Tejasvi Surya’s office deny reports of him apologizing to BBMP war room workers; says its fake news
Editor of 'The News Minute' says they have audio evidence
Bengaluru: MP Tejasvi Surya’s office on Friday denied reports of him apologizing to the members of the COVID war room of BBMP for naming them in the alleged bed distribution scam.
A report published in The News Minute had earlier reported MP Tejasvi Surya visited the war room and added that he just read out the list given to him and apologized. Reacting to the news on Twitter, the official Twitter handle of Tejasvi Surya said it was fake news. “When one has no news, they create fake news.” The tweet read.
Reacting to the development, The News Minute Editor-in-Chief Dhanya Rajendran, in a thread of tweets added they have 15-min audio based on which the report was made.
“Tejasvi told the war room that his number too was leaked, even his parents are being abused. All sides need to stop this. Focus on the pandemic. We will update the copy with all the quotes. After that, no more tweets from me on this. I got other work to do” Dhanya Rajendran posted in one of the tweets.
“Hello! What is fake news here? You went there. Said sorry that numbers leaked, people harassed and said you will find who leaked numbers. You said you read a list which was given to you. You said 'being shown as a conspiracy against Muslims' How do I know? I have the audio” she wrote in another.
Here’s Dhanya Rajendran’s series of tweets:
Hello! What is fake news here?
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 7, 2021
You went there.
Said sorry that numbers leaked, people harassed and said you will find who leaked numbers.
You said you read a list which was given to you.
You said 'being shown as a conspiracy against Muslims'
How do I know? I have the audio. https://t.co/kDLzSB6S8N
There is only one issue with the TNM story. We said Tejasvi Surya said he isn't 'communal or casteist'. In the 15 min audio, it is not there. Maybe it was there in a part of the speech we missed. However, if you didn't say that, sorry for attributing it.
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 7, 2021
Your office told my reporter that he never spoke or apologised to the 16 Muslims (see line below headline). That's exactly what we said too. Thanks. (Surprise over) pic.twitter.com/S6HZYwcrHD
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 7, 2021
Tejasvi told the war room that his number too was leaked, even his parents are being abused. All sides need to stop this. Focus on the pandemic. We will update copy with all the quotes. After that, no more tweets from me on this. I got other work to do.
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 7, 2021
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Affront to non-Hindi speaking people: Chidambaram slams use of Hindi words in bills' names
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader P Chidambaram has slammed the "increasing practice" of the government using Hindi words in the titles of the bills and said the change is an "affront" to the non-Hindi-speaking people.
Chidambaram said the non-Hindi-speaking people cannot identify a Bill/Act with titles that are in Hindi words written in English letters, and they cannot pronounce them.
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"I am opposed to the increasing practice of the government using Hindi words written in English letters in the title of the Bills to be introduced in Parliament," the former Union minister said late Monday night.
Hitherto, the practice was to write the title of the Bill in English words in the English version and in Hindi words in the Hindi version of the Bill, Chidambaram said.
"When no one pointed out any difficulty in the 75 year practice, why should government make a change?" he said.
"This change is an affront to non-Hindi speaking people and to States that have an official language other than Hindi," the Congress leader said.
Successive governments have reiterated the promise that English will remain an Associate Official Language, Chidambaram said.
"I fear that promise is in danger of being broken," the Congress MP said.
