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Telangana’s Electoral Chessboard: Congress And BRS Battle For Minority Votes, Will Counter-Polarization Happen For BJP?

By
Shivani
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Ever since the 2023 election date for Telangana was announced in mid October, it is not surprising to note higher than expected social and political activity in the state. The ECI (Election Commission of India) has confirmed 30 November 2024 to be the single phase state-wide election date with vote-counting likely to take place on December 3, for all the 119 seats to the state’s Legislative Assembly.

First-lists of the three major players have been released – the BRS, BJP and Congress parties, followed by the TDP. In the fray for this year’s state elections are:

– the BRS party (Bharath Rashtra Samithi, formally TRS)
– the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)
– the INC (Indian National Congress)
– the TDP (Telugu Desam Party)
– the AIMIM (All India Majlees E Itehaddul Muslimeen),
-the BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party)
– CPI M: Communist Party of India (Marxist)
– CPI
– All India Forward Bloc
– Telangana Jana Samithi
– the JSP (Jana Sena Party)
– YSR Telangana Party

Some early poll predictions indicate an advantage to the incumbent BRS party followed by the BJP or the Congress, while other pre-poll surveys claim a triangular fight to the finish, between the BRS, the BJP & the Congress with an edge to the BRS, closely followed by the Congress.

In the second scenario, the Congress and the BJP will stand a chance at playing kingmaker, in case of a hung assembly. With both popular predictions, current CM K Chandrasekhar Rao’s BRS party appears to have a clear lead and an advantage over the Congress and the BJP, both of which are beset with problems of disgruntled leaders, infighting and a lack of solid political strategy, relative to that of the ruling BRS party.

If the BRS does return to power for a third consecutive time, it would go down in independent India’s history as a rare and impressive one, regardless of the reasons for its predicted win. The BRS party is expected to continue its opportunistic electoral partnership with the Telangana-based AIMIM party, hoping to carry the state’s Muslim vote under Asaduddin Owaisi’s leadership.

The Congress is desperate to recapture its minority Muslim and Christian vote, back from the BRS party. It is counting on its popular minority face, Mohammed Ali Shabbir, who headed the ‘Minorities Welfare Ministry’ under the previous Congress government in the undivided Andhra Pradesh state (current states of Andhra and Telangana before the larger state’s bifurcation). Shabbir is reportedly putting together the Congress party’s ‘Minorities Declaration’, hoping to counter the BRS government’s schemes for backward classes and religious minorities which includes a financial assistance promise of a one-time subsidized loan of ₹1 lakh to a member each of a BC (backward class), Muslim and Christian families. The Congress party is expected to release its “minority declaration” soon as part of its 2023 Telangana election manifesto, including a rumored ₹5,000 crore budget supposedly for the welfare of the minorities.

The ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi party had earlier announced an intention to establish ‘Christian Bhavans’ on the lines of the bhavans or community buildings, that it had constructed for different castes and communities.

A conglomerate of the state’s Christian groups are now trying to present themselves as a united, consolidated vote bank, ready to support any “secular” party. They have announced a 25-point agenda which includes a demand for reservations in both government housing and jobs, proportionate to their population and a “special development fund”. It was reported that a delegation of leaders from three Christian groups (Telangana State Federation of Churches (TSFC), Synod of Telangana (SOT) and Telangana Council of Churches (TCC)) recently met to discuss and finalize a “Telangana Christian Community Declaration for Political Parties – 2023”.

Their demands include a budget for addressing their education, health care, employment, skill development and welfare needs. They also demand two minority residential schools for Christian students in each of the 10 districts where Christians allegedly (as claimed by the Christian leaders) can influence voting patterns based on their numbers, grant-in-aid posts in Christian minority institutions, 5 per cent quota in the existing ‘Weaker Sections’ housing, 2 per cent reservation in government jobs, a helpline and emergency response cell as well as honorariums and health insurance for pastors, priests, brothers and nuns. Their tall list of demands include 100 acres of land in the Greater Hyderabad region and 10 acres in each of the district headquarters for Christian graveyards!

It is no surprise that both the “secular” BRS and Congress parties are indulging in heavy minority-appeasement politics and are ready to go to war over Telangana’s Muslim and Christian votes (2011 official census figures: 12.6% muslim,1.3% Christian). There have been several claims and accusations about the actual Christian numbers in the state being higher… but misreported / under-reported during the census exercise, on account of intentional false information or non-declaration by lower caste Christian converts, hoping to continue taking advantage of caste-based special reservations and economic schemes, meant for disadvantaged Hindu groups.

Does the BJP, which has always claimed it does not indulge in minority-appeasement politics, have an advantage with its focus on the Hindu community’s concerns? The BJP which seemed to have an advantage over the Congress until August, when its state leadership changed hands (the state-level leadership of firebrand, Bandi Sanjay Kumar is sorely missed after his transfer to a national-level post) appears to have lost some recently gained momentum and now seems to be on an equal footing with the Congress. The TDP is a distant fourth with all other parties playing small, niche roles and eyeing an insignificant portion of the pie.

In the run up to the polling, barely a month away, the BJP made two significant political announcements over the last few days:

1) The party revoked the temporary suspension of its Goshamahal (a constituency in the capital city, Hyderabad) MLA. T Raja Singh, a popular two-time BJP MLA was suspended by the party in August, after the BRS government directed the Telangana police to arrest Raja Singh under the Preventive Detention Act, when he allegedly insulted Prophet Mohammed in a social media post. He was welcomed back by BJP party workers with much gusto in Goshamahal constituency, which he has won two times consecutively for the BJP in 2014 and 2018.

2) The BJP announced its decision to field the successful, veteran ex-BRS politician and MLA, Eatala Rajendar, to take on the Chief Minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao, in Gajwel constituency. Eatala Rajendar joined the BJP in 2021 after a solid eighteen year history with the BRS party, during which he scored many impressive electoral wins for the BRS and earned two ministries in the BRS government (2014-2018: Telangana Finance Minister, 2019-2021: Health Minister). Rajendar was discharged from his Health Ministry post and dismissed from the state cabinet in May 2021, by the Chandrasekhar Rao government, after allegations of land encroachments. Rajendar chose to resign from the BRS party and join the BJP in June 2021. He is a seasoned politician with a winning record, that the BJP has chosen to stand up to the current Chief Minister in the Nov 30 elections.

Will The BJP’s Chess Moves Pay Off As Expected?

The gossip columns speculate that the BJP’s electoral strategy for Telangana is a two-fold one, where it hopes to retain its recent gains in the state including an increase in membership, during the upcoming state elections while focusing on the 2024 national elections where it expects the state’s electorate to consolidate its vote for the BJP in a national capacity and support the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who continues to be regarded as a popular and successful national-level leader.

Shivani is a freelance writer based out of Vijayawada.

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Anti-Hindu Journo Mehdi Hasan Who Dehumanized Non-Muslims As “Animals” Shares Stage With Congress MP Shashi Tharoor And Rajdeep Sardesai At Tata’s Mumbai Lit Fest

By
The Commune
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Liberal woke Islamist journalist Mehdi Hasan has been invited as one of the speakers at the 14th edition of ‘Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest’.. He is scheduled to participate in two sessions, one on Friday (27 October 2023) and another on Saturday (28 October 2023).

Hasan will share the stage with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor who recently spoke at the Palestine solidarity meeting organized by his party’s ally, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) at the Kozhikode beach, but later found himself mired in a controversy for calling the attack by Hamas as a terror attack. 

The former Al Jazeera journalist Mehdi Hasan will be part of a session titled ‘Turn the Tide’ with India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai at  ‘The Tata Theatre’, which is located inside the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) premises in South Mumbai.

The event is sponsored by Tata Steel, Tata Motors and is powered by the likes of Godrej and Kotak.

In the website of ‘Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest, the anti-Hindu journalist Hasan has been billed as “the British-American host of The Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC and Peacock” and as the author of the New York Times bestseller Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking.

Hasan who is a closet terror sympathizer thinks that as a Muslim he has the divine right to have the moral high ground no matter what. In fact, he once said, “Once we lose the moral high ground we are no different from the rest, of the non-Muslims, from the rest of those human beings who live their lives as animals, bending any rule to fulfill any desire.”

Though Mehdi Hasan grew up in a very multicultural environment in the United Kingdom, his disdain and sheer hate for non-Muslims has been visible for years. As a very strong debater, he must be acknowledged for providing brilliant intellectual covering fire when it comes to vilifying the other side.

His particular target has been the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who he equates to Adolph Hitler. In one of his tweets, Hasan tried to get the attention of the liberal cabal when he said, “Putin. Orban. Le Pen. We talk a lot in the West about the rise of far-right authoritarians and yet we never mention India’s Narendra Modi and his BJP. I did a deep-dive into India under Modi & new warnings of an anti-Muslim genocide,”.

Without missing a breath, he equated Hindu Nationalism in India with white Supremacy in the West, which is an ideology based on race. He also said that ‘Hinduism’ and ‘Hindutva’ are different which is a line parroted by many leftists, Congress supporters and Dravidianists in India to undermine Hindus.

 

In 2021, he platformed George-Soros-funded, anti-India activist Sunita Vishwanath to unleash her propaganda against India and the Modi government.

Also, when important donors in the US have made a decision not to give anymore money to universities that have been taken over by left-liberals for their sympathy towards Hamas terrorists, rich Indian business houses, and billionaires have the audacity to invite a man who is a terror apologist.

Many on social media wondered how Mehdi Hasan was even given an Indian visa in the first place. 

On the other hand, left-controlled universities in the US have banned many speakers like Jordan Peterson from giving lectures because of their political ideology, and in India, the liberals have done this time and again to stifle the voice of Hindus like Vikram Sampath and J Sai Deepak at various events.  

(With inputs from OpIndia)

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5 LeT Terrorists Eliminated In J&K, Govt To Increase Investment In Drone Surveillance

By
The Commune
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After Indian security forces eliminated five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in an encounter on Thursday, 26 October 2023, foiling an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, India is enhancing its border security by deploying an extensive drone-based surveillance system to deter unforeseen attacks, similar to those witnessed in Israel involving Hamas.

 The Kashmir Zone Police said, “Based on intelligence input generated by Kupwara Police, an infiltration bid was successfully foiled in a joint operation launched by Police and Army along the Line of Control in Machil Sector of Kupwara district. In this swift and coordinated operation, five unidentified terrorists linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT were neutralized.“

Already on regular bases, drones are used to smuggle drugs and weapons into Punjab to revitalize the Khalistani issue. Also, this will be the last bid for infiltration before winter sets in the Jammu and Kashmir region.

Recently, defense officials in India held discussions with six domestic drone surveillance vendors, and they are expected to make an official announcement next month. Implementation of the system in certain border regions may begin as early as May. 

The decision to continually monitor India’s borders is a response to the ongoing tensions with neighboring China and Pakistan, particularly in the Himalayan region. These tensions have become more significant in light of the conflict in Ukraine, prompting the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to reevaluate its military preparedness, priorities, and armaments. Additionally, the surprise attack by Hamas in Israel has expedited the implementation of some suggested security measures in India.

In the past, India has faced surprise attacks, such as the 2008 Mumbai attacks carried out by assailants from Pakistan. These attackers infiltrated Mumbai by sea and launched a siege on key landmarks, resulting in the loss of 166 lives.

Furthermore, India has raised concerns about the use of drones for smuggling weapons and drugs across its western border. The development and deployment of the surveillance system could take up to 18 months, with an estimated annual cost of approximately $500 million. High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (solar-powered drones with long endurance) will be used in this system, serving as both backup for traditional radar networks and providing real-time imagery to local command centers.

The drones used and the supporting software will be domestically developed as part of India’s efforts to boost local production in its military modernization initiative, which is striving for greater self-sufficiency and reduced reliance on foreign weapon platforms. Once implemented, this surveillance system is expected to cover the entire 14,000 miles (22,531 kilometers) of India’s land borders and coastline, providing constant monitoring. Previously, India had leased two drones from the United States for surveillance and reconnaissance during border tensions with China in 2020.

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The Curious Case Of ‘Karukka’ Vinoth: A Pawn In DMK’s Toolkit?

By
Vallavaraayan
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Karukka Vinoth has been in the news for the past few days for having thrown Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) at the Tamil Nadu Governor’s residence in Chennai on 25 October 2023.

A YouTube video by political commentator Maridhas throws light on this individual and also questions his alleged connections with the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Here are some points that Maridhas shares in his video.

Karukka Vinoth threw the petrol bombs to protest against the NEET exam. While this can come across as funny, there is something more than meets the eye behind this attack.

The Governor’s residence – Raj Bhavan is located on Sardar Patel Road. On either side of the residence, the nearest landmark or bus stop is about 1-2km away. On one side is the Madhya Kailash temple junction which leads to OMR/Adayar and on the other is the Guindy junction which would lead further to the Chennai-Trichy Highway.

On the other side, the road leads to the Saidapet High Court. The bus stops are located at these points and not anywhere near the Raj Bhavan. There are no shops or big offices in the vicinity and the area is filled with trees as the Guindy National Park and the Anna University, IIT Madras premises. The whole road near the Raj Bhavan does not have pedestrian movement, one can only find vehicular movement since it is one of the arterial roads of the city and the Raj Bhavan junction is an important point. He also shows in his video that the gate and the area near the gate to the residence (Raj Bhavan) is barricaded heavily.

Maridhas in his video rightly points out that there are no TASMAC outlets anywhere nearby. So that brings us to the question – how did a “drunk” Vinoth walk all the way from a liquor shop to the Raj Bhavan that too with Molotov cocktails in hand.

Looking at his appearance, any security officer would have stopped him (since he was allegedly walking) even before he threw the first bottle.

What The CCTV Footage And Visuals Released By TN Police Tells

Amidst the controversy, the Tamil Nadu police released CCTV footages and few pictures of Karukka Vinoth walking all the way to Raj Bhavan with a black plastic bag in hand presumably containing the already made petrol-bombs. Visuals of what seems like a phone camera recording showing police running towards the Karukka Vinoth as he attempts to throw the bomb was also released.

The CCTV footage that was released by the Tamil Nadu Police showed different footages of Karukka Vinoth walking near Hotel Rain Tree, Teynampet, Nandhanam Signal, Nandhanam Arts College, Kalaignar Arch, Saidapet, Saidapet Bridge, Little Mount, LDG Road, Little Mount, Talk Office Road, Saidapet Court.

According to the CCTV footage released by Tamil Nadu Police, Karukka Vinoth can be seen walking near Nandanam Arts College with the black plastic bag at 11:24 AM.

 

He is seen near Kalaignar Arch in Saidapet at 14:14 PM and crosses Saidapet bridge at around 14:16 PM.

 

Map 1

From Map 1, we can see that it takes only half an hour to walk from Nandanam Arts College to Kalaignar Arch. But Karukka Vinoth who was seen at Nandanam Arts College at 11:24 AM is seen at Kalaignar Arch only at 14:14 (2 hours, 50 minutes later).

At 14:26 PM, he is seen at Taluk Office Road but the black plastic bag that he was carrying in his hand is missing.

From Map 2, we can see that it takes around 13 minutes to walk from Kalaignar Arch to Taluk Office Road which matches with Karukka Vinoth being spotted at Taluk Office at 14:26 PM.

Map 2

The following questions arise from the CCTV footage released by Tamil Nadu Police:

1. From where did Karukka Vinoth start his journey?

2. Where was Karukka Vinoth between 11:24 AM and 14:14 PM?

3. How come a history sheeter who was released on bail just a few days ago for a similar offence can walk around like that?

4. The ‘saffron’ colour shirt and blue jeans that he wears looks new. Is this co-incidence or was he ‘given’ a ‘saffron’ coloured shirt to give a certain angle to his act?

5. It seems to show that the police were waiting for Vinoth to stop throwing the bombs before he could be apprehended

6. Who is the man in black t-shirt with a helmet?

7. What is perplexing is that how can someone who is supposedly “drunk” do all this systematically? Why were the police missing at the gate at that instant?

Who Is This Karukka Vinoth?

When digging into the history and background of Karukka Vinoth, we come across an incident involving a Gandhian named Sasi Perumal from Kanyakumari. This person is known to have protested against liquor consumption all his life. He sat on a protest asking the government to close down all TASMAC outlets. During this protest, Sasi Perumal passed away on 31 July 2015.

The news of his death spread like wildfire across Tamil Nadu prompting the then opposition party, the DMK to vow to protest the closure of TASMAC outlets in TN on 10 August that year. DMK-led protests were conducted on this day in several districts across the state and witnessed the participation of many high-profile DMK leaders such as MK Stalin, Kanimozhi, etc. Surprisingly, Kanimozhi made a statement in that protest. She said that TASMAC was responsible for the increasing number of widows in the state and that once DMK comes to power, they will shut down all the TASMAC outlets. Stalin also made similar statements during the protest.

Whether they actioned those promises is a story for another day. But what is interesting is that just a few days before the 10 August protest by the DMK, 46 outlets across the state were razed down or burned down by miscreants. There was an uproar everywhere in the state.
In some of these locations, petrol bombs were thrown and some of the outlets were subjected to arson and this is where Karukka Vinoth’s name pops up.

He threw a petrol bomb at a TASMAC outlet in T Nagar and was arrested for the same. It is this very same Karukka Vinoth who was allegedly heavily “drunk” and threw the petrol bombs.

Maridhas says that at the time of the 2015 protests, it was widely believed that these riots were pre-planned. They did not collide with the death of Sasi Perumal but due to political reasons, there was a need for people to protest against the ruling party. For that reason, Sasi Perumal’s death was used as an excuse. These were some of the doubts that arose during that time. If such a doubt arose, then the authorities would have looked into the people behind it and the prominent faces behind them would have been identified.

Now coming to the next incident involving Karukka Vinoth. In February 2022, the dates for the NEET exam were announced. Just a week or so before that, a petrol bomb was hurled at Kamalalayam, the headquarters of the TNBJP. The news that was reported at that time was that the same Karukka Vinoth who was identified as the perpetrator wanted to protest against NEET – he alleged that the NEET exam was happening only because of the BJP, so he committed the act.

Maridhas explains that around this time, DMK had a huge responsibility – they had promised to do away with the NEET exam and this question was being asked everywhere. To divert people’s attention from this, the said incident was orchestrated. The journalists in the state also played along with the alleged plan.

Coming to the present, on 21 October 2023, Udhayanidhi Stalin launched a campaign to petition the centre to do away with the NEET exam. Maridhas alleges that since the same thing repeated this time, the Raj Bhavan petrol bomb attack was formulated. Karukka Vinoth, missing all these days, comes out of prison and the next day he appears at the Raj Bhavan with the petrol bombs. Maridhas questions whether he was brought out of prison for this task or whether anyone helped him get out of prison to complete this task. These questions do not arise only because of the Raj Bhavan incident but the history of the said person. Maridhas alleges that the centre point of all these incidents has been the DMK and one can question their involvement in all the listed incidents.

Now coming to the aftermath of the Raj Bhavan incident – after Vinoth was arrested, if one observes how the government behaved, Maridhas alleges that one can find a pattern.

Sun News trivialised the incident by claiming that the petrol bomb was hurled outside the premises rather than inside. Maridhas tries to find the logic in this statement by asking, “If someone throws a petrol bomb at your house, you are supposed to say that it fell at your gate or door and not inside your house.” Maridhas alleges that with such a news report, one can smell something fishy going on in the background.
In the same report, Sun News says that the perpetrator had been arrested but the Raj Bhavan X handle claimed that he escaped from the place.

Maridhas points out that the police did not register Raj Bhavan’s complaint as an FIR, instead, they filed a suo moto complaint of vandalism in a simple FIR and remanded the perpetrator to custody, and presented before a magistrate late evening and remanded him to jail.

This attack on Raj Bhavan is being trivialized by many saying that it it is just a “petrol bomb”, it did not go inside the Raj Bhavan and what not!

There seems to be a larger conspiracy behind this entire episode. Hence, only an investigation by a national security agency like the National Investigation Agency (NIA) can bring out what the Dravidian Model government is trying to hide.

(Vallavaraayan is a political commentator)

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Political Commentator Sumanth Raman Joins The Bandwagon Of Trivializing Petrol-Bomb Attack On TN Guv Residence

By
The Commune
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While the news of a petrol bomb attack on Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi’s residence came as a shock to many in the state, media persons and political commentators such as Sumanth Raman have been hell bent on trivialising the matter. It all began here:

TN Police – Chennai City Additional Commissioner

With the Additional Commissioner of the Chennai City Police which comes under the ambit of the Chief Minister, MK Stalin, Prem Anand Sinha gave a statement on the attack to press persons. He said that the bomb did not fall inside the residence but fell on the road, outside the barricade. He said, “It cannot be said that petrol bombs were thrown at the Governor’s House. The bomb fell on the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel road in front of the barricade at the gate of the mansion. Karukka Vinod who threw the petrol bomb was drunk. Further information will be provided after the investigation. There is no security breach at the Governor’s House. It was only because the security was in place that the criminal could be stopped and arrested.”

CCTV footage released by the police indicates that the perpetrator Vinoth walked all the way from Nandanam signal through Saidapet, Little Mount, and reached Raj Bhavan to throw the petrol bombs. It raises the question as to how he could do this under the influence of alcohol. The footage also shows what seems like the police were waiting for him to finish the task and then appeared to apprehend him. That he was able to throw the first bomb indicates there was no one at the barricade.

Additionally, the Raj Bhavan’s official X handle states that the police failed to register the complaint given by them and rather arrested the individual under suo moto charges of vandalism.

Coming to news media, channels like Sun News and alleged fact-checkers like YouTurn also played along to trivialise the matter.

Sun News

News portals which are ultimately the mouthpiece of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government, especially Sun News, were quick to dismiss that the bombs were not hurled “inside” the premises but rather, they fell outside the gate. Critics argue whether the gate does not constitute the residence of the Governor. If not, it is unclear why the police are assigned duty there.

Iyan Karthikeyan – YouTurn

In an attempt to “fact-check” Raj Bhavan’s posts, self-proclaimed fact-checker YouTurn also pushed the same words stated by the Additional Commissioner of Chennai City Police. self-styled ‘fact-checker’ Iyan Karthikeyan who is known for peddling DMK’s propaganda seemingly justified the attack using Additional Commissioner Prem Anand Sinha’s statement saying that “no damage has been caused by the petrol bomb”. He said “How is Governor R.N.Ravi and his Raj Bhavan making exaggerated claims of ‘severe damage to main entrance’?”

Critics are that just because the bombs fell outside the gate, would it not count as an attack on a constitutional position?

Sumanth Raman

Political commentator Sumanth Raman known for making remarks on topics beyond his paygrade also trivialised the incident. He wrote,
“Law and order in the State does not break down when one possibly deranged person hurls two petrol bombs on the road in front of the Raj Bhavan Gate. #PetrolBomb”. When a social media user replied saying “It’s not hurling of the bomb, but the ease of availability of such a bomb that’s the concern.”, Sumanth Raman replied saying, “A petrol bomb is nothing but petrol set alight with some cloth in a bottle and thrown”

Several netizens questioned whether Sumanth Raman would justify a terrorist in the same manner.

Some other reactions include:

https://twitter.com/ShaunakSA/status/1717460210489741357

In an attempt to save face, Sumanth Raman made another post.

Savukku Shankar

Political commentator Savukku Shankar also played his part in trivialising the attack on the Governor’s residence.

He called the attack on Raj Bhavan a non-issue while targeting the DMK on another murder that happened recently.

In an interview to Red Pix, Savukku Shankar says “this is not a big attack” downplaying the incident while giving a comical take Karukku Vinoth’s liquor habit.

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Evidence Shows ‘Karukka’ Vinoth Who Threw Petrol-Bombs At TN Raj Bhavan Was Bailed Out By DMK Affiliated Lawyers

By
The Commune
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In what came as a shock, Molotov cocktails (petrol bombs) were thrown at the residence of the Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu, Raj Bhavan, in Chennai. The perpetrator behind this act of terror has been identified as ‘Karukka’ Vinoth who has a history of similar criminal activities and violence.

According to reports, Vinoth executed his plan by siphoning gasoline from motorcycles parked at the Saidapet Court premises. He then transferred the stolen fuel into two containers and ignited them. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m. on 25 October 2023, near the main entrance of Raj Bhavan, frequently used by Governor RN Ravi.

However, Vinoth was arrested by the police suo moto under vandalism charges. This led to accusations of foul play, with Raj Bhavan posting on their official handle, insinuating that the investigation was tainted from the start.

As this drama unfolded, DMK Law Minister S. Regupathy, DMK MLA I Paranthamen, DMK IT Wing and Sun News added to the controversy by sharing half-truths. They claimed that the advocate who had helped Vinoth secure bail was a member of the BJP, causing a political firestorm.

The DMK IT Wing shared a post on their social media handle, alleging that Muthamizh Selvakumar, a member of the Thiruvarur District BJP Advocate Unit, had appeared for Karukka Vinoth to secure his bail. This assertion quickly gained traction.

The same lies were propagated by Sun News, the media channel of the ruling DMK run by Kalanithi Maran.

However, upon investigating the matter, it was revealed that the advocate in question, Muthamizh Selvakumar, had no affiliation with the BJP. Furthermore, he was unaware that his name had been used in the bail application for Vinoth. Selvakumar clarified that it was his juniors who had filed and signed the bail petition.

Muthamizh Selvakumar was quoted as saying, “I don’t belong to any party. As a lawyer, I have represented members of various political parties. I have taken cases from all sides. Currently, I hold no position in the BJP. In 2022, we handled the bail application for Karukka Vinoth, but I have no direct connection with him.”

Additional information came to light when the Tamil Nadu BJP confirmed that Muthamizh Selvakumar had resigned from the party in 2021.

Further investigation revealed that the juniors, identified as “Esaki” and “Nishok,” who had signed the bail petition and assisted in securing Vinoth’s release, were, in fact, DMK functionaries. They had used Muthamizh Selvakumar’s name without his knowledge or permission to facilitate Vinoth’s bail.

Later online evidences showed that Muthamizh Selvakumar (online name Muthamizh Selvan) himself was a lawyer affiliated with the DMK. His Facebook posts reveal that he is a DMK sympathizer. In one of the posts he had exalted the late DMK patriarch Karunanidhi and in another he praised DMK MP A. Raja.

It was revealed that Vinoth had been released on bail just a few days ago for a 2022 case in which he had thrown petrol bombs at the BJP HQ in Chennai, Kamalalayam. Upon his release, his next stop was the Raj Bhavan where he threw a petrol bomb and was caught by the security personnel there before he could throw the remaining Molotov cocktail bottles he had on his person. 

The incident has raised serious questions about the alleged manipulation of facts and the politicisation of the legal process amid a high-profile criminal case. This is seen as being accompanied by the local media’s tendency to downplay the significance of harm to a constitutional office.

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How DMK And Dravidian Stockists Were Simping For Pakistan During Pak Vs Afg World Cup Series Match

By
Hydra
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That cricket fans in Ahmedabad chose to chant Jai Shri Ram during India vs Pakistan match of the ICC World Cup 2023 created a whole lot of buzz. It apparently seemed to have enraged a large part of the ruling DMK and those who pride themselves as Dravidian stockists. In response to the video that was circulating on social media platforms, several members of the DMK criticised the “behaviour”.  Let’s have a look at how they simped for the Pakistanis. 

DMK Scion Udhayanidhi Stalin ♥ Pakistan

DMK Minister and son of MK Stalin, Udhayanidhi Stalin questioned how a country known for its sportsmanship and hospitality would treat their guests in this manner. He wrote, “India is renowned for its sportsmanship and hospitality. However, the treatment meted out to Pakistan players at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is unacceptable and a new low. Sports should be a unifying force between countries, fostering true brotherhood. Using it as a tool to spread hatred is condemnable.”

Congress Member Dhivya Marunthiah ♥ Pakistan

Congress member Dhivya Marunthiah simped royally for Pakistan when they landed in Chennai. Once the Pakistani team landed in Chennai, she posted a tweet welcoming the Pakistani cricket players to Tamil Nadu. Many on social media pointed out how the same lady had previously posted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Tamil Nadu with the hashtag #GoBackModi (partly peddled by Pakistan). 

Earlier, during the Ahmedabad match, in which India won against Pakistan, a disappointed Dhivya wrote that the country lost to religious extremists and prayed that the Pakistani team wins the world cup this time.

 

Here are a few other instances where the Congress member went on a cringe fest expressing her love for Pakistan.

While the Congress lady went out of the way to prove her love for Pakistan, she had shown contempt for people of her own country (specifically people living in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh) by abusing them for their electoral choice.

DMK Minister TRB Rajaa ♥ Pakistan

 

DMK IT Wing Secretary and Minister for Industries TRB Rajaa reshared posts such as these:

During the Pak vs Afghanistan match, TRB Rajaa retweeted several posts that praised Chennai for its “knowledgeable” behaviour/character that inadvertently displayed love for Pakistan.

When Babar scored a half-century, the DMK Minister went on to glorify it saying “This ladies and gentleman is #Chepauk” while he had failed to do appreciate the Afghanistan team for their spectacular win.

Prashanth Rangaswamy ♥ Pakistan

Self-proclaimed film reviewer, Prashanth Rangasamy also went overboard in “welcoming” Pakis and abusing the non-left who questioned his stand.

This same Prashanth Rangaswamy who had peddled the watch “sports as sports” trope had said that he won’t extend a warm welcome to Srin Lanka players back in 2013.

Female Dravidian Stockist ♥ Pakistan

As always Tamil Nadu, especially the DMK and Dravidianists went to denounce the Gujarat model of development and even went overboard to show Gujaratis in poor light. This Dravidianist woman is known for peddling hate against north Indians. 

 

She called Hindi speakers as uncouth. 

In another post, she welcomed the Pakistani team and how!

Madan Gowri ♥ Pakistan

Next we come to YouTuber Madan Gowri who is known to peddle half-truths and DMK propaganda in his videos. He made the below posts on his X handle.

https://twitter.com/madan3/status/1713429690332185063

Wonder what they would say if they heard “Naara-e-takbeer…..”

https://twitter.com/madan3/status/1716522967080009900

All this simping aside, it would be a wonder if any one of them, even one of them would take a flight and visit the neighbouring nation, leave alone stay there for an extended period of time. 

The same people are the same ones who do not acknowledge the massacre of the Kashmiri Pandits. Some even went on to trivialise it as random acts of violence. These are the same people who do not raise their voice against the ill-treatment, abuse, forced conversions of Pakistani Hindus in that country. 

While DMK or Dravidian Stockists claimed themselves to be the “knowledgeable Chennai crowd” appreciated good cricket, they never exhibited the same amount of passion that they displayed for Pakistan when Afghanistan registered a stupendous victory.

The Dravidian Stockists, who have continued to exhibit a perplexing fondness for Pakistan, also raised objections to the abrogation of Article 370. They portrayed it as a “Kashmir problem,” seemingly dissociating it from India. Left unchecked, their stance might suggest a willingness to cede the entire Kashmir region to Pakistan, akin to the decision of the then-DMK government to give away Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka. 

They also don’t care about speaking up for the soldiers who risk their lives at the border to protect the country’s citizens, which includes them. Instead, they often attribute it to the “Kashmir problem” and suggest that if India handed the territory back to Pakistan, this issue would never have arisen.

The #DMK and other Dravidian Stockists simping for Pakistan is not new. Their love for Pakistan has a history. Read this article to know the historical antecedent of D Stocks turning cheerleaders for the

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Polish Catholic Priest Resigns Following Gay Orgy Scandal, One Of The Participants Died After Overdose Of Erectile Dysfunction Pills

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The Pope has granted approval for the resignation of a Polish bishop, whose diocese has been marred by allegations of a scandal involving a male prostitute at a priest’s residence. The bishop chose to step down following a lengthy investigation into the incident, which is just one among many controversies.

According to The New York Times, the Bishop of Sosnowiec, Grzegorz Kaszak served in southwestern Poland and made the decision to step down after one of his priests came under criminal investigation for organizing a gay orgy party at his apartment in Dabrowa Gornicza involving a male prostitute. Reportedly one of the participants of  experienced a drug overdose related to erectile dysfunction pills. The diocese identified the priest responsible for arranging the event in his church apartment as Father Tomasz Z.

As reported by Reuters, when one of the attendees at the party called for an ambulance, paramedics were initially denied access. They were only able to provide assistance to the affected individual after the police were summoned.

“I perceive this as an obvious attack on the church, including the clergy and the faithful, in order to humiliate its position, tasks, and mission,” the priest was quoted in a statement he emailed to the Gazeta Wyborcza daily.

The Vatican accepted Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak’s resignation without specifying the reasons behind his decision.

Following the incident, Bishop Kaszak asked the faithful to pray for the priests involved and for those who had been adversely affected by their actions, even if they had done nothing wrong, as reported by Gazeta Wyborcza Daily and other media outlets.

Tomasz Z was eventually removed from his position, as stated by the state-run news agency PAP. The diocese explained that his behavior had caused significant scandal among the faithful and had provoked public outrage, according to PAP’s report.

In a statement posted on the diocesan website, Bishop Kaszak expressed gratitude to the faithful for their support of the church and promised to keep them in his prayers, saying, “I will always remember you in my prayers.“

This is not the only time the Polish Catholic Church finds itself mired in sex scandals. In 2010, the acting rector of the Sosnowiec seminary reportedly engaged in a physical altercation at a gay club. Surprisingly, he continued in his role for more than a year, even after the incident received public attention through Polish media. It wasn’t until the Holy See stepped in that the seminary was ultimately dissolved, as reported by the PAP news agency.

According to the reports, published in the New York Times, the Catholic Church of Poland has been accused of covering up crimes of sexual abuse of minors by members of the clergy.

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Qatar Gives Death Penalty To 8 Former Indian Navy Officers For Alleged ‘Espionage’

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On 26 October 2023, the Court of First Instance in Qatar issued a death penalty to eight highly decorated former Indian Navy officers who were detained by the Qatari intelligence service in Doha last year on espionage charges. In response to this verdict, India’s Ministry of External Affairs expressed profound shock. The ministry further stated its commitment to providing ongoing consular and legal support to secure the release of these eight former Indian Navy officers.

The statement by MEA read, “We are deeply shocked by the verdict of death penalty and are awaiting the detailed judgement. We are in touch with the family members and the legal team, and we are exploring all legal options. We attach high importance to this case, and have been following it closely. We will continue to extend all consular and legal assistance. We will also take up the verdict with Qatari authorities. Due to the confidential nature of proceedings of this case, it would not be appropriate to make any further comment at this juncture,”.

It’s important to highlight that since the detention of the eight former Indian Navy officers in August of the previous year, their requests for bail have been consistently denied, and Qatari authorities have repeatedly extended their incarceration. However, until April of this year, Qatari authorities had not specified the charges against them. Only recently did they confirm that these Indian Navy personnel, who were held in solitary confinement for extended periods, are facing allegations of spying for Israel regarding the country’s advanced submarines.

Among the incarcerated officers, Commander Purnendu Tiwari (Retd) holds the position of managing director in the company that received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award in 2019. This accolade was presented by none other than the then-President, Ram Nath Kovind. The other detained individuals include Navtej Singh Gill, Birendra Kumar Verma, Sugunakar Pakala, Sanjeev Gupta, Amit Nagpal, Rajesh Gopakumar, and Saurav Vashisht.

The eight Indians were employed by the Qatari Emiri Navy through the Qatar firm Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy Services, which provided training and technical support to them. These eight former Indian Navy officers were apprehended on 30 August 2022. The Qatari authorities accused them of espionage for Israel, particularly concerning Israel’s advanced submarines, which are manufactured in Italy and reputedly equipped with metamaterials that enhance their stealth capabilities, making them more difficult to detect.

Reports in April of this year raised concerns that these ex-Indian Navy officers might have been falsely implicated by Pakistani intelligence agencies. According to these reports, Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, may have persuaded Qatari authorities of potential Indian involvement, citing the case of former Indian Navy commander Kulbhushan Yadav, who was abducted from Iran and detained in Pakistan on suspicion of espionage.

The Indian embassy has been actively involved since the officers’ detention by Qatari authorities, arranging regular family visits and providing consular and legal support to the Navy personnel. India’s Ministry of External Affairs has expressed its commitment to assist these individuals.

This verdict has come amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict as Qatar is home to top Hamas leadership who live in opulence. 

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BJP Spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan Calls Out India Today Anchor Preeti Choudhary For Bias

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Dr. Guru Prakash Paswan the National Spokesperson of the Bhartia Janata Party (BJP) who is also an Assistant Professor (Law), at Patna University, has called out the  on the liberal privilege extended by the News Channel India Today during a debate. 

Paswan who is one of the young emerging Dalit leaders within the BJP expressed his disappointment with the treatment meted out to him by one of its senior anchors, Preeti Choudhary on 25 October 2023. During the debate, the BJP spokesperson was not given enough time to put forth his views during a one on one debate on the topic of caste census.

Taking to X, (Fromally Twitter), Paswan said, “For the first time in years of my debates I am expressing my strong views regarding a debate for the @IndiaToday conducted by Ms. Preeti Choudhary today. The congress spokesperson was visibly given more time in the one on one debate. I have never and will never interfere when the other person is speaking as this is not the part of our Sanskaar. So the liberal privilege,”.

He further added that “It is completely appropriate for Rahul Gandhi ji to ask about the castes of the media persons in the press conference but the virtue signalling by the anchor when I brought the question of congress feudalism is disturbing at so many levels. This is precisely the problem with the elites and their institutions. They will ask ‘can the subaltern speak’ but will not allow the subaltern to speak.” 

It is a known fact that when the liberals lose an argument, some of the anchors in India Today and in other news channels would simply cut off the opposition. While Paswan is known for his civility and not interrupting when others speak, he was constantly interrupted and not given enough time to speak by Preeti Choudhary.

Pawan had said that “once the YouTube link is out – I request you to see the combined time allotted to spokesperson from the JD(U) and the Congress with respect to the BJP. No matter what happens, no force in this world can stop the subaltern to speak now. Jai Bhim Jai Bharat.”

 It must be noted that the same type of treatment was given to BJP national spokesperson Shezad Poonawala during a debate.

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