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VCK leader Vanni Arasu accused of misusing SC benefits after converting to Christianity

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A case of alleged falsification of religion has cropped up in Tamil Nadu after allegations were levelled against VCK leader Vanni Arasu for illegally contesting from a constituency reserved for Hindu Scheduled Caste despite being a Christian.

This controversy came to light after pictures of funeral of Vanni Arasu’s father Rathinasamy 2 came to light on social media. The pictures posted by him show that he was buried as per Christian customs.

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Vanni Arasu is a member of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, an ally of DMK. He contested from Schedule Caste (SC) reserved constituency of Vanur in 2021 Assembly Election and lost. He had won from the same constituency in 2016 Assembly elections. He is known for being rabidly anti-Hindu.

According to HinduPost, during a live debate in 2020 Vanni Arasu had said “We take pride in our continuous campaign against Hinduism and Hindutva”.

In another debate, he said that Hindu Dharma should be abolished and it will be achieved only by abolishing caste, the Hindu Post reported.

During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, he had arbitrarily introduced the Annadana scheme for Covid-19 patients wherein Arasu had demanded that non-vegetarian soups should be offered to the patients and that beef soup would be a better option as it will increase the immunity in all government hospitals.

As per the law, those who have converted from Hinduism to another religion are not eligible to avail benefits meant for Scheduled Caste.  

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 states that any person who professes a religion different from Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism shall cease to be a member of the Scheduled Caste (SC).

Recently in February 2021, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha  said that as per the Constitution of India and Indian statute, Hindu persons eligible for reservation benefits, like those belonging to Scheduled Castes, cannot avail the same benefits if they convert to Christianity or Islam.

VCK chief Thol.Thirumavalavan is also a suspected to be a converted Christian and in June, advocacy organisation Legal Rights Protection Forum had written to authorities seeking to disqualify Thirumavalavan as he had frankly admitted in an interview that he follows Christianity and that his family often attends Christian events.

To give further evidence, his sister was buried as per Christian customs, and when confronted with this he feigned ignorance and said that he didn’t know until her death that she followed Christianity.

Thirumavalavan had also called for the destruction of Chidambaram Nataraja and Madurai Meenakshi temples and had organised a conference to “Uproot Sanatana Dharma” in which anti-Hindu forces including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin pledged to uproot Hindu Dharma.

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#PhotoshopStalin: TN CM shares photoshopped image of relief work, deletes tweet later

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In an embarrassing moment for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, the official handle of CM’s office tweeted a photoshopped picture of CM Stalin inspecting relief work in an attempt to cover up the flood situation in CM’s own constituency Kolathur.

The official handle ‘CMO Tamil Nadu’ had posted saying that the CM Stalin was overseeing the flood water draining operations at the junction of Siva Elango Salai and Paper Mills road in Kolathur constituency.

However the image shared by CM Stalin which showed him and Ministers P. Sekar Babu and K. N. Nehru inspecting relief operations turned out to be a photoshopped one. Two different images were superimposed to make it look like the water had drained out.

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Soon, netizens pointed out the problematic image and lashed out at the DMK for trying to peddle fake news. Many were taken aback to see a state Chief Minister himself peddling a photoshopped image in order to cover up the mismanagement.

Following this, the CM’s official handle deleted the tweet.

BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai took a jibe at the DMK government and its CM Stalin saying that Kolathur constituency is a testimony to the falsely constructed ‘Dravidian Development Model’.

This episode adds to the already existing embarrassment of the shoddy handling of the rain situation in the northern districts of Tamil Nadu by the DMK government.

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UK approves Covaxin, no self-isolation for Indians travelling after Nov 22

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After the World Health Organisation gave the approval for the Emergency Use Listing for Covaxin, the indigenous Covid-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, the government of the United Kingdom has said that it ahs will be adding Covixin to its list of approved COVID-19 vaccines for international travellers from 22 November.

This is very important because any Indian who has been inoculated with the Bharat Biotech-manufactured vaccine will not have to self-isolate after arrival in England.

Covaxin is the second most used vaccine in India and already Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, was added to the UK’s approved list last month.

‘More good news for Indian travellers to the UK. From 22 November travellers fully vaccinated with a COVID19 vaccine recognised by WHO for Emergency Use Listing, including Covaxin, will not have to self-isolate; so joining those fully vaccinated with Covishield,’ Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India, said on Twitter on Monday.

The changes will come into effect at 4 am on 22 November.

“As we continue to recover from the pandemic and expand our recognition of international vaccines, today’s announcements mark the next step in our restart of international travel,” said UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

“The red list and quarantine system remain vital in protecting our borders and as we’ve said, we will not hesitate to take action by adding countries to the red list if necessary,” UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said.

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Siruvachur Temple vandalized for the third time in just a month

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The Periyasamy – Chelliyamman Temple and the Sengamalayar Temple located in Siruvachur has been attacked and vandalized for the third time in just a span of a month.

Madurakaliamman temple is a famous temple located at Siruvachchur in Perambalur district. The Goddess is said to be the family deity of Kanchi Sankaracharya.

The Periyasamy – Chelliyamman Temple and the Sengamalayar Temple are associated temples of the Madurakaliamman temple and fall under the control of Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department.

Earlier on October 7, many of the idols at the Periyasamy – Chelliyamman Temple and the Sengamalayar Temple including that of Amman, Maduraiveeran, the Saptakannis, etc were found displaced and broken by miscreants.

The temple was found vandalized inflicting far more serious damage with idols of horses, Goddess Amman, and other Gods found broken. Many of the idols had their heads cut off which indicates that the act has been done to deliberately hurt the Hindus.

In this third attack, that has happened on November 8-9, other huge idols have been smashed to smithereens.

Earlier, on October 27, the Hindu Munnani plunged into action and staged a road roko against the administration’s apathy. A crowdfunding campaign was also launched to repair the damages at the temple.

CCTV cameras were installed by the temple administration a few days ago.

Many Hindu activists have been questioning the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department and its minister P. Sekar Babu for their silence and inaction on the matter.

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‘Stalin has kneeled before Pinarayi’: BJP TN holds massive protest against DMK Govt for giving up state’s water rights over Mullaiperiyar Dam

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BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai came down heavy on the DMK government for giving up the state’s water rights over Mullaiperiyar dam.

Speaking at a massive protest held in Theni, Annamalai lashed out at the Tamil Nadu government for not even bothering to register its protest when the Kerala government released the water from Mullaiperiyar dam before it touched 142 feet as given in the Supreme Court order.

He said that the CM Stalin must apologize to the farmers of the 5 riparian districts in Tamil Nadu for giving up the state’s water rights.

He added that CM Stalin has kneeled before Pinarayi Vijayan government prioritizing political alliance over livelihood of farmers

Annamalai also took a jibe at CM Stalin saying that he should speak like a Chief Minister and not like a comedy actor.

The BJP Tamil Nadu chief also lashed out at the Communist parties in Tamil Nadu for maintaining stoic silence on the matter and not fighting for the rights of Tamil Nadu farmers. He pointed out that the Communists in Tamil Nadu had stood with China during the Galwan Valley clash insulting the sacrifice of our soldiers and that one cannot expect the Communists to think of Tamil farmers’ welfare.

The CPI-M Government in Kerala had released the water from Mullaiperiyar Dam before the water level touched 142 feet. The dam was opened when the water level reached 136 feet without the presence of a state Minister and Theni District Collector.

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Srinagar-based Chinar Corps and University of Kashmir sign MoU for distance education

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Soldiers of the Indian Army soldiers will now be avail the facility of long distance learning courses offered by the University of Kashmir after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Srinagar-based University and Chinar Corps on Monday (November 8).

As per the MoU, the soldiers of the Indian Army posted in Kashmir will be able to get admission to various courses offered by the Directorate of Distance Education, University of Kashmir and courses ranging from a six-month certificate courses to one-year diploma courses and two-year postgraduate courses are now being made available to Army personnel range.

As per the MoU, a total of 18 courses are presently available for enrolment by the Army personnel which will be increased in time.

After the MoU was signed, Professor Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, UoK addressed the gathering and emphasised the significance of long-term MoU which will benefit the soldiers posted in Kashmir.

Thereafter, Lieutenant-General D P Pandey, General-Officer-Commander of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps in his address praised the milestone achieved and said it will empower the soldiers of the Chinar Corps in performing their duties in a challenging environment.

Speaking on the occasion, Pandey said that “the University of Kashmir, with its rich heritage, culture, and academia, will provide a one of the kind opportunity for army personnel and civil defence employees of Chinar Corps to pursue higher educational qualifications, domain specialization and subject matter expertise”.

The courses featured in the MoU includes MA/ MSc (Maths), MA (English), MA (Urdu), MA (Education) among 2-year courses and Computer Applications, Web designing, Cyber Law, Tourism Management) etc in PG Diploma courses.

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Kerala Narco Jihad: Police arrest 3 persons possessing 100 kg ganja

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After Police in Assam in the last few days arrested several people for peddling drugs, now a narco terror network in Kerala was busted by the police when they arrested, Faisal, Anas, and Varsha were arrested with 100 kg cannabis from Kochi.

According to the details released by the police, the suspects would purchase cannabis for Rs 200-300 from Andhra Pradesh and sell the same in Kerala for Rs 20,000-30,000. The police also confiscated two cars in which were being used to smuggle and transport cannabis. 

In yet another in Kerala, 190 Kg of Cannabis and 300g Hashish oil worth Rs 65 Lakh were seized from Palakkad district and again two drug peddlers belonging to a minority community Abdul Salim and Shibu were arrested by the police in connection with this.

In Calicut, police seized a large quantity of Cannabis and police have arrested Ahmad Nihal, Shamzad and Aneesha in this case as Kerala is now witnessing a sudden surge in drug-related cases in recent times. 

It is a known modus operandi that Islamic jihadists use the proceeds from the sale of drugs and use the money for planning and executing acts of terrorism.

Recently, a powerful bishop of the Syro Malabar Church asked his people to be careful about ‘Narcotic Jihad’, which according to him is a systematic plan to ruin the lives of non-Muslims.

The drug trade is highly lucrative and now drug peddlers have also started taking in non-Muslims as their drug carriers to evade the Muslim angle to the narcotic trade.

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma keeps poll promise, takes stern action against illegal encroachment

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Keeping the promise made during the Assam state assembly election, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has again taken stern action against illegal encroachment.

Sarma said, that he will continue with the ongoing eviction in the Lumding reserve forest as all encroachment in Assam is done for business purposes.

As per reports, a man named Nazrul bought around 1500 migrant Muslim families to the Lumding reserve forest from different places of Assam like Nagaon, Barpeta, and Dhubri, and in a nexus with government and forest officials he managed to destroy almost half of the reserve forest and settled hundreds of families there during 2007 to 2015.

Sarma also said that even Dhalpur-Girukhuti encroachment was done for business purposes with the support of a few land mafias who grab huge areas of land and later they sell it to encroaching families and do large scale cultivation. 

According to the Hojai district administration, the eviction drive started on Monday morning and will clear 500 hectares of land which is being done as per the Guwahati High Court order. The High Court responding to a PIL filed by ex MLA of Hojai Siladitya Dev, directed the government to clear the encroachment in Lumding reserve forest by February 2022.

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IMK announces cash prize for anyone who kicks actor Vijay Sethupathi for insulting Muthuramalinga Thevar

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The Indu Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu has announced that it would provide cash prize for anyone who kicks film actor Vijay Sethupathi who had allegedly insulted freedom fighter and nationalist icon Muthuramalinga Thevar.

The tweet posted by Indu Makkal Katchi said that the party would provide ₹1001/- per kick to anyone who kicked Vijay Sethupathi until he apologized for insulting Muthuramalinga Thevar.

This tweet comes in the light of a video of a man attacking film actor Vijay Sethupathi at the Bengaluru airport which went viral. Many had attributed different reasons but the man who had attacked the actor, revealed himself in a YouTube channel and said that the actor had sarcastically commented on India being a nation and Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.

The man named Maha Gandhi was apparently a co-passenger of Vijay Sethupathi in the flight and had congratulated the actor on winning the National Award.

But Vijay Sethupathi had allegedly replied in a sarcastic manner saying “Is this is a nation?”. He had also asked if the actor had paid a visit to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar’s samadhi/statue on the occassion of Guru Pooja (the birth-cum-death anniversary of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar). For this, Vijay Sethupathi had apparently asked who is Guru?

It is not clear if Vijaysethupathi said this but Maha Gandhi tells that the actor apparently told him that the one he is referring is a ‘Jewish carpenter’ (Jesus) and not Muthuramalinga Thevar.

Maha Gandhi also says that this resulted in a heated argument and was attacked later by two of Vijay Sethupathi’s men when he was collecting the luggage. He said that he attacked only in return which was caught in camera of a by-stander.

He added that he is waiting for the CCTV footage so that people can know what the truth is.

Controversial actor Vijay Sethupathi has of late been resorting to virtue signalling to grab limelight after back-to-back flops.

His latest film ‘Laabam’, a Communist cringe-fest which was released immediately after the reopening of theatres bombed at the box office.

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India wants more countries to accept Covaxin after WHO approval, US to allow Indians vaccinated by Covaxin from Nov 8

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After the World Health Organisation gave approval for Covaxin for emergency use, India has initiated a diplomatic blitz to increase the list of countries that would mutually recognise vaccine certificates that would allow smoother travel for Indians.

The Indian diplomatic crops are on an overdrive to get more countries to recognise Covaxin as the number of countries accepting Indians vaccinated with the Bharat Biotech-developed vaccine could rise after WHO’s decision.

So far, Australia, Sri Lanka, Greece, Nepal, Mauritius, Estonia, Zimbabwe, and the Philippines amongst others have approved Covaxin. More importantly, Indians who have taken both doses of Covaxin will be permitted to enter the US from 8 November.

Additionally, seven countries comprising Palestine, Mauritius, Mangolia, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, Serbia, and Estonia have opted to mutually recognise vaccine certificates with India.

As of now over 20 countries have already permitted vaccinated Indians entry without being quarantined and vice versa.

During the recently held G20 meeting in Rome, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed mutual recognition of Covid vaccination certificates. Subsequently, the G20 leaders decided to work towards reopening international travel by acknowledging mutual recognition of vaccine certificates.

“Fact of the matter is that the point the PM tried to make (on vaccine certification) has been received. Most countries are quite happy with the idea of facilitating smoother international travel…and feel that we need to collectively work on it,” Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said post the summit, as reported by the Economic Times.

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