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RTI reveals shocking info about Paul Dhinakaran’s Karunya

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In Nallurvayal (now known as Karunya Nagar) near Coimbatore, it has come to light that no permission has been granted for the construction of churches that have been mushrooming in several localities in and around the area over the last 10 years.

Many prayer halls and churches are being built in and around Nallurvayal near Coimbatore. They have been built without the consent of the respective panchayats, according to information obtained under the Right to Information Act. Advocate Rangaraju, who filed the RTI application, said: “Prayer halls have sprung up in Madwarayapuram, Puluvapatti, Ikkarai, Poluvampatti, Alandurai panchayats in Coimbatore district and many new churches around them in the last 10 years.”

The RTI application filed sought information on whether the 18 churches and prayer halls in these four panchayats were built with the approval of the local administration. The information officer of Madwarayapuram and Puluvapatti panchayats responded to the same, stating that no permission had been given for churches and prayer halls over the last 10 years. He also revealed that the Pentecostal Mission, CSI in Madvarayapuram area, and several others, including the Christ Church, Bethesda International Prayer Hall, did not receive requisite permissions.

A feast is organized at these places of worship every Sunday to attract the tribal people. Then they are gradually converted to Christianity. No reply has been received so far on similar petitions seeking information on two churches located in the Poluvampatti panchayat.

Meanwhile, Karunya University Vice-Chancellor Mannar Jawahar responded to these allegations and said, “Karunya did not build any illegal structures. Karunya is a charity institution. Educational institutions, hospitals and places of worship are all there to serve the community. ”

When Collector Rajamani was asked about the above, he said that new construction is not allowed in the middle of residential areas. He added that there have been no clear guidelines for this in the past.

Speaking to The Commune, Indu Makkal Katchi leader Arjun Sampath said, “Karunya is building these churches for the purpose of religious conversion. If we try to register a complaint, the police who join hands with Karunya will not register the complaints. Already Kanyakumari and Thoothukudi districts have come under the control of the Church. Now it seems like Coimbatore is also on its way to become like these two districts. IMK urges the Tamil Nadu government to take strict legal actions against Paul Dhinakaran and his institutions.”

(With inputs from Dinamalar)

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Muslim man arrested for filming woman taking bath

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Mangaluru police on Friday arrested a Muslim man for filming a woman taking a bath in a private hospital in the city’s Deralakatte area.

The accused, identified as 42-year old Abdul Muneer, is a resident of Madani Nagar, Munnur village in Ullal.

According to the police, the incident occurred at a private hospital in Mangaluru on January 20. The accused had gone to the hospital to visit an ailing relative. He then went to the women’s washroom on purpose, where upon realising that a woman was bathing, he climbed on to a chair proceeded to film here. The victim saw Abdul Muneer and, startled, screamed for help. However, Abdul fled the scene. A case was registered on the same day.

Police arrested Muneer from his residence on Friday based on the hospital’s CCTV footage from the day of the incident. Muneer, who happens to be a poultry supplier, was also produced before a court.

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‘Long standing demand of Devendrakula Vellalars fulfilled’: PM Modi

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Prime Minister arrived in Chennai on Sunday (February 14) to inaugurate the second phase of the Chennai Metro rail project costing ₹3770 crores and also to lay the foundation stones for various developmental projects.

During his speech, the Prime Minister spoke about a variety of development works and the initiatives taken by his government for the welfare of Tamil Nadu.

Speaking about the recent move of the Centre introducing the bill to regroup and rename the 7 sub-castes under the Scheduled Caste community as ‘Devendrakula Vellalars’, the Prime Minister said that the long standing demand of the community has been fulfilled.

“Today, I have a delightful message to convey to the Devendrakula Vellalar sisters and brothers in Tamil Nadu. The Central Government has accepted their long standing demand to be known as ‘Devendrakula Vellalar. They will now be known by their heritage name and not the 6-7 names listed in the Schedule of the Constitution”, PM Modi said.

“The draft gazette to amend the Constitution Schedule to correct their name as Devendrakula Vellalar has been approved by the Central Government. It will be placed before the Parliament before the start of the next session”, PM Modi added.

Crediting the Tamil Nadu government for the study undertaken to take forward the demands of the Devendrakula Vellalar community, Prime Minister Modi said, “I want to specially thank the Government of Tamil Nadu for the detailed study done on this demand. Their support to the demand has been long standing.”

The Prime Minister also reminisced his meeting with the representatives of the community that happened back in 2015 in Delhi. “Their sadness could be seen. Colonial rulers took away their pride and dignity. For decades, nothing happened. They told me, they pleaded and prayed to governments but nothing changed. I told them one thing. I said that their name Devendra rhymes with my own name Narendra and I understand their emotions”, Prime Minister Modi said.

He also said that this decision is more than a change of name adding that it is about justice, dignity and opportunity. “We all have lots to learn from the culture of the Devendrakula Vellalar community. They celebrate harmony, friendship and brotherhood. There was a civilizational movement. It shows their self-confidence and self-pride, ‘Atma Gaurav’ “.

Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar on Saturday (February 13), introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in the State of Tamil Nadu.

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021, seeks to regroup the seven Scheduled Caste sub-castes — Pallar, Kudumbar, Kadaiyar, Pannadi, Kaaladi, Vadhiriyar, and Devendrakulathar — as ‘Devendrakula Vellalar’ community.

The Devendrakula Vellalars have been asking for regrouping of Pallar, Pannadi, Kudumbar, Kaaladi, Kadaiyar, Mooppar/Vadhiriyar and Devendrakulathar under one title –  ‘Devendrakula Vellalar’. Puthiya Tamilagam party headed by Dr. Krishnasamy has been fighting for the last 30 years to unite the 7 sub-sects under one name and be called as Devendrakula Vellalars. Swimming against the tide, the community has also been demanding for their removal from the list of Scheduled Castes.

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman lashes out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calls him “India’s Doomsday Man”

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for constantly undermining constitutional authorities and demeaning India.

In her reply to the discussion on the Budget, the Finance Minister targeted Rahul Gandhi who had called the BJP government as a government catering to ‘two crony capitalists’, and said that the cronies are hiding behind the party that was rejected by the people, referring to the Congress party.

“For the BJP government, the cronies are the common people of the country”, the Finance Minister said.

She also attacked the Gandhi family without taking names and said “Hum Do, Hamare Do is this: We are two people taking care of the party and there are two other people… the daughter and the ‘damad’. We, the BJP government, don’t do that.”

The Finance Minister went on to say that under the Congress rule, lands were snatched from small farmers in Rajasthan and Haryana at cheap prices, in an apparent dig at Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Vadra’s notorious land grabbing incidents.

“I thought after the Prime Minister spoke about the small farmers, he (Gandhi) would announce that he had told his brother-in-law to return the land he had snatched from small farmers”, Nirmala Sitharaman said.

The Finance Minister also cracked the whip on Rahul Gandhi for disrespecting constitutional offices, creating fake narratives, and joining the break-India-image forces.

“The Opposition which has to raise questions on the government is doing this. I am scared that he has become the Doomsday Man for India… The tendencies of the Congress, in creating fake narratives and creating an institution to be misused by their cronies, makes it clear that their belief in the democratically elected Parliament is finished,” she said.

Taking a dig at the Wayanad MP, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman posed a series of questions to Rahul Gandhi who, while speaking in the Lok Sabha, said he was ‘laying a foundation’ to his speech on the Budget and instead spoke about ‘farmers’ protest.

“I want to ask him 10 questions, which I thought he would reply while ‘laying foundation’ for his Budget speech”, Finance Minister said.

She posed a question to the Congress party on why it had taken a U-turn after taking a position on the APMCs in its 2019 election manifesto adding that Rahul Gandhi had failed to explain why Congress governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh did not waive farm loans, as promised in their manifestos.

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PM Modi quotes Avvaiyyar in Chennai

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is in Chennai to inaugurate various developmental projects congratulated the farmers for a bounty harvest and also quoted Tamil poet Avvaiyyar to drive home the message about water conservation.

வரப்புயர நீர் உயரும் (Varappuyara Neer Uyarum)

நீர் உயர நெல் உயரும் (Neer Uyara Nel Uyarum)

நெல் உயர குடி உயரும் (Nel Uyara Kudi Uyarum)

குடி உயர கோல் உயரும் (Kudi Uyara Kol Uyarum)

கோல் உயர கோன் உயர்வான் (Kol Uyara Kon Uyarvaan)

The above quote translates as follows:

When the ridge rises, the water flow rises

When the water rises, paddy yield rises

When paddy yield rises, the standard of living of the people rises

When standard of living of people rises, the quality of reign rises

When the quality of reign rises the King who rules is praised and celebrated.

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Optical flare detected in one of the known blackhole masses by ISRO scientists

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Indian Astronomers have reported one of the strongest flares from a feeding supermassive black hole or blazar called BL Lacertae. Analysis of the flare from this blazar, one of the oldest astronomical objects, can help trace the mass of the black hole and the source of this emission. Such analysis can provide a lead to probe into mysteries and trace events at different stages of evolution of the Universe.

Blazars or feeding supermassive black holes in the heart of distant galaxies receive a lot of attention from the astronomical community because of their complicated emission mechanism. They emit jets of charged particles travelling nearly at the speed of light and are one of the most luminous and energetic objects in the Universe.

BL Lacertae blazar is 10 million light-years away and is among the 50 most prominent blazars that can be observed with the help of a relatively small telescope. It was among the 3 to 4 blazars that were predicted to be experiencing flares by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT), an international consortium of astronomers.

A team of astronomers led by Dr. Alok Chandra Gupta from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India who had been following the blazar since October 2020 as part of an international observational campaign detected the exceptionally high flare on January 16, 2021, with the help of Sampurnanand Telescope (ST) and 1.3m Devasthal Fast Optical Telescopes located in Nainital.

The data collected from the flare observed will help calculation of the black hole mass, size of emission region, and mechanism of the emission from one of the oldest astronomical objects known, hence opening a door to the origin and evolution of the Universe.

Source: PIB

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Dog becomes millionaire after owner leaves $5 million in its name before dying

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A 5 year old border collie named Lulu has become one of the world’s richest dogs, after its owner left $5 million in its name before dying. Martha Burton, Lulu’s caretaker, said that Lulu’s owner, Bill Dorris, was a successful businessman who wasn’t married and died late last year. His will states that the money should be put into a trust for Lulu’s care. It allows for Burton to be reimbursed for reasonable monthly expenses in the care of Lulu.

The will reads: “$5,000,000 will be transferred to a trust to be formed upon my death for the care of my border collie Lulu.” The will specifies: “This trust is to provide for all the needs of Lulu. The dog will remain in possession of Martha Burton.”

Burton was the caretaker of Lulu even when Dorris was alive, and used to look after Lulu whenever his owner went on a trip or for business meetings. “I don’t really know what to think about it to tell you the truth,” Burton told News Channel 5 of Lulu’s relationship with her late master. “He just really loved the dog.”

Burton knows there’s no way she could ever spend $5 million on the canine. Not even a lifetime supply of treats and toys for Lulu could make a dent in the incredible inheritance.

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Security tightened for Ajit Doval as intel reveals he is target for Pak extremist groups

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Security and surveillance at the office of Ajit Doval, the Secretary for National Security, have been beefed up following intel inputs from a captured militant of a threat targeting Ajit Doval’s life.

After the precision attack and the Balakot air-strikes that taught Pakistan a lesson, Ajit Doval remains the target of Pakistani terrorist organizations.

In this context, Jaish militant Hidayatullah Malik, who was caught last February in Jammu and Kashmir, had said that he had spied on Ajit Doval’s office in the high-security ring and videotaped the security arrangements. Following his arrest, Malik made a startling disclosure and told interrogators that on the directions of his Pakistani handler identified as ‘Doctor’, on May 25, 2019, he had recorded videos of important installations at New Delhi, including Doval’s office. The militant also claimed to have used secret codes, names and phone numbers of 10 people from Pakistan. It was also found that Malik is a categorised terrorist from the Shopian district and is the Chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa, which is an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammad in the Kashmir valley.

It is to be noted that Ajit Doval is one of the most protected persons in the country and the threats to his life have increased ever since the Balakot airstrikes and the Uri surgical strikes.

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Decades long arduous struggle bears fruition, Bill to regroup 7 sub-castes of SC as ‘Devendrakula Vellalars’ tabled in Parliament

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Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar on Saturday (February 13), introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in the State of Tamil Nadu.

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021, seeks to regroup the seven Scheduled Caste sub-castes — Pallar, Kudumbar, Kadaiyar, Pannadi, Kaaladi, Vadhiriyar, and Devendrakulathar — as ‘Devendrakula Vellalar’ community.

This comes weeks after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami who on December 4 had announced that the State Government would recommend to the Central Government to include the seven Scheduled Caste sub-sects under the ‘Devendrakula Vellar’ community. CM Palaniswami had said that the decision was taken based on the recommendations of the committee that was set up to look into the matter.

A committee headed by Dr. S. Sumathi, Professor and Head of Anthropology Department, Madras University was asked to look into the matter following a request made to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisami.

Even after the committee submitted its report to the Tamil Nadu government, there were complaints that the Tamil Nadu government was delaying sending it to the central government. Meanwhile, another one-man commission headed by IAS officer Hansraj Verma submitted a report to the Tamil Nadu government.

The Devendrakula Vellalars have been asking for regrouping of Pallar, Pannadi, Kudumbar, Kaaladi, Kadaiyar, Mooppar/Vadhiriyar and Devendrakulathar under one title –  ‘Devendrakula Vellalar’. Puthiya Tamilagam party headed by Dr. Krishnasamy has been fighting for the last 30 years to unite the 7 sub-sects under one name and be called as Devendrakula Vellalars. Swimming against the tide, the community has been demanding for their removal from the list of Scheduled Castes.

However, Chief Minister Palaniswami said that the Devendrakula Vellalars would continue to stay in Scheduled Castes list considering their current socio-economic status and that they would continue to receive the benefits meant for the Scheduled Castes.

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Gaana employee who legitimized Rinku Sharma’s murder and put anti-Hindu tweets sacked

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On February 10, a mob of around 25-30 people brutally stabbed 26 year old Rinku Sharma to death in front of his parents allegedly after arguments over the donation drive for construction of the Ayodhya Ram Temple.

The police arrested the four assailants  – Mohammad Islam, Danish Nasruddin, Dilshan and Dilshad Islam – who entered Rinku’s house and killed him in cold blood.

In light of this incident, a now ex-employee of music streaming service app Gaana, put out a tweet that came across as legitimizing the brutal murder.

One Tanzila Anis who worked as a Content Head at Gaana, commenting on the murder, tweeted, “Bajrang Dal activist, That’s it, That’s the tweet” implying that Rinku Sharma getting killed was okay because he was a member of the Bajrang Dal.

Following this, netizens started digging out her old tweets, which are even more slanderous and full of hatred against Hindu Gods and the Hindu community.

In 2012, she had written “I have thing for mythological dick”, in an apparent reference to Lord Shiva. In another tweet on Lord Shiva her tweet said “I just saw this huge Shiva idol with legs spread wide. I want to stand under it. Who wants to join me in this #blasphemy”.

In April 2013, she had tweeted that Lord Krishna indulged in an ‘orgy’ with gopis (Lord Krishna’s women devotees). “This boy is mad”, she had tweeted.

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She had also slandered Goddess Sita and Lord Hanuman by making inappropriate references. In another tweet put in March 2015, she said that there must be an outrage on why there are more Hindus in India.

Many netizens took to Twitter and lashed out at Gaana app questioning if the organization does not do social media background checks before employing people. After widespread condemnation, Gaana put out a tweet saying that they respect all religions and that they do no endorse the beliefs and views of their employees in their personal capacity. The had said that they would take action on the employee after an enquiry.

On Saturday (February 13), the company said in a tweet “With regards to the social media posts by a recently joined employee of Gaana, these posts do not represent our values. She is no longer employed by the company.”

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