No offence in Tamil poet Vairamuthu’s comments against Andal, says Madras High Court

The lyricist has been facing criticism since his speech on mystic poet Andal, when he said that she was from the Devadasi community.

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· Jan 19, 2018 · 04:12 pm

Tamil poet Vairamuthu’s speech on seventh-century mystic Andal sparks controversy

In his speech, the poet cited a study by an American scholar that referred to Andal as a Devadasi.

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· Jan 11, 2018 · 06:30 am

Case filed against actor Prakash Raj for his comments against Narendra Modi: Report

He had criticised the prime minister for his silence on journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder.

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· Oct 05, 2017 · 09:14 am

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a soup over comments against Army, faces two police complaints

The controversial politician had said security forces commit excesses, forcing ‘women to chop off their private parts’.

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· Jun 30, 2017 · 07:25 pm

Republican candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz step up anti-Muslim stand after Brussels attacks

While Trump said Muslims don’t report ‘suspicious activity’ they know of, Cruz wants the US to not take in refugees from countries with Islamic State links.

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· Mar 23, 2016 · 05:19 pm

British Parliament to debate banning Donald Trump from entering UK

The announcement was made after more than half a million people signed an online petition asking for the ban.

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· Jan 06, 2016 · 11:17 am

Dog remark: Court dismisses petition for FIR against VK Singh

The complainant said in his plea that the Bharatiya Janata Party leader had hurt the sentiments of the Dalit community.

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· Dec 07, 2015 · 07:11 pm

Kerala Sunni Muslim leader calls gender equality un-Islamic

Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musalyar said that women could not be equal to men and are 'fit only to deliver children'.

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· Nov 29, 2015 · 01:48 pm

Rajnath Singh asks BJP leaders to be cautious with statements

The Union home minister also said he has spoken with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar regarding the murders of three Dalit children in the state in the last two

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· Oct 23, 2015 · 12:03 pm