RSS continues to woo Muslim women: Gives monthly pension for divorced women
Lucknow: The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has begun a second and subtle round of wooing the minorities. The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) has adopted some 700 families under its unique pension scheme that is being run in Varanasi, Gorakhpur and the Bundelkhand region.
Denying any RSS role in these pro-minority moves, Indresh Kumar, the "guide" of the MRM, says the organisation was being run by "nationalist and well-meaning Muslims who wanted their community to shun dogmas and become progressive in life".
He added that initiatives like the monthly pension scheme of Rs 500 per divorced woman were efforts to "bring light" to the otherwise dark and gloomy setting these women are forced to live in.
"Ye rajnaitik nahin, ek imandaar prayaas hai ki jo ye andhera phailaya hai usme roshni bhari jaye" (this is not political, it is an honest effort to bring some light in their lives), Indresh Kumar told IANS.
The MRM has also rolled out a free foodgrain scheme for Muslim families in Modi's Varanasi parliamentary constituency. This scheme initially targets 800 families in poor slum dwellings and would be taken further as and when our resources increase, an official informed.
, the presence of a large number of Muslim women buoyed the spirits of RSS mandarins who feel that the "outreach's response is more than a trickle now". Muslim women openly spoke of their support to Modi's anti-triple divorce move and also extended their support to the demand of a grand Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.
At a convention at the Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan auditorium this week, Shabana Azmi, a professor with the Arabic Culture Department at Lucknow University, told the crowd that Lord Rama was "one of the 1.24 lakh Nabis sent by Allah and that it was only natural that his grand temple be built at Ayodhya".
Insiders say the RSS has been trying to make inroads into segments that were not supporters so far -- and hopes that these efforts will fructify by the time of the next general election.
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Veteran Tamil actor Delhi Ganesh passes away at 80
Chennai: Veteran Tamil actor Delhi Ganesh, aged 80, passed away at his residence in Ramapuram, Chennai, last night at 11:30 pm, after battling age-related health issues. His last rites are set to be performed today.
Delhi Ganesh had an illustrious career in Tamil cinema and served in the Indian Air Force from 1964 to 1974 before debuting in films with Pattina Pravesam (1970), directed by K. Balachander.
Known for his versatile roles, he starred in over 400 films, including iconic movies like Sindhu Bhairavi (1985), Nayagan (1987), Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990), Aaahaa (1997), and Thenali (2000). His final screen appearance was in Indian 2, released in 2024.
