Vir Das “Two Indias” row: Old video of PM Modi saying Indians were ashamed of being born here, viral
New Delhi: Amidst the controversy triggered by stand-up comedian Vir Das with his monologue named “Two Indias” an old video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying Indians were ashamed of being born in the country before he assumed office in 2014.
The video is purported to be from 2015 when PM Modi was addressing a set of NRIs. In the video, he is seen saying “Earlier, you felt ashamed of being born Indian, now you feel proud to represent the country.”
The 12-second video clip which was shared by popular activist Dhruv Rathee was supported by a News18 report on May 19, 2015, which carried the news of social media outrage against PM over the address.
“Vir Das kahe toh Character Dheela Modiji kahe toh Ras Leela” Dhruv Rathee captioned the video while sharing the New18 report link in another tweet.
Vir Das kahe toh Character Dheela
— Dhruv Rathee 🇮🇳 (@dhruv_rathee) November 17, 2021
Modiji kahe toh Ras Leela 😂👇 pic.twitter.com/1zpU30IuEV
See the news link of this statement before it gets deleted - https://t.co/Ks12RaSTOv
— Dhruv Rathee 🇮🇳 (@dhruv_rathee) November 17, 2021
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Expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil gets bail in sexual assault case
Pathanamthitta(Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday granted bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the third sexual assault case against him, in which he was arrested earlier this month.
The bail was granted by the Pathanamthitta District Sessions Court, which was considering an appeal filed by the MLA against a judicial magistrate's court that had denied him relief, stating that the allegations against him were serious and that he had "similar antecedents".
The third sexual assault case was registered against the Palakkad MLA under Sections 376 (rape) and 506(1) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), following a complaint lodged by a woman from Kottayam district on 8 January. He was arrested in the case on January 11 in Palakkad.
The Kerala High Court and a sessions court in Thiruvananthapuram had earlier protected the MLA from arrest in the first two sexual assault cases, which were registered based on complaints from two different women.
