Tulu Actor Shobharaj Pavoor receives threats, insults for his Facebook post on fuel price hike
Mangaluru: Tulu actor, director Shobharaj Pavoor received threats and insults on social media for publishing a Facebook post about the rise in fuel price on Tuesday.
Shobharaj’s Facebook post that read, “NAMO… we were deceived… Petrol Dhaga Dhaga…. Diesel Bhaga Bhaga”, was published on Tuesday. Since it received threatening and insulting comments, Shobharaj had to delete the post.
Several individuals calling themselves BJP and Sangha Parivar’s members have posted comments threatening and insulting Shobharaj for the post he published.
A Facebook account going by the name BJP Manjeshwar posted a comment that read, “When the Country is progressing so much, itching dogs like you barking for a few biscuits show what is your origin”, in a comment below Shobharaj’s post.
Another account named Sandeep Siddakatte commented, “Isn’t he the same man who cheated people by asking them for money to release a film and did not release a film”, he wrote in Tulu.
Ravindra Nayak’s comment reads, “Did you need this? If you want to taunt politically join politics, leaving that is such a propaganda necessary?” he questioned in Tulu.
Shobharaj Pavoor then published a Tulu post clarifying his previous post, but the clarification post also received insults, threats in the comment due to which Shobharaj deleted his posts.
Shobharaj’s Clarification post in Tulu read-
“I had presumed that NAMO meant Namma Modi, I had voted looking at Modi’s face. With the authority that from the petty change money that I have been earning, I have been paying my taxes, and with the common knowledge that we can post our respective thoughts on our Facebook walls, I have posted my status…
If my status has hurt anybody’s sentiments, forgive me…
Your comments have not caused me any sadness, as I have not seen any of them…
If my personal decision does end up affecting those producing my movies, be it my producers or you, by causing hurt, trouble, or instigating violence, then I would like to withdraw such a decision…”
-Shobharaj Pavoor
“Shobharaj Pavoor is a talented actor belonging to the Tulu Theatre Industry. Recently, he had stood out with his performance as a Tulu cinema actor and director. Politically, he had been supporting Narendra Modi. Voted for him. It is surprising to see that, for speaking opposing the petrol price hike and writing one post against Modi, overnight he has been turned into a traitor. On Facebook, Modi supporters are actively hunting for him. Along with intolerant ridiculing, threats, Shobharaj Pavoor’s new film that is ready for release is being harshly threatened with a boycott and delay.
Because of this Shobharaj has even deleted his first post and published an apology post, clarifying his earlier post in Tulu. Despite this, dissatisfied Modi supporters have continued to issue threats overnight via hundreds of accounts below the clarification post. Now Shobharaj has deleted his apology post and resorted to silence. Months before, when Tulunadu’s people’s favourite actor Arvind Bolar had made a satire on fake astrologers, Modi supporters had conducted a similar online attack until the actor submitted to silence.
This is rampant. This kind of heavy-handedness to ensure that Tulunadu’s artists, writers, folks from cultural theatre do not raise their voice against BJP, its government, and Parivar for any reason, is extremely dangerous. This current state is a reflection of the entire country. During such a serious situation, Tulu Theatre Industry, Cinema Industry, Writers, Artist must stand in support of Shobharaj Pavoor. Conscious citizens must raise their voices. Otherwise, life is sure to become unbearable.”
-Muneer Kaatipalla
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
