Coimbatore police launches investigation into viral 'Biryani Jihad' fake news
Coimbatore: Several cases have been registered against Twitter handles on Sunday after they were found circulating fake news on Twitter, that restaurants owned by Muslims were adding contraceptive pills to biryani and were doing Biryani Jihad.
As per reports, there was fake news doing rounds on the micro-blogging site that Muslims restaurants were adding contraceptive pills to biryani in order to reduce the population of Hindus. Reports on Twitter claimed that Muslim restaurant owners were arrested for allegedly offering Hindus biryani mixed with contraceptive pills, while serving regular biryani to Muslim customers.
In response to the viral posts, Coimbatore city cyber-crime police said that an FIR has been registered and a trap has been laid to trace the accused.
Meanwhile, a Twitter user posted, "Biryani jihad in Coimbatore. It is learnt that the biryani served to the Hindu pilgrims contains pills and the biryani given to Muslims is ordinary biryani. These medications affect the sexual potency of those who eat it. This jihad is being carried out to change the population."
But the fact is that no medicine of this kind will be effective, and contraceptive pills can only work when taken in specific dosages.
Such news was circulated in Sri Lanka in 2019 and in Chennai in April 2022.
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Congress to contest only 11 out of 36 seats in Mumbai; Political analysts predict tough battle
Mumbai: Out of the 36 assembly constituencies in Mumbai, Congress will contest in just 11 seats in the upcoming elections. In the 2019 assembly elections, the party fielded candidates in 30 constituencies, but this time, it has reduced its presence significantly following its alliance with Shiv Sena (UBT). Despite several rounds of discussions led by Mumbai Congress President Varsha Gaikwad and MLA Aslam Shaikh, Congress secured only a few seats under the MVA formula.
The seats allocated to Congress are seen as BJP strongholds, making victory challenging, according to political analysts. Among the 11 constituencies Congress is contesting, four are held by sitting MLAs. Notably, Congress swapped the Bandra East seat with Chandivli, which is held by Shiv Sena (UBT). Additionally, seats like Byculla and Versova, which Congress had shown interest in, were ceded as part of the alliance arrangement.
"This is the fewest seats Congress has contested in decades, indicating its struggles within the seat-sharing dynamics with Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP)," said political analysts. Moreover, in Northeast Mumbai, Congress is fielding candidates in only one constituency.
In Mulund, NCP (SP)'s Sangeeta Wagh and Congress’s Rakesh Shetty have filed nominations, raising the possibility of Congress conceding all of Northeast Mumbai if Shetty withdraws. "We aimed to contest in 14-15 seats but were left with just 11, as Shiv Sena (UBT) had already announced candidates in several constituencies. We will, however, uphold the alliance’s spirit to maximise MVA's win," said Gaikwad.
