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'Cops are anti-Hindu': BJP's H Raja booked by Tamil Nadu Police after argument over Ganesh idol procession in Pudukottai
Fp Staff •H Raja on Saturday engaged in a verbal duel with the policemen in Meiyyapuram village, calling the force as "anti-Hindu" and "highly corrupt."
BJP leader H Raja calls Kanimozhi 'illegitimate child' of DMK chief Karunanidhi, triggers fresh row
Ians •H Raja triggered a new controversy on Wednesday when he made a veiled attack on DMK MP Kanimozhi, calling her an "illegitimate" child of party chief M Karunanidhi
Now, miscreants vandalise Periyar statue in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district; authorities carry out repairs, deploy police
Fp Staff •A statue of social reformer and Dravidian movement icon EV Ramasamy, popularly know as "Periyar", was found damaged in a village on Tuesday, the latest in a series of similar incidents of vandalism.
Equating Periyar with Lenin is BJP's political immaturity: It's suicidal to reject Dravidian principles in Tamil Nadu
Pramod •The BJP's near-impossible task of finding traction with the people of Tamil Nadu could only be done within the framework of Dravidian politics
Statue vandalism leads to war of ideologies; BJP leaders call for 'swift, stern' action, Opposition cries foul
Fp Staff •Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly disapproved incidents of vandalism of statues that have been reported in various parts of the country
H Raja's remarks on EV Ramasamy statue have further damaged BJP's reputation in Tamil Nadu
Tssudhir •Ramasamy alias Periyar was a rationalist, social reformer and an atheist who famously said, "There is no god, there is no god, there is no god at all.''
Pulling down of Lenin's statue not just an attack on Left, it's an assault on plurality of ideas and diversity of thought
K Nageshwar •The culture of intolerance shown in bringing down Lenin's statue is contrary to argumentative Indian tradition & tantamounts to society's Talibanisation.
Under fire for comments on Periyar statue, BJP leader H Raja blames Facebook administrator for gaffe
•Under fire from political parties in Tamil Nadu for his comments on late Dravidian leader Periyar, senior BJP leader H Raja, on Wednesday, sought to blame his 'Facebook administrator' for the gaffe and expressed regret over the same.
After Lenin statues razed in Tripura, now Periyar bust vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district: BJP, CPI worker arrested
Fp Staff •Two people were arrested in Tamil Nadu's Vellore for vandalising a statue of iconic Dravidian leader Periyar, according to several media reports.
Vladimir Lenin's statue toppled in Tripura: BJP leaders term Russian a 'terrorist', warn Tamil Nadu's Periyar is next
Fp Staff •A war of words has broken out between the BJP and the Opposition over the toppling of Vladimir Lenin's statue in Tripura on Tuesday morning.