‘Ayeshas introducing Hindu women to Aftabs’: Raja Singh spews hate again, this time in ‘Edula Puram’

In a video now viral on social media, Singh could be heard saying, “Whoever has a tilak on his forehead is my brother and a Hindu, and I will befriend only that person. And our women sisters (Hindu), please do not become friends with any burqa-clad women.”

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‘Now Ayeshas have also become a threat’

At the gathering, Singh could also be heard endorsing violence against a different community.

He said, “I want to tell the youngsters and sisters (Hindu) that if any love-jihadi comes here (Adilabad), that rascal should be beaten after being hanged upside down.”

Referring to the recent controversial Hindi movie The Kerala Story, Singh went on to say, “There was a time when we were under threat from Aftab, but now we have a threat from Ayesha as well. These Ayeshas are the ones who are introducing our Hindu women to Aftabs, we need to beware of them.”

The 138-minute-long movie unfurls an Islamophobic narrative that demonises Muslims and turns a deaf ear to the numerous stories of religious harmony existing in the state.

“We have not filed any case so far as no complaint has been filed. We will go through the videos and then decide on the next course of action,” Adilabad SP D Udaykumar Reddy told South First.

Location: Adilabad, Telangana

Hate monger T Raja Singh delivered another hate speech where he demonized Muslims, endorsed violence, abused and threatened police to file cases against him. @TelanganaPolice @hydcitypolice pic.twitter.com/AtsOKA5OE3

— HindutvaWatch (@HindutvaWatchIn) June 6, 2023

Also read: HC grants conditional bail to Raja Singh

‘Edula Puram’, not Adilabad

In another display of promoting violence, Singh called an RSS worker on the stage and asked him to give weapons training to women. “Start judo-karate classes to beat love-jihadis,” he said.

Singh alleged, “The police (Telangana police) is a police force of Razakars (paramilitary forces during the Nizam, absorbed into the Indian army after Independence). They do not support Hindus. If anyone talks about Hindutva, then police think of how to register a case against that person. Even right now one of the two cameras installed here is set up by police.”

Singh, who reportedly has over 100 FIRs registered against him, also said, “I have 150 FIRs registered against me. If 151st would be in Hathnoor, I would not mind it. When we can shut the traitors of the Old City, then who are these people [trying to stop us]?”

While thanking his supporters on social media who joined the Adilabad rally, Singh called the place “Edula Puram.”

आज एडुला पुरम (आदिलाबाद) के ताड़ी हतनुर में छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज जी की भव्य प्रतिमा का अनावरण किया गया।

इस कार्यक्रम में हजारों की संख्या में आए सभी हिन्दू भाई बहनों का हृदय से धन्यवाद।

जय श्री राम 🚩
जय भवानी। pic.twitter.com/rsEPTiiBWp

— Raja Singh (Modi Ka Parivar) (@TigerRajaSingh) June 4, 2023

“The arts of Kashi would have been Mathura Masjid,” said Singh, urging the crowd to set aside everything and work for Hindutva.

Also read: Controversial MLA Raja Singh booked thrice in 3 days

Continued hate speech

Raja Singh was suspended from the BJP in August last year after his alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed ahead of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show, which led to a serious law and order breach in Hyderabad.

Singh was arrested on 25 August and remained in prison for at least 75 days.

Raja Singh at the Adilabad rally on 4 June. (Twitter)

The Telangana High Court, however, granted him conditional bail on 9 November, and warned him against making provocative speeches against any religion.

The bench of Justice Abhishek Reddy and Justice J Sridevi also prohibited him from holding rallies or speaking to the media.

However, in an apparent violation of these orders, Singh made several provocative speeches in January and February this year, appearing in multiple rallies in Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

He made several calls to boycott Muslims, and raised “issues” like “love and land jihad”, religious conversion, and “population control”.

The Hyderabad police eventually issued him back-to-back show-cause notices.

However, this did not dissuade Singh, who, on 30 March, gave a call for Akhand Hindu Rashtra (a unified India), which as per right-wing groups includes modern-day Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet.

The Hyderabad City Police then booked Singh in three cases back to back, including in connection with the display of the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse and giving a call of Akhand Bharat during the Ram Navami procession.

Related: Raja Singh booked for hate speech in Hyd, 2 days after Mumbai

Suspended BJP MLA @TigerRajaSingh during Ram Navmi Shobha Yatra in #Hyderabad along with his followers took oath to make India #HinduRashtra.@TheSouthfirst pic.twitter.com/6UJA31AbwH

— Sumit Jha (@sumitjha__) March 30, 2023