Maharashtra Police arrests Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami.
Right wing supporters cry this is an attack on freedom of expression. It is not.
Republic TV Arnab Gowsami’s arrest has nothing to do with freedom of expression or journalism. 1/n
He was arrested on charges of abetement to suicide. Anvay Naik an interior designer from Mumbai killed himself and a suicide note by him named Arnab Gowsami of defaulting payments for the work he did at Republic TV Mumbai office. 2/n
The case was closed by Mumbai Police during BJP rule led by Fadnavis. Now based on the request from the family of Anvay Naik the case has been reopened and Arnab Gowsami has been arrested. 3/n
As the right wing always says, the law should take its own course. And in now way Arnab Goswami is an exception. 4/4
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Sources : TN CM Edappadi’s plans to give a long rope to BJP by allowing them to conduct a limited agitation regarding Vel Yatra has gone haywire. EPS chose to please BJP in spite of the Madras HC arming him with an order to take any decision with regard to Vel Yatra. 1/n
BJP leaders sensed the weakness of EPS and started abusing the authorities and started creating trouble in several districts across the state.
BJP leaders headed by Murugan who were arrested and detained in Tiruthani 2/n
in Nirmala marriage hall protested after a a power outage. During the flash protest SP Thiruvallur was manhandled. The manhandling happened in the presence of former IPS officer and BJP Vice President Annamalai. 3/n
Madras HC disposes of the PILs filed to ban the Vel Yatra by BJP by directing the government to take a decision in accordance with the prevailing pandemic situation and the representation of the petitioner Senthil Kumar. 1/n
Senthil Kumar in his petition has stated that “the potential communal disharmony the BJP’s Vel Yatra could cause is real and present. Given the past track record of BJP, and with elections round the corner, 2/n
there is every possibility that they may try to create trouble in areas where minorities are thickly populated. Further the culmination of the proposed rally by BJP is scheduled for 6th of December, 2020 the date of demolition of Babri Masjid. 3/n
In a tweet she asks will the TN BJP conduct a Yatra to insist that Lord Murugan should be worshipped only in Tamil in all temples. 1/n
TN BJP is planning to undertake a Vel Yatra similar to that of the Rath Yatra undertaken by BJP veteran LK Advani which took BJP to astonishing heights. The Vel Yatra by BJP is scheduled to commence on 6th November and conclude on 6th December, 2/n
the anniversary of demolition of Babri Masjid.
Sources from intelligence say, BJP is planning to create communal tension in several districts, with the help of newly inducted history sheeters into the BJP recently. 3/n
Sources : TN government has serious apprehensions about the proposed Vel Yatra by TN BJP from 6th of November to 6th of December. One Senthil Kumar, an activist, had sent representations to DGP, Home Secretary and Health Secretary requesting them to prevent 1/n
the BJP’s proposed Vel Yatra citing the second wave of pandemic.
In his representation, Senthil Kumar says, “The potential communal disharmony the BJP’s Vel Yatra could cause is real and present. Given the past track record of BJP, and with elections round the corner, 2/n
there is every possibility that they may try to create trouble in areas where minorities are thickly populated. Further the culmination of the proposed rally by BJP is scheduled for 6th of December, 2020 the date of demolition of Babri Masjid. 3/n
Sources : TN BJP President Murugan gets green flag for his “Vel Yatra “. The yatra to commence from Tiruthani to Tiruchendur. He will also cover important Murugan shrines across the state, including Ratnagiri, Chennimalai, Marudamalai and Sivanmalai. 1/n
The Vel Yatra will commence on 6th November and conclude on 6th December, owing to victory celebration of the demolition of Babri Masjid.
The primary focus of the yatra to be DMK. All along the route, BJP will invoke the ‘Karuppar Kootam’ incident 2/n
and portray that DMK is behind Karuppar Kootam and DMK is an anti-Hindu party.
And, wherever possible, wherever ‘sanghi officers’ are available, there the BJP will try to take the rally through Muslim populated areas / shrines, etc., to create a communal riot. 3/n
விஜய் சேதுபதி என்ற மகத்தான கலைஞன் எதில் நடிக்க வேண்டும், எதில் நடிக்கக் கூடாது என்று கட்டளையிட எவருக்கும் உரிமை இல்லை. சங்கிகள் நகைக் கடை விளம்பரத்தை நீக்க வைப்பதை விட இது மோசமானது. அபாயகரமானது. அதிலும், ஈழ வியாபாரிகள் இது குறித்து பேசுவது அயோக்கியத்தனமானது. 1/4
சந்தேகத்திற்கிடமற இது ஒரு பாசிச போக்கு. யார் எதை பேச வேண்டும், எழுத வேண்டும் என்று ஒரு கூட்டம் கட்டளையிடும் என்றால் அதை ஜனநாயகத்தின் மீது நம்பிக்கை கொண்டோர் முழுமூச்சாக எதிர்க்க வேண்டும். 2/4
மாட்டுக்கறியை உண்ணாதே என்பதற்கும், இதற்கும் என்ன வேறுபாடு ? தமிழரை இனஅழிப்பு செய்த ராஜபக்சேவுக்கு ரத்தின கம்பளம் விரித்த, விரித்துக் கொண்டிருக்கும் மோடியைப் பார்த்து பள்ளிளிப்பவர்கள்தான், விஜய் சேதுபதிக்கு எதிராக அதிகம் கூக்குரலிடுகிறார்கள். 3/4