Indian politician from Modi's party detained after remarks against Holy Prophet
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Indian police detained a state lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party on Tuesday on suspicion of “promoting enmity in the name of religion” after Muslim groups demanded his arrest for his comments about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
The detention of T. Raja Singh, a lawmaker in the southern state of Telangana, comes months after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suspended spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her remarks that had led to a diplomatic backlash against India.
“He has been charged with promoting enmity in the name of religion,” Joel Davis, a senior police official in Hyderabad city, told Reuters.
“We have detained him and we will arrest him. This is about the recent video that he posted.”
In the video, available on social media, Singh, and in an apparent reference to the Prophet, made controversial remarks.
Singh could not be reached for comment.
The Hindu nationalist BJP would examine Singh's remarks and take action if he was found to have violated its code, party spokesperson K. Krishna Rao told the News18 channel.
Hundreds of Muslims protested against Singh on Monday evening after the video appeared on social media, footage from media showed.
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Aug 23, 2022 03:21pm
The tusks of the elephant are different for eating and different for showing.
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Aug 23, 2022 03:28pm
Drama of the century.
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Aug 23, 2022 03:48pm
Free speech is the hallmark of democracy.
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Aug 23, 2022 03:57pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, So is talking about Holocaust
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Aug 23, 2022 04:05pm
Where is TLP
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Aug 23, 2022 04:07pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, you need to understand the difference between freedom of speech and abusing
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Aug 23, 2022 04:13pm
Just an eye wash.
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Aug 23, 2022 04:15pm
Modi is scared now that middle eastern countries won't give his poor nation any money
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Aug 23, 2022 04:24pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, "Free speech is the hallmark of democracy." Not really. USA, UK, EU, Israel, and India are demonstrable examples of this fallacy, hypocrisy of selective application of free speech.
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Aug 23, 2022 04:32pm
Eye wash
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Aug 23, 2022 04:35pm
@usman, “ So is talking about Holocaust”. True in some western countries it is illegal to deny the events of Holocaust. However enforcement of this law is weak, punishments are lenient, public don’t protest against or destroy property or kill people who hold opposing views. Especially if those views are held in other countries. Think
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Aug 23, 2022 04:56pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, Try criticizing the holocaust and you will end up in prison
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Aug 23, 2022 04:57pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, Free speech without abusing other peoples' religion and culture!
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Aug 23, 2022 04:59pm
He was suspended from Modi’s party immediately for making these remarks and is being prosecuted
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Aug 23, 2022 05:07pm
No room for hate speech.
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Aug 23, 2022 05:10pm
Where is the freedom of speech?
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Aug 23, 2022 05:23pm
All for show.
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Aug 23, 2022 05:50pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, Freedom of speech does not mean to disgrace some one respect which is respectable from centuries.
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Aug 23, 2022 05:53pm
Topi Drama by Modi.
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Aug 23, 2022 06:00pm
India is run by law and constitution. A great and largest democracy.
Unlike cult run Pakistan. No laws no constitutional powers are above army and politicians in power.
Every political leader in power takes revenge on another one.
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Aug 23, 2022 06:05pm
Ok even if it’s an eye wash, it’s something - my opinion of India’s changing rapidly - maybe there is truth to what they say about our neutrals.
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Aug 23, 2022 06:12pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, Free speech is the hallmark of democracy.
Abuse and insult is not.
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Aug 23, 2022 06:20pm
It is a start. Learn to respect the others' religion.
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Aug 23, 2022 06:22pm
All these politicians who spread religious hatred should be dismissed from their parties and permanently disqualified from any public office.
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Aug 23, 2022 06:23pm
Indian law under Shri Modiji takes swift action on minority complaint.
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Aug 23, 2022 06:40pm
Everybody's right to be offened should be the same.
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Aug 23, 2022 06:45pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, Any speech goes beyond limitations is a trigger of riot i.e. dangerous and sometime disastrous for nations.
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Aug 23, 2022 06:57pm
Man is working on Modi 's agenda. Tyranny of the majority, disregarding minorities.
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Aug 23, 2022 07:04pm
Quick action needed by Indians to maintain peace and harmony and peaceful co existence between communities.
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Aug 23, 2022 07:07pm
Free speech is not a license to say just anything. He will be punished because he is in India.
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Aug 23, 2022 07:09pm
The law must apply to him as well.
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Aug 23, 2022 07:12pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, then we should openly talk about Holocaust.
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Aug 23, 2022 07:14pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, following Pakistan, don’t like it
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Aug 23, 2022 07:38pm
@usman, Go talk about it. There are no law in most countries that prohibits to talk about holocaust.
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Aug 23, 2022 07:42pm
We must not say things which deeply hurt sentiments of people. Freedom is not absolute. Every freedom comes with responsibility. Government did well to slap charges against him. We want no bitterness.
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Aug 23, 2022 07:56pm
Holocaust has nothing to do with politics.
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Aug 23, 2022 08:20pm
Zakir Naik and Ahemd Deedat etc. do that all the time,hurt feeling of others.
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Aug 23, 2022 08:44pm
Hate crimes should not go unpunished.
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Aug 23, 2022 08:46pm
Don’t defend hate speech.
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Aug 23, 2022 08:49pm
Ignore people like these and do not expect change from BJP
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Aug 23, 2022 09:09pm
Just for show
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Aug 23, 2022 09:41pm
This is becoming a deliberate routine by the coward Hindutva ideologues and then the BJP pretends to distance itself from it. I guess Hindus need another millenia of enslavement to put them back in their rightful place.
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Aug 23, 2022 09:55pm
Indian government harbors one of the most violent and hateful extremists around the world.
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Aug 23, 2022 10:55pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, free speech does not include hurting anyone’s religious sentiments
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Aug 23, 2022 11:07pm
@Dr. JohnnieWalker, can people in Thailand talk bad about the king, or people in England about the Queen, or in Japan against the Emperor
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Aug 23, 2022 11:27pm
BJP is not running but ruining india.
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Aug 24, 2022 01:40am
@Az_Iz, Define 'Hate speech'.
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Aug 24, 2022 02:05am
Talk about Holocaust, it is felony in some European countries. What about freedom of speech?
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Aug 24, 2022 03:58am
Only in democratic secular India .
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Aug 24, 2022 04:05am
@usman, "So is talking about Holocaust"
What do you want to say about the Holocaust? What's your motivation? By denying that that the biggest genocide of human beings in modern history ever took place, you're stomping on the memory and lives of 6 million souls. You are spitting on the faces of their descendants and decent people everywhere on the planet. That, my friend, is not free speech. Academic discussions are. Authors, film-makers, musicians, historians speak about it all the time.
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Aug 24, 2022 04:29am
"Free speech is the hallmark of democracy."
Backtracking on free speech is the hallmark of those subservient to Arab oil.
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Aug 24, 2022 07:27am
@Chandra, an ‘accusation’ of antisemitism can destroy careers in the private and political world!! No proof required.
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Aug 24, 2022 10:14am
Why bring holocaust. It was a terrible thing which must never be repeated. How brutal and inhuman were the culprits. You can express your disagreement without injecting holocaust. Be careful about the feelings of holocaust victims.
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