Khalistani militants donate $10,000 to the UNHRC

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March 15, 2021

Khalistani activists have made a sizeable donation to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). This donation was not made directly. Instead, it was made via another organisation called Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).

A spokesperson from Geneva for the UNHRC confirmed the identity of the donor and the details of the donation. Speaking to the press, he said: “We confirm we received a contribution of $ 10,000 on 1 March from an individual representing the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) group via our online donation function. In general, we do not decline online contributions, unless they are from groups or individuals listed on UN sanctions lists or the organisation/individual is engaged in activities manifestly contrary to the UN Charter or its principles.”

SFJ has alleged links with Pakistan’s premier spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence.

The SFJ is banned in India on July 10, 2019 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and its founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has been declared as an “individual terrorist” for promoting secessionism and encouraging Punjabi Sikh youth to take up arms. In 2019, the central government via an order of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs banned 40 websites belonging to the group for attracting people to its cause.

This donation by SFJ to the UNHRC carried a letter alongside it. This letter is a supposed plea to the UNHRC, urging them to ‘look into’ what had happened on the day of the Republic Day riots in Delhi in India. It also beseeched the UNHRC to form a special investigation committee in order to probe into this issue.

The organisation has also launched a secure portal to collect data on anyone who has “suffered mistreatment at the hands of Indian officials for supporting the farmers’ protest”. The portal claims this data is being sent directly to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.

Ration supplies to be delivered door-to-door in Delhi

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March 15, 2021

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is all set to launch a door-to-door distribution system of ration items on 25 March. The Chief Minister has announced a scheme to distribute ration items to the people by delivering the items directly to their homes under the Mukhyamantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana. Under the scheme, ration items will be distributed door-to-door to the people of Delhi.

This will avoid hassle incurred while collecting ration from the public distribution shops for the elderly and the invalid, as well as standing in line in the sun and wasting time. Food and Public Distribution Minister Imran Usain has said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will launch Chief Minister’s Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana on 25 March.

Accordingly, he is initiating a project to distribute ration items to 100 households in the Seemapuri circle. He said that the scheme would be extended to other circles from April 1.

This project was cleared by the Delhi Cabinet in March 2018 but could not be rolled out because of several administrative issues, some of which even led to stand-offs between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and officials in charge of the department.

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AMMK candidate slips up, asks people to vote for ADMK in Tamil Nadu polls

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March 15, 2021

A recent slipup by an AMMK candidate has made the headlines, making the candidate and the party the butt of all jokes. MLA Rajavarman, who belongs to the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) was found campaigning near Saathoor, near Rajapalayam in the Virudhunagar district. He is contesting the upcoming Tamil Nadu state polls under the AMMK’s cooker symbol.

Rajavarman recently attended a public meeting on Saturday, where he campaigned for the AMMK and asked people for votes. While doing so, Rajavarman accidentally said that people should vote for Irattai Elai (“Double Leaves”), instead of the cooker symbol. The “Double Leaves” happens to be the symbol of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). Rajavarman is a former member of the ADMK.

Realising his mistake moments later, he quickly tried to cover it up, saying that it is exactly what the people should not do, and added that the voters should replace the ADMK with the AMMK in that constituency.

Rajavarman joined the AMMK immediately after he was not given a chance to contest the elections on behalf of the ADMK. He has been given the opportunity to compete in Sattur on behalf of the AMMK, which is headed by TTV Dinakaran, the nephew of VK Sasikala, former CM Jayalalitha’s aide.

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A lemon sells for ₹13,000 in auction

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March 15, 2021

The news of a lemon selling for ₹13,000 in an auction in Tamil Nadu’s Erode District’s Modakkurichi Taluk, has made eyes pop.

Pazhandhinni Karuppanna Eeswarar Temple is a very famous temple that is present in the Vilakkethi village of Erode’s Modakkurichi Taluk. This temple is said to belong to a Siddhar, who was considered to be a very powerful entity. Here, on the eve of Shivratri, a special puja is held for two days every year.

On the second day of the festival, the regular puja was done following which an auction took place. The lemon placed in the puja was auctioned off. A devotee from Vilakkedhi bought the auctioned lemon for ₹13,000.

In a similar incident that happened in 2016, a sacred lemon was auctioned by a temple and it fetched an unbelievable price of ₹39,000. This happened in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, as a part of the Panguni Uthiram festival. A report in the Times of India stated that it is a custom of the temple authorities to auction “the fruit spiked on the spear of the deity, Lord Muruga, at the Balathandayuthapani temple during the last day of the 11-day festival in Tiruvanainallur.” The significance of this fruit was that the villagers strongly believed that whoever possesses it, would bring prosperity to themselves and couples would beget children. The successful bid was made by a couple named Jayaraman and Amaravathi.

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Meghan Markle to run for POTUS?

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March 15, 2021

After the fallout with the Royals following their fiery and heartwrenching interview with Oprah, there are heavy rumours circulating the Downing Street as well as in the US that the Duchess of Sussex could consider running for the US Presidential race.

One senior Labour figure – a veteran of Tony Blair‘s Downing Street administration with strong links to Washington – claimed to The Mail on Sunday that Ms Markle, 39, was networking among senior Democrats with a view to building a campaign and fundraising teams for a tilt at the US Presidency.

This is not the first time speculation has unfolded around a possible political career for Markle, as, last year, after reports emerged saying that the reason Meghan would not give up her US citizenship was that she wanted to retain a path to American politics. This could potentially mean that she would be running opposite the incumbent 82-year-old Biden in 2024, and could potentially consider running for a second term. This would also mean that she would have to renounce her title as the Duchess since the US Constitution prohibits leaders in power form holding any ‘noble’ titles.

Notably, during the 2020 presidential election, the Sussex couple recorded a video urging Americans to vote, raising some eyebrows and prompting some to suggest that they support Democrat Joe Biden.

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DMK MLA Saravanan joins BJP after being denied party ticket for TN polls

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March 15, 2021

Sitting Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA P Saravanan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earlier on Sunday after he was denied a ticket to contest in the upcoming assembly elections. He represents the Thiruparankundram constituency.

The candidates’ list from the DMK for the upcoming assembly elections was released earlier this week. The name of P Saravanan, who is a sitting MLA, was absent from the list. Instead, his seat was given to a candidate from DMK ally Communist Party of India (Marxist). Infuriated by this, Saravanan left the DMK to join the BJP, ahead of the elections.

Speaking to ANI, Saravanan said, “I was a member of BJP 6 years ago. Today I’ve rejoined it under the able leadership of PM Modi. I am very happy. The vaccine is not only being provided to the country but also being sent across the world. It’s an achievement of our leadership that no one can deny”.

“As a doctor, I seriously doubted a vaccine for COVID-19. But now, the vaccine for COVID-19 is not only given to the people of the country but also being transported to other countries as well. This itself is a bright example of the able leadership under which our country is running today,” he added.

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Muslim man posing as textile merchant was actually a secret agent working for ISIS

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March 14, 2021

Imran Yaqub Jideli, who was involved in a textile business, has been arrested by NIA officials on charges related to terrorism. Jadeli was using his textile business as a front for terrorist-related financial transactions and has linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

In light of this incident, the National Intelligence Agency on Friday filed a charge sheet against the accused. The first supplementary charge sheet was filed in the Special NIA Court in Vijayawada on Friday.

The investigation has further revealed that the Islamic State has been involved in spying in India, using secret spies like Jideli.

Imran Yaqub Jideli was associated with several ISIS agents who have already been arrested. The investigation has revealed that Jideli had met ISIS agents on his visit to Pakistan. Acting on their instructions, Imran Jideli transferred money to the bank accounts of the naval personnel who passed on sensitive information to ISIS agents.

Pakistani ISIS agents have been spying on India, gathering intelligence about security agencies and important military secrets that pose a threat to India’s security and sovereignty. The ISIS agents closely associated with Jideli were indicted in June last year.

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IMK leader Arjun Sampath seeks Padmanabhapuram constituency from AIADMK

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March 14, 2021

Candidates for the AIADMK constituencies in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have been announced, but no candidates have been announced for the Padmanabhapuram constituency in Kanyakumari district. It is said that there are three reasons for the delay.

One reason is said to be the problem of Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam trying to field their own supporter as a candidate.

At the same time, the BJP has also been asking for allocating the Padmanabhapuram constituency instead of Nilgiris.

In the midst of these tug-of-war, it has come to light that Indu Makkal Katchi (IMK) leader Arjun Sampath has been trying for the Padmanabhapuram seat. The entire constituency is buzzing that Arjun Sampath is trying to contest in the Padmanabhapuram constituency and is talking to the AIADMK leadership in this regard.

Speaking to The Commune, Arjun Sampath said that his party is throwing the weight behind the National Democratic Alliance for the upcoming Assembly elections. He stated that they had asked for 5 seats initially but has not been allotted any. However, with the nominations starting, the IMK leader is renegotiating for getting atleast the Padmanabhapuram constituency. “We are ready to contest in the two leaves symbol”, he said.

“The Padmanabhapuram constituency was the BJP’s first constituency in Tamil Nadu. However, before the BJP contested, V. Balachandran had contested and won independently in 1984 with the support of Hindu Munnani in the region. Besides this fact, the Krishna community, which makes up 25% of the 40 per cent Hindus there, and the Hindu Nadar people have always loved me. That is why I am asking for an AIADMK-led seat to contest in the Padmanabhapuram constituency.”, the IMK leader said.

Up until this write up was being written, the AIADMK has not finalized the candidate for the seat.

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Communists who harp on women’s right and supported entry of women into Sabarimala do U-turn

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March 13, 2021

As the date nears for the assembly elections in Kerala, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has become very desperate to win the alienated Hindu vote.

In the last five years, the CPI(M) has done everything in its power to hurt the sentiments of Hindus but now Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran has expressed regret over the incidents that took place at Sabarimala over women entry.

“It was a strange incident in 2018. Everyone is disappointed over it. We are also disheartened about the Supreme Court verdict and related issues in Sabarimala. But we hope that the public is no more worried about the incident. Whatever be the verdict of the Supreme Court over the women entry in Sabarimala, we will only implement it after holding talks with the believers. We have been repeating this stance. The government has already quashed all cases relating to the Sabarimala protests. All these moves are upholding one message,” said the minister.

The CPM led Kerala government led the charge from the front to allow women entry into Sabarimala and in that process, thousands of cases were registered against peaceful agitators who protested against the state government’s decision regarding Sabarimala.

However, the reality is that Surendran who was elected from this constituency now faces the strong prospect of losing his seat and has now accepted that the government committed a mistake by allowing women to enter the Sabarimala.

This will be a serious U-turn on the part of this so-called secular party which harps on women’s rights. Recently a Hindu candidate who was contesting from a Muslim majority had to face protests from the majority who demanded that only a Muslim could contest.

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Twitter reinstates handles of LRO and Dalit Positive Movement after netcitizens complain

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March 13, 2021

Microblogging site Twitter again used its unilateral power and suspended the handles of the Legal Rights Observatory (@LegalLRO) and the Dalit Hindu Rights Group- the Dalit Positive Movement (@DalitPositive).

These two accounts were suspended after the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) which is an Islamist political party in Assam accused LRO of spreading false propaganda.

Two twitter accounts- Legal Rights Observatory- LRO and Voice of Assam that took lead in spreading the propaganda have been suspended. They have over 28,000 and 31,000 followers, respectively on Twitter.
— AIUDF (@AIUDFOfficial) March 11, 2021

However, following the Netizens’ uproar, Twitter was forced to restore the two suspended accounts. Both of these accounts have been a thorn on the side of pseudo-liberals for exposing conversion rackets and other anti-national groups.

Following the suspension of handles, the Kalinga Rights Forum wrote a letter to the Ministry of Electronics and IT and requested the office to issue orders to Twitter India to unblock handles of Legal Rights Observatory and Dalit Positive Movement and asked the government to issue summons as it directly violates Article 19 of Indian Constitution.

It had also demanded the office to consider banning Twitter operations in India. “Twitter has become detrimental to ‘NATIONAL SECURITY’ because of its support to Pro Terror groups”, the email read.

“Legal Rights Observatory and Dalit Positive Movement are both Hindu Human Rights Legal groups who fight for rights of Hindus and raise voice against adversaries of India legally. Thus Twitter India banning Hindu Human Rights legal groups Legal Rights Observatory and Dalit Positive Movement has endorsed its support to Anti India and terrorist groups who are working against India”, it added.

Following the lift on the ban, LRO tweeted, “Truth Triumphs over #Bangladeshi Broker’s propaganda We n @DalitPositive are back! @BadruddinAjmal @AIUDFOfficial #Turkish terror funding case inquiry by @NIA_India awaits you!”

Spreading propaganda Ohhh! @BadruddinAjmal @AIUDFOfficial then what was this @BJP4India @AmitShah @himantabiswa, "BJP will ban burqa, skull cap, azaan and beard, says Maulana Badruddin Ajmal"
Was this prophecy you want to spread to harvest Panicked Muslim votes? https://t.co/9fH7UDos3f pic.twitter.com/ZQG6AajAb2
— Legal Rights Observatory- LRO (@LegalLro) March 12, 2021

A few days back Twitter had deleted the account of Francois Gautier, a French journalist who has lived in India for decades. Twitter also suspended the account of Rashmi Sawant who became the first women from Asia to be elected as President of the Oxford student union. Later her account was activated.

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Khalistani militants donate $10,000 to the UNHRC

Ration supplies to be delivered door-to-door in Delhi

AMMK candidate slips up, asks people to vote for ADMK in Tamil Nadu polls

A lemon sells for ₹13,000 in auction

Meghan Markle to run for POTUS?

DMK MLA Saravanan joins BJP after being denied party ticket for TN polls

Muslim man posing as textile merchant was actually a secret agent working for ISIS

IMK leader Arjun Sampath seeks Padmanabhapuram constituency from AIADMK

Communists who harp on women’s right and supported entry of women into Sabarimala do U-turn

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