Sangh Parivar activist threatens actor Prakash Raj over remarks on Sowjanya case
Bengaluru: A disturbing video depicting multilingual actor Prakash Raj being threatened with his life by an individual associated with the Sangh Parivar group is making rounds on the social networking platform, Facebook.
The video stems to a recent media interaction of Prakash Raj, where responding to a journalist's query in Shimoga, the actor shared his perspective on the Sowjanya rape case. He suggested that if the intelligence department has any concerns, it is reasonable to subject the priests to inquiry. This statement elicited opposition from Sangh Parivar activist Santosh Kartal.
In the video, Santosh Kartal can be heard issuing a threat to Prakash Raj, warning that unless the actor apologizes to religious leaders, he will face severe consequences. The threat includes a chilling ultimatum: "Your shroud will be lying in front of your house within 24 hours." Santosh Kartal then uploaded this ominous video on his Facebook account.
Reacting to the threat, Prakash Raj took to social media and tagged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Home Minister Dr. G Parameshwar, and senior police officers and brought it to their notice. He expressed his concern with the message, "Nodrapa.. Uttara Kumaras.. are threatening to kill.. En Madana Vasi Yoli" (They are threatening to kill me).
ನೊಡ್ರಪಾ.. ಉತ್ತರ ಕುಮಾರರು .. ಕೊಲೆ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ ಹಾಕ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದಾರೆ .. ಏನ್ ಮಾಡಾಣ ವಸಿ ಯೋಳಿ @siddaramaiah @DrParameshwara @DKShivakumar @DgpKarnataka #KarnatakaPolice #justasking https://t.co/oGUBbmieRD
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) August 16, 2023
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
