Right-wing groups, including the RSS and Sangh Parivar, have called for a boycott, alleging that the movie serves as propaganda against Hindus.
Boycott and Swaraj: these were weapons of mass unrest and grievance to challenge the British Indian Government announcement on 19 July 1905 to partition Bengal.
Traditionally, police officers from constables to Superintendents of Police (SPs), Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs), and Inspectors General (IGs) celebrate Holi at district police lines, usually the day after Dhulendi.
With no thaw in the relationship in sight between the Raj Bhavan and the DMK government, Chief Minister MK Stalin is skipping the ‘At Home’ reception hosted by Governor RN Ravi on Republic Day and instead, is slated to participate in an event organised by the villagers in and around Arittapatti, in Madurai district to thank him for the cancellation of the Tungsten mining lease in that region.
Announcing the boycott of the February 5 byelection to the Tamil Nadu assembly from Erode (East) constituency, the principal opposition AIADMK and its ally the DMDK have said the decision to opt out of the contest was taken since the ruling DMK would not allow the people to vote freely as was the case in the past bypolls.
Castigating Governor RN Ravi for walking out of the Assembly without reading the customary 'Governor's Address' at the beginning of the first session of the year, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday charged him with habitually transgressing the tradition of the legislature.
The Home Guard personnel in the national capital issued an ultimatum to the authorities to regularise their jobs or face the boycott of the polls.
While the DMK is keeping silent on its participation, it is expected that the chief minister and a few of his cabinet colleagues would ensure their presence at the reception hosted by R N Ravi.
A final decision in this regard will be taken during the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi.
Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh said that Pro-tem Speaker Owaisi made "anti-Hindu" remarks in the past.
