Hearing and speech-impaired minor rape victim dies in MP
Rajgarh, Feb 8 (PTI): A hearing and speech-impaired minor girl, who was raped a week ago in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district by an unidentified person, has succumbed to her injuries during treatment, a police official said on Saturday.
The 11-year-old, who lived in a hut behind the government rest house in Narsinghgarh town, went missing on February 1. She was found severely injured in a forest the next day, police said.
Narsinghgarh’s sub-divisional officer of police Upendra Bhati said that the minor had suffered excessive bleeding.
She was initially taken to the civil hospital in Narsinghgarh and then to Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal on February 2, where two surgeries were performed on her, he said.
The girl was put on the ventilator but her condition did not improve. Doctors declared her dead at 10 pm on Friday, the official said.
Bhati said that the police had called sign language experts to communicate with the girl so that the rapist could be identified, but she remained unconscious due to serious internal injuries.
The official said the police are looking for leads to track down the person who committed the crime.
Meanwhile, the funeral of the victim was carried out on Saturday afternoon in Narsinghgarh.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
