Central Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde is again in the eye of a controversy
In criticising Rahul Gandhi he inadvertently made uncharitable comments on Gomateshwara.
Belagavi, April.29: "AICC President Rahul Gandhi should also visit Shravanabelegola" Central Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde sarcastically said. On Sunday while making an election speech in support of a BJP candidate, he said that Rahul Gandhi has now realized that there is Hindu religion in this country, hence he is visiting Mutts and temples.
By using singular usage, he said that , Rahul wore saffron because some one told him so, he wore rudrakshi when he went to Mutt,to Mosque he wore bird feather, to Church he went wearing Cross. He does not know how to take holy water in a temple. He continued saying that Rahul should similarly go to Shravanabelagola, thereby suggesting that he should go naked.
He said that, BJP will never compromise on religion. But congress has no faith in religion, they just pretend, they go to temples as the need arises. This drama company has ruled the country for the last 70 years. Country should get rid of this drama company. Development is impossible as long Congress is in existence. Looting the country and insulting a religion is the job of Congress.
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SGPC writes to Mann, seeks ban on 'Emergency' in Punjab a day before release
Amritsar, Jan 16 (PTI): The SGPC on Thursday wrote to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking a ban on the release of Kangana Ranaut's movie 'Emergency' saying it "tarnishes" the image of Sikhs and "misrepresents" history.
Actor and BJP MP Ranaut's 'Emergency' is slated to release in cinemas on January 17.
In the letter to Mann, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami expressed strong objection to Ranaut's film.
Dhami said that if the film is released in Punjab, it will spark "outrage and anger" in the Sikh community and therefore it is the responsibility of the government to ban its release in the state.
The SGPC, an apex gurdwara body, had earlier also protested the film.
"It has come to our attention that the movie 'Emergency' produced by BJP MP Kangana Ranaut is going to be released on 17th January 2025 in cinemas in different cities of Punjab and the tickets have also started to be booked," its letter to Mann read.
Dhami said the SGPC had also protested the release of the movie in a letter to the Punjab Chief Secretary on November 14 last year.
"But it is sad that the Punjab government has not taken any step till now. If this film is released on January 17, 2025, then it is natural to create outrage and anger in the Sikh world," the current letter read.
Dhami said the SGPC will submit a letter also to all the deputy commissioners in Punjab, seeking a ban on the film in the state.
The SGPC denounced the "character assassination" of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the Khalistani militant killed in 1984 in a military operation.
"If this film is released in Punjab, we will be forced to strongly oppose it at the state level," Dhami said.
In August last year, the SGPC sent a legal notice to the producers of the 'Emergency' film, alleging that it "misrepresented" the character and history of Sikhs, and asked them to remove the objectionable scenes depicting "anti-Sikh" sentiments.
In the notice, the producers of the film, including Kangana Ranaut, were asked to remove the trailer released on August 14 from all public and social media platforms and tender a written apology to the Sikh community.
The SGPC objected to film writing separate letters to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification.
