Tejasvi Surya replies to #MeToo allegations against him
Bengaluru: BJP Bengaluru South Constituency Candidate Tejasvi Surya on Thursday added that Dr. Som Datta, who labeled allegations against him was his friend and that she herself took down the tweets she had posted earlier. “She said she don’t want to make a issue out of it and I will respect her sentiments and won’t take it forward” he said.
“She has deleted the tweets by herself, and regretted posting those tweets. So media or anyone else should not make a issue of that now” he added while replying to charges labeled against him by Dr. Som Datta under the #MeToo movement.
Speaking further, he said “I am new to politics, and to get into politics one has to face many opposition and conspiracy against themselves. So I believe this is also part of it. It was a pre-planned anti-propaganda against me”.
“As I am new into politics, it is quite natural that people will oppose and my enemies will increase. Even my idols Modi and Amit Shah had faced opposition and criticism in their political careers. Now they have come out of it so even I hope I will come out of it” he noted.
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3 Indian students among those injured in Australia’s Bondi Beach attack
Melbourne (PTI): Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Two out of these three students are believed to be receiving treatment in the hospital, The Australia Today news portal reported.
The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday's attack have not been disclosed yet.
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The Indian students sustained injuries during the shooting, and their exact condition has not been formally confirmed yet, it said.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50, opened fire on a gathering during the Jewish festival Hanukkah by the Sea celebration.
At least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while two injured police officers are in serious but stable condition, it added.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation is expanding as new information emerges, including international travel by the alleged attackers and the discovery of extremist material, the report said.
