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== Hindutva activism == |
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Pramod Muthalik was born in 1963 to a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] family in [[Hukkeri]] in the [[Belgaum]] district of [[Karnataka]], close to the border with [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="shivsena-thehindu">{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/28/stories/2005082801590300.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Pramod Mutalik to join Shiv Sena today | date=August 28, 2005}}</ref><ref name="HT-hindutvapeddler">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=68eb2a67-648e-41aa-a78d-5e79ddce11b8&ParentID=0e8f2b1e-500c-4b17-9fae-fab970821f6e&&Headline=A+fast+mover%2c+peddling+his+brand+of+Hindutva A fast mover, peddling his brand of Hindutva], Hindustan Times</ref> He joined the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] in 1975. In 2004, he become the convenor for [[South India]] for the [[Bajrang Dal]]. |
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The cases are relating to making inflammatory speeches, inciting hatred between religious groups, conducting training with intent to carry out violence. Pramod Multhalik has over 45 cases pending against him, and is wanted by the police in 11 districts of [[Karnataka]]. Most of these cases are still under investigation and relate to subversive activities, defiling religious books, unlawful assembly, violating prohibitory orders, and evading judicial warrants. Most were filed between the years 2000 and 2008.<ref name="riot"/> A look at the [[chargesheet]] makes it clear that he has never been arrested for any of these cases.<ref name="times_now">{{cite web|url=http://timesnow.tv/NewsDtls.aspx?NewsID=27913|title=Excl: Muthalik's criminal history exposed|date=1/28/2009 4:36:48 PM |publisher=TimesNow.tv|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2003/feb/20togadia.htm|title=Criminal case filed against Togadia|date=February 21, 2003|publisher=Rediff.com|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref> On February 19, 2000, Muthalik spoke at Malebennur in Harihar taluk of [[Davanagere]] district. He remarked at minority communities and questioned their loyalty to the nation. The Harihar police filed a case under Section 153A of the [[Indian Penal Code]]. Two years later, the district magistrate banned his entry into Malebennur and surrounding areas.<ref name="riot"/> On January 10, 2002, he was banned from entering the [[Bailhongal]] [[taluk]] in relation to communal incidents in [[Kittur]]. The ban also included fellow [[Bajrang Dal]] leaders Vilas Pawar and Manoj Hanagal.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-12/bangalore/27119437_1_bajrang-dal-leaders-communal-clash-communal-harmony | work=The Times Of India | title=3 Bajrang Dal leaders banned from Bailhongal | date=January 12, 2002}}</ref> |
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Muthalik is an admirer of the Hindu radical [[Nathuram Godse]], who assassinated [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. He regularly attends an annual function in Pune to mark the death anniversary of Godse.<ref name="HT-hindutvapeddler" /> |
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== Shiv Sena == |
== Shiv Sena == |
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Revision as of 19:57, 13 April 2014
Pramod Muthalik | |
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 Organisation (Sri Rama Sene) head | |
| Born | 1963 Hukkeri, Belgaum, Karnataka, India |
| Other names | Pramod Muthalic |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Founder of Sri Ram Sena, Rashtriya Hindu Sena |
Pramod Muthalik (born 1963) is the chief of the Rashtriya Hindu Sena, the parent organization of the Sri Ram Sena.[1]
A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bajrang Dal member in his early life, he formed the Karnataka unit of the Shiv Sena after being expelled from Bajrang Dal. He quit Shiv Sena over the Belgaum border dispute, and then formed Sri Ram Sena. He gained media attention when around 40 activists of the Ram Sena barged into a Mangalore pub and attacked young men and women, insisting that these people were violating the traditional Indian values. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government banned him from entering Mangalore, following which he campaigned against the party in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. In March 2014, he joined the Karnataka unit of BJP, but was forced to quit within hours due to widespread criticism and protests from other members. He is contesting 2014 Lok Sabha elections as an Independent Candidate from Bangalore South and Dharwad constituencies in Karnataka.[2]
Hindutva activism
Shiv Sena
In 2005, Muthalik was expelled from Bajrang Dal. Subsequently, in August 2005, he set up the Shiv Sena's Karnataka unit, stating that he wanted a political platform to advance the objectives of Hindutva. He was accompanied by the former district president of the Bajrang Dal for Belgaum, Vilas Pawar, and some 5,000 workers belonging to the Bajrang Dal, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bharatiya Janata Party. This marked the formation of the Shiv Sena in Karnataka.[3] Muthalik quit the Sena in 2006 after the party revived its demand for the merger of the Marathi speaking areas like Belgaum with Maharashtra.[4] He then formed the Rashtriya Hindu Sena.[5]
Sri Ram Sena
After quitting Shiv Sena, Muthalik established Sri Ram Sena in 2006.[6] In 2009, the Ram Sena men led an attack on a Mangalore pub, where women were beaten. Muthalik defended the attack saying that girls going to pub was against Indian culture.[7] He also questioned the media and the government on their silence on the illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators.[8]
Following the attack, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government banned him from entering Mangalore. In response, he campaigned against BJP in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, calling it "corrupt and anti-Hindu".[6]
In 2014, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Karnataka state unit, but was forced to exit in hours after protests from other members.[9]
References
- ^ "Mutalik's long history of running riot". The Times Of India. January 29, 2009.
- ^ "Sri Rama Sena chief Pramod Muthalik to contest against BJP in LS Polls". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
shivsena-thehinduwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
HT-hindutvapeddlerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ NDTV.com: What is Sri Ram Sena?
- ^ a b "Banished, Ram Sena chief slams BJP". The Telegraph. 2009-03-17.
- ^ Why are women always the target?, Rediff
- ^ Ghosh, Dwaipayan; Chaturvedi, Medha (February 19, 2009). "6 Kids Go Missing Every Day In City". The Times Of India.
- ^ Abhinav Bhatt (2014-03-23). "Controversial Muthalik forced to exit BJP in hours". NDTV.