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Kongu Naadu to be carved out of TN and made Union Territory?

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Ever since the DMK came to power, it has been referring to the Central Government as ‘Union Government’ intentionally which the critics of the party allege that the term carries separatist undertones under the garb of ‘federalism’.

Apart from this, several other moves of the DMK government like its Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan’s blaming of the GST Council and its process during the meetings and forming of a committee ‘to study the impact of NEET’, appointment of a 5 member Economic Advisory Council with members who have share an agenda against the Modi-led Government Central are being seen as deliberate provocations.

To top it all, a DMK ally MLA (E.R. Eswaran of the Kongu Desiya Makkal Katchi) had disrespected the Jai Hind slogan in the floor of the Assembly by saying that the DMK has made Tamil Nadu proud by removing ‘Jai Hind’ slogan from the Governor’s address. Chief Minister MK Stalin made no comments on this and other senior leaders of the DMK sought to justify their ally MLA’s remarks. DMK Minister K. Ponmudy in a recent interview to a private television channel had even asked ‘What is wrong in not saying Jai Hind?’ and that CM Stalin has decided to do away with the slogan.

According to reports, the Modi Government and the top brass of the BJP which has been watching these developments closely is said to be dissatisfied with this provocative behavior of the DMK government and has decided to retaliate.

Dr. L. Murugan, a native of the Kongu region, who was serving as the BJP Tamil Nadu President was made Union Minister in the newly formed Cabinet.

The profiles of Ministers released through the official handles of the BJP and other government portals like MyGov showed Dr. L. Murugan identifying himself as hailing from Kongu Naadu.

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Following this, former IPS officer K. Annamalai, who hails from Karur (also part of the Kongu region) was elevated as the head of the BJP in Tamil Nadu.

It is to be noted that in this region, the BJP has a good vote bank as evident from even the recently concluded Assembly elections. The AIADMK-BJP combine swept the region with the DMK getting routed completely. The BJP currently has 2 MLAs – Vanathi Srinivasan (Coimbatore South) and Dr. Saraswathi (Modakurichi) from this region.

The Kongu region comprises of Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Namakkal, Salem, Dharmapuri, Nilgiris, Karur and Krishnagiri districts which are located in the western part of Tamil Nadu. This region is the wealthiest contributing the highest share of revenue to Tamil Nadu due its vibrant small, medium and large scale industries. It is also an educational hub and has a bustling talent pool.

There are 10 Lok Sabha constituencies and 61 Assembly constituencies. The Central Government is planning to declare this region of Kongu Naadu as a separate Union Territory, similar to Pondicherry, with a total of 90 Assembly constituencies by including some adjoining constituencies.

It is being said that the Modi Government is considering carving out Kongu Naadu from Tamil Nadu and declare it as a Union Territory. If reports are to be believed, the BJP is said to be mulling over who to appoint as Lieutenant Governor.

All these developments are being seen as a direct response to the DMK which has been calling the Government of India as ‘Ondriya Arasu’. Many on social media belonging to the Kongu region has largely been supportive of the BJP government’s move.

It remains to be seen if the BJP will capitalize on a demand for Kongu Naadu to establish its dominance in the state before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

(With inputs from Dinamalar)

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‘Jai Hind, Long Live Bharat, Let TN prosper’: BJP TN head Annamalai blows the conch

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Former IPS officer K. Annamalai, who had earned the monicker ‘Singham’ owing to his daring career in police was appointed as the Tamil Nadu BJP President after the post fell vacant following the elevation of Dr. L. Murugan as Union Minister.

Annamalai was the party’s Vice President and had contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections as candidate from Aravakurichi. He had secured more than 68000 votes.

After his appointment, Annamalai issued a statement on social media in which he blew the conch to the politics that he will be undertaking as the head of the BJP in Tamil Nadu.

In his statement, Annamalai said that he will take the party’s ideology to nook and corners and infuse a spirit of nationalism in every household.

He said that Tamil Nadu has immensely benefitted from the schemes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and fund allocation from the Central Government.

“As a team, & with the guidance of our senior leadership in TN, we will work together & honour the faith and trust reposed on me by the national leadership”, Annamalai said.

He ended his statement with the slogans “Jai Hind! Vaazhga Bharatam (Long Live Bharat)! Valarga Tamil Nadu (Let Tamil Nadu prosper)”

The slogans of Annamalai is being seen as a direct message to the DMK after one of its ally MLA disrespected the Jai Hind slogan in the floor of the Assembly. Tiruchengode MLA E.R. Easwaran during his speech in the Assembly said that the DMK made Tamil Nadu proud by removing the Jai Hind slogan from the Governor’s address.

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Telangana sends special flight to Kerala to lift KITEX Managing Director Sabu Jacob and five top executives

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After Kitex Garments pulled out from the ₹3,500- crore project from Kerala due to harassment by the Communist government, the state of Telangana has gone one step further by sending a special flight to Kerala to bring the company leadership to Hyderabad just days after receiving a formal invitation from the Tamil Nadu government to invest in the State.

The Tamil Nadu government in order to get the project in their state had arranged a meeting with the minister and assured of providing many incentives and ease of business, however, the Telangana government sent a special flight to ferry KITEX Managing Director Sabu Jacob and top executives of the company to Hyderabad on Friday (9 July).

“We have already had one round of discussions with Telangana Industry Minister K T Rama Rao. They have offered excellent facilities and support for the ₹3,500-crore project, which we have abandoned in Kerala. Telangana has invited us following our announcement to cancel the apparel project in Kerala,” KITEX Managing Director Sabu Jacob was quoted saying in a media report.

“We have no plan to make further investment in Kerala. It is already difficult for us to run the existing garment unit in Ernakulam. Then, how can we plan new investments? We have already spent Rs 200 crore for the proposed project, which would have given employment to 30,000 people, apart from developing 600 small-scale ventures in the sector,” he responded to comments by ruling CPM and opposition Congress which called him a traitor.

Ketix, the world’s second-largest kids apparel maker pulling out Kerala only proves why Kerala languishes at the bottom of the table in attracting investments and ranks 28th in the ‘ease of doing business index due to the constant harassment by officials of the CPM-led government.

“Almost every day, officials of the government department descend on the premises of the company and make inquiries as if we committed a big fraud. I am fed up with continuous harassment. The government treats us like bourgeoises, exploitative capitalists and land encroachers. Enough is enough,” Kitex chairman Sabu M Jacob said.

“If the situation continues like this, the State will turn into a graveyard of industries. While neighbouring states roll out red carpets for industries, we are hounding them out. No doubt, the existing climate will drive entrepreneurs to suicide,” he said, adding that the latest to inspect his premises were officials from the pollution control board.

“Whoever invests in Kerala will lose peace of mind and will be driven to suicide,” Sabu Jacob added.

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Dr. Krishnasamy questions Tamil film industry’s fear over proposed changes to Cinematograph Act

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Puthiya Tamilagam President Krishnasamy has questioned the Tamil film industry’s fear of the central government’s new draft Cinematograph Amendment Act when they have nothing to conceal.

In a press release on July 8, Dr. Krishnasamy said,” the recent draft amendment to Cinematograph Act does not curtail freedom of expression as claimed by celebrities in the film industry. The central government can only order re-censorship of films already certified by CBFC, considering the sovereignty and unity of this country.”

He questioned why the Tamil film industry is afraid of the new proposed amendment and claimed that films involving controversies on caste, religion, or sexual violence can only be regulated by the law of re-censorship.

He asserted that a law allowing the central government to re-censor a movie is necessary today and that filmmakers should not be afraid of re-censorship if there is no fault in their screenplay.

(with inputs from Dinamalar)

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Watch: Video of Coimbatore youth taking drugs goes viral

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After a video of a group of young people reportedly taking injectable sedative drugs went viral on social media, Coimbatore city police formed four special squads to examine the case of the city’s growing drug problem.

Locals claim that the video is that of youth living in Ukkadam, Kuniyamuthur, Selvapuram, Karumbukadai, Ponvizha Nagar, and Pudhukkadu. They also suggested that social organizations, Jamaat members, and parents should make attempts to save them from using the drug.

Around seven youths are seen in the video injecting sedative drugs at an undisclosed location in the city. Coimbatore city Commissioner Deepak M Damor said, “We have received the video and it is not clear where it was taken. All police teams in the city have been alerted to investigate the incident at their respective limits about the incident. Also, the special teams are pressed into service to locate the persons in the video footage.”

A resident of Selvapuram, Coimbatore, said, “After the DMK government took control, they failed to allocate adequate vaccination to Kongu Nadu. They have now disregarded the region’s law and order issue. Before the DMK came to power, we had never heard of drug issues.”

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UGC decolonizes history curriculum, gives impetus to the idea of Bharat and Indus Saraswati Civilisation

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After a long hiatus, the history curriculum of the B.A. History course is all set to be overhauled with the UGC releasing the new Learning Outcomes based Curriculum Framework.

This is being seen as the first attempt to decolonizing Indian history and finally getting rid of the stranglehold of Marxist historians.

The new curriculum is a completely new approach to learning history from an Indic perspective and the idea of Bharat. The new syllabus gives more impetus to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. But the most significant change is the use of the term “Indus Saraswati Civilisation”, in place of Indus Valley Civilisation which is a clear attempt to finally bust the myth of the now-debunked Aryan invasion theory.

Also, the new syllabus will include “Indian perception of Dharma and Darshan” and “Science and Technology in Ancient India”. It also includes Indian Literature of Ved, Vedanga, Upanishads, Epics, Jain and Buddhist Literature, Smriti, Puranas, etc.

However, the most irksome change UGC has made for the undergraduate program is that the glorification of the Mughals as great administrators has now come to an end.

Earlier, atrocities committed by invaders were brushed under the carpet or justified in order to make history subscribe to secular credentials. However, with a separate section to discuss the ‘impact of Muslim rule in India’, it is being seen as a step towards truth and reconciliation.

More historical information on the Rajputs and how the Mewars, Marwar, Jats, Sikhs and Bundles resisted the Mughals find a place in the revamped curriculum.

Another important aspect is that the Vijayanagar Kingdom gets its due recognition with an entire section for its invaluable contribution.

Other welcome aspects include the inclusion of Indic historians like Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay, Jadunath Sircar, R C Majumdar, and C V Vaidya which will give students a broader view of history.

After a long time, the UGC releasing a curricular framework will provide a wide perspective of this great nation’s history and is now receiving its share of appreciation and criticism.

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IMK Chief Arjun Sampath slams DMK and Congress for glorifying Stan Swamy and creating conducive atmosphere for separatists

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Indu Makkal Katchi Arjun Sampath slammed the DMK and Congress for glorifying Pastor Stan Swamy who was involved in activities against the country and encouraged secession.

Arjun Sampath said in his statement, which was issued on July 8, that “Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly known as Stan Swamy, 83, who was arrested for plotting to assassinate the Prime Minister of India and died in prison due to corona disease, has been hailed as a human rights activist and social activist. The activist who hailed him also accused the Central Government and the intelligence agencies of his death.”

While criticizing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for his condolence message for Stan Swamy’s demise,  Arjun Sampath said,” Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has issued a message of condolence for his death, making Pastor Stan look like a national martyr who went to prison fighting for the rights of the grassroots while the truth is that the National Intelligence Agency had detained him for being a Maoist and inciting violence and terrorism against the country.”

Arjun Sampath lambasted the Congress party for organizing a march from the Congress party’s headquarters in Tamil Nadu, Sathyamoorthy Bhavan, to pay tribute to Stan Swamy and urged that the government take appropriate action against the officials responsible for his death.

He added that such actions by Congress and the DMK for a person detained for plotting to assassinate India’s Prime Minister will make him appear like a martyr and a prisoner for the national interest, which is against our country and encourages secession.

He said,” The DMK government is already listening to the views of the Naxals, separatists, anti-nationalists, anti-Modi propagandists, those who are working against the central government and those who are trying to destabilize the central government. It is highly reprehensible for political parties in Tamil Nadu to register their views in support of Urban Naxalites like Stan Sami.”

He criticized the Congress party for failing to learn from the past, even after the assassination of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi, and claimed that the party is now acting as if it is supporting and promoting separatist Naxal terrorists.

He ended by asking the central and state governments to be watchful in this regard and not allow a pro-separatist and pro-terrorist atmosphere to develop in Tamil Nadu.

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INC appoints presidents for its overseas wing while the party in India remains rudderless with no leader

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As the oldest political party in India, the Indian National Congress grapples with the predilection of selecting the next president of the party, on Wednesday (July 8), it appointed several Presidents and office-bearers for the party’s “international wing” – the Indian Overseas Congress.

In a press release, the Congress party said that it was glad to appoint President for a two-year period in several countries in the European region while the party has failed to appoint a President for national leadership.

The aim of the newly appointed Presidents of the Indian Overseas Congress is to help build and expand the grand old party and its ideology in the respective countries said the statement.

“In this capacity, you are expected to identify and work with qualified, capable, committed, and concerned people to lead the various initiatives of the IOC,” the Congress party said.

Nine Congress party members have been appointed as Presidents of Indian Overseas Congress units in their respective countries.

The names are:

  1. Dilbag Channa – Italy
  2. Joy Kochattu – Switzerland
  3. Dr Sonia Heldst – Sweden
  4. Sunil Korah – Austria
  5. Suldleevan Preet Singh – Belgium
  6. Harpinder Singh Ging- Holland
  7. Amarjit Singh (Amba) – Poland
  8. Dr Komal Kumar Javarappa – Finland
  9. Garisober Singh – Norway

In addition, the Congress party also appointed several office-bearers and Core committee members of the Indian Overseas Congress in Europe.

According to their website, the Indian Overseas Congress claims to be a group of “concerned, committed, diverse, capable and courageous Overseas Indians and friends of India”.

Sam Pitroda, a veteran Congress leader and a close aide of the Gandhi family, is the Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress.

However, the Indian Overseas Congress has been wrought with several controversies with a history of joining hands with countries that interfere in India’s domestic politics and detrimental to India’s national interests.

In December 2020, one of the senior members of the Indian Overseas Congress had unfurled a Pakistani flag at a protest against the Indian government over passing farm laws in Germany.

Also, in 2019, the Congress party opened its overseas office in Turkey just a few days after Turkey had extended its support to Pakistan at the UN on the Kashmir issue.

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PM Modi condoles death of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse who was assasinated by a hit squad

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and the attack on First Lady Martine Moïse of Haiti.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Saddened by the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and the attack on First Lady Martine Moïse of Haiti. My Condolences to the family of President Moïse and the people of Haiti.” 

According to Haiti police, a foreign hit squad consisting of 28 trained killers assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week.

Twenty six of them were reportedly Colombians and two were Americans of Haitian origin. Seventeen including the two Americans have been arrested while eight are still on the run.

The remaining suspects were shot dead during gun battles with the police in the capital Port-au-Prince.

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Mom-son duo run love jihad racket in B’luru, demands woman to pay ₹17.5 lakhs & 4 Hindu women for conversion or leave home

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A woman from Lucknow whose husband is the head of Khanqah-e-Ashrafia Hussainia Qutbe, a dargah (shrine) in Bengaluru, Karnataka has lodged an FIR in the Indiranagar police station against him and her mother-in-law, accusing them of running a ‘Love Jihad’ racket, among other offences.

The man who has been named in the FIR is Ashraf who has been accused of trading in illegal weapons, harbouring foreign nationals, and torturing his wife for dowry. 

The woman, a resident of Lucknow, informed the police that she married Ashraf in 2019 and moved to Bengaluru. For a period of time, her new family was welcoming, however, they started to pressurise her into befriending non-Muslim women and getting them home which she did out of fear of losing her husband. 

The woman also told the police that when she became pregnant, Ashraf forced her to undergo a sex determination test. “When Ashraf and her mother got to know that the unborn baby was a girl, they thrashed me. They called my brother and demanded ₹25 lakh for sparing my life. He paid ₹7.5 lakh to them,” the woman revealed, as per reports.

The woman told the police that her husband and mother-in-law were running a ‘love jihad’ racket and lured visitors to the shrine to later trap to further their campaign and used the dargah as a hub of illegal money and arms deals. 

“Ashraf married a Hindu girl eventually and renamed her Madiha. She was later shifted to the shrine where she was given training in weaponry,” the woman added. 

The woman who is now ousted from her home said her husband and mother-in-law have threatened to accept her under the condition if she gives ₹17.5 lakhs and brings four non-Muslim girls for conversion. She later had to move to her maternal home in Lucknow where she gave birth to her daughter. 

ADCP, North, Prachi Singh said an FIR under the Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020, and on charges of extortion and dowry harassment has been lodged which also names Ashraf’s mother.

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