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5 Indians from Arunachal Pradesh taken hostage by Chinese PLA, Indian Army has sent hotline message

By
Balaji Subramanian
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday (September 6) that the Indian Army has sent a hotline message to its counterpart in PLA establishment at the border point in Arunachal Pradesh about the 5 missing Indians reportedly abducted by the Chinese Army.

The Arunachal Pradesh police on Monday (September 7) said that the whereabouts of the five youths from a village in Upper Subansiri district along the India-China border is yet to be known.

The men had been engaged as porters and guides by the Indian Army.

Families of these missing men filed a report with the police on Friday (September 4) as they had gone for hunting in the jungle, part of a 7-member group.

China has completely denied any hand in these abductions and has asserted that it has never recognised the northeastern state which China claims is part of its south Tibet region.

“China’s position on the east sector of the China-India boundary, or Zangnan (the southern part of China’s Xizang (Tibet) ), is consistent and clear,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a media briefing in Beijing, adding the Chinese government has never recognized the so-called “Arunachal Pradesh”.

When asked about the abducted Indians, the spokesperson said, “I’m not aware of the situation you mentioned about the missing Indian nationals.” However, the Chinese argument does not hold water because the two members from the group who had managed to escape informed the families of the other five that they had been kidnapped by the Chinese troops from Sera-7, an Army patrol zone located about 12 km further north of Nacho.

The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) condemned the Chinese statement: “The people of the State outrightly reject the dubious statement by Chinese Foreign Ministry dubbing our state as part of ‘South Tibet’.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter on Sunday to say the Indian army has already sent a hotline message to the PLA establishment at the border point in Arunachal Pradesh and that a response is awaited.

Tezpur-based Defence spokesman Lt Col Harshvarshan Pande said, “We have alerted our teams and are in constant touch with the civil administration.”

Earlier, talking about the incident, the SP Taru Gussar had said, “We came to know from local sources that five people belonging to the Tagin community were abducted by the PLA from a jungle near Nacho when they were out hunting”.

“We are trying to verify the fact and are in touch with the Army since there have been past instances of the PLA capturing locals from the LAC and releasing them,” the SP said.

The missing men have been identified as Toch Singkam, Prasat Ringling, Dongtu Ebiya, Tanu Baker and Ngaru Diri.

AAPSU president Hawa Bagang and General Secretary Tabom Dai in a joint statement said, “People of Arunachal Pradesh are proud Indians and staunch nationalists. We don’t need any recognition or validation from a foreign entity.”

“The recent incident is not an isolated case as time and again the PLA has been repeatedly indulging in similar antics whereby innocent civilians living at the inhospitable border areas are taken captive at regular intervals,” the union said in its statement.

In March, a 21-year-old man was abducted by the PLA from Asapila sector near the McMahon line while his two friends managed to escape as Togley Sinkam was taken away at gunpoint by the PLA, his family had said.

“It was the PLA troops who fired in the air”: Indian Army issues statement on situation in Eastern Ladakh

By
The Commune
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After the Chinese media came out saying that Indian forces resorted to firing ‘warning shots’, the Indian Army has come out with a clarification saying that it was the Chinese who had fired in the air to intimidate.

In its statement, the Indian Army said that at no stage, the Indian forces crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) or used aggressive means including firing.

“It is the PLA that has been blatantly violating agreements and carrying out aggressive manoeuvres, while engagement at military, diplomatic and political level is in progress.”, said Col. Aman Anand.

“In the instant case on 07 September 2020, it was the PLA troops who were attempting to close-in with one of our forward positions along the LAC and when dissuaded by own troops, PLA troops fired a few rounds in the air in an attempt to intimidate own troops. However, despite the grave provocation, own troops exercised great restraint and behaved in a mature and responsible manner.”, the Indian Army said in the statement adding that it is committed to maintaining peace and tranquility and is also determined to protect the integrity and sovereignty ‘at all costs’.

It also said that the statement issued by the Western Theatre Command of the Chinese PLA, was an attempt to mislead their domestic and international audience.

DMK office bearer’s son attacks pregnant woman

By
The Commune
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A complaint has been lodged against the son of a DMK office bearer at the Eral police station in Thoothukudi for assaulting a pregnant woman.

Annalakshmi, a pregnant woman belonging to the Eral area in Thoothukudi was in front of her house talking with one Saravanan.

Jeyabalan, son of DMK business wing organizer of the area Sundarrajan, had come and attacked Annalakshmi.

It is said that Jayabalan also attacked Periyathurai and damaged the house of Senthurpandi who had come to rescue Annalakshmi.

Following this, a case has been registered against Jayabalan under 4 sections based on the complaint lodged by Annalakshmi at the Eral police station.

The police have also confiscated Jayabalan’s car based on the CCTV footage.

Pakistan Directorate of Intelligence issued documents to Syed Salahuddin, Chairman of United Jihad Council and Emir of Hizbul Mujahideen

By
Balaji Subramanian
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In a revelation that was already known, documents issued by Directorate of Intelligence of Pakistan government states, Syed Salahuddin, Chairman of United Jihad Council and Emir of terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen works for the dreaded Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Pakistan is known as the global hub for Islamic terror organisation and often it is the Army that uses them as proxies under the guise of non-state actors to carry out terror attacks in India and other parts of the world.

However, what was known publicly now can be supported substantiated with document procured by Indian intelligence that puts the onus on Pakistan as a state sponsorer of terror in the name of Islam.

The document mentions that Syed Salahuddin was the bonafide official of Directorate of Intelligence and Salahuddin worked for the ISI. In the document ISI gave him “security clearance” and that he should not be “unnecessarily” stopped at checkpoints.

Implication with FATF

Now the document is out in open Pakistan’s position will be further weakened at Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which is the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog.

Pakistan has been on FATF grey list for financing terrorism and could be in the Black-list which will lead to tough economic sanctions on an already beleaguered Pakistan economy.

The FATF will review Pakistan’s performance in stopping terror financing come October. However, the revelation about Syed Salahuddin and Pakistan’s admission of international Narco-Terrorist Dawood Ibrahim staying in Karachi will make the review a lot tougher and complicated for Pakistan.

Troops along LoC put on high alert as intelligence hints at China using Pak to distract Indian forces

By
Balaji Subramanian
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In the wake of receiving credible intelligence, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Army have been put on high alert at the Line of Control (LoC) as there is a possibility that China could use Pakistan to trigger large-scale incursions, along the international border.

“We have specific inputs that Pakistan could try and foment trouble along the border. But we have taken adequate preventive measures and substantially increased our security presence along the Indo-Pak border,’’ a senior BSF official said.

India just made a series of strategic moves in the Ladakh sector and occupied around two dozen peaks on the southern banks of the Pangong Tso and Spanggur Gap. This move has stunned China which did not expect India would respond like this.

Even as meetings are being taken place between senior military officers of India and China, not to mention the just-concluded meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart in Russia.

Intelligence report suggests, in order to divert the attention of Indian security forces, China could use Pakistan as a proxy to start an armed offensive along the LoC by violating the ceasefire line.

Government has sent nearly 100 companies or 10,000 personnel of paramilitary forces to the border area. Additional security companies that were deployed along the Chinese frontier are those that were recently pulled out of Jammu & Kashmir.

Both Indo Tibetian Border Police ( ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have heightened up security deployment in the Doklam region in Sikkim and Kalapani region in Uttarakhand following increased Chinese activity noticed in these sectors.

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat had on Thursday warned Pakistan of any misadventure and said, “Pakistani Army would suffer heavy losses if it attempted any misadventure.”

Centre cracks the whip on foreign funded Christian evangelical organizations, cancels FCRA licences of four

By
Balaji Subramanian
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has suspended the licenses for six NGOs listed under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). These NGOs will no longer be able to receive any foreign funds.

For any non-profit organisation to receive funds from a foreign entity an FCRA license is a mandatory requirement in India.

Of the six NGOs whose FCRA licences have been cancelled, four of them are Christian evangelical organizations: North Western Gossner Evangelical in Jharkhand, the Evangelical Churches Association (ECA) in Manipur, Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jharkhand and New Life Fellowship Association (NLFA) in Mumbai.

The New Life Fellowship Association started operations in India in 1964, following the arrival of missionaries from New Life Churches in New Zealand. The government had suspended its licence on February 10, 2020.

In April and September 2019, the Bajrang Dal had disrupted ‘prayer meetings’ conducted by the association and registered a complaint with the police for using the platform to convert people. The Legal Rights Observatory, a legal rights activism group working in the area of national security had moved a complaint against the Christian association for indulging in black magic and using children for religious conversion.

As per reports, at least two US based Christian donors Seventh Day Adventist Church and Baptist Church are also under MHA’s scanner. A serious probe is presently being pursued
with regards to their funding activities in India.

Many NGOs receive funds from the foreign evangelical organisations which is used for religious conversion. In 2017 a powerful US-based Christian donor called Compassion International had to stop its operations because it funded NGOs which encouraged religious conversions.

The other two NGOs whose FCRA licence has been suspended are Rajnandgaon Leprosy Hospital and Clinics, and the Don Bosco Tribal Development Society.

BRO builds roads near LAC as tensions with China keeps simmering

By
Balaji Subramanian
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In the strategically important region of Eastern Ladakh, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been working round the clock to complete road projects crucial for rapid deployment of troops in case hostilities break out between India and China, reports Times of India.

BRO is now working 10 times faster and has bought new machinery costing crores. BRO’s workers and hired labour are working in double shifts, including on the weekends. This increase has been necessitated due to the ongoing tension with China which is threatening our borders.

With increased manpower necessary to expedite the long-neglected infrastructure needs, BRO has also spent crores in getting latest machines in road building to ensure there will be no delay in cutting of roads and frequent blasting activity for unabated construction.

B Kishan, executive engineer officer commanding from BRO’s 81 Road Construction Company shared, “In the current situation, to help the Army and other forces to transport any heavy pieces of machinery, BRO has adopted the latest machines which you won’t find in any other part of India. These machines are also reducing human risk and we are also dealing with explosives to cut mountains to build the roads.”

BRO has also deployed heavy machinery to clear the roads ahead of winters and new machines are in place that has increased the productivity tenfold.

India successfully test-fires hyper-sonic technology demonstrator vehicle ‘HSTDV’

By
Balaji Subramanian
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In a historic achievement, India successfully tested the indigenously-developed hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV) on Monday (Sep 7). This new technology developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will power the futuristic long-range missile systems and aerial platforms, officials said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who just returned from his trip to Russia and Iran congratulated the DRDO over the successful test flight of the HSTDV, calling it a “landmark achievement”

“I congratulate to DRDO on this landmark achievement towards realising PM’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. I spoke to the scientists associated with the project and congratulated them on this great achievement. India is proud of them,” he tweeted.

A DRDO official said, with the successful demonstration of the HSTDV by India we have now improved our capabilities for highly complex technology that will serve as the building block for next-generation hypersonic vehicles in partnership with the domestic defence industry.

The HSTDV powers cruise missiles and operate on scramjet engines which can attain the speed of around Mach 6 which is over 7000 km/per hour and is far better than ramjet engines.

 

British man who ran the ‘Faith Outreach’ home in Odisha arrested for sexually abusing minor tribal boy

By
Balaji Subramanian
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A 68 years old British citizen named John Patrick Bridge who was running an orphanage in the state of Odisha’s western district of Jharsuguda have been arrested for sexually abusing a minor boy in his shelter home.

Bridge ran a child shelter home called Faith Outreach in the Cox Colony area of the town along with his wife Delphine, where he provided education to the tribal students. Following a complaint by a minor tribal boy who has alleged that he had gone with Bridge to his native place in Rayagada district for Christmas last year, and Bridge had fondled his thigh and private parts while returning in an SUV.

“After a complaint was filed at Jharsuguda police station under section 341 of the IPC (Punishment for wrongful restraint), 10 POCSO Act (aggravated sexual assault ) and section 3(i) (r), 2 (va) of SC/ST (POA) Act, the accused was arrested. Further investigations are on,” said Rahul PR, Jharsuguda SP.

An inquiry has been undertaken by Indian Embassy in New Zealand after FIR was filed about the misuse of funds given to Faith Outreach by a New Zealand-based funding agency.

The sexual abuse of underage children came during the probe of funds misuse following which police officials asked the victims to lodge complaints.

The Faith Outreach was started by Bridge, with his wife Delphine, 25 years ago in Jharsuguda to provide education to the tribal students. In India, tribal areas seldom see any development and they are prime victims of coercive evangelisation that leads to total destruction of local culture and customs.

The shelter is under shut down due to the COVID pandemic and officials of Faith Outreach are yet to comment over the arrest of Bridge.

This is second such incident of emanating from Odisha in the last two years were children have been subjected to sexual abuse by shelters run by Christian missionaries. In December 2018, Faiz Rehman was arrested for sexually molesting minor girls. He ran the Good News India Dream Centre, a child shelter home in Dhenkanal district where he was also a pastor.

DMK sponsored ‘Hindi Theriyathu Poda’ gang and their hypocrisy exposed

By
The Commune
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Tamil social media went into a frenzy after a couple of Tamil film personalities, DMK sympathizers and DMK politicians posted a picture of them wearing t-shirts that says “Hindi theriyathu poda” (I don’t know Hindi, Get lost!) and “I am a Tamil speaking Indian”.

It all started on September 5, when an actor named Shirish posted a picture of him and music director Abdul Khaliq (earlier known as Yuvan Shankar Raja) wearing the customized t-shirts.

Following this, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, son of yesteryear actor-director K. Bhagyaraj shared pictures of him and his wife Kiki Vijay wearing the same t-shirts.

Aishwarya Rajesh, known for her role in Kaka Muttai too followed suit.

DMK apologist and journalist RK Radhakrishnan too wore the same t-shirt and sat on a TV debate.

DMK MP Kanimozhi on Sunday tweeted a picture of her standing with a few youngsters sporting the t-shirts. It is being said that this was actually Kanimozhi’s idea. She even tweeted indicating the same saying “a spark is enough to ignite a sentiment”.

DMK chief MK Stalin’s son, the party’s youth wing secretary and ‘actor’ Udhayanidhi Stalin participated in a virtual meeting with party members wearing the t-shirt “Hindi Theriyathu Poda”.

However, netizens were quick to point out the hypocrisy and the absurdity of their attempt to stoke linguistic chauvinism. Here are some examples of this blatant hypocrisy.

1. Abdul Khaliq (Yuvan Shankar Raja)

Yuvan Shankar Raja, who rechristened himself as Abdul Khaliq after converting to Islam made his debut in Bollywood in 2014 by scoring the music for a Hindi movie “Raja Natwarlal” starring Emraan Hashmi, a Hindi actor. It was produced by one of the big banners of Bollywood – UTV Motion Pictures with a budget of ₹470 million. It is said that Abdul Khaliq was referred by notable Hindi film music director Pritam.

Abdul Khaliq was on-boarded for working on “Shershaah”, a Hindi film being co-produced by Karan Johar starring Siddharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Javed Jaffrey and Paresh Rawal. However, recent reports say that he has been dropped from the movie.

As for Metro Shirish, this picture is will convey what needs to be conveyed.

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2. Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Keerthi Bhagyaraj

Shanthanu’s mother Poornima Bhakyaraj though a native of Tamil Nadu was born and brought up in Mumbai. She did her college education from RA Podar College of Commerce and Economics located in Matunga, Mumbai. She made her acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Paheli’ and went on to do a couple of more films in Hindi before going on to become successful in Tamil and Malayalam films.

Shanthanu Bhagyaraj studied in Shishya School, one of the top private CBSE schools in Chennai where studying three languages is compulsory from class 4 to class 7. Study of second language is compulsory upto class 10 with the option of choosing Tamil, Hindi or French. It is therefore pertinent to ask Shanthanu which language he chose till class 10 and whether he studied Hindi till class 7 (due to the three language policy).

Not much information is known about Keerthi except that she used to anchor the show Maanada Mayilada, a programme of Kalaignar TV (DMK’s mouth piece).

3. Aishwarya Rajesh

Another celebrity who had flaunted the ‘Hindi Theriyadhu Poda’ t-shirt, Aishwarya Rajesh, had in The Kapil Sharma Show, a Hindi show anchored by Kapil Sharma says that she knows Hindi very well. She speaks decent if not good Hindi. When Kapil Sharma expressed that he had difficulty in doing the show by talking in English, Aishwarya exclaims that “Mere ko Hindi maalom hai re!” (I know Hindi!).

4. Radhakrishnan RK

The Hindu’s Frontline editor and an unofficial DMK mouthpiece who as expected jumped into the DMK sponsored t-shirt bandwagon does not even know the difference between the ‘ra’s in Tamil. In a tweet, instead of “ஒரு” (one), he wrote “ஒறு” which has no meaning.

When a twitter user pointed this out, he conveniently blamed Google Translate.

It is this man who can’t even write Tamil properly comes up on live television sporting the ‘Hindi Theriyadhu Poda’ t-shirt in an attempt to stoke Tamil sentiment.

But, Radhakrishnan very much knows Hindi which he himself accepts.

(Note: TN Deserves Better is the campaign banner of DMK given by IPAC).

4. DMK MP Kanimozhi

This entire Hindi Theriyathu Poda campaign is said to have been initiated by DMK MP Kanimozhi coming in the wake of her alleging that she was questioned at the Chennai airport for not knowing Hindi. But here are some points to note:

a) When the Nira Radia tapes were made public, Radia can be heard speaking to Kanimozhi in Hindi. She even says in her conversation with Radia that she was at a mall to purchase music album of Fateh Ali Khan, the Pakistani singer.

b) Also, in which language did she speak to north Indians like Shahid Balwa, Karim Morani and Vinod Goenka during her 2G negotiations? Probably only English as none of them know Tamil.

c) In which language did she speak to her lawyers Kapil Sibal, Abishek Singhvi, Ram Jethmalani for the 2G case –? Probably only English.

5. DMK 

More than 40 schools run by the DMK leaders or their relatives are affiliated to the CBSE and follow the three language policy with one of the language being Hindi.

Stalin’s daughter, Senthamarai Sabareesan runs the Sunshine Senior Secondary School where Hindi is mandatory till class 8.

Shree Bharat Vidyaashram, school run by DMK MP, S. Jagathrakshakan is another CBSE school that teaches Hindi.

The GeKay school which is affiliated to both CBSE and Cambridge curriculum is run by DMK MP, R. Gandhi, and his son, Vinod Gandhi.

DMK leader Arcot Veerasamy’s brother Devaraj owns the Chennai Public School where Hindi is mandatory atleast till class 5.

However, these hypocrites will say that these are being done at their personal capacity and not officially.

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