Gandhinagar, March 13 (IANS) Gujarat Education Minister Pradyuman Vaja, on Friday, cited historical letters of former Prime Minister late Jawaharlal Nehru in the state Assembly while speaking on a private resolution on ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’, saying the correspondence reflected Nehru’s opposition to the reconstruction and consecration of the Somnath Temple. Referring to the letters, Minister Vaja told the House that Nehru had written to the then President Rajendra Prasad on March 2, 1951, urgi…
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Chennai, March 13 (IANS) Veteran Telugu actor Rajendra Prasad has now tendered a heartfelt apology for a comment he made on former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran, saying the comment was an inadvertent one. In a video clip that has now gone viral on social media, the veteran Telugu actor apologised in Tamil. He said, “I am Telugu actor Rajendra Prasad. There was a function that happened in our place. In it, they gave me an award named after veteran actor Kanta Rao. When I was speaking…
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) Producer, director and actor Vishal has now strongly condemned Telugu actor Rajendra Prasad for his recent comment on iconic Tamil star and leader MGR, urging the veteran Telugu actor to tender an apology for his demeaning remarks. Rajendra Prasad, during the course of his speech at a private event, heaped praise on veteran Telugu actor Kanta Rao. To highlight Kanta Rao’s significance, he made a comment that demeaned legendary Tamil actor and former Tamil Nadu Chief Mini…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched a fresh attack on the Congress and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi over the shirtless protest staged by the party’s youth wing at the AI Impact Summit and the remarks that followed it.Citing an example from the tenure of late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru regarding the succession to the Holkar dynasty, the BJP questioned why the Congress was ignoring Pandit Nehru’s own views on national identity a…
Hyderabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu congratulated the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri award winners from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed profound delight that State Government Advisor and renowned Oncologist Nori Dattatreyudu has been awarded Padma Bhushan.Gaddamanugu Chandramouli, Krishnamurthy Balasubramanian, and Kumaraswamy Thangaraj have been awarded Padma Shri in Science …
Somnath (Gujarat), Jan 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a strong attack on Sunday against those with a “slave mentality” who opposed the restoration of the Somnath Temple in 1951. He stated that such forces continue to employ “evil means” against India. He pointed out that there were attempts to “whitewash” the religiously motivated attacks for the sake of “appeasement politics”, asserting that the history of hatred and cruelty had been concealed from the public.Taking aim at the …
Somnath (Gujarat), Jan 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who made significant efforts in the restoration of the Somnath Temple following Independence. He also paid floral tributes to the countless warriors who laid down their lives defending the temple.The ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’ serves as a tribute to the temple’s enduring legacy as a symbol of India’s civilisational courage, spiritual strength, and repeated reconstruction despite centu…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Wednesday reignited the political and historical debate on the Somnath temple, by sharing a series of posts on X, alleging that India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru not only opposed the reconstruction of centuries old temple but also tried to trivialize its inauguration by discouraging distinguished citizens including the then President from attending its inauguration ceremony.Sudhanshu Trivedi shared …
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday drew a parallel between India’s economic rise under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the historic reconstruction of the Somnath temple, asserting that the vision of prosperity articulated at the time of the shrine’s consecration is now nearing fulfilment during the present government’s tenure.The year 2026 marks 1,000 years since the first major attack on the Somnath temple in 1026. The occasion is being observed as a symbol of t…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday recalled the time when then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was not supportive of the idea of rebuilding Somnath Temple and did not want top constitutional authorities to be associated with it.In a blog post, the Prime Minister mentioned that the sacred responsibility of rebuilding Somnath Temple, which was attacked by the invaders in 1026, fell upon Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel after Independence.He recalled that Sardar Patel’s visit to…