Caste Based Boycott Justification: Complaint filed against anchor Ajith Hanumakkanavar, Pejawar Shri
Bengaluru: On January 12, a Dalit organisation filed a complaint against Vishwaprasanna Theertha Swamiji of Pejawara Mutt and Ajith Hanumakkanavar, anchor of Suvarna News TV, for making derogatory statements in support of caste-based boycott.
This complaint is regarding a programme aired on December 27, 2023 with Pejawar Shri on the 'News Hour' TV program titled "Are Dalits allowed to worship in Ayodhya?" In this program, a discussion was arranged on whether Dalits will be allowed to worship in Ayodhya's Ram Mandir.
The complaint is filed at a time when the Prana pratishta is scheduled on January 22nd at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. Pejawar Shri is also one of the trustees of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Theertha Kshetra Trust.
During the debate, Dr. Vishwa Prasanna Tirtha Swamiji of Pejavar Math and the anchor Ajith Hanumakkanavar used discriminatory and derogatory words against Dalits. It is alleged in the complaint filed by an organisation named Dr. B. R Ambedkar Dandu that “Both Pejavara Shri and the TV anchor have justified untouchability by saying that religious rules must be followed in religious places and that Dalits are not allowed to worship in temples"
Commenting on this, Dr. BR Ambedkar Dandu organisation Legal Adviser Adarsh R. Iyer said that the High Ground police station in Bengaluru has issued only an acknowledgment letter in response to the complaint and no preliminary information report has been filed so far.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
