with a case registered by it in November last year. The case is in relation with the spread of a network of over ground workers of the banned LeT, for giving their support for planning and execution of terrorist activity in India. The NIA has already arrested 6 others, pertaining to the case.

During the investigation, the house of former officer was thoroughly searched. It was also found that official secret documents of the NIA were leaked by A D Negi to another accused person who is an OGW of LeT in the case.

(With inputs from Economic Times)

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Kerala Guv calls pension benefits to staff of minister as misuse of public money

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The Commune
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has lashed out at the  Left Democratic Front (LDF) government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that no one in government has the authority to control Raj Bhavan i.e. the governor and it is his duty to ensure that their business is conducted in accordance with the Constitution.

Khan was very critical of the Left government for dolling out pension benefits to the personal staff of ministers just after completing two years of service a few months ago was a “gross violation and abuse of authority’ and ‘misuse and abuse of money of people of Kerala,”.

The outspoken Kerala governor has now asked the LDF government to end this practice and make it part of the policy address as it is his constitutional duty to advise the government and he was going to pursue the pension matter and not going to leave it there.

“I am here not to run the administration. I am here to ensure that the business of the government is conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and constitutional morality,” he told reporters here.

As a former Union Minister, Khan said that he could appoint only 11 persons in his personal staff, however, in Kerala, every minister has more than 20 personal staff, which is an unnecessary financial burden to the state exchequer and in other states in India these staff, who are appointed on a co-terminus basis, eligible to receive pension.

He was categorical when and called this pension for staff as alleged party recruitment in the name of appointment of the personal staff who are political workers working for the party for two years and being financed by the state exchequer.

On the recent shifting of senior bureaucrat K R Jyothilal as principal secretary, General Administration Department (GAD) by the government yielding to the Governor’s pressure, Khan said, “Yes… I cannot accept the position when anybody from the Kerala government tries to control the Raj Bhavan indirectly by imposing their choice on me… by deputing staff of their choice in Raj Bhavan. This I can not accept,”.

Khan was also refused to sign the policy document of the CPI(M)-led LDF government, and expressed strong displeasure over a letter written by it against the appointment of a senior journalist-turned politician in a key post in the Raj Bhavan and the under-pressure LDF government had to yield to the Governor’s pressure and replaced Jyothilal.

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NIA: Dawood Ibrahim planning to create riot like situation across India using his narco terror network

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The Commune
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In a startling revelation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday (February 19) said that underworld don and narco Islamic terrorist Dawood Ibrahim was planning to launch terror attacks on India using explosives and lethal weapons.

According to the NIA, Dawood had formed a special unit that has been assigned the task of inciting violence in different parts of the country, and a few political leaders and famous businessmen are on the radar of the D-Company.

The capital Delhi and the financial hub Mumbai is the prime focus to create a situation that would lead to large-scale destruction of both these cities, the agency said.

This news comes just after the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in South Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case against Dawood Ibrahim and his aides and nine places in Mumbai and one in Thane were raided by the ED including the residences of Dawood Ibrahim’s late sister Haseena Parkar and brother Iqbal Kaskar.

The agency has taken into custody Iqbal Kaskar who is now in Thane prison in an extortion case and was presented before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Friday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had approved the NIA to keep constant surveillance on Ibrahim’s activities and keep a record of them during the investigation. 

According to NIA, Dawood Ibrahim still enjoys a vibrant network of supporters spread across India to excicute the agenda of his Pakistani masters.

Now the NIA is looking into networks that are involved in money laundering through Hawala channels to provide financial help to those involved in a planned attack and create a rift between different religious groups and create a riot-like situation in various parts of India.

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Union Min’s L Murugan’s vote cast by someone else; polling officials allow him to cast vote after BJP protests

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The Commune
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As Tamil Nadu is seeing its local body polls after 10 years today, irregularities were reported across polling booths in the state. However, the most shocking news came from Tamil Nadu BJP Chief K. Annamalai, when he took to his Twitter to share that Union Minister Dr. L Murugan’s vote was already cast by someone else.

Union Minister L. Murugan has his vote in Anna Nagar East which was reportedly cast by someone else.

In his tweet in Tamil, Annamalai wrote, “Hon’ble Central Minister L Murugan’s vote has already been cast by someone else in a polling booth in Annanagar East today. Will the state election commissioner take action atleast now?”

He also shared that the it is very clear to what extent government machinery is being misused. He also said, “DMK is distributing cash by the parties all over Tamil Nadu especially at the doorsteps of the polling booths in Coimbatore.” 

Later, the BJP leader again took to his Twitter to share a development in the case. He said that the election commission officials have now permitted Minister L Murugan to cast his vote.

“This is after arguments & protest from @BJP4TamilNadu .His serial no:1174 was voted by somebody & after our protest, Election Commision has called their mistake as a ‘Clerical Error’! Totally unacceptable!,” Annamalai added. He had also sought answers for questions like, “Who cast the vote in place of Minister Murugan?” and “Who permitted for them to cast the vote?”

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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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