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Congress’s AK Antony’s Son Quits Party, Alleges “Intolerant Calls To Retract Tweet On BBC Documentary

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Yesterday, the former Congress leader called the BBC a state-sponsored channel with a “long history of prejudices against India”, while slamming a two-part series focusing on PM Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Veteran Congress leader AK Antony’s son Anil K Antony has resigned from the party alleging “intolerant calls to retract a tweet” in which he had denounced a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called it a “dangerous precedent”.

Anil Antony, who was part of the Congress’s social media cell in Kerala, shared his resignation letter on Twitter today and cited “abuses by ones supporting a trek to promote love” in a biting reference to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.

“I have resigned from my roles in the Congress. Intolerant calls to retract a tweet, by those fighting for free speech. I refused. @facebook wall of hate/abuses by ones supporting a trek to promote love! Hypocrisy thy name is! Life goes on,” he wrote.

Anil Antony’s “redacted resignation letter” slammed the party leadership, saying: “By now, I have been made well aware that you, your colleagues, and the coterie around the leadership are only keen to work with a bunch of sycophants and chamchas, who would unquestionably be at your beck and call. This has become the lone criterion of merit.”

Yesterday, the former Congress leader called the BBC a state-sponsored channel with a “long history of prejudices against India”, while slamming a two-part series focusing on PM Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots.

His view was in complete contrast to the stand of the Congress in Kerala, which announced that the documentary would be screened in different parts of the state.

The documentary, which investigates allegations linked to the 2002 Gujarat riots, has been slammed by the Ministry of External Affairs as a “propaganda piece designed to push a discredited narrative”.  The documentary reflects a “colonial mindset”, the government said.

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Chhattisgarh: In A First, Third-Gender Personnel To Take Part In Republic Day Parade

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For the first time, a third-gender personnel from ‘Bastar Fighters’ will take part in the Republic Day Parade at Jagdalpur on Thursday, a senior police officer said

Bastar (Chhattisgarh): For the first time, a third-gender personnel from ‘Bastar Fighters’ will take part in the Republic Day Parade at Jagdalpur on Thursday, a senior police officer said.

The “Bastar Fighters” is the special unit of the Chhattisgarh police department deployed in the Maoist-affected divisions of Bastar. “This is the first time the third gender would be included in the parade. It will send a positive message to the region. The people in the Bastar region are really excited about all this,” said IGP Bastar P Sundarraj while talking to the media on Tuesday.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will also participate in the program.

The Nation will celebrate its 74th Republic Day on January 26.
The main celebrations in the national capital include the traditional march past at Kartavya Path comprising a grand parade by the contingents of the Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces; tableaux display by the States and Central Ministries/Departments; cultural performances by children; acrobatic motorcycle rides and a fly-past, besides Beating the Retreat ceremony at the Vijay Chowk and PM’s NCC rally.

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This time, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be the Chief Guest of the 74th Republic Day celebrations. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including five Ministers and senior officials.

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