We met elections officials and police to demand action against Tejasvi Surya, Shobha Karandlaje and PC Mohan for hate speech and attempting to disrupt communal harmony in Bangalore. A thread. 1/2



2/2 Mr. Tejasvi Surya and others attempted to give a communal twist to the incident of a shopkeeper being attacked on 18th March while he was playing music on his loudspeakers. Through their statements, they have attempted to vitiate the atmosphere of communal harmony in B'lore.

Read this before you vote. Karnataka is Sarva Janangada Shantiya Thota. A big threat to our society is hate speech. Chronicled below are #25 of the most hateful speeches from Ktaka. Unsurprisingly from @BJP4Karnataka & its allies
Do we want these people back in power? #ByeByeBJP 1/n - @MunirathnaMLA, Horticulture minister, @BJP4Karnataka candidate for RR Nagar, despite the MCC being in force incited violence against Christians by asking people to chase, beat them. He made this speech on @tv9kannada on the 31st March #BJPFailsKarnataka #HateSpeechBeda

ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರೆ, Campaign Against Hate Speech ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಒಂದು ತಂಡವಾಗಿ ಇವತ್ತು @publictvnews ಯ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಸಂಪಾದಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತರನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಚಾನೆಲ್ಲಿನ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಹಿಜಾಬ್ ವಿಷಯದ ವರದಿಗಾರಿಕೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಚರ್ಚೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಹೋದೆವು.

#MediaAccountability ಆದರೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ COVID ನಿಯಮಾವಳಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಪ್ರವೇಶವಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ನಮ್ಮನು ಆಚೆ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿದರು. ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಮಯ ಕಳೆದ ನಂತರ, ಒಬ್ಬೊಬ್ಬರಾಗಿ ಮೂರು ವರದಿಗಾರರು (ರಿಪೋರ್ಟರಗಳು) ಬಂದು ನಮ್ಮ ಪತ್ರವನ್ನು ಓದಿ ಹೋದರೇ ಹೊರತು ಸಂಪಾದಕರು ಅಥವಾ ಹಿರಿಯ ಏಡಿಟರ್ಗಳು ಚರ್ಚೆಗೆ ಬರಲು ನಮ್ಮ ಮನವಿಯನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿಲ್ಲ.

Friends, a delegation from Campaign Against Hate Speech today went to @publictvnews office to discuss their objectionable coverage of the #Hijab issue. We wanted to meet with the editor or senior journalists to ask them questions about their coverage.

#MediaAccountability However, we were denied entry into the office citing COVID protocols. Three reporters came one by one to meet us and tell us that they can't speak on behalf of the channel's coverage. When we asked to meet the editors, they refused and said no one was available.

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We listened in yesterday to eminent feminist author, scholar & activist Meenakshi Bali speak abt 'Tattva Pada & Vachana Sahitya: Roots of Harmony' at a talk series organised by @janashakthikw.
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1/n Ruling regimes have always tried to sow hatred and enmity to ensure people stay divided. Transcending the selfish & deceitful interests of these regimes, people have built ways of life that are meaningful, allow for coexistence & are culturally diverse. 2/n

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We listened into Prof. Bilimale @PurushothamaBi1 speak today at the talk series: 'Sauharda Badukige Bahutvada Belaku', organised by @janashakthikw . He spoke of Tulunadu's roots of harmony in his brief 20 minute talk. Listing key points below (1/n)

#HateSpeechBeda Tulu is an important language in Karnataka. Its roots are in the Karavali region whose peoples have travelled across Karnataka and even the world. Tulunadu extends from Chandragiri river in Kerala to Udupi's Kalyanapura river and from Arabian sea to Agumbe hills. 2/n

Thread: The BJP leaders hand in glove with the police are blameworthy for the Delhi pogrom in Feb 2020 as per the findings of the DMC’s fact finding committee’s report bit.ly/DMCReport 1/n In the light of the upcoming assembly elections, hate speech was deployed by BJP leaders as a lethal weapon to incite violence against Muslims & anti-CAA protestors to garner Hindu vote.The committee identified series of hate speeches that were made to stoke communal tensions:2/n

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#SendHomeForeignTablighs

The Tamil Nadu Govt would do well to pay heed to the Madurai High Court which issued a landmark order (given the current state of the judiciary) on 12.6.2020 in the case of Md.Kameual Islam and others vs The State and others. (1/5) The High Court called upon the state to treat Tablighis as who they are: "Normal Human Beings". (2/5)