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The Hindu
12 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
SFI meeting urges people to extend solidarity with Palestine
Former MLC K.S. Lakshmana Rao on Tuesday raised serious concern over the devastating humanitarian crisis caused by wars around the world, particularly in Palestine, where countless families have lost their homes and are living under miserable conditions. He was speaking at a seminar titled 'Say No to War', organised by the Andhra Pradesh Student Federation of India (SFI) as part of a nation-wide awareness programme coinciding with the 18th All-India Conference of the federation being held at Kozhikode in Kerala. Mr. Lakshmana Rao said that the daily life of Palestinians has been marked by constant restrictions, violence and oppression. The event was organised to raise awareness among students about the need for global peace and an end to wars. He added that it was not merely a political or geographical issue, but a humanitarian crisis and criticised the United States of America (U.S.A.) for 'fuelling wars worldwide to assert its dominance'. He also condemned the BJP-led NDA government's foreign policy, accusing it of acting like a puppet in the hands of U.S.. SFI's State secretary K. Prasanna Kumar said that wars, regardless of where they occurred, resulted in grave human loss and called for solidarity with Palestine as a stand for peace, equality and humanity. He said that everybody should support a free and sovereign Palestine. The student federation leaders paid tributes to M. Saibaba, who served as the organisation's city president in Vijayawada in the past. The federation's State president P. Rammohan Rao, vice-presidents Ch. Venkateswara Rao and M. Kiran, State committee members Samaram, Amulya, Navita, Sai, Ganesh Nayak, Praneeth, Shanmukh, Kumar, Madhav and others were also present.
Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Filmmaker Vinod Kapri gets threats over ‘Say No to War' post, case filed
Noida: Noida police have registered a case for criminal intimidation against two social media users after filmmaker Vinod Kapri allegedly received multiple death threats on a social media platform over his 'Say No to War' post, police said on Tuesday, adding that suspects are yet to be arrested. The post, which included the hashtag 'SayNoToWar,' was made by Kapri on May 8, was viewed over 2.3 million views by Tuesday evening. A senior police officer from Noida police, requesting anonymity, said, 'Based on a complaint filed by Kapri, a resident of Noida, a case under Section 351(4) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against two social media users — Pravin K. Soni and Arun Yadav — at Sector 49 police station late Monday night. Efforts are underway to arrest them.' 'In my post on May 8, I simply wrote 'Say No to War' on my social media account, X. Following this, some miscreants began trolling and threatening me to mislead the public,' reads the FIR. 'They (the suspects) also circulated my mobile number on social media platforms. Since then, I have received numerous phone calls containing death threats. They also threatened my family and my wife, who is a journalist,' the FIR further stated. On May 9, Kapri tagged the UP Police and Noida Police on social media, urging them to take cognizance of the threats. However, he formally lodged a complaint at the Sector 49 police station on Monday. 'With the help of electronic surveillance, we are tracing the suspects. Further investigation is underway,' said Sector 49 station house officer Anuj Kumar Saini.
