"Manoj Ladwa and Vikas Pota describe themselves as ‘Goodwill Ambassadors’ in the ‘Barry Gardiner-Modi – I scratch your back, you scratch mine’ saga. What they fail to mention is that both were founders of a firm called ‘Saffron’ Chase which is a Government Relations (aka Lobbying) and PR Firm – Modi’s UK counterpart of APCO – the only difference is that this one is a front of RSS. There’s is a ten year old game plan to somehow get Modi acceptance in UK parliament after Modi was first shunned by them because of his alleged involvement in the state sponsored riots of 2002 in Gujarat.
"... “Why did you invite the Kabir Kala Manch? Are you a Naxalite?” the ABVP activist asked Ajayan. “When I said no, he asked me which party I support. I said I am an artist and do not have political affiliations,” Ajayan told The Hindu. “If you want to prove you are not a Naxalite, then say Jai Narendra Modi,” the ABVP activist stated. When Ajayan refused to do so, the activist shouted, “He is a Naxalite,” after which he was surrounded by other ABVP activists, who started assaulting him, Ajayan has alleged. Four other FTII students were also injured.
"FTII Students’ Association Press Release, 22/08/13
Five students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) were attacked outside of the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) on Wednesday 21/08/13 by the Akhila Bharateeya Vidyarti Parishad (ABVP).
"Hundreds of activists of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held a dharna and tried to block the road near vice chancellor's residence on Friday to express unhappiness over the new logo of Banaras Hindu University. They first held a dharna at the main gate of the university and later moved towards the VC lodge. The students demanded that the old version of the logo (image of Goddess Saraswati) was a heritage and any alteration with it would not be tolerated. BHU has recently changed its logo and logo type under a visual identity programme..."
"The Supreme Court’s order of Wednesday, disallowing convicted Members of Legislative Assemblies and Parliament to continue in office, could prove disquieting to as many as 57 Gujarat legislators, including Cabinet Minister Babubhai Bokhiria. Mr. Bokhiria was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in the Rs. 54-crore illegal limestone mining case on June 15, the first sitting Minister ever to be convicted in Gujarat.
"Former Army chief General V K Singh announced on Thursday to intensify protests against the nuclear power plant coming up at Gorakhpur village of Fatehabad district. Gen Singh will lead the ParmanuVirodhiMorcha, a group of non-government organisations (NGOs), against the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NCPIL) for developing the project. He also visited the villages adjoining Bhakra canal and told the residents about the problems they could face if the nuclear power plants came up in their area..."
"Not many people in the world, and specially Christians in India, will recognise Phalgun Amawasya, Kaliyug Varsha 5114 as April 10, 2013. But it is an important date to remember. That was the date that in the well-known Samant-wadi, a pretty place near the southern tip of the State of Maharashtra, saw a meeting of what they described as “devout” Hindus. Samantwadi, a former principality under the Bhonsales, is known for its Brahminic traditions.
"Can shit collection or cleaning of gutters—which has condemned lakhs of people to a life of indignity since ages—be considered a ‘Spiritual Experience’? Definitely not. Everybody would yell. Well, Mr Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, has a different take on this, which he mentions in the book ‘Karmayog’ (publication year 2007). The book is basically a collection of his speeches to high-profile IAS officials. Herein he discusses the age-old caste-based vocation of the Valmikis as an “experience in spirituality”.
"From the label of “Master Divider” in India Today in January 2003 to the tag of “The Great Polariser” in the Outlook in July 2012 — Narendra Modi’s image remained static: self-declared champion of one community of people. But the strain Gujarat faced in the course of his tenure has increased manifold. Wherever I travelled in Gujarat, there was a clear distinction between “us” and “them”. This difference was articulated by several Hindus every time the conversation veered in this direction. In contrast, counterparts among Muslims denied this.
