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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Accept Congress decision appointing V D Satheesan as Kerala CM: K C Venugopal
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi (PTI): Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal on Thursday accepted the party decision to select V D Satheesan as the chief minister of Kerala and congratulated him.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Venugopal, who was one of the three persons being considered for the post, said he will provide all support to the CM and the UDF government in Kerala.
The decision comes more than 10 days after the results of the April Assembly polls in Kerala were declared.
The Congress-led UDF secured a more than two-thirds majority in the Kerala Assembly elections, but the party has been unable to decide its chief ministerial face due to lobbying by different camps and protests by workers at the ground level.
Besides, Satheesan and Venugopal, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala was also in the race for the CM post.
