The first public bus stop in Ward 134, Arya Gowda Road, has been inaugurated with a prominent image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drawing attention for its political branding. The structure was built using the local area development funds of BJP councillor Uma Anandan, the party’s sole elected representative in the Greater Chennai Corporation.
Anandan shared an image of the newly constructed bus shelter on her official X (formerly Twitter) handle, highlighting it as a contribution made through her councillor development fund. “The first bus stop in Ward 134, Arya Gowda Road, Chennai with our Hon’ble Prime Minister’s picture. Built out of my councillor fund,” she posted.
The bus stop comes amid ongoing efforts by local BJP leaders to expand the party’s visibility and presence in the state capital, where the BJP remains a strong yet minor force compared to the dominant Dravidian parties.
The Congress party found itself at the center of a fresh controversy after sharing a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on 18 June 2025, that featured a map of Pakistan including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) — a territory legally claimed by India. The post, intended to criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy, included the caption, “Narendra Modi has ruined the foreign policy”, alongside a video depicting the disputed map.
The use of the map sparked widespread outrage, with critics accusing Congress of promoting anti-national sentiments and aligning with Pakistani narratives. Many called it a serious lapse in judgment, alleging the party was indirectly endorsing Pakistan’s territorial claims. Following intense backlash from political opponents and the public alike, the Congress deleted the post without offering an immediate explanation.
The incident has added to the party’s recent struggles, with the BJP and other political voices demanding accountability and clarification over “highly irresponsible act.”
Indira Bhavan me kuchh Content Creators, Video Editor aur Social Media Manager ke L0de lage honge aaj. 😭 pic.twitter.com/5hfBhupJLD
— Indian Right Wing Community (@indianrightwing) June 18, 2025
In an official post, the Congress party has shamelessly used Pakistan’s map of Jammu & Kashmir. Let’s be clear — this is not an inadvertent error, it’s a premeditated act that reflects their long-standing mindset.
As New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary heats up, one candidate’s extremist ties, radical ideology, and dangerous alliances have come under intense scrutiny. Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic Socialist and New York State Assemblyman, is not just another progressive politician—he is a hardline Islamist activist with deep ties to terrorist sympathizers, anti-American militants, and a global network of anti-Western radicals.
He is also seen as someone with limited work experience and lack of qualifications. Since graduating from Bowdoin College in 2014, Mamdani has held only a few short-term roles, including as a campaign manager, nonprofit counselor, and music supervisor on a film directed by his mother, Mira Nair. He has admitted to benefiting from nepotism and lived most of his life in subsidized or rent-free housing. As an Assemblyman, Mamdani passed just three bills and missed over half of Assembly votes. Critics say he’s unprepared to lead a city of 8 million, citing inexperience and ideological extremism. Political strategist Hank Sheinkopf called him a “make-believe character” lacking real-world knowledge of city systems. Despite this, Mamdani has gained traction among young progressives and is endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Working Families Party, though polls show him narrowly trailing Andrew Cuomo.
What began as a fringe campaign has now surged in the polls, with Mamdani trailing only former Governor Andrew Cuomo. But behind the polished rhetoric of “social justice” and “affordable housing” lies a coordinated effort to infiltrate and subvert America’s largest city through a fusion of Islamic extremism, Marxist revolution, and anti-Israel hatred.
Let’s take a look at Mamdani’s disturbing ties to terror-linked groups, his open advocacy for violent jihadist movements, and his systematic efforts to dismantle U.S. national security from within.
Terrorist Sympathizer: Mamdani’s Ties To CAIR, Hamas & Global Jihad
Mamdani’s campaign is officially backed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an organization with a long history of supporting terrorism.
CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial, the largest terrorism financing case in U.S. history, which exposed a vast network funding Hamas. The CAIR was designated a terrorist organization by the UAE in 2014 for its extremist ties. CAIR was founded by Hamas operatives, including Omar Ahmad, who declared: “Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant.”
CAIR’s endorsement is a stamp of approval from an Islamist network that seeks to impose Sharia law in America.
It is noteworthy that in 2023 when Hamas carried out the deadly strikes against innocent civilians of Israel on 7 October, he justified the attack.
Refusal to Condemn “Globalize the Intifada” – A Call for Jewish Genocide
Mamdani has repeatedly refused to denounce the phrase “Globalize the Intifada,” a rallying cry for global jihad against Jews. When pressed, he compared it to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a grotesque inversion of Holocaust history. He said, “I think what’s difficult also is that the very word has been used by the Holocaust Museum when translating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising into Arabic, because it’s a word that means struggle,” and added, “And as a Muslim man who grew up post-9/11, I’m all too familiar in the way in which Arabic words can be twisted, can be distorted, can be used to justify any kind of meaning.”
Mamdani, on The Bulwark podcast, says ‘Globalize the Intifada’ chant signifies, to him, a call for Palestinian human rights.
Adds: “The word has been used by the Holocaust Museum when translating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising into Arabic — because it’s a word that means struggle.” pic.twitter.com/k2yeiSJpMy
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum condemned him, stating: “Exploiting the Museum to sanitize ‘Globalize the Intifada’ is outrageous… Jews have been attacked and murdered under its banner.” The phrase is directly linked to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, responsible for suicide bombings and massacres.
It is noteworthy that Mamdani cheered the 2015-2016 “Stabbing Intifada” as a “Third Intifada”. He clearly knows what it means. The Stabbing Intifada, also known as the “Knife Intifada”, refers to a wave of individual stabbing, shooting, and car-ramming attacks carried out by Palestinian assailants against Israeli civilians and security forces, beginning in late 2015 and peaking during 2015–2016. These attacks were concentrated in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and other Israeli cities.
Many attackers were motivated by religious fervor, nationalist anger, or a desire for martyrdom. The attacks were often sudden, unplanned, and carried out with knives or vehicles, making them extremely difficult for Israeli authorities to predict or prevent.
Dozens of Israelis were killed and hundreds wounded in these attacks. In response, Israeli security forces implemented stricter measures, including increased checkpoints and demolitions of attackers’ family homes. Many of the Palestinian assailants were killed during or shortly after their attacks.
Here’s Zohran cheering on the 2015-2016 “Stabbing Intifada” as a “Third Intifada.”
Mamdani’s defense of this genocidal slogan reveals his true allegiance: not to New Yorkers, but to the global jihadist movement.
Pledged to Arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu – An Act of War
In a shocking declaration, Mamdani vowed that, if elected mayor, he would order the NYPD to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited New York. He cited a politicized ICC warrant, despite the U.S. and Israel not being ICC members. This is not a legal stance—it is a declaration of war against America’s closest ally. His comparison of Netanyahu to Vladimir Putin was not just inflammatory—it was a deliberate blood libel against Jews. This is not a legal stance—it is a declaration of war against America’s closest ally – in fact, America is supporting Israel in the ongoing war against Iran.
He even spread a widely debunked conspiracy theory against the Jews.
🚨 Here’s a clip of Zohran Mamdani spreading the debunked antisemitic conspiracy theory referred to as the “Deadly Exchange” program, which has been repeated by Linda Sarsour and JVP.
He also spread an anti-semitic lie that Jews were controlling the country.
LOOK what NY State Assembly Member @ZohranKMamdani left out of his speech when he posted it on his Instagram feed! “We are here today because [AIPAC is] subverting American democracy!” A blatant antisemitic lie that a Jewish lobby group is controlling the US. pic.twitter.com/mV6d9EO6hY
Islamist Infiltration: Mamdani’s Agenda To Islamize NYC
Let us take a look at how Mamdani seemingly plans to islamize New York City once he becomes Mayor.
Mandating Halal Food in Public Schools – Imposing Sharia Law
One of Mamdani’s key legislative pushes is forcing all NYC public schools to serve halal food. He framed it as “inclusion,” but this is a Trojan Horse for Islamization. Halal certification is controlled by groups with ties to extremist funding networks. It sets a precedent for religious imposition on taxpayer-funded institutions, while Christian and Jewish dietary laws are ignored.
WARNING NYC 🚨 Zohran Mamdani Isn’t Running a Campaign — He’s Leading an Islamic Political Insurgency
What we’re witnessing in New York isn’t a mayoral race. It’s civilizational jihad, and Zohran Mamdani is its smiling face.
This is creeping Sharia—a hallmark of Islamist political strategy.
Muslim Democratic Club of New York – A Political Jihad Network
Mamdani is a board member of the Muslim Democratic Club of New York (MDCNY), a group tied to Linda Sarsour and other radical Islamists. MDCNY seeks to consolidate Muslim voting blocs to push far-left, anti-Israel policies. It operates under the guise of “civil rights” while advancing Islamic supremacy.
This is political jihad—using democracy to dismantle democracy.
Anti-Hindu Bigotry – Importing Sectarian Hate
Mamdani has a long history of anti-Hindu rhetoric. In 2020, Mamdani led an aggressive protest in Times Square against the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. According to videos circulated at the time, slurs like “Hindus are bastards” were shouted during the protest—statements Mamdani has neither disavowed nor clarified. That protest was backed by Khalistani separatists, raising additional concerns about the ideological company Mamdani keeps.
NYC Candidate for Mayor Zohran Mamdani led a mob of protestors in Times Square calling Hindus as bastards and heaping abuses upon Lord Rama, who is worshipped by Hindus
He called the Ram Temple reconstruction in India a “fascist atrocity” and framed Hindu nationalism as a global threat, while ignoring Islamic extremism. He allegedly declared, “As an Indian Muslim whose family is witnessing the rising tide of fascism in India, I won’t be silent.”
His hatred for PM Modi knows no bounds. In a video of a discussion/debate that went viral earlier in June 2025, Mamdani repeatedly likened Modi to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, going so far as to call him a “war criminal” during a recent public forum. He cited the 2002 Gujarat riots as justification—failing to mention that India’s Supreme Court had cleared Modi of any involvement after extensive investigations. In the video, he responds to the question “Modi is holding a rally in Madison Square Garden. He wants to hold a joint press conference with you afterwards reaffirming the strong bond between India and New York. Do you agree to the event?” with this response – “No, and I just want to say something here which is that. My father, his family comes from Gujarat in India and his family is Muslim, I am Muslim and Narendra Modi helped to orchestrate what was a mass slaughter of Muslims in Gujarat to the extent that we don’t even believe there are Gujarati Muslims anymore, and when I tell someone that I am, it’s a shock to them that that is even the case. And this is someone who we should view in the same manner that we do Benjamin Netanyahu; this is a war criminal.”
“We should view Modi the way we view Netanyahu. This is a war criminal,” says Indian-origin politician Zohran Mamdani in his campaign for New York Mayor pic.twitter.com/P6tzorEx5T
Mamdani often conflates Hindus with India’s ruling BJP, turning political dissent into religious animosity. When fellow politicians like Jennifer Rajkumar and Kevin Thomas refused to denounce Modi during his 2023 New York visit, Mamdani labeled them as complicit—again stoking intra-community rifts.
As three of the first South Asians ever elected to New York City and State government, @voteshekar, @ShahanaFromBK and I are appalled by the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to our city.⁰⁰
— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) June 21, 2023
His hatred for Hindus mirrors his hatred for Jews—both are enemies in the Islamist worldview.
Mamdani’s Socialist Terror Network
If you thought he was just involved in anti-Hindu/Jew activities and furthering his Islamist point of view, think again. Let’s take a look at how he is embroiled with the marxists/socialists.
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) – A Marxist Terror Front
Mamdani is a key figure in the DSA, which has abolitionist agendas (defund police, open borders); ties to Antifa and far-left militants, and has pushed BDS as part of its anti-capitalist, anti-Western crusade.
His allies include Julia Salazar (BDS activist), Jabari Brisport (self-declared Marxist), and Rashida Tlaib (Hamas sympathizer).
Open Borders Advocacy – Dismantling U.S. Sovereignty
Mamdani has screamed at ICE officials, calling for abolishing immigration enforcement. His policies would flood NYC with illegal migrants, overwhelming social services. This aligns with the far-left “No Borders” movement, which seeks to erase nation-states.
Foreign Terror Links: Mamdani’s Global Jihad Network
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared on a Pakistani news channel allegedly known for its links to ISI-backed narratives and militant outfits like Tehrik-i-Taliban, actively campaigning for votes and showcasing his progressive credentials. Speaking in a mix of English and Urdu, Mamdani repeatedly emphasized his identity as a Muslim, a socialist, and an immigrant, framing his candidacy as a fight against systemic injustice, unaffordability, and Islamophobia in New York City. He made sweeping accusations against his rival Andrew Cuomo and criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Gujarat and policies on Indian Muslims, aligning himself with anti-Modi and pro-Palestinian positions. Mamdani also defended his controversial usage of the term “genocide” for the Israel-Gaza conflict, insisting that many Jewish New Yorkers support his stance. Notably, his appearance on a channel with a documented history of radical affiliations raises serious questions about his political judgment and the messaging he is willing to platform to court South Asian voters—especially in a global city like New York, where national security sensitivities and diaspora politics are deeply intertwined.
Yup, that’s the New York mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, actively campaigning for votes on a Pakistani news channel known to be infiltrated by the ISI & militant outfits like Tehrik-i-Taliban. pic.twitter.com/GwNEkYa9Hf
Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, is a Syrian artist who glorifies Hamas in her work, a pro-Palestinian activist.
The couple’s ideological alignment is rooted in radical leftist politics, anti-Israel sentiment, and identity-based activism. She is part of his ideological machine, blending Islamic extremism with socialist revolution. Duwaji’s artwork reportedly supports the Palestinian cause, including Hamas-linked narratives, amplifying Mamdani’s political agenda. Their lavish Dubai wedding, despite Mamdani’s socialist platform, exposed his hypocrisy on “class struggle.”
Zohran, who constantly rails about how NYC is a city that only works for the rich, had his wedding in Dubai, one of the only ultra-luxury cities in the world that CURRENTLY has slaves.
— Jason Curtis Anderson (@JCAndersonNYC) May 12, 2025
A Clear And Present Danger To America
Zohran Mamdani is not a mayoral candidate—he is an Islamist terrorist operating within the Democratic Party. His campaign is a coordinated assault on U.S. sovereignty, Jewish safety, and Western values.
If elected, it only seems he would empower Hamas sympathizers in NYC government, normalize anti-Jewish and anti-Hindu hatred, institutionalize Sharia-compliant policies and turn NYC into a hub for anti-American radicalism.
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A group of sanitation workers organized a sit-in protest at the Villupuram Municipal Office, calling for the release of long-pending welfare funds.
Villupuram Municipality employs 97 permanent sanitation workers across its 42 wards. A portion of their salaries is regularly deducted for future welfare benefits, which are typically disbursed twice a year. However, on 18 June 2025, around 11:00 a.m, the workers gathered at the Municipal Office in a sudden protest, accusing officials of mishandling their welfare contributions.
Speaking to reporters, one of the women sanitation workers said with frustration, “The officials have misappropriated ₹12 crore by involving and using a man named Vinith, who has no role here. We’ve been working here for 20 years, but they’ve never shown us any accounts— there is nothing other than salary. If we ask for accounts, they do not give us. They are enslaving us. They are not providing us slippers, gloves, and not even soap, they are simply enslaving us. We need immediate action. They should be held accountable. Even after 20 years, they won’t show us how much we have in our PF. We do not have PF. The officials are enslaving us saying we don’t work, that only contractors do. The contract should be stopped.”
Upon being alerted, Villupuram West Police arrived at the scene and initiated dialogue with the protestors. The workers explained that they were in financial distress as the welfare funds had not been released for the past three years. Despite repeatedly submitting petitions to the municipal administration, they claimed no steps had been taken to resolve the issue. Protesters chanted slogans, demanding the immediate release of the funds owed to them.
Municipal Officer Sripriya addressed the protestors, assuring them that she would consult with senior municipal authorities and expedite the disbursement process. Following this assurance, the sanitation workers ended their protest and peacefully dispersed.
On 18 June 2025, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced significant backlash after making an insensitive comment about the recent plane crash in Ahmedabad. In an apparent dig at the BJP-led central government, she mocked the tragedy, saying that the “double engine” government had “taken off and gone.” This drew significant backlash from all corners.
Mamata Banerjee commented, “Your double engine government only bulldoze the people, and you are an autocrat government, but you cannot keep protection to the people.” She then added, laughing, “Double engine was just take off and double engine…,” mimicking the flight’s crash in a mocking manner. Her actions, coupled with her words, drew outrage as many felt it was a disrespectful way to make a political point using a tragedy.
How cruel can Mamata Banerjee get?
How inhumane and heartless must a person be to crack a joke about a tragic plane crash—just to score political points?
Today, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee showed her ugliest, most vicious political face. In reference to the devastating… pic.twitter.com/5oZ9Rw5JJi
Mamata Banerjee revealing her pervert side .. mocking AI 171 crash comparing the speculated “double engine failure” of aircraft to double engine govt of BJP which she hopes would similarly collapse . Such sick minds and their reprehensible insensitivity.. pic.twitter.com/UUbek3iRit
— Tuhin A. Sinha तुहिन सिन्हा (@tuhins) June 18, 2025
On 12 June 2025, Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board — 230 passengers and 12 crew members, crashed into a hospital building just seconds after takeoff, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries and leaving the entire country in shock. Among the passengers were 169 Indian nationals, 52 British, 7 Portuguese, and 1 Canadian citizen. One survivor — sitting in seat 11A — was found alive after the incident and is currently undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.
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Senior journalist and Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu, Suhasini Haidar, is in the news for making misleading claims regarding the readout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, falsely suggesting that the Indian government had issued statements only in Hindi to obscure details from international audiences.
Haidar, in a post on social media platform X, had questioned why the Foreign Secretary’s statement and the official readout of the Modi-Trump call were “issued only in Hindi and not in English, which would be understood in the US and internationally.” She insinuated that this was unusual, given President Trump’s past claims about mediation between India and Pakistan—a claim India has repeatedly rejected. She wrote, “A bit strange that both the readout of the Trump-Modi call and FS statement are issued only in Hindi and not in English, which would be understood in the US and internationally, where Mr. Trump’s repeated claims of mediation have been heard.”
A bit strange that both the readout of the Trump-Modi call and FS statement are issued only in Hindi and not in English, which would be understood in the US and internationally, where Mr. Trump's repeated claims of mediation have been heard. https://t.co/CGxfgbskKe
However, Haidar’s insinuation has now been thoroughly debunked.
Contrary to her claim, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had in fact issued a comprehensive English translation of the phone call as per Misri’s statement on the MEA website on the same day as the phone call took place – 18 June 2025. Titled “English Translation of Foreign Secretary’s statement on the telephone conversation between PM and US President (June 17, 2025)”, the document clearly outlines the key points discussed between the two leaders — including India’s categorical rejection of any third-party mediation in its dispute with Pakistan.
The English version, publicly accessible and prominently displayed on MEA platforms, details Prime Minister Modi’s strong statements on the Pahalgam terror attack, the objectives and execution of Operation Sindoor, and India’s unwavering position that terrorism will now be treated as an act of war, not a proxy conflict. It also clarifies that at no point during the series of events did the topic of an India-U.S. trade deal or any proposal of U.S. mediation arise — a clear rebuke to the legacy of President Trump’s past claims about being asked to mediate between India and Pakistan.
Further details in the translation underscore the diplomatic maturity with which India handled the crisis — including direct communication with Pakistan’s military through pre-existing channels, without involving third parties.
Haidar’s assertion that the statement was issued “only in Hindi,” especially when such a sensitive matter involved international stakeholders, appears either misinformed or deliberately misleading. Journalists of her stature are expected to verify facts — particularly when the information is readily available on a government website and crucial to national and diplomatic narratives.
Why Suhasini Haidar’s Narrative Falls Apart
The English translation was available within hours of the Hindi statement. There was no attempt to hide details. The MEA routinely issues statements in Hindi first, followed by English translations—a standard practice. The statement directly refuted Trump’s past mediation claims, making Haidar’s suspicion of a “cover-up” baseless. By omitting the fact that an English version existed, Haidar implied a deliberate opacity that simply wasn’t true.
It is noteworthy that Haidar is associated with The Hindu which has a habit of publishing fake news. During Operation Sindoor, they made a social media post falsely suggesting Indian jet crashes—a claim swiftly refuted by defense experts as mere fuel tank jettisoning. The post read, “Just In|At least three Indian jets have crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor, Ramban, and Pampore areas, a government official told The Hindu, @vijaita reports.” After the lie was called out, the post was deleted.
In 2020, Haidar falsely claimed on X that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had asserted all of India’s foreign policy achievements began only five years ago during S. Jaishankar’s speech at the Raisina Dialogue. This was quickly debunked by listeners who confirmed Jaishankar made no such statement.
When confronted, Haidar deflected by noting Jaishankar had only been a minister since 2019, ignoring the broader reference to the government’s term.
Fair point, but please consider that Dr. Jaishankar has been in this government since June 2019 He was a career diplomat before that, from 1977-2018.
She has previously misrepresented issues, including Article 370 and India’s diplomatic standing, often promoting a biased narrative against the current government without factual basis.
In 2020, in her The Hindu op-ed titled“The new worry of depleting diplomatic capital”, Suhasini Haidar peddled several demonstrably false claims to portray India’s foreign policy under the Modi government as floundering. She falsely claimed that only three Democrats attended the 2019 Howdy Modi event, when in fact six attended, with a seventh pulling out due to unrelated domestic issues. She misleadingly presented non-binding U.S. congressional resolutions as official diplomatic statements, while omitting that similar critiques occurred during the Congress era. She wrongly accused India of ignoring Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s requests on the Rohingya crisis, despite India’s aid—reported even by The Hindu. Haidar also fear-mongered over USCIRF’s calls for sanctions, failing to disclose its longstanding bias, including similar rhetoric under UPA rule.
At a time when India is redefining its security doctrine and diplomatic posture through operations like Sindoor, such misrepresentations by senior journalists only serve to mislead the public and create unnecessary distrust.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested four additional individuals in connection with an ISIS-inspired radicalisation and recruitment case in Tamil Nadu, bringing the total number of arrests to eight. The case is an offshoot of the 2022 Coimbatore car bomb blast investigation.
In a press release issued on Wednesday, 18 June 2025, the NIA identified the newly arrested accused as Ahmed Ali from Chennai, Jawahar Sathik, Raja Abdullah alias MAC Raja, and Sheikh Dawood from Coimbatore and Dindigul. These individuals were allegedly part of a wider extremist network that recruited and radicalised youth under the pretext of Arabic language education.
According to the NIA, the arrested individuals were indoctrinated by Jameel Basha, founder of the Madras Arabic College in Coimbatore. Basha, who was previously arrested along with associates Irshath, Syed Abdur Rahman, and Mohammed Hussain, is accused of using classroom settings and social media platforms to promote Salafi-Jihadi and Khilafat ideologies. The network advocated violent jihad and the establishment of an Islamic state through the overthrow of India’s democratically elected government.
Investigators believe the radicalisation campaign contributed to the deadly car bomb blast on 23 October 2022, near the Kottai Eswaran Temple in Coimbatore, which killed the bomber, Jamesha Mubeen. The NIA took over the case shortly afterward and began unravelling the broader ISIS-linked recruitment network operating in Tamil Nadu.
The agency revealed that the group’s operations extended beyond Coimbatore to Chennai and Dindigul, and involved logistical support for terror-related activities.
Officials confirmed that the NIA is now preparing a supplementary chargesheet to include the four latest accused. Investigations into possible international connections and additional recruits are continuing, as the agency works to dismantle what it describes as a significant threat to national security.
4 More Accused Arrested by NIA in TN Radicalisation and Recruitment Case Involving Kovai Arabic College pic.twitter.com/fEkSZFAKQe
On 18 June 2025, Thamimun Ansari, President of the Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi (MJK) and an ally of the DMK, shockingly announced that a protest to besiege the American Consulate in Chennai on 20 June 2025. The protest is being organized to condemn the United States for allegedly spreading war hysteria, inciting geopolitical tensions, and backing Israel’s continued ‘aggression’ in the Middle East.
In a post shared on social media, Ansari stated that, “Don’t Incite War!” “Siege the U.S. Consulate!” “MJK Chief M. Thamimun Ansari’s Statement!” Since the Cold War ended between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, the United States has been working steadily to bring the world under its control. It continues to escalate the war in Europe by maintaining a NATO mercenary force. Similarly, it is stoking the flames of war in the Middle East by having Israel as its vassal and using it as a proxy. The encouragement and weapons that supplied by America to Israel is what keeps the Middle East in a state of perpetual war.”
Adding further, the statement said “For the past two years, Israel’s cruel attacks on Gaza in Palestine have been condemned throughout the world. Furthermore, when food distributions are taking place there on the initiative of the UN, Israeli Zionist forces are also killing the people who come running due to hunger. This is a cruelty the world has never seen. Currently, Israel has been launching attacks on Iran since last Friday. Both countries are now clashing. This has caused concern all over the world. This war is turning into one that can also cause economic devastation. America, which has been providing all kinds of assistance to Israel while claiming not to be directly involved in this war, is the primary culprit in this.”
“Therefore, it is announced that a democratic protest will be held by the Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi to besiege the American Consulate in Chennai this coming Friday at 5 PM, condemning America for continuously spreading war frenzy, inciting tension, and supporting Israel’s atrocities in the Middle East. We request that pacifists, human rights activists, and righteous people participate in large numbers.”, the statement concluded.
The Islamist party’s youth wing also organized an online meeting for anti-Israel propaganda in which DMK-supporting Dravidianist Thirumurugan Gandhi was the chief speaker.
Previous Attack At US Consulate, Chennai
In September 2012, a violent protest erupted outside the U.S. Consulate in Chennai as hundreds of demonstrators, many linked to the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK), stormed the premises in response to the controversial anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims.
Protesters hurled stones, shoes, and damaged security infrastructure, including CCTV cameras and windowpanes. Some scaled the compound wall and reached sensitive areas near the visa cabin. American symbols were desecrated, and effigies were set on fire. Despite the consulate’s fortified structure, only a small police contingent was present when the crowd broke through, prompting serious questions about local security preparedness.
Police eventually regained control after reinforcement arrived, arresting 86 individuals. Fortunately, no U.S. personnel were harmed in the incident.
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During the oppressive rule of the Nizam in Hyderabad, Hindus faced severe restrictions on their religious freedom. Practicing the Hindu faith often came with harassment or the pressure to convert to Islam. Under the shadow of the Razakars, a brutal fundamentalist militia loyal to the Nizam religious persecution became routine. Yet, amidst this dark period, a few brave individuals stood firm, resisting tyranny with unwavering courage. One such unsung hero was Radha Kishan Modani, also known as Radha Krishna Modani.
Born on 14 December 1886 in Hyderabad, Modani came from a family originally hailing from Sanju village in Nagaur district, Rajasthan. His parents, Shri Jeetmal Modani and Smt. Rambai, had settled in Hyderabad nearly two decades prior. The family lived in Esamia Bazaar, where they also ran a kiryana (grocery) shop. Educated in Hindi and Urdu, Radha Kishan married Mohini, the daughter of Jayanarayanji Gilda of Nizamabad.
While the early rule of Osman Ali Khan was relatively stable, the situation worsened under his successors. The Nizam’s administration began clamping down on Hindu religious activities, banning public rituals like Arya Samaj gatherings during festivals. Celebrating religious events became dangerous, with arrests and beatings becoming common. Outrages like cow slaughter further deepened the unrest among the Hindu population.
Radha Kishan Modani, disturbed by these violations, took an active role in the Satyagraha movement against the Nizam, which ran from 31 January to 20 July 1939. He became a vocal critic of the regime’s authoritarianism. In open defiance of the Nizam’s prohibition on Hindu rituals, Radha Kishan Modani is said to have conducted a yagna publicly in the Nizamabad market—a powerful act of spiritual resistance. This courageous stand against the ban provoked the anger of the Razakars.
On 2 August 1939, as the Satyagraha reached its final phase, Modani was brutally assaulted in front of the Nizamabad town police station while conducting the yagna. He succumbed to his injuries, becoming a martyr for the cause of religious freedom and resistance to tyranny.
His death triggered widespread grief and anger. Nizamabad’s entire market shut down for three consecutive days as a mark of protest. His sacrifice was later honored in several ways, in 1943, a session of the Arya Samaj conference named the location ‘Shaheed Radhakishan Modani Nagar’, and in 1961, the Nizamabad Municipal Council renamed a major street ‘Shaheed Radhakishan Modani Road‘.
Today, he is remembered as a valiant but lesser-known freedom fighter who laid down his life to uphold the right to practice one’s faith freely under oppressive rule.
Atrocities by Razakars In Hyderabad At the Dawn of Indian Independence
In the period surrounding India’s independence in 1947, while widespread communal violence primarily characterized the partition, another brutal conflict unfolded in the princely state of Hyderabad a year later. This involved the Razakar militia, an armed group supporting the Nizam of Hyderabad’s desire for independence, and their actions against the backdrop of the Indian Army’s intervention.
The Nizam’s Stance and the Rise of the Razakars
Hyderabad, one of over 500 princely states, initially enjoyed autonomy under British rule. Unlike most other states that acceded to India after independence in 1947, Hyderabad’s Muslim Nizam sought to remain independent. This refusal to join the Indian Union sparked a tense standoff with the Indian government in Delhi. During this period, the Razakar militia, the armed wing of Hyderabad’s dominant Muslim political party, emerged as a significant force. Comprised largely of Muslims, with some Dalit Hindus also noted among them, the Razakars were vehemently opposed to Hyderabad’s integration into India. They actively terrorized villages, targeting those perceived as Indian partisans, who were predominantly Hindu due to the state’s demographic makeup. While the primary victims were Hindus, some Muslims also suffered from their actions.
Instances of Razakar Violence
Reports indicate numerous acts of brutality by the Razakars. K.M. Munshi, India’s Agent-General in Hyderabad post-1947, documented 260 incidents of violence committed by the Razakars against civilians, mainly in the rural areas. Estimates vary, but some analyses suggest fewer than 1,000 people were killed by the Razakars.
A stark example of their atrocities is the Gorta B village massacre on May 10, 1948. According to accounts from survivors and their descendants, after a Muslim official in Gorta was reportedly killed by members of the Arya Samaj, the Razakars retaliated violently. Approximately 200 Hindus were reportedly lined up and killed in cold blood, women were raped, and widespread looting occurred. A chilling slogan attributed to the Razakars at the time was: “Loot the Brahmin, kill the trader, and share in the pillage.” Despite the presence of around 40 Muslim households in Gorta B, some of whom attempted to protect their Hindu neighbors, they were unable to withstand the external Razakar forces.
Indian “Police Action” and Aftermath
In September 1948, the Indian Army launched a “police action” to integrate Hyderabad. While the Nizam’s forces were swiftly defeated with minimal civilian casualties during the initial invasion, reports soon emerged of widespread violence in its aftermath. The Pandit Sundarlal Committee, commissioned by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to investigate these reports, concluded that the violence against Muslims was an “inevitable repercussions of the atrocities committed on Hindus only a few days before by the Razakars.”
The committee’s “conservative estimate” indicated that at least 27,000 to 40,000 people lost their lives during and after the police action, with some later scholarship suggesting figures as high as 200,000 deaths. The four worst-affected districts, identified as Razakar strongholds and areas that suffered heavily at their hands, were Osmanabad, Gulbarga, Bidar, and Nanded. The report further detailed: “Almost everywhere in the affected areas communal frenzy did not exhaust itself in murder alone in which at some places even women and children were not spared. Rape, abduction of women… loot, arson, desecration of mosques, forcible conversions, seizure of houses and lands, followed or accompanied the killing.” It also noted that “tens of crores worth of property was looted or destroyed.” The primary victims of these atrocities were Muslims, particularly in rural areas.
While the Razakars committed violence and their leader, Kasim Rizvi, was eventually tried and jailed, later departing for Pakistan, the subsequent large-scale violence against Muslims after the Indian Army’s intervention went largely unpunished. The Pandit Sundarlal Committee report, which also pointed to the involvement of “Hindu communal organisations” from outside Hyderabad in the violence against Muslims, was not published until 1988, contributing to a lack of public awareness about the full extent of the post-invasion massacres.
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Santa Clara University, a prominent Jesuit institution in California, has come under scrutiny following the expulsion of Naomi Epps Best, a 26-year-old graduate student and intern in its counseling program. Best, who was training to become a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), was reportedly dismissed from her internship after publicly criticizing the university’s curriculum, which she alleged included compulsory exposure to sexually explicit material and ideologically driven assignments that she claimed violated the American Psychological Association’s ethics code.
Best was participating in a state-accredited program that required internships for licensure when she raised concerns about certain practices within the curriculum. Her complaints, which gained widespread attention following a June 6 exposé published in The Wall Street Journal, included claims that students were compelled to view pornographic material involving sadomasochistic content and complete a “sexual autobiography” detailing personal and intimate sexual experiences. She argued that these assignments not only breached professional ethical boundaries but also imposed ideological conformity.
The controversy deepened when Best released a video statement on June 13 via social media platform X, shortly after being informed of her termination. She described the decision as having been made reluctantly by her supervisor, citing institutional pressure. In her message, she expressed concern for the future of psychological care, warning that excluding dissenting worldviews from therapist training would risk alienating clients and causing further harm.
Blew the whistle in @WSJopinion on ideological rigidity in therapy training. A week later, I am fired from my internship with the regret of my boss. This field is in crisis. The public needs to know. pic.twitter.com/EldOjq0hOG
Best’s case has since drawn national attention and support from within the mental health field. A number of psychologists and academics, including practitioners who own private therapy clinics and university faculty, expressed solidarity, highlighting broader concerns over ideological enforcement in graduate education and therapy training. Some offered her alternative internship opportunities.
According to her accounts published on Substack, Best described her experience in one class where students were shown a video depicting a social media influencer engaged in bondage, gagging, and other forms of BDSM. She claimed the material was presented without appropriate warnings and that her own request to opt out—on religious, ethical, and trauma-informed grounds—was denied, even though, according to her, Muslim students had been allowed exemptions.
The program, she said, treated non-traditional sexual practices such as kink, polyamory, and swinging as equally healthy alternatives to monogamous relationships focused on child-rearing. She further reported that the curriculum mandated the completion of an 8–10-page sexual autobiography detailing one’s sexual history, preferences, and aspirations, and that students were encouraged to share personal information in co-ed discussion groups.
Best also claimed that required reading materials included books that were sexually graphic and, in some cases, blasphemous. She cited one text that allegedly depicted sexual acts alongside satirical illustrations involving religious imagery, and another that she said contained erotica involving violent sexual scenarios.
Santa Clara University, while maintaining that it does not discuss individual student matters due to privacy policies, responded to The Wall Street Journal article by referencing California law, which it said necessitates comprehensive instruction on human sexuality in counseling education. It neither confirmed nor denied the specific allegations made in the article.
The university, which identifies itself with Catholic and Jesuit values, also promotes a policy of “inclusive excellence,” including expansive definitions of gender identity and sexual expression. Critics argue that this dual commitment—to religious tradition and contemporary progressive ideologies—has led to internal contradictions within the institution’s academic and cultural environment.
P.S: A previous version of this article stated that a Santa Clara University graduate student was terminated from the internship at the university. Associate Director of Communications at the Santa Clara University stated that the internship was neither hosted nor affiliated with Santa Clara University and was arranged independently by the studen. Accordingly, the termination decision was made by the clinic. The student was not expelled from the university’s program, according to the University.
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