Hanuman Chalisa row reaches Twitter Spaces as AAP seeks a piece of 'Hindu Dharm' pie
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row reaches Twitter Spaces as AAP seeks a piece of 'Hindu Dharm' pie

India Today  

Amid furore, the Mumbai unit of the Aam Aadmi Party organised Twitter Spaces' first Hanuman Chalisa recital on Sunday. Titled ‘Bhau-Bandhutva ani Ektechi Hanuman Chalisa’, the party organised the activity saying it was pained by the attempts of the BJP and its proxies to misuse the Hanuman Chalisa to forment disturbances in Mumbai. To misuse the Hanuman Chalisa to create disruptions in Mumbai and create a law and order issue is not the way a true Hanuman bhakt behaves,” said AAP. This is why we thought of using an innovative way to remind political parties about the true meaning of the Hanuman Chalisa,” said Preeti Sharma Menon.

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Hanuman Jayanti: parties organise events, visit temples
8 months ago

Hanuman Jayanti: parties organise events, visit temples

The Hindu  

Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in the Capital on Tuesday took on political colours, with the three major parties — Aam Aadmi Party, BJP, and Congress — using the occasion to campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha election. While senior AAP leader and Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj led a religious procession in his constituency, Congress’s Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha nominee J.P. …

'Under PM Modi's rule, we will recite Hanuman Chalisa in Pakistan too': Fadnavis | WATCH
1 year, 3 months ago

'Under PM Modi's rule, we will recite Hanuman Chalisa in Pakistan too': Fadnavis | WATCH

India TV News  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, during the Dahihandi program in Amravati, said one day under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, one day the Hanuman Chalisa will be recited in Pakistan also. Fadnavis said MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana were jailed for 12 days for reciting Hanuman Chalisa. Does anyone put anyone in jail for reciting Hanuman Chalisa, …

BJP leader Vijayvargiya mulls forming 'Hanuman Chalisa Club', says Post-Partition India a 'Hindu Rashtra'
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP leader Vijayvargiya mulls forming 'Hanuman Chalisa Club', says Post-Partition India a 'Hindu Rashtra'

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh: Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said that India was divided on religious lines in 1947, but post-independence and Partition whatever was left of the country constituted a “Hindu Rashtra”. The former state cabinet minister claimed a Muslim friend of his living in Bhopal recites the 'Hanuman Chalisa' every day and also visits a Shiva temple. Vijayvargiya …

‘In 10 days…’: Pro-Hindu group demands closure of madrasa in Karnataka
2 years ago

‘In 10 days…’: Pro-Hindu group demands closure of madrasa in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

A pro-Hindu outfit on Monday demanded the closure of a madrasa at the Tipu Jamia Masjid in Karnataka's Mandya, alleging the site belongs to the Archaeological Survey of India and not to any specific religion. It also gave the ASI an ultimatum - that its members will chant the 'Hanuman chalisa' at the mosque every Saturday if the madrasa is …

Mathura: Security Beefed Up in View of Call for Reciting Hanuman Chalisa Inside Mosque
2 years ago

Mathura: Security Beefed Up in View of Call for Reciting Hanuman Chalisa Inside Mosque

News 18  

Security has been beefed up in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh following the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha’s call for reciting Hanuman Chalisa inside Shahi Masjid Idgah on Tuesday, with the district police chief asserting that “no new tradition or ritual” would be allowed. Nearly 1,500 police, armed constabulary and paramilitary force personnel were being deployed and traffic restrictions enforced near Shri …

'If you recite Hanuman Chalisa again, you will be killed': Navneet Rana claims receiving 11 threat calls
2 years, 6 months ago

'If you recite Hanuman Chalisa again, you will be killed': Navneet Rana claims receiving 11 threat calls

India TV News  

Highlights The complaint stated the person on the other end spoke to Rana in a very inappropriate way The caller abused her and also threatened that if she comes to Maharashtra she will be killed The complaint that Rana was traumatised Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana, who was recently granted bail by a Mumbai court in connection with the …

'If you recite Hanuman Chalisa again...': MP Navneet Rana receives 'life threatening calls'
2 years, 6 months ago

'If you recite Hanuman Chalisa again...': MP Navneet Rana receives 'life threatening calls'

Firstpost  

According to the complaint filed by Navneet Rana’s personal assistant, the MP received 11 calls on Tuesday from 5.27 pm to 5.47 pm on her personal mobile number New Delhi: Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana, who was recently granted bail by a Mumbai court in connection with Matoshree-Hanuman Chalisa case, on Wednesday filed a complaint with Delhi Police alleging …

Bring Uniform Civil Code, Law On Population Control: Raj Thackeray Urges PM Modi In Pune Speech
2 years, 7 months ago

Bring Uniform Civil Code, Law On Population Control: Raj Thackeray Urges PM Modi In Pune Speech

ABP News  

New Delhi: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement Uniform Civil Code in the country at the earliest along with a law on population control. Those who were against my Ayodhya visit were trying to trap me, but I decided not to fall into this controversy," MNS chief Raj Thackeray said, as …

Hanuman Chalisa Row: Notice Issued to Rana Couple as Mumbai Police Seek Cancellation of Their Bail
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa Row: Notice Issued to Rana Couple as Mumbai Police Seek Cancellation of Their Bail

News 18  

Hanuman Chalisa Row: A special court in Mumbai on Monday issued a notice to independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana, accused in a sedition case following a row over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, seeking their response to an application filed by the Mumbai police urging for their bail to be canceled. Navneet Rana, the Lok Sabha …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Rana couple gets bail
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Rana couple gets bail

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A sessions court in Mumbai on Wednesday granted bail to Member of Parliament Navneet Rana and her husband, legislator Ravi Rana, days after they were on April 23 booked for promoting enmity and sedition. The couple was booked for their insistence on chanting Hanuman Chalisa outside chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence “to remind the Shiv Sena leader of his …

Breaking: [Hanuman Chalisa Row] Navneet Rana & Ravi Rana Granted Bail By Mumbai Special Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: [Hanuman Chalisa Row] Navneet Rana & Ravi Rana Granted Bail By Mumbai Special Court

Live Law  

The Mumbai Special Court on Monday allowed the bail applications of independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana in the sedition FIR over forcibly wanting to chant the hanuman chalisa outside the personal residence of Uddhav Thackarey, Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Opposing the bail duo's bail application the Mumbai Police claimed that their intention behind wanting to …

Loudspeaker row: MNS workers play Hanuman Chalisa near mosque in Mumbai
2 years, 7 months ago

Loudspeaker row: MNS workers play Hanuman Chalisa near mosque in Mumbai

Firstpost  

In a video, an MNS worker, holding the party flag, was seen playing the Hanuman Chalisa on a loudspeaker from a high-rise here Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers played Hanuman Chalisa on a loudspeaker near a mosque in Charkop area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning, a day after their party chief Raj Thackeray gave a call to recite the religious …

Bail or jail? Mumbai court to decide Rana couple's fate on Monday
2 years, 7 months ago

Bail or jail? Mumbai court to decide Rana couple's fate on Monday

India Today  

Mumbai Sessions Court will pronounce its verdict on Monday, on a bail plea filed by MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana in the case against them over their threats to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence. CONSENT Meanwhile, representing the police, SPP Pradeep Gharat countered advocate Ponda's argument saying that taking the consent …

Hanuman Chalisa Row | Shiv Sena Fighting Those Who Plan To Divide India: Sanjay Raut Hits Back At BJP's Ashwini Choubey
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa Row | Shiv Sena Fighting Those Who Plan To Divide India: Sanjay Raut Hits Back At BJP's Ashwini Choubey

ABP News  

New Delhi: Asserting the Shiv Sena is fighting against those who plan to divide the nation by causing riots in the name of Hanuman Chalisa, party MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said late Bal Thackeray would have been happy with the cadres for resisting such attempts. “The Shiv Sena is fighting those who plan to divide this country by causing …

Opinion | How can recital of Hanuman Chalisa amount to sedition?
2 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | How can recital of Hanuman Chalisa amount to sedition?

India TV News  

High voltage politics is on in Mumbai over the issue of reciting Hanuman Chalisa, even as Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana are presently in jail. The High Court said, “Such a declaration that a person would recite some religious verses either in the personal residence of another person or even at a public place is …

Hanuman Chalisa row: BJP desperate due to its inability to form govt in Maharashtra, claims Sanjay Raut
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: BJP desperate due to its inability to form govt in Maharashtra, claims Sanjay Raut

India TV News  

Highlights Raut claimed the BJP's desperation stems from its inability to come back to power in the state. BJP delegation of MLAs from Mumbai met Union Minister of State State for Home Nityanand Rai in Delhi Raut also claimed that BJP leader Kirit Somaiya had applied tomato sauce to pretend he was bleeding. A day after BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis …

Recite Hanuman Chalisa but if you do dadagiri ...: Uddhav Thackeray's stern warning
2 years, 7 months ago

Recite Hanuman Chalisa but if you do dadagiri ...: Uddhav Thackeray's stern warning

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday, April 25, said playing Hanuman Chalisa is not a problem as he strictly warned against ‘dadagiri’. Speaking for the first time on the ongoing political whirlpool in his state over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, the chief minister said, “If you want to recite Hanuman Chalisa, do it by coming home. Unless this …

‘If reciting Hanuman Chalisa sedition, we will commit it every day,’ says Devendra Fadnavis
2 years, 7 months ago

‘If reciting Hanuman Chalisa sedition, we will commit it every day,’ says Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

Strongly condemning the arrests of MP Navneet and her MLA husband Ravi Rana and the assault on Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya, Leader of the Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said his party had boycotted the all–party meet over the loudspeaker issue as the Uddhav Thackeray–led tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi government was attempting to crush the Opposition by misusing …

Bombay HC dismisses plea to quash FIR against Navneet and Ravi Rana
2 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC dismisses plea to quash FIR against Navneet and Ravi Rana

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by independent Member of Parliament Navneet Kaur Rana and her husband, Member of Legislative Assembly Ravi Rana, seeking to quash an FIR against them in the Hanuman Chalisa row. On April 22, Mrs. and Mr. Rana said they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s bungalow, Matoshree, …

Shiv Sena slams BJP over Hanuman Chalisa row, says Hindutva is culture, not chaos
2 years, 7 months ago

Shiv Sena slams BJP over Hanuman Chalisa row, says Hindutva is culture, not chaos

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: In the wake of a political row in Maharashtra over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, the Shiv Sena on Monday hit out at the BJP and said the Hindutva ideology is a culture and not chaos. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' claimed the BJP's "rotten brain" was behind independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi …

Hanuman Chalisa Row: ‘BJP’s Frustrated Mind Behind This’, Writes Shiv Sena’s Mouthpiece, Saamna
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa Row: ‘BJP’s Frustrated Mind Behind This’, Writes Shiv Sena’s Mouthpiece, Saamna

ABP News  

New Delhi: Taking a dig at the incident of reciting Hanuman Chalisa by MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana, Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece magazine Saamna said that Bharatiya Janata Party’s “frustrated mind” was behind this, reported news agency ANI. BJP's frustrated mind is behind this: Shiv Sena's mouthpiece Saamana — ANI April 25, 2022 Further it wrote that …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Navneet and Ravi Rana's lawyer calls case ‘bogus’, explains why
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Navneet and Ravi Rana's lawyer calls case ‘bogus’, explains why

Hindustan Times  

Soon after Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana were arrested and sent to judicial custody for 14 days on Sunday, their advocate Rizwan Merchant called the case “an entire bogus”. The Maharashtra MP-MLA couple was detained on Saturday over allegedly inciting the public after they gave a warning to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray that they …

Uddhav Thackeray framed us, says arrested MLA Ravi Rana as Hanuman Chalisa row escalates
2 years, 8 months ago

Uddhav Thackeray framed us, says arrested MLA Ravi Rana as Hanuman Chalisa row escalates

India Today  

MP Navneet Rana's husband Ravi Rana on Sunday alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray framed him and his wife after they were taken into custody by Mumbai Police over their threats to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Uddhav Thackeray's private residence. Speaking exclusively to India Today, Ravi Rana said, "False cases have been put on us by the chief …

Hanuman Chalisa row | Ravi, Navneet Rana sent to 14-day judicial custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row | Ravi, Navneet Rana sent to 14-day judicial custody

The Hindu  

Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana were remanded to 14–day judicial custody till May 6 by a holiday court in Mumbai’s Bandra on Sunday. Section 153A, along with Sections 35, 37, 135 of the Bombay Police Act, were slapped on the couple in the FIR lodged by the Khar police, who arrested them in a high–voltage …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Ravi, Navneet Rana charged with sedition, sent to judicial custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Ravi, Navneet Rana charged with sedition, sent to judicial custody

India Today  

A Mumbai court on Sunday sent MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana to judicial remand till May 6. The couple was arrested last evening for allegedly "creating enmity between different groups" over their threats to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's home. "They have registered false offense against us," MLA Ravi Rana was …

Ravi and Navneet Rana say they recited Hanuman Chalisa 101 times overnight in jail
2 years, 8 months ago

Ravi and Navneet Rana say they recited Hanuman Chalisa 101 times overnight in jail

India Today  

After being arrested in Mumbai on Saturday, MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana spent the night in lock-up reciting the Hanuman Chalisa over and over again. Taking to Twitter, the couple accused the Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of lodging a false case against them after they called off their plan to chant the Hanuman Chalisa outside …

Hanuman Chalisa row | Mumbai police add IPC section 353 in FIR against Ranas; case also registered against Shiv Sena workers
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row | Mumbai police add IPC section 353 in FIR against Ranas; case also registered against Shiv Sena workers

The Hindu  

The Mumbai police have added the charge of “use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty” in the FIR registered against Independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana, an official said on April 24. The city police have also registered an FIR against several Shiv Sena workers for protesting outside the residence …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Maharashtra lawmakers Ravi Rana, Navneet Rana arrested
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Maharashtra lawmakers Ravi Rana, Navneet Rana arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Hanuman Chalisa row in Maharashtra escalated after member of parliament Navneet Kaur Rana and her husband Ravi Rana were arrested by police. The arrest comes after they cancelled their plan to recite the ‘Hanuman Chalisa' outside Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence ‘Matoshree’. “Leader of Opposition and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke to me and told …

Hanuman Chalisa row | Sena hits the street as Rana couple arrested
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row | Sena hits the street as Rana couple arrested

The Hindu  

Lok Sabha MP from Amravati, Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana on Saturday were arrested by Mumbai police for promoting enmity between different groups and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony. The couple had come to Mumbai after announcing that it will recite Hanuman Chalisa at Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence Matoshri. After arrest, the couple too …

Hanuman Chalisa Row: MLA Ravi Rana Calls Off Protest Citing PM Modi’s Mumbai Visit
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa Row: MLA Ravi Rana Calls Off Protest Citing PM Modi’s Mumbai Visit

ABP News  

New Delhi: Maharashtra MLA Ravi Rana and his MP wife Navneet Rana, who were firm on their plan to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s ‘Matoshree’ residence in Mumbai, called off their protest as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the financial capital on Sunday. “Leader of Opposition and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Maharashtra MLA Ravi Rana backs off, citing PM Modi visit
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Maharashtra MLA Ravi Rana backs off, citing PM Modi visit

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra MLA Ravi Rana - at the centre of the 'Hanuman Chalisa' row in Mumbai - said he was withdrawing his protest because prime minister Narendra Modi's visit Sunday to attend the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards Ceremony. "Our aim was fulfilled, though Ravi Rana and I couldn't reach 'Matoshree', 'Hanuman Chalisa' that was supposed to be chanted by us was …

‘If you have guts...': Sanjay Raut challenges Ranas over 'Hanuman Chalisa' plan
2 years, 8 months ago

‘If you have guts...': Sanjay Raut challenges Ranas over 'Hanuman Chalisa' plan

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and Maharashtra minister Dilip Walse-Patil ripped into Ravi Rana and Navneet Kaur - the MLA-MP couple at the heart of the 'Hanuman Chalisa' row in Mumbai - alleging their actions are part of a 'conspiracy' to upend law and order in the state. Questioned over unruly scenes outside Rana and Navneet Kaur's home - where …

Hanuman chalisa plan by MLA-MP couple at Uddhav Thacekeray home sparks row
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman chalisa plan by MLA-MP couple at Uddhav Thacekeray home sparks row

Hindustan Times  

A warning by two Maharashtra leaders - Member of Legislative Assembly Ravi Rana and his wife and Member of Parliament Navneet Rana - has prompted the Mumbai Police to tighten the security outside chief minister Uddhav Thackeray's Bandra home - Matoshree. Last week, Ravi Rana had threatened to chant “Hanuman Chalisa” - a hymn in praise of the Hindu God …

MNS leader arrested for playing Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeaker
2 years, 8 months ago

MNS leader arrested for playing Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeaker

Op India  

The Mumbai Police arrested Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Mahendra Bhanushali for playing ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on loudspeakers without permission. According to the reports, MNS leader Mahendra Bhanushali had set up loudspeakers outside the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena office in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area to play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’. However, the Maharashtra government led by Uddhav Thackeray seems to have taken offence to the ‘Hanuman …

Day after warning, MNS plays ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on loudspeaker outside its office in Mumbai | Video
2 years, 8 months ago

Day after warning, MNS plays ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on loudspeaker outside its office in Mumbai | Video

India TV News  

Highlights MNS plays 'Hanuman Chalisa' at party office in Mumbai A day earlier Raj Thackeray warned the state government for removing the loudspeakers from mosques One of his party workers was detained briefly Maharashtra Navnirman Sena played 'Hanuman Chalisa' from loudspeakers at the party office in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai. The development comes a day after MNS chief Raj …

'Bhagwa' Avatar, Hanuman Chalisa & Twitter Bhakti: Ahead of MP Bypolls, Kamal Nath's New Look
4 years, 4 months ago

'Bhagwa' Avatar, Hanuman Chalisa & Twitter Bhakti: Ahead of MP Bypolls, Kamal Nath's New Look

News 18  

Amid preparations for the upcoming 27 bypolls in Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath appeared in a 'Bhagwa' avatar on Twitter, while hosting a recital of 'Hanuman Chalisa' at his residence on Tuesday, ahead of the Ram Temple ceremony to be held in Ayodhya. BJP spokesperson Rajneesh Agrawal said that when the Congress party was in power, it had engaged in sullying …

Congress, Kamal Nath to hold 'Hanuman Chalisa' recitations across MP day before Ayodhya event
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress, Kamal Nath to hold 'Hanuman Chalisa' recitations across MP day before Ayodhya event

India Today  

The Congress' Madhya Pradesh unit is planning a massive event one day before the August 5 Bhoomi Poojan of the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. Former MP CM Kamal Nath has announced that he will organise recitation of the 'Hanuman Chalisa' at his residence in Bhopal on August 4. In addition, Congress cadre in the state will also hold …

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