B’luru: Actor Kishore Kumar criticises political use of ‘Vande Mataram’, says slogan being misused
Bengaluru: Pan India Actor Kishore Kumar has criticised what he calls an attempt to use the national song Vande Mataram for political gain by dividing people on religious lines.
On Thursday, he posted on Facebook a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking in the Lok Sabha, with the caption ‘Jai Shri Ram to Vande Mataram.’ In his post, Kishore said the song, which once energised the freedom movement and united people across India, was now being turned into a tool for political advantage.
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He wrote that expressions once used to welcome others with love were being taken over and converted into war cries and weapons of hatred, especially against Muslims. Just as this shift happened, he said, those in power who had no role in the freedom struggle and had no hesitation in selling what true patriots created, were now trying to appropriate a song used by freedom fighters.
Kishore also said many serious issues such as the falling value of the rupee, the state of the economy, weakening democratic institutions, what he called false GDP claims, unfulfilled promises to farmers, healthcare challenges, unemployment, situations in Manipur and Ladakh, and the arrests of scientists and scholars were being ignored.
According to him, the government had shown that it was unable to deal with real problems. He said their only approach now was to divide people and distract them, expressing his frustration over the current political climate.
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FIR against Rajasthan MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati for threatening folk singer
Jaipur (PTI): An FIR has been registered against independent MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati and five others for allegedly threatening folk singer Chotu Singh Rawna and insulting the women of his family, police said on Thursday.
Rawna lodged the FIR against the Sheo MLA and five others after a controversy erupted over a comment on social media.
The dispute arose after the singer made a comment on a social media post on Bhati allegedly ignoring the plea of a child cancer patient.
The singer had posted in Hindi, “If you (child) were a reel star then all leaders would have been by your side.”
Rawna alleged that after this comment, Bhati called him and issued threats.
When the controversy escalated, Bhati’s supporters allegedly made insulting remarks on social media about the singer's family and women, the FIR alleged.
"The FIR was registered on Wednesday under BNS sections 351 (2) (3) and 79. The case is being referred to the CID-CB for investigation," SHO of Sheo police station Satya Prakash said on Thursday.
He said a pen drive and certain documents were submitted along with the complaint.
After the controversy escalated, representatives of the Rawna community submitted memorandums to district administration against the MLA.
The MLA could not be reached for comments.
