No ideology can be eliminated by a ban: CPI (M) Kerala State Secretary on PFI ban
2 years, 2 months ago

No ideology can be eliminated by a ban: CPI (M) Kerala State Secretary on PFI ban

The Hindu  

Taking a cautious stance on the Centre’s decision to ban the Popular Front of India, Communist Party of India State Secretary M.V. Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday had declared the Popular Front of India and its front organisations as “unlawful association” under the Unlawful Activities Act. In an extraordinary gazette notification, MHA deemed the PFI a threat to national security, and pointed out the organisation’s links to terrorist activities, fund raising, weapons training, and attracting youths from minority groups to join terrorist movements. The front organisations banned include Rehab India Foundation, Campus Front of India, All India Imams Council, National Confederation of Human Rights Organization.

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CPI(M) leader retracts remark linking popular fitness group to extremists
1 week, 1 day ago

CPI(M) leader retracts remark linking popular fitness group to extremists

India Today  

Communist Party of India Kozhikode Secretary P Mohanan has withdrawn his controversial statement linking members of the banned Popular Front of India to MEC 7, a popular fitness regimen in the Malabar region. Mohanan initially claimed that MEC 7, known as the Multi-Exercise Combination, had been infiltrated by extremist groups such as Jamaat-e-Islami, Social Democratic Party of India, and PFI, …

Kerala High Court rules that the banned PFI can't claim defamation
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Kerala High Court rules that the banned PFI can't claim defamation

Op India  

On 26th November, the Kerala High Court quashed criminal defamation proceedings against the media house Bharat Prakashan Limited, which was accused of defaming the banned terrorist outfit Popular Front of India. The court observed: “When ‘the Popular Front of India’ itself is banned in India by the Central Government, such a banned association will not come within the purview of …

No Criminal Proceedings Can Lie For 'Defamation' Of Banned Organisation Like PFI, Kerala High Court Grants Relief To Media House
3 weeks, 3 days ago

No Criminal Proceedings Can Lie For 'Defamation' Of Banned Organisation Like PFI, Kerala High Court Grants Relief To Media House

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court quashed criminal defamation proceedings initiated against a media house for allegedly publishing a defamatory article about the 'Popular Front of India'. Justice P.V.Kunhikrishnan observed that PFI is a banned association in India; therefore, defamation cannot be alleged against a banned organization, since it has no legal entity. The Court observed that the central government has declared …

Supreme Court rejects PFI's plea against Centre's ban, says approach High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court rejects PFI's plea against Centre's ban, says approach High Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a plea filed by the Popular Front of India challenging a ban on the organisation and its designation as an 'unlawful' organisation under the Unlawful Activities Act by the Union government. In its observations, a two-judge bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi said it would be appropriate for the …

Congress in its Karnataka manifesto vows to ban Bajrang Dal, equates it to PFI
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress in its Karnataka manifesto vows to ban Bajrang Dal, equates it to PFI

Op India  

On Tuesday, May 2, Congress released the party’s manifesto for the upcoming Karnataka Elections. The controversial manifesto released by the Congress Party also went on to brazenly equate the Hindu activist group to the banned Islamist terrorist organisation Popular Front of India. We also banned cow slaughter, provided healthcare facilities to people, ensured proper sanitation facilities and ensured overall development …

Exposed: How outlawed Popular Front of India is bypassing the ban in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

Exposed: How outlawed Popular Front of India is bypassing the ban in Karnataka

India Today  

Despite being outlawed in September last year, the Popular Front of India seems to have found ways to circumvent the ban and continue its operations in Karnataka, an India Today investigation has found. REGROUPING PHYSICALLY, ONLINE Chand Pasha, the PFI's Chikkamagaluru district president for three years before the measure came into force, told India Today's investigative reporter that he is …

PFI ban: Cops on 'alert mode' over probable attacks on Hindu groups in Tamil Nadu, Kerala
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI ban: Cops on 'alert mode' over probable attacks on Hindu groups in Tamil Nadu, Kerala

India Today  

After receiving a warning about Popular Front of India attacks on Hindu groups in Tamil Nadu and Kerala from Telangana intelligence, cops went on alert mode. According to Telangana intelligence, PFI was planning to attack Hindu groups such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. In addition to this, PFI's associate organisations - Rehab India Foundation, …

Ban Not Enough to End PFI Threat, Agencies Must Go After Assets of Its Top Leaders
2 years, 2 months ago

Ban Not Enough to End PFI Threat, Agencies Must Go After Assets of Its Top Leaders

News 18  

The Government of India, by a Gazette Notification on September 27, 2022, banned the Popular Front of India and its affiliated groups. Public property and buses were targeted and extensive use of petrol bombs was The Student Islamic Movement of India was banned in 2001 for terror activities and it metamorphosed as the PFI in 2006 with the merger of …

PFI ban puts minority votes under spotlight in poll-bound Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI ban puts minority votes under spotlight in poll-bound Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The possible electoral impact of the ban on the PFI in poll-bound Karnataka has sparked debate in political circles as its associate political wing SDPI, which has not been outlawed, is still relevant in certain constituencies with significant presence of the minority community. Many in the political circles are of the opinion that further consolidation of Muslim votes in …

Ban on PFI act of 'political selfishness' aimed to appease RSS: Mayawati
2 years, 2 months ago

Ban on PFI act of 'political selfishness' aimed to appease RSS: Mayawati

India TV News  

Highlights Mayawati said the ban on PFI an act of "political selfishness" The Centre on Wednesday banned the PFI More than 150 people allegedly linked with PFI were detained or arrested PFI ban: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Friday said the ban on the Popular Front of India ahead of elections in some states was an act of "political …

Sledgehammer approach: The Hindu Editorial on why the PFI ban is a rushed one
2 years, 2 months ago

Sledgehammer approach: The Hindu Editorial on why the PFI ban is a rushed one

The Hindu  

There will be little reason for disquiet at the Popular Front of India being termed a radical Islamist organisation that propagates a politics of exclusivism and communalism even if it professes adherence to constitutional values and has, according to its claims, taken part in social and legal activities benefiting Muslims across India. While the PFI has grown as an organisation …

After 5-year ban, PFI official Twitter account ‘withheld’ in India
2 years, 2 months ago

After 5-year ban, PFI official Twitter account ‘withheld’ in India

Live Mint  

Twitter has ‘withheld’ the official Popular Front of India account a day after the central government banned PFI for a period of five years under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act. Twitter message on the PFI account shows, “@PFIOfficial's has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand” The Union government had yesterday had ordered the blocking …

Ban on PFI: TS BJP hits out at MIM, Congress
2 years, 2 months ago

Ban on PFI: TS BJP hits out at MIM, Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP on Thursday criticised political parties for opposing the ban on PFI and its associate organisations and said that the Narendra Modi government had never compromised on the issues relating to the national security and will take every measure to protect the country. In a statement, N.V. Subhash, an official spokesperson of the Telangana unit of BJP, said …

PFI's Official Twitter Account Withheld In India, Student Wing To Challenge Ban In Court
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI's Official Twitter Account Withheld In India, Student Wing To Challenge Ban In Court

ABP News  

New Delhi: Popular Front of India's official Twitter account has been withheld in India "in response to a legal demand". Stopped Activities in Accordance with Law 6/1 pic.twitter.com/ZB2lyZX1sX — Campus Front of India September 28, 2022 The Popular Front of India has been banned for five years under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Act. The PFI's eight associates that …

Twitter bans PFI account after govt request
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter bans PFI account after govt request

India TV News  

PFI Twitter ban: The official Twitter account of Popular Front of India has been withheld by the social media company after government's request. PFI and its associates or affiliates or fronts operate openly as a socio-economic, educational and political organization but, they have been pursuing a secret agenda to radicalize a particular section of the society working towards undermining the …

Kerala government takes steps to implement ban on PFI
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala government takes steps to implement ban on PFI

India TV News  

Highlights Central government declared the Popular Front of India as a banned organisation on Sept 28 PFI activists had allegedly engaged in widespread violence PFI was accused of having "links" with global terror groups PFI ban: Close on the heels of the Central government declaring the Popular Front of India as a banned organisation, the government has initiated steps to …

CPM, Congress question effectiveness of ban
2 years, 2 months ago

CPM, Congress question effectiveness of ban

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ban on PFI has evoked mixed reactions from political parties with the CPM, Congress and Muslim League questioning its effectiveness and the BJP terming the action inevitable considering nation’s security. Similarly, the violence and retaliatory killings indulged by the organisations like PFI should also end,” he said. If any outfit, be it PFI or the RSS, if they …

PFI Updates: Tight Vigil in Delhi, Mumbai After PFI Ban, Central Forces Up Security at RSS, BJP Offices in Kerala
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI Updates: Tight Vigil in Delhi, Mumbai After PFI Ban, Central Forces Up Security at RSS, BJP Offices in Kerala

News 18  

Exclusive | Maha Crackdown on PFI: Home Dept Permits Top Cops, Magistrates to Act, Seize Properties Following nationwide raids against the Popular Front of India and the Centre banning the radical Islamic outfit and some of its affiliates for five years on Wednesday, the Maharashtra government has ordered a further crackdown against the organisation, News18 has learnt. For them, votes …

Asaduddin Owaisi calls PFI ban ‘draconian’
2 years, 2 months ago

Asaduddin Owaisi calls PFI ban ‘draconian’

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi termed the Centre’s banning of the Kerala-based outfit Popular Front of India a “dangerous step”, claiming that the “draconian ban” would allow for the arrest of Muslim youth without reason. The way India’s electoral autarky is approaching fascism, every Muslim youth will now be arrested with a PFI pamphlet under India’s black law, UAPA,” he …

Why Modi Government Should Be Applauded for Banning PFI - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Why Modi Government Should Be Applauded for Banning PFI - News18

News 18  

The Narendra Modi government banned the Islamist outfit Popular Front of India on Wednesday, a week after India’s premier agency, the National Investigation Agency, carried out a massive crackdown last Thursday. It’s high time to understand why PFI is a gateway to terrorism, how its vulture activism has caused damage to Muslim society, and why every Indian citizen should appreciate …

Explained: Why did Centre ban PFI?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: Why did Centre ban PFI?

Live Mint  

The Central government on Wednesday banned the Popular Front of India for five years for its alleged links with global terror groups and terror funding. In a notification issued late Tuesday night, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the Central government has decided to ban PFI for the next five years as it has been involved in “subversive activities, thereby …

Yogi Adityanath hails PFI ban: ‘This is new India, individuals posing threat…’
2 years, 2 months ago

Yogi Adityanath hails PFI ban: ‘This is new India, individuals posing threat…’

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday welcomed the ban on Popular Front of India and called it a 'commendable and welcomed' move by the central government. He said the ban on PFI and affiliated organisations - which he claimed had participated in 'anti-national' activities - represented a "'New India', where terrorists, criminals, organisations and individuals who pose a …

Kerala Congress, IUML welcome PFI ban: ‘Which Islam has persuaded them to…?’
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala Congress, IUML welcome PFI ban: ‘Which Islam has persuaded them to…?’

Hindustan Times  

Kerala Congress and its coalition partner Indian Union Muslim League on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision to ban the Popular Front of India for its alleged terror-related activities but also demanded similar action against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. IUML leader M K Muneer strongly condemned the activities of the outlawed PFI …

Why has the Centre banned Popular Front of India?
2 years, 2 months ago

Why has the Centre banned Popular Front of India?

India Today  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday banned the Popular Front of India and its associated outfits for five years for their alleged role in terror funding and links to global terror groups. Over 1,300 criminal cases had been registered by police and NIA against cadres of PFI and its front organisations in different states. Some al-Qaeda and Islamic State …

PFI ban a message to anti-national groups, says K’taka CM Basavaraj Bommai
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI ban a message to anti-national groups, says K’taka CM Basavaraj Bommai

Live Mint  

PFI news: The Centre on 28 September imposed a ban on the Popular Front of India for its alleged terror activities. So we welcome this step.” Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra too has welcomed on Central Govt's decision to ban PFI. Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka state home minister Ramesh Chennithala said the Centre's decision to ban PFI was …

India bans Muslim group for alleged terrorist activities
2 years, 2 months ago

India bans Muslim group for alleged terrorist activities

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s government banned a Muslim organization for five years, accusing it Wednesday of funding terrorist activities, providing armed training to its supporters and radicalizing people for anti-India activities. Mohammed Tahir, a counsel for the PFI, said the government failed to present evidence of the organization receiving outside money and funding terror activities in India by organizing riots …

Charges against PFI and its 7 associates that led to govt crackdown and ban
2 years, 2 months ago

Charges against PFI and its 7 associates that led to govt crackdown and ban

Live Mint  

PFI ban: In a huge step against home grown terrorism, the Union Home Ministry has banned the Popular Front of India and iits several associates for 5 years. Govt bans PFI and its 7 associates The organisations which were also declared banned under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA include Rehab India Foundation Campus Front of India All India Imams Council …

PFI ban: Ministry of Home Affairs cites murders of four Hindutva activists in Karnataka to make a case
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI ban: Ministry of Home Affairs cites murders of four Hindutva activists in Karnataka to make a case

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs notification that has declared Popular Front of India and its nine affiliate organisations “unlawful association” under Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, mentions four murder cases of Hindutva activists in which members of PFI and its affiliate organisations are accused, to make a case for their ban. The ban comes in the wake of nationwide raids on …

PFI ban a message to anti-national groups that they will not survive in India: Bommai
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI ban a message to anti-national groups that they will not survive in India: Bommai

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday welcomed the Union government's decision to ban the Popular Front of India for its alleged terror activities, and said the move sends a message to all "anti-national groups" that they will not survive in this country. To a question that PFI was strong in coastal Karnataka and the task before the state …

Sufi, Barelvi clerics hail PFI ban by Centre: ‘Nation bigger than institution’
2 years, 2 months ago

Sufi, Barelvi clerics hail PFI ban by Centre: ‘Nation bigger than institution’

Hindustan Times  

The Sufi and Barelvi clerics on Wednesday hailed the Centre's decision to impose a ban on the Popular Front of India and several of its associates for their alleged terror activities. “The All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council believes that if this action has been taken for compliance with the law and the prevention of terrorism, then everyone should work patiently …

PFI banned: Did you know these 5 groups are also outlawed in India?
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI banned: Did you know these 5 groups are also outlawed in India?

Live Mint  

The Popular Front of India and its affiliates were banned for five years by India on September 28. International Sikh Youth Federation Along with other similar organisations like Khalistan Zindabad Force and Khalistan Commando Force, International Sikh Youth Federation is banned in India. United Liberation Front of Asom The Government of India banned the United Liberation Front of Assam, also …

Centre bans PFI after week-long crackdown across the country
2 years, 2 months ago

Centre bans PFI after week-long crackdown across the country

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has declared the Popular Front of India an “unlawful association” under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for five years after a week-long crackdown on its top leaders and office bearers across the country, the Union home ministry said in a notification late on Tuesday. “The Central government is of the opinion that if there is no immediate curb …

PFI, eight front organisations, including Campus Front of India, banned for five years
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI, eight front organisations, including Campus Front of India, banned for five years

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday declared the Popular Front of India and its front organisations including its student wing- the Campus Front of India as an “unlawful association” under the Unlawful Activities Act. PFI and its associates “operate openly as a socio-economic, educational and political organisation but, they have been pursuing a secret agenda to radicalise a particular …

RSS' Muslim wing demands immediate ban on PFI from Centre
2 years, 2 months ago

RSS' Muslim wing demands immediate ban on PFI from Centre

India TV News  

After the action taken by the various central investigating agencies against the extremist organisation -- Popular Front of India, the demand for banning the latter has started growing louder with each passing day. The Muslim Rashtriya Manch, an affiliate of the right wing organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has demanded an immediate ban on the PFI from the Central government after …

The Popular Front of India, its origins, presence, and controversies
2 years, 3 months ago

The Popular Front of India, its origins, presence, and controversies

The Hindu  

The story so far: On Friday, September 23, the dawn-to-dusk hartal organised by the Popular Front of India in Kerala in response to large-scale arrests of its leaders by the National Investigation Agency was marked by sporadic incidents of violence, with some police officials being attacked in Kollam and interstate-buses being targeted in Kannur. In a sweeping crackdown on Thursday, …

Opposing CAA, NRC, Ayodhya Verdict: List of PFI's 'anti-India' Activities Is Long, Say Officials - News18
2 years, 3 months ago

Opposing CAA, NRC, Ayodhya Verdict: List of PFI's 'anti-India' Activities Is Long, Say Officials - News18

News 18  

Top intelligence sources have told CNN-News18 that radical Islamic group Popular Front of India has been attempting to fuel tensions in all communities of the country, including Muslims. The PFI, for instance, rejected the Ayodhya verdict given by the Supreme Court, terming it anti-Muslim, and organised rallies and seminars against it internationally, officials said. The group also opposed the Citizenship …

PFI to be banned soon? All about NIA, ED charges against radical outfit
2 years, 3 months ago

PFI to be banned soon? All about NIA, ED charges against radical outfit

India Today  

Raids at over 150 locations across 15 states, and 106 arrests of PFI leaders and office bearers, this unprecedented action against the Islamic organisation was carried out on Thursday. India Today has accessed the details of these cases by the ED and NIA based on which the home ministry decided to initiate nationwide action against PFI leaders and members. PMLA …

'It Must Be Decimated': PFI Cut Off Kerala Prof's Hand, Now The Long Arm of Law Is upon It - News18
2 years, 3 months ago

'It Must Be Decimated': PFI Cut Off Kerala Prof's Hand, Now The Long Arm of Law Is upon It - News18

News 18  

It’s been 12 years and two months since Kerala-based professor TJ Joseph’s hand was chopped off by members of the radical Islamist group Popular Front of India for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad and the Quran in a question paper he had set. I want to know why are the main people, the top rung of the PFI who ordered the …

Popular Front of India: From 'social' outfit to facing ban
2 years, 3 months ago

Popular Front of India: From 'social' outfit to facing ban

India Today  

The Popular Front of India that came into existence as a non-profit organisation with an aim to fight for the rights of minorities, Dalits, and marginalised communities is now on the verge of getting banned for allegedly indulging in actions detrimental to the overall national security. Just after five years since its inception, the Kerala government claimed that the PFI …

As Video Goes Viral of Child Chanting 'Hate Slogans' at Kerala PFI Rally, Politics on Proposed Ban Picks Up
2 years, 6 months ago

As Video Goes Viral of Child Chanting 'Hate Slogans' at Kerala PFI Rally, Politics on Proposed Ban Picks Up

News 18  

The viral video of a child purportedly shouting communally charged slogans during a Popular Front of India protest in Kerala’s Alappuzha is a classic example of the extent of Islamist indoctrination spread by extremist groups into the social fabric, say leaders from both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress in Kerala. However, a blame game between the Communist Party of …

Government likely to ban PFI over Ram Navami violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Government likely to ban PFI over Ram Navami violence

Firstpost  

The Popular Front of India, a controversial Islamic outfit, has been blamed for plotting violence and triggering communal tension in some parts of the country on Ram Navami The Union government is soon likely to ban the controversial outfit Popular Front of India which has been blamed for the violence and communal tension in parts of India during Ram Navami …

Kerala-born PFI blamed for communal violence in other states
2 years, 8 months ago

Kerala-born PFI blamed for communal violence in other states

Hindustan Times  

Two days before a communal riot in Rajasthan’s Karauli on April 9, the Popular Front of India wrote to state’s chief minister Ashok Gehlot suspecting trouble during Ram Navami procession passing through a Muslim locality. Kerala intelligence officers, who have been tracking PFI for a long time, termed the expansion of the group as “really intriguing and claimed that its …

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