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As Kamal Haasan explores political options, Rajini praises Modi’s Swachh Bharat mission

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tamil Nadu’s political landscape has been abuzz with speculation over the entry of Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan into active politics

While his cine-colleague Kamal Haasan has been extremely vocal about his political ambitions over the past few months, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth had so far maintained a studied silence on rumours that he too was all set to take a plunge into politics.

But on Friday, a tweet by Rajinikanth in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat initiative sent his fans and political observers into an overdrive, with many speculating if he was veering towards joining the BJP.

On Friday morning, as Prime Minister Modi was set to start a two-day visit of his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi, Rajinikanth who is an infrequent Twitter user posted on the micro-blogging site:[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Over 7000 Twitter users retweeted Rajinikanth’s post, triggering immediate speculation over whether his comment is an oblique reference to his political inclination. The actor, unlike Kamal Haasan, has in recent years maintained equidistance from all political parties – he has met leaders of Dravidian parties like the DMK, AIADMK as also those from national parties like the BJP and Congress – but hasn’t spoken openly about his party of choice. In the past, however, Rajinikanth has endorsed the electoral bids of both AIADMK and DMK at different points in time for Tamil Nadu assembly polls.

In May this year, Rajini had said that “If God wills it, I will enter politics tomorrow” while telling millions of his fans across Tamil Nadu that the “the (political) system is rotten. We should change the system.”

While Haasan has expressly ruled out joining or allying with the BJP, asserting that “saffron is definitely not my colour”, Rajini has no apparent problems with the party. He is also said to enjoy a “good personal rapport” with Modi.

However, it is possible that Rajinikanth’s appreciation of Modi’s cleanliness drive is simply a response to a letter that the Prime Minister had sent to a score of film celebrities, artists and other prominent citizens on September 9, asking them to extend their support to his Swacchata Hi Seva movement which is part of his Swacch Bharat mission. Several cine-celebrities from across the country had received the letter and shared it on Twitter too.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_raw_html]JTNDYmxvY2txdW90ZSUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIydHdpdHRlci10d2VldCUyMiUyMGRhdGEtbGFuZyUzRCUyMmVuJTIyJTNFJTNDcCUyMGxhbmclM0QlMjJlbiUyMiUyMGRpciUzRCUyMmx0ciUyMiUzRS4lM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZuYXJlbmRyYW1vZGklMjIlM0UlNDBuYXJlbmRyYW1vZGklM0MlMkZhJTNFJTIwamklMkMlMjBoZWFydGZlbHQlMjBhcHByZWNpYXRpb24lMjBmb3IlMjB0aGlzJTIwd29uZGVyZnVsJTIwaW5pdGlhdGlvbi4lMjBJJUUyJTgwJTk4bGwlMjBkbyUyMG15JTIwYmVzdCUyMHRvJTIwYmUlMjBhJTIwcGFydCUyMG9mJTIwbXklMjBTd2FjaGglMjBCaGFyYXQuJTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGaGFzaHRhZyUyRlN3YWNoaGF0YUhpU2V2YSUzRnNyYyUzRGhhc2glMjIlM0UlMjNTd2FjaGhhdGFIaVNldmElM0MlMkZhJTNFJTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnQuY28lMkZlVHNKT3FqWDRZJTIyJTNFcGljLnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGZVRzSk9xalg0WSUzQyUyRmElM0UlM0MlMkZwJTNFJTI2bWRhc2glM0IlMjByYWphbW91bGklMjBzcyUyMCUyOCU0MHNzcmFqYW1vdWxpJTI5JTIwJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGc3NyYWphbW91bGklMkZzdGF0dXMlMkY5MTExNDAzNjIyNTY2NjI1MjklMjIlM0VTZXB0ZW1iZXIlMjAyMiUyQyUyMDIwMTclM0MlMkZhJTNFJTNDJTJGYmxvY2txdW90ZSUzRSUwQSUzQ3NjcmlwdCUyMGFzeW5jJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyJTJGJTJGcGxhdGZvcm0udHdpdHRlci5jb20lMkZ3aWRnZXRzLmpzJTIyJTIwY2hhcnNldCUzRCUyMnV0Zi04JTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Maharashtra Assembly election: Uddhav Thackeray expels 5 Sena members for not withdrawing nominations

Following the withdrawal of nominations, around 4,140 candidates were left in the fray for 288 Maharashtra assembly seats

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Maharashtra Assembly election: Uddhav Thackeray expels 5 Sena members for not withdrawing nominations

Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief on Tuesday expelled five rebel leaders for anti-party activities after they failed to withdraw nominations filed for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections.

The expelled leaders include Bhiwandi East MLA Rupesh Mhatre, Vishwas Nandekar, Chandrakant Ghugul, Sanjay Awari and Prasad Thackeray. Reportedly, 14 leaders from the Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s NCP had filed nominations, defying party command. 

Among those who withdrew their nominations by the Monday deadline was Congress’ Mukhtar Shaikh, who withdrew from the Kasba Peth assembly constituency in Pune and announced his support to the party’s official candidate Ravindra Dhangekar.

In addition, royal scion Madhurima Raje Chhatrapati’s withdrawal as Congress candidate from Kolhapur North minutes before the deadline left the party without representation in one of its western Maharashtra strongholds. Madhurima Raje was nominated in place of ex-corporator Rajesh Latkar after a party office was vandalised by those opposed to the latter.

Hemalata Patil from Nashik Central, Madhu Chavan from Byculla and Vishwanath Walvi from Nandurbar are among the seven Congress rebels who withdrew their nominations. Only two NCP(SP) rebels are in fray.

Furthermore, among those to withdraw from the electoral race was Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, who has held on-and-off hunger strikes and protests to demand reservation for the community in education and jobs over the past year. The activist said that the Maratha community will decide on its own whom to defeat and whom to elect. He also announced he would support two candidates from Parvati and Daund in the state assembly polls, though he said their names will be disclosed later.

Following the withdrawal of nominations, around 4,140 candidates were left in the fray for 288 Maharashtra assembly seats, while 2,938 candidates withdrew their papers. The figure is a 28 per cent increase from the 3,239 candidates who fought the 2019 assembly polls.

This year, the Maharashtra Assembly election will see major regional parties NCP and Shiv Sena contesting after a split down the middle. The factions led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP have joined hands with the BJP to form the Mahayuti. The Assembly elections are scheduled for November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.

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Centre issues notice to Wikipedia on complaints of bias, inaccuracies

The government also questioned why Wikipedia should not be classified as a publisher, rather than an intermediary.

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Centre issues notice to Wikipedia on complaints of bias, inaccuracies

The Centre on Tuesday has issued a notice to Wikipedia over multiple complaints about bias and inaccuracies on the platform. The government in its letter to Wikipedia highlighted that a small group of editors appears to have significant control over the contents, particularly influencing its neutrality. 

Reports said that the government also questioned why Wikipedia should not be classified as a publisher, rather than an intermediary. However, neither Wikipedia nor the government has issued an official statement on the matter so far. 

Wikipedia, popularly known as free online encyclopedia, allows volunteers to create and edit pages on a wide variety of topics, including people, issues and various fields of knowledge. This recent development follows two months after the Delhi High Court slammed Wikipedia and also warned it of a potential ban in India during a case filed by news agency ANI, which alleged that its Wikipedia page contained inaccuracies and defamatory content. 

In the last hearing, Justice Subramonium Prasad further observed that Wikipedia might not be entitled to defend the defamatory edits since it claims to be only an intermediary. The Delhi HIgh Court also questioned if Wikipedia is an intermediary, why is it bothered? It added that if somebody else has edited and that addition is without basis, then it comes down.

It further stated that Wikipedia is not here to protect the editors but is a mere wall. The court opined that it will only see whether the opinion given in the encyclopaedia does not depict the correct picture, as not true representation of the article. However, Wikipedia clarified that it was not defending the statements or edits made on Wikipedia’s page about ANI. It further sought to assist the court in the matter, particularly with regard to the architecture of the platform. 

Notably, Wikipedia has faced growing criticism for alleged bias and inaccuracies, especially amid the ongoing US presidential elections. Elon Musk, owner of X, has publicly accused Wikipedia of supporting far-left ideologies. He also urged the public to stop donating to Wikipedia, claiming it is controlled by far-left activists.

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JMM-RJD-Congress are supporters of Bangladesh infiltrators: PM Modi at Jharkhand rally

Narendra Modi further claimed that if the bad policies of JMM, Congress and RJD continue, the adivasi society in Jharkhand will shrink

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JMM-RJD-Congress are supporters of Bangladesh infiltrators: PM Modi at Jharkhand rally

Ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly election, PM Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the incumbent Hemant Soren government, accusing it to put appeasement at the top of its agenda.

While addressing a rally in Jharkhand’s Garhwa, the Prime Minister said the coalition government of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress and RJD are supporters of Bangladesh infiltrators. He said that the JMM-RJD-Congress government has taken appeasement to its peak, and that these parties are destroying the state’s social harmony. He alleged that the parties are supporters of infiltrators, and to get votes of Bangladesh infiltrators, they are getting them settled across Jharkhand.

The Prime Minister stated that when schools disallow Saraswati Vandana, one can imagine how big the danger is. When there is stone-pelting during festivals, Maa Durga is stopped and curfew is imposed, one knows how dangerous it is, he continued. The Prime Minister also added that when the issue of infiltration goes to court and the administration denies, it becomes clear that the government machinery has been infiltrated. PM Modi was referring to allegations that a Muslim teacher stopped prayers to Goddess Saraswati at a school in Jharkhand’s Giridih.

Narendra Modi further claimed that if the bad policies of JMM, Congress and RJD continue, the adivasi society in Jharkhand will shrink, and advised people to use their vote to uproot this infiltrator coalition. He maintained that Jharkhand’s swift development is possible only if it has a government that expedites the implementation of central schemes.

Referring to the JMM’s decision to replace Champai Soren as Chief Minister after Hemant Soren was granted bail in a money laundering case, PM Modi said that the party has left no stones unturned in humiliating an adivasi son. He asked how the party will take care of the people of the state when nothing matters to them more than family. He added that he does not have a family, and the people are his family. He also mentioned that Champai Soren, once a trusted lieutenant of Hemant Soren, is now with the BJP.

Slamming the ruling coalition of corruption, he said that corruption hollows out the country like termites, and destroys the poor, Dalits, people from backward classes and tribals. He claimed that Jharkhand has seen for five years the corruption of the JMM-Congress-RJD government.

He also referred to the massive cash haul from the home of Congress’s former Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Sahu last year. Mentioning that mountains of cash are recovered from the home of Congress’s Rajya Sabha MP, he questioned if this money didn’t belong to Jharkhand.

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