BJP MP Maneka Gandhi triggers false claim on Twitter against Minority-dominated district
Elephant's death due to crackers in Kerala
Referring to the incident of a pregnant elephant’s death caused by explosives in Palakkad district in Kerala, BJP MP and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has passed a remark against Malappuram district, where a particular community resides in majority, falsely claiming the incident occurred in Malappuram.
Mallapuram is know for its intense criminal activity specially with regards to animals. No action has ever been taken against a single poacher or wildlife killer so they keep doing it.
— Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) June 3, 2020
I can only suggest that you call/email and ask for action pic.twitter.com/ii09qmb7xW
Speaking to news agency ANI, and through her official Twitter handle, she said that Malappuram is notorious for its criminal activities.
It's murder,Malappuram is famous for such incidents, it's India's most violent district.For instance, they throw poison on roads so that 300-400 birds & dogs die at one time: Maneka Gandhi,BJP MP&animal rights activist on elephant's death after being fed cracker-stuffed pineapple pic.twitter.com/OtLHsuiuAq
— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020
“Malappuram is known for its intense criminal activities specially with regards to animals. No action has ever been taken against a single poacher or wildlife killer, so they keep doing it. I can only suggest that you call/mail and ask for action”, she took to Twitter to respond to the reports of the elephant’s death.
She also portrayed Malappuram as “India’s most violent district” right after her allegations against incidents in Palakkad and Thrissur districts.
Did the incident occurred in Malappuram? Here's the fact check
According to forest officials, the wild elephant had left the forests of the Silent Valley in Palakkad district and wandered into the nearby village in search of food where she found the pineapple. The explosion left her in searing pain as she was unable to eat or walk properly, because of her injuries. The elephant eventually died standing in a river.
After pointing about the incident in the Palakkad district, Maneka, who is also an animal rights activist alleged that Malappuram, a district where a particular community resides in majority, is India’s most violent district.
Interestingly many Hindi and English media houses such as, including news agency ANI, Times Now, Republic TV, Zee News, India TV, Dainik Jagaran, Hindustan Times, News18, and First Post carried the same and reported that the incident happened in Malappuram district.
Taking its advantage, thousands of twitter handles linked with BJP are spreading Islamophobia under this tweet of Maneka.
Many handles shared the demography data of Malappuram district which shows Muslims are a majority in the population in the district.
Indian Izlamists have a particular hatred for #Elephant, cows, and monkeys because these #AnimalPeople are symbols of Hindu faith system
— Chayan Chatterjee (@Satyanewshi) June 3, 2020
The brutal murder of the pregnant #elephant in Kerala's Muslim majority Malappuram district is perhaps part of this same hateful mindset pic.twitter.com/0LeC9KyQgp
The incident of killing #Elephant took place in Palakkad district of Kerala.
— Aysha Renna (@AyshaRenna) June 3, 2020
Muslim majority district Malappuram has always been a target for the sangh brigade for known reasons.
This 'Animal right activist' has used the opportunity to demonise the people of the district. https://t.co/P3bMa9JTqW
The elephant incident in fact happened in Palakkad district. Maneka Gandhi has deliberately cited Malappuram, a Muslim majority district, and now it's been changed into a communal issue https://t.co/JbneMN7zTK
— Asheem PK (@peekeymon) June 3, 2020
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BJP has history of ‘contradictory alliances’, says BK Hariprasad
Bengaluru: Congress MLC B. K. Hariprasad has launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing the party of hypocrisy over its criticism of alliance politics in Tamil Nadu.
In a post on X on Friday, Hariprasad said BJP leader B. L. Santhosh criticising the Congress party’s alliance politics in Tamil Nadu was “not just laughable, but the height of political contradiction.”
He said the Congress has always joined hands with like-minded parties to protect secular and democratic values in the country.
Hariprasad questioned the BJP over several of its past and present alliances across the country. Referring to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tripura, Bihar and Maharashtra, he accused the BJP of sharing power with parties it had earlier criticised.
He alleged that the BJP had aligned with separatist and corruption-linked political forces in different states for political gains.
“The BJP, which speaks against alliances today, should first look at its own political history,” he said, adding that the party’s record was full of “contradictions and changing stands.”
Hariprasad also accused the BJP of using central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department and CBI as political tools to target opposition leaders, topple governments and influence electoral mandates.
He further claimed that the people of Tamil Nadu had strongly rejected the BJP and its ideology in the recent election.
“Congress forms alliances to protect the Constitution, secularism and national unity, while the BJP enters into alliances only for power,” he said.
