Tamil Nadu BJP leader held for 'threatening' DMK's A Raja over Sanatan Dharma remarks
2 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu BJP leader held for 'threatening' DMK's A Raja over Sanatan Dharma remarks

India Today  

A BJP leader in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly threatening Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP A Raja. In a speech last week, BJP's Coimbatore district head Balaji Uthamaramasamy allegedly threatened A Raja for his comments on Sanatan Dharma and and dared him to step inside Coimbatore. A RAJA'S REMARKS ON SANATAN DHARMA A Raja recently stoked a controversy over his remarks on Sanatan Dharma, Shudras and Manusmriti. At an event on Monday, A Raja stated that only upper class Hindus speak in favour of Sanatan Dharma and claimed it is based on Manusmriti, which calls backward class Hindus 'Shudras'.

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BJP Condemns Comments of DMK MP
1 year ago

BJP Condemns Comments of DMK MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: N.V. Subhash, TS BJP spokesperson, condemned the remarks by DMK MP D.N.V. Senthilkumar said in the Lok Sabha, “people of this country should think that the power of the BJP is only winning elections in the heartland states of Hindi and what we generally call gaumutra states." “The DMK has been spewing venom against Hindus and the BJP by …

Tamil Nadu: DMK MLA directs female college students to speak against Sanatan Dharma
1 year, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu: DMK MLA directs female college students to speak against Sanatan Dharma

Op India  

On Monday, a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MLA from Thiuvarur, K. Poondi Kalaivanan, courted controversy for asking female students of a college to speak at an anti-Sanatan Dharma event. They're now pressuring girl students to discuss topics against #SanathanDharm Mocking and abusing 80% of population's religion has become their hobby but they… pic.twitter.com/Piq7CnZyBk — Satya Kumar Y September 13, 2023 “Today, …

TN BJP Hits Out at DMK MP A Raja for 'Hindu Religion is a Menace' Remark
1 year, 3 months ago

TN BJP Hits Out at DMK MP A Raja for 'Hindu Religion is a Menace' Remark

News 18  

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Tuesday lashed out at DMK parliamentarian A Raja for his purported remark that the “Hindu religion is a menace.” Annamalai accused the ruling DMK of being the principal reason for creating caste divide and hatred among the people in the state. Annamalai said the DMK MP and former union minister A Raja had …

BJP fires fresh salvo at Opposition over Sanatana Dharma row
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP fires fresh salvo at Opposition over Sanatana Dharma row

The Hindu  

The BJP on Tuesday accused the INDIA bloc of having a hidden agenda to attack Sanatan Dharma for its vote bank politics as it questioned the "silence" of Opposition leaders amid frequent critical remarks by DMK leaders about the faith. Firing a fresh salvo at the Opposition over the issue, BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad targeted …

Sanatana Dharma row | Did Opposition INDIA bloc’s meet decide on denigrating Hindus? asks Ravi Shankar Prasad
1 year, 3 months ago

Sanatana Dharma row | Did Opposition INDIA bloc’s meet decide on denigrating Hindus? asks Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Hindu  

Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on September 7 charged the Congress top leadership with maintaining “silence” over controversial remarks about Hindu faith made by some of its own leaders, besides Tamil Nadu ally DMK. Addressing a press conference in Patna, Mr. Prasad, a former Union Minister asked whether “a decision was taken to denigrate Hindus” at the recently held …

Complaint filed against DMK leader over abusive remarks against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi
1 year, 11 months ago

Complaint filed against DMK leader over abusive remarks against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi

India Today  

A complaint has been filed against DMK leader Sivaji Krishnamurthy over abusive remarks against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. DMK spokesperson Sivaji Krishnamurthy stoked controversy after he said that “we will send a terrorist to shoot and kill” the Tamil Nadu Governor. According to the complaint filed by Prasanna Ramasamy, a video of Shivaji Krishnamurthy has been surfaced where he …

Tamil Nadu Politics: As Governor Ravi Suffers Setback, Will BJP Stand a Chance?
1 year, 11 months ago

Tamil Nadu Politics: As Governor Ravi Suffers Setback, Will BJP Stand a Chance?

The Quint  

But what happened in Chennai was certainly not cricket, to stretch the metaphor given by British rulers who also left for India a parliamentary system of governance complicated by an imperial design. Ravi's brazen defiance of the Constitutional procedure to read out verbatim— the speech passed by the elected government was no casual oversight or a matter of printed speech …

DMK cadre stage protest against the Hindi imposition, in Tamil Nadu
2 years, 2 months ago

DMK cadre stage protest against the Hindi imposition, in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

“In the 2024 Parliamentary Election, the Bharatiya Janata Party would be wiped out of Coimbatore district,” said N. Karthik, Coimbatore Urban District Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Coimbatore on October 15. Speaking at a protest organised by the Youth Wing and Students Wing of DMK in front of Coimbatore South Tahsildar Office, against the recommendation of a Parliamentary Panel …

Hindu groups call for bandh over DMK MP A Raja's remarks against Sanatan Dharma, 18 detained
2 years, 3 months ago

Hindu groups call for bandh over DMK MP A Raja's remarks against Sanatan Dharma, 18 detained

India Today  

Hindu groups in Tamil Nadu gave a bandh call on Tuesday in protest against DMK MP A Raja's alleged hate speech against Sanatan Dharma. Raja stated that only upper class Hindus speak in favour of Sanatan Dharma and claimed it is based on Manusmriti, which calls backward class Hindus Shudras. The Hindu group demanded shops to be shut near Sathyamangalam …

TN BJP leader files complaint with LS Speaker against DMK MP\'s hate speech
2 years, 3 months ago

TN BJP leader files complaint with LS Speaker against DMK MP\'s hate speech

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI/UDHAGAMANDALAM: A senior Tamil Nadu BJP functionary on Tuesday said he has filed a complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against A. Raja for his alleged hate speech against Hindus and wanted the DMK MP to be refrained from contesting in future elections. In the hilly Nilgiris, Raja's parliamentary constituency, shops downed shutters in response to a call by …

DMK's A Raja stirs up a controversy, says, 'You are shudra until you are Hindu'; BJP reacts
2 years, 3 months ago

DMK's A Raja stirs up a controversy, says, 'You are shudra until you are Hindu'; BJP reacts

India TV News  

A Raja's controversial statement: Tamil Nadu BJP has strongly objected to DMK MP A Raja's controversial comments and has also 'questioned the state of affairs of the state.' Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai took to Twitter and shared a video in which Raja can be heard making the provocative remarks. A Raja was addressing an event in Tamil Nadu’s …

DMK’s TRB Rajaa ‘anti-Hindu’ tweet targeting Savarkar lands him in legal soup
2 years, 3 months ago

DMK’s TRB Rajaa ‘anti-Hindu’ tweet targeting Savarkar lands him in legal soup

Firstpost  

Tamil Nadu BJP leader Amar Prasad Reddy said that the Twitter post by TRB Rajaa was spreading hatred by demeaning Lord Maha Vishnu and hurting Hindu Sentiments New Delhi: BJP has filed police complaint against DMK IT wing head and MLA TRB Rajaa over his “anti-Hindu” post on Twitter. Though the post has been pulled down by Rajaa, Tamil Nadu …

‘Consider full text’: A Raja to EC for remarks against Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami
3 years, 8 months ago

‘Consider full text’: A Raja to EC for remarks against Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami

Hindustan Times  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader A Raja responded to the Election Commission of India notice for alleged derogatory comments against Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his mother, requesting that the full text of his speech be considered so that it “wipes out the insult and consequent injury inflicted on me,” news agency ANI reported on Wednesday. In my …

Karnataka bandh: Police detain Vattal Nagaraj, Narayana Gowda in Bengaluru; receives lukewarm response in majority of districts
4 years ago

Karnataka bandh: Police detain Vattal Nagaraj, Narayana Gowda in Bengaluru; receives lukewarm response in majority of districts

The Hindu  

The police have detained over a hundred protesters from Kannada organisations who started gathering at Town Hall by Saturday morning around 10 a.m. to protest the formation of the Maratha Development Corporation. Lukewarm response The Karnataka Bandh call given by Kannada organisations received lukewarm response in majority of the districts in the districts of Bombay Karnataka region and normal life …

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