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Purohits conference held in Tamil Nadu - dnaindia.com
- Kanchipuram:
- The Purohiths (priests) conference held here has appealed to the government to
constitute a welfare board for them and provide assistance for the education of their children. -
The purohits, at the conference yesterday, said since they were economically backward, the government should implement various welfare schemes for them. The conference, organised by South Indian Purohits Trust, was inaugurated by Rama Gopalan, leader of Hindu Munnani.
Speaking on the occasion, Kanchi seer Sri Jayendra Saraswathi asked purohiths to work for the welfare of the people.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Purohits conference held in Tamil Nadu - dnaindia.com
'Sinhalese don't object to Tamils leaving Lanka': Rediff.com India News
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'Sinhalese don't object to Tamils leaving Lanka': Rediff.com India News
- Sherry, a young girl, adds, "You know what filthy language the Sinhalese soldiers use when they see young Tamil girls. That is why refugees are still coming here. The sea route is not safe anymore and so they come by air."
- For those who have a passport and the money getting to India is not a problem at all. In the villages, they inform the army that they are going to Colombo to see their relatives. Once they reach Colombo they just leave for India. The Sinhalese do not object to any Tamil leaving for India. In fact they don't object to any Tamil leaving for any country, Tamils, who have come over from Sri Lanka, told rediff.com
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They can live in the camps or outside if they have the money to do so. About life in Sri Lanka, Sherry says, "The Sri Lankan government says it gives free rations in the IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps. It is true that they are giving food grains, but it is enough for only one meal a day."
Outside the camps, life is controlled by the Lankan army. "There is no civil administration anywhere where the Tamils live. If the army says 'Sit!' we have to sit and if they say 'Stand!' we have to stand. We were better off under the LTTE [ Images ] (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam). At least they allowed us to work and move around freely. We did not have to take any pass from them to go anywhere. Now the army insists on a pass to go from one village to another and we have to inform them on when we will come back."
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'Goa govt falsely implicating us on terror charge': Rediff.com India News
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'Goa govt falsely implicating us on terror charge': Rediff.com India News
- Abhay Vartak, convenor of the Sanstha, says that their approach towards issues is what has put them in this situation.
- Your organisation is very Maharashtra centric. What is this connection with Goa?
The organisation has always been active in Goa. We have doing our work there too.
However, the Sanstha sprung into the limelight when it raised its voice against the demolition of temples and desecration of idols in Goa. Idols in at least 30 temples were desecrated in the past two years and the Sanstha has been staging protests.
The Goa government was under a lot of pressure to act. However they did not make a single arrest. The Goa government realised that the best way to shut our voices was by falsely implicating us in a case of terrorism. This is exactly what happened in the aftermath of the Margao blasts. -
The police have said that the Nishaad Bakhale, one of the accused in the case, is associated with the Sanstha. The name of Yogesh Naik, a member of the Sanstha, who was injured in the blast and died on Tuesday, also crops up…
Nishaad Bakhale is not at all associated with the Sanatan Sanstha. The media has been constantly stating that the owner of the scooter is the sadhak (follower) of Sanatan Sanstha. But, in fact, Bakhale is neither our sadhak nor is there any relation between the two. Yogesh Naik used to come to Sanatan's ashram to deliver milk and his linkage with the organisation is limited to this extent only.
- The truth is that our organisation does not believe in terrorism. We only raise our voice against injustice and do not resort to violence.
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RSS outfits grow, away from politics | Sangh Parivar
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RSS outfits grow, away from politics | Sangh Parivar
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The BJP’s ongoing membership drive may be struggling but the party’s Sangh parivar siblings are growing robustly.
These other RSS progenies claim that being away from power and politics is an advantage, and that the BJP’s departure from the Centre and loss of ground in some state strongholds have actually helped them.
- He said that for the six years the BJP had ruled at the Centre, the BMS had repeatedly taken on the government over economic reforms and foreign direct investments — and that each time it did so, its membership grew.
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“Because the BMS is not attached to a political party but to a service organisation like the RSS, we are not encumbered by compulsions to back a party’s agenda.”
The leaders of some other RSS front outfits too cited their “autonomy” from the BJP as the main reason for their survival and growth.
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The ABVP has the largest following in BJP-ruled Karnataka and in Andhra Pradesh, a state where the party practically doesn’t exist.
“Students are attracted to us because we work beyond the campus for the betterment of society. Our biggest slogan is against the commercialisation of education and that affects one and all,” said Ravi Kumar, ABVP national secretary.
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Kripa Prasad Singh, joint general secretary of the Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram, which works mainly in the Maoist zones, said an “apolitical” outlook was the best way of ensuring that state governments did not stand in the organisation’s way.
“Congress governments have never harassed us because they appreciate the services we render to the tribals,” Singh said.
“Even the CPM government in Tripura has been friendly. But not the Bengal government — they deprive the tribals who use our schools and hostels of the monthly stipend they are entitled to.”
- article by RADHIKA RAMASESHAN
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