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Muslim Woman 'Bullied' by Madhavi Latha Left Without Voting, Claims Booth Level Officer

The BLO of a polling booth told Meenakshy Sasikumar that Madhavi Latha asked a Muslim woman to show a second ID card as the one she had on her 'didn't match her face.' 'The woman said she didn't

'I was doing my work when madam [Madhavi Latha] came in and asked four burqa-clad women if they had cast their votes. When they said no, she randomly asked for their ID cards and demanded that they remove their veils,' the BLO told Meenakshy Sasikumar. thequint.com/elections/musl…

Prajwal Revanna tapes: The aftermath
TNM spoke to 3 of the 4 women who have approached the police.

“Oh, are you alive? Someone told me you had tried to kill yourself. Have you seen the pictures? It is you, isn’t it?” These are the queries posed to the women.

On odd days: Why do Muslims not embrace India and participate in its democracy as educated and responsible citizens

On even days: WhY dO thEse MuSlimS vOte In LargE nUmbers

'They beat us up, snatched our IDs, and tried to scare us away': Voters in #UttarPradesh 's #Sambhal constituency allege violence by police at polling booths on 7 May. Himanshi Dahiya reports from the ground.

We need to talk more about the psychological impact of BJP's ugly anti-Muslim campaign on ordinary Muslim citizens.

. #Hindutva makes inroads in #Telangana as #Congress , #BRS maintain caste inequity
#Elections2024 thenewsminute.com/telangana/hind…

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This is article by Johanna Deeksha is not an article but an absolute Horror story:

1. Rupa Hassan and her colleagues began to receive desperate calls from a couple of these women. “They were weeping on the phone saying they had no choice but to

bong joon-ho was insane for this

Out today, the tale of a striking paradox. 'Even as Indians struggle, the economics of the BJP has seen a dramatic improvement.' The party is, for one, building new offices + outspending rivals in the polls. How deep are its pockets, ask The Wire and I. thewire.in/politics/the-r…

This is the most hilarious video of the day 😭

#FactCheck : This video is from Pakistan. Moreover, there is no 'Sita Ram temple' in Wayanad. Sita Devi Lavakusha is a prominent temple in Wayanad, and they have dismissed the viral claim. Kerala BJP also denied the allegation.

newsmeter.in/fact-check/vid…

Many of you are wondering why Prajwal Revanna videos didn’t hit the news cycle before since they have been doing rounds for months. There are two reasons. One is that he got a court gag order last year itself claiming videos may come. This is a list we made of other gag orders

BJP warned about Prajwal Revanna videos months ago, still gave him Hassan ticket. A BJP leader from Hassan had written to the party warning about the videos in December itself thenewsminute.com/karnataka/bjp-… #

So proud of Dheeshma Puzhakkal 💪🏽

#Kerala will also see some battles of the bigwigs – #Congress leader Rahul Gandhi versus CPI leader Annie Raja in Wayanad, Shashi Tharoor vs Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Thiruvananthapuram. By: Meenakshy Sasikumar

Here are the key seats: thequint.com/elections/kera…