Anti-Constitutional elements conspiring to divide society: Narayan Manur
Protest against burning Constitution
Udupi, August 26: Dalit thinker Narayan Manur said that anti-Constitutional Manu followers and Sangh Parivar have been conspiring to divide the society.
Addressing a protest rally against the burning of the Constitution organised by the Federation of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samitis, and other organisations at Ajjarakad War Memorial here on Sunday, he said that the swamijis who speak against the Constitution without even going to primary school would not have any morality and knowledge. The communal organisations have been sowing the seeds of hatred and fear among people of backward classes in the name of religion. The Muslims and Christians were basically Dravidians and Dalits of this land who were converted because of the exploitation of Brahminism and they were not outsiders, he said.
The communal organisations have been creating anti-dalit mentaling among backward classes in the name of reservation. But the Constitution has entitled just 18 per cent reservation to Dalits, while 32 per cent reservation was given to backward classes. They should understand this, he said.
It was because of the Constitution written by Dr BR Ambedkar, a common man who was selling tea has become the prime minister of India. Now, they have planned to get the power by burning the Constitution. So, it was the duty of every individual to fight against any anti-Constitutional activities in the country as the Constitution has ensure equal life to all citizens, he said.
Thinker G Rajashekar said that the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition, Mumbai riots, Gujarat riots, Kandhamal violence and others were not yet punished. There was no clarity on who is accused because of the decentralisation of labour in Sangh Parivar's crime. Here the people who force, the people who frame ideology and those who execute those ideologies were different. As a result, the leaders who organise and speak would not get punishment, he said.
Leaders Shamraj Birthi, Sundar Master, Sundar Gujjarbettu, Vasu Nejaru, Rev. Fr. William Martis, SS Prasad, Shekar Hejamadi, Prof Siril Mathews, Azeez Udyavara, Manjunath V, Ramesh Kotian, Annappa Mudradi, DS Bengre, Parameshwar Uppur, Prof Phaniraj and others were present.
Before this, a procession was taken out shouting the slogan ‘Respect Constitution, Save India’ from Udupi Board High School to Ajjarakadu ground.
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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
New Delh (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the "sharp downturn" in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to "our advantage if we had been part of this group".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
