Former staff members allege child sexual abuse cases at Isha Foundation
Hyderabad: Two former employees of the Jaggi Vasudev-run Isha Foundation have come forward with disturbing allegations of child sexual abuse within the foundation's educational institutions. Yamini Ragani, a former faculty member of Isha Home School, and her husband, Satya N Ragani, a former regional committee member, addressed the media in Hyderabad on October 17, 2024.
The couple alleged that the foundation is a hub for child sexual abusers under the guise of spirituality. They cited instances of abuse, including a seven-year-old girl raped by a physical education teacher in 2008 and a child who died due to electrocution on World Yoga Day.
Yamini shared her personal experience, stating that her son was abused for three years while studying at Isha Home School. Despite multiple complaints, the management failed to take action, and the perpetrator was allowed to return to the school.
The Isha Foundation has denied the allegations, calling them "baseless" and stating that Yamini was relieved from her position due to various issues. However, Yamini claims that many people have come forward to share similar experiences since she began speaking out.
Source: thesouthfirst.com
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Tharoor crossed 'lakshman rekha' with comments on India-Pak conflict: Congress sources
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee made it clear on Wednesday that it is not the time to air individual views but to amplify the party's official stand, with some leaders later asserting that Shashi Tharoor had crossed the "lakshman rekha" with his repeated comments on the India-Pakistan conflict.
There was no immediate reaction from Tharoor on the issue.
The sources made the assertion after a meeting of CWC members and senior leaders, including Tharoor, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretaries K C Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Sachin Pilot, among others, at its 24, Akbar Road office here.
"We are a democratic party and people keep expressing their opinions, but this time, Tharoor has crossed the lakshman rekha," a senior party leader said after the meeting.
Party sources said, without naming anyone, a clear message was sent during the meeting that this is not a time for airing individual views but for amplifying the party's stand.
A leader said during the meeting, Tharoor toed the party line and gave "constructive suggestions".
A senior leader, without naming anyone, raised the issue of some leaders airing different views and urged the leadership to intervene, the sources said.
Asked about Tharoor's comments in recent interviews being at odds with the party's stand, Ramesh said at a media briefing, "That is his opinion. When Mr. Tharoor speaks, it is his view and it is not the stand of the party."
Tharoor has been making comments on the India-Pakistan conflict that are at variance with the party's stand, which has been questioning the government over US President Donald Trump's claims of mediating a ceasefire between the two countries.
