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Islamists turn berserk, go on hypocritical Twitter rant after tourists pose with saffron flags in front of Taj Mahal

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The Commune
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Now that tourist attractions are open to the public after the ‘Unlock’ guidelines in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, some members of the Hindu Jagran Manch visited the Taj Mahal on Monday. They also waved saffron flags in front of the 17th century mausoleum and posed for photographs. However, four persons, including the outfit’s youth wing district president were soon arrested. They were charged under section 153 A (Promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion) of IPC and Section 7 of The Criminal Law Amendment Act at Tajganj police station based on a complaint filed by the CISF.

Unfortunately, the waving of saffron flags did not go down well with Islamists on Twitter. Triggered, they ranted on the social media platform, going as far as casting aspersions on the security personnel stationed at the tourist spot.

Some even made shocking allegations that Hindus in government service, serving in any capacity, were incapable of being loyal to India’s Constitution!

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Also triggered by the colour saffron was noted performer Swara Bhaskar, who made the astounding — and deeply mystifying — mental leap that simply waving saffron flags on the premises of a Mughal-era mausoleum was tantamount to “vandalism”.

It is hilarious that the same people — self-confessed liberals, no less — have a problem with people simply waving saffron flags in front of a public monument, while they see no issue with namaz offered inside a temple.

Several netizens then went on to praise the Mughals for building the structure, making crude attempts at basking in reflected glory (if the word ‘glory’ could be associated with the Mughal Empire, that is). They also called the sightseers ‘sanghis’, ‘goons’, ‘thugs’, ‘chaddis’, ‘extremists’ etc.

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Another Twitter user went on stress the everlasting Islamic nature of the structure.

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Another netizen went on to make a bold statement about the revenue generated from the Taj Mahal.

It must be noted that while the revenue generated from the Taj Mahal (which is only a mausoleum of national importance) was roughly ₹86.5 crores in 2018-19, the annual revenue generated for the State from just one Hindu temple in Karnataka — the Kukke Subrahmanya Temple — was ₹89 crore, as reported in April 2018. One can only speculate on the entire revenue generated for the State from thousands of temples that are under government control across the country.

MEA writes letter to ECI to allow disenfranchised NRIs cast vote via ETPBS

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The Commune
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The Ministry for External Affairs has written a letter he Election Commission that it is in favor of allowing non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote remotely through electronically-transmitted postal ballot system (ETPBS), reports Times of India.

On 27 November 2019, the EC had already made a proposal to make amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 “at the earliest” which would have allowed hundreds of thousands of Indian diaspora to vote through postal ballots. 

The EC, in its letter to the Law Secretary on 27 November, had made it very clear that it is “technically and administratively” ready to extend the facility in the coming elections to the legislative assemblies of West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala.

If this proposal is agreed upon, it will enable the NRIs to cast votes from their country of residence for state and general elections.

At present, NRIs do not have option to case there vote in the country of there recedence and have to be physically present in their respective constituencies in India to cast there vote which is personally costly for them.

This way hundreds of thousands of Indians who have so far been disfranchised due to a technicality and logisitics can now exercise their right to franchise expecially for those working in the Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait etc.

At present, the ETPBS facility is only available to those who serve in the armed forces and the para-military forces and government employees who are serving abroad in various missions.

Temple attacks in Andhra Pradesh is an act of political conspiracy, laments CM Jagan Mohan Reddy orders CID probe

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The Commune
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As the number of attacks on Hindu temples increases in Andhara Pradesh, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has alleged that these attacks on temples are an act of conspiracy by political opponents to defame and brand it “anti-Hindu”.

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday (4 January) gave an explanation to his theory that all attacks on Hindu temples occur only when some prestigious welfare programmes were being launched by his government and deplored that his political rivals would stoop to such low by not even sparing God to reap dividends

“Who benefits from breaking God’s idols? Who will benefit from the crimes in temples and religious places? Who will benefit by inflaming the passions of people and resorting to violence? Who will benefit by propaganda hurting the public faith and poisonous propaganda?” he asked.

Reddy gave examples of nine temple attacks in the southern state which according to him with some mega welfare schemes. For example, on 14 November 2019 when the Nadu-Nadu scheme aimed at bringing government schools on par with corporate schools was launched, reports of a temple being desecrated in Guntur emerged.

“Going to some far off deserted place or village, sometime in the midnight, they go to a small temple and break idols and the next day they publicise it on the social media and the opposition leaders go there to politicise while the yellow media exaggerates it,” he said.

He also said that when he the price stabilisation fund worth Rs 3,000 crore was launched on 15 January 2020, reports on some idols being broken in Pithapuram had emerged. He went on to give more such examples of Hindu temple descriptions when government schemes were launched.

Reddy was categorical that the opposition parties are adding fuel to fire to divert public attention on the welfare schemes and attempts are being made to communally tarnish his party which has a majority in the AP assembly.

“The society has deteriorated to such an extent that nobody fears or respects God. For the sake of politics, even God is not being spared. God is also being brought to politics and with God politics, some people are aiming to benefit and we are going to the climax of kalyug,” he alleged.

Reddy called these attacks to “guerrilla warfare tactics”, and called out on Telugu Desam Party President, N Chandrababu Naidu for “making all efforts to spin these incidents into political and religious issues in a state not known for religious divide”.

In the meanwhile, Endowments Minister Velampalli Srinivas has said that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has ordered a CID probe into the desecration of idol in Ramateertham temple and asserted that the culprits would be nabbed in a few days.

Shocking: Family attacked, house set on fire for converting from Islam to Hinduism

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The Commune
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A police complaint has been filed against five individuals, two of whom have been apprehended, for allegedly attacking a family and torching their house months after they had converted to Hinduism from Islam in Rae Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The police and the fire brigade team were able to douse the fire on time and save the family who were trapped inside the house.

Police have been deployed in the area.

Mohammed Anwar, resident of Ataganj Ratason village in the Salon area of Rae Bareilly, had converted to Hinduism in September of last year, and had changed his name to Dev Prakash. He had also renamed his children as Devnath, Deendayal and Durga. According to reports, Dev Prakash lives alone with his kids after the death of his first wife. He has married four times but his subsequent marriages did not work out.

Dev Prakash has alleged that former village pradhan Mohammed Tahir and his associates were upset with him for converting to Hinduism. He has further alleged that Tahir and his brother Rehan were the ones who set fire to his house. Dev Prakash also said that he was planning to build a temple on his land next to his house, and that this decision had angered some people.

Shlok Kumar, SP Rae Bareilly, has said that Tahir, Rehan and three others have been charged with mischief by fire or explosive substance and rioting. “Preliminary probe suggests that Prakash and Tahir also had a dispute over a piece of land. We are probing the case from all angles. Tahir and his brother have been detained and are being questioned,” he said.

After the incident was reported, leaders of Hindu Yuva Vahini reached the spot and took cognisance of the situation.

Strategically important Banihal-Qazigund tunnel in J&K to be open by end of March

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The Commune
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The strategically important 8.5-km long double tube Banihal-Qazigund tunnel along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is nearing completion.

According to reports in the Financial Express, this tunnel will be opened for public use by the end of March giving easy connectivity to Jammu and Kashmir.

Once this road is completed, it will not only be very easy for civilians to move more freely, it will also enable swift movement of troops. 

This tunnel will connect Banihal in Jammu to Qazigund in South Kashmir would bypass the Jawahar tunnel and Shaitan Nalla, which receives heavy snowfall and due to slippery conditions during the winters driving is very dangerous.

Also, since this tunnel is 400 metres lower than the elevation of the Jawahar tunnel, it is less prone to avalanches and it cuts the distance between Jammu’s Banihal and South Kashmir’s Qazigund by 16 km from the present 35 km.

The new tunnel has state-of-the-art exhaust system and engineers are also working to install as many as 126 jet fans, 234 CCTVs and a firefighting system.

The work on this tunnel began in June 2011, at a cost of Rs 2,100 crore. Although this project should have been completed a long time ago,  there were several delays and missed several deadlines due to unexpected land conditions, an alleged financial crisis in the construction firm, and issues related to local landlords and company staff.

Tamil Nadu CM announces state holiday for Thai Poosam

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The Commune
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Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami announced a state holiday for Thai Poosam on Tuesday. In a press release, he had mentioned how Murugan is one of the most revered Hindu gods and the importance of Thai Poosam for those who worship him. He added that the festival has been widely celebrated all over the world in countries like Malaysia and Singapore.

“The public from far and wide requested for Thai Poosam to be declared a public holiday whenever I travelled throughout the state. They also emphasised saying that it was already a holiday in countries like Sri Lanka and Mauritius. Hence, I announce that Thaipusam on January 28 will be a public holiday in the state and Thaipusam will be included in the public holiday calendar for the coming years,” he said in the release.

BJP Tamil Nadu President Dr. L. Murugan thanked CM Palaniswami for the move who during the month long Vel Yatrai urged the Tamil Nadu government to declare Thai Poosam as a state holiday.

Lord Murugan has been in the news a lot off late, especially ever since Karuppar Kootam, a rabid YouTube channel run by ‘Periyarists’ with links to the DMK set off a storm by abusing Kandha Sashti Kavasam, a hymn dedicated to the Hindu God. BJP Tamil Nadu President L. Murugan hit the streets with his Vetri Vel Yatra recently in protest against the Karuppar Koottam and its backers. The BJP has alleged that DMK and its allies are behind the Karuppar Koottam.

Thai Poosam is widely acknowledged to be the birthday of Lord Murugan. Some legends acknowledge it as the day when Goddess Parvati handed over the vel to her son, Lord Murugan.

A tired doctor pens letter in agony to actors Joseph Vijay and Silambarasan over 100% occupancy rate of theatres ahead of their film’s release

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The Commune
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In a moving letter, a resident doctor living in Puducherry has appealed to actors Joseph Vijay, T.R. Silambarasan and to the Government of Tamil Nadu stating that the pandemic was not yet over and that the move to open theatres to full capacity is suicidal.

“I am tired. We are all tired. Thousands of doctors like me are tired. Health care workers are tired. Police officials are tired. Sanitary workers are tired.”, Mr. Aravinth Srinivas, the JIPMER doctor starts off his letter.

“We have worked so hard at the ground level to make sure the damage done is kept to as low as possible amidst an unprecedented pandemic.” said Aravinth adding that the intention was not to glorify the work they have done.

“We don’t have cameras in front of us. We don’t do stunt sequences. We aren’t heroes. But we deserve some time to breath. We don’t want to fall prey to someone’s selfishness and greed.”, wrote Mr. Srinivas coming down heavy on the actors.

He wrote that the pandemic is not over yet and that there are still people dying of the disease. “A hundred percent theatre occupancy is a suicide attempt.”, the doctor declared in his letter.

He also highlighted that none of the ‘policy makers’ or ‘so-called heroes’ are going to put themselves at risk by watching the movie amidst the crowd.

“This is a blatant barter system, trading lives for money.”, the doctor noted in his letter.

He urged the actors and the Government of Tamil Nadu to not reignite the flames that is slowly burning out but not completely put out.

He signed off saying that he wanted to keep the post scientific and explain why the danger of the pandemic still persists but said “what is the point?”

#RemoveUsFromScheduledCaste: Devendra Kula Vellalars to hold massive rally in Madurai

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The Commune
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Devendra Kula Vellalars, the only community in the entire country that is swimming against the tide to get delisted from the Scheduled Caste list is set to hold a massive public rally on January 6 at Madurai under the leadership of Puthiya Tamilagam founder leader Dr. K. Krishnasamy.

In a statement, Dr. Krishnasamy issued a clarion call to the State and Central governments to consider the Devendra Kula Vellalar’s demand of removing them from the Scheduled Caste list and not just stop with the renaming of the seven communities.

“This January 6 will be remembered as a historic day for not just Tamil Nadu but for the entire country”, Dr. Krishnasamy said in his statement.

He said that the Devendra Kula Vellalars were an agricultural community who were hailed in the Tamil Sangam literature and added that they were mistakenly included as ‘Depressed Class’ during the British rule.

“A society that lived in a state of nobility was pushed into abyss by listing under the Scheduled Caste.”, he said.

“The taboo associated with the term ‘depressed class’ has prevented our socio-economic mobility. We are fighting to get rid of the this and regain our identity. We are ready for any kind of sacrifice and forsake any kind of privileges to remove the stigma that has been imposed on us.”, Dr. Krishnasamy said.

Tamil Nadu government on December 4 announced that the State Government would be recommending to the Central Government to include the seven Scheduled Caste sub-sects — Pallar, Kudumbar, Kadaiyar, Pannadi, Kaaladi, Vadhiriyar, and Devendrakulathar  — in the Devendrakula Vellalar community. However, Chief Minister Palaniswami said that the Devendra Kula Vellalars would continue to stay in Scheduled Caste list considering their current socio-economic status and that they would continue to receive the benefits meant for the Scheduled Castes.

The Devendrakula Vellalars have been asking for regrouping of the seven communities under one title –  ‘Devendra Kula Vellalar’ for more than three decades along with the demand for the removal of the community from the list of Scheduled Caste.

Dr. Krishnaswamy had said that the government cannot do a mere eye-wash and said that getting the community out of the Scheduled Caste remained their ultimate goal.

Dr. Shyam Krishnasamy, youth wing leader of Puthiya Tamilagam and son of Dr. Krishnasamy said that removal from SC list is the first step in uniting Tamils, Hindus and Indians.

Covaxin is 200% safe, says Dr Krishna Ella CMD Bharat Biotech, slams detractors

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The Commune
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After the Modi government announced that Indian Biotechnology Company Bharat Biotech is ready to roll out Covid-19 vaccine – Covaxin, which has been developed in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV), Dr Krishna Ella the chairman and managing director of Indian Biotechnology Company Bharat Biotech has come out heavily against detractors who have questioned the efficacy of this Indian vaccine. 

Dr Ella in his press conference said that the vaccine is 200 per cent safe and does not require paracetamols to suppress adverse reactions and confirmed data pertaining to the trials will be made available in a week’s time, ANI has reported.

“Covaxin has shown less than 10 per cent adverse reactions, while others have 60-70 per cent adverse reactions. AstraZeneca was giving 4g paracetamol to volunteers to suppress such reactions. We haven’t given paracetamol to any volunteer. I can assure our vaccine is a 200 per cent safe”, Dr Ella has been quoted as saying.

Dr Ella also raised objections over suggestions by ICMR and AIIMS heads terming Covaxin as a backup and got emotional when it was suggested, there was a lack of transparency in vaccine data.

“Many people just gossiping, it’s just a backlash against Indian companies. That is not right for us. We don’t deserve that…I don’t know why Indian companies are always targeted by everyone in the world. It is a global practice to issue emergency medical license. Even the US says that if you have good immunisation data, emergency authorisation can be done”, Dr Ella has been quoted by ANI as saying.

However, this achievement fell under a pall of gloom after several political parties and a section of the medical and media community raised doubts over the efficacy and safety of the Bharat Biotech vaccine after it received restricted emergency use approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).

Clinical trials for Covaxin have taken place in over 12 countries including the UK and “COVAXIN has generated excellent safety data with robust immune responses to multiple viral proteins that persist”, Dr Ella has been quoted as saying. Also, no placebo has been involved during the trials and every subject has been monitored for the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.

As per reports, 800 subjects were administered the vaccine in Phase I and II of the clinical trials. However, testing for Phase III vaccine was conducted on 22,500 subjects till date.

Dr Ella claimed that Bharat Biotech has “tremendous experience” in developing vaccines and has a presence in 123 countries and it is the only biotechnology company in the world which has a BSL-3 production facility.

As of now, Bharat Biotech has 20 million doses of Covaxin that have been manufactured and the capacity will eventually be scaled up to 700 million. Also, the price of the vaccine may be higher in the introductory period but it will eventually come down, said Dr Ella.

Also, Bharat Biotech has 140 global patents and a product portfolio of more than 16 vaccines, four bio-therapeutics, registrations in more than 116 countries and WHO Pre-qualifications and the has delivered over 4 billion doses of vaccines worldwide.

Bharat Biotech has alsodeveloped vaccines for influenza H1N1, Rotavirus, Japanese Encephalitis, Rabies, Chikungunya, Zika and the world’s first tetanus-toxoid conjugated vaccine for Typhoid.

Circle Inspector Father salutes DSP daughter during duty, picture goes viral

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The Commune
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In Tirupati, a father-daughter duo won hearts online and made the headlines after they were captured in a candid moment. Yendluru Jessy Prasanthi, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Guntur, was pleasantly surprised when she encountered her father, Circle Inspector Y Shyam Sundar, while on duty for an event organized by the Andhra State Police. The photo of the father saluting his daughter, who was his superior officer, became viral and brought tears to the viewer’s eyes.

In a report the Guntur DSP said that she wasn’t very comfortable when she noticed her father saluting her adding that her father was an inspiration.

The father-daughter duo are in Tirupati to attend the Ignite conference organized by the state police.

Jessy is a 2018 graduate who has been posted as the DSP for the past two years but had not once encountered her father while on duty. A similar incident took place recently in the neighbouring state of Telangana, where former Deputy Commissioner of Police AR Uma Maheshwara Sarma saluted his daughter Sindhu Sarma, who is the Superintendent of Police in Telangana.

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