It is unclear where he has delivered this speech. However, in the speech he goes on about how Muslims in Kashmir valley, about two centuries ago were Hinduised and it was very “transparent” (apparent) how, over the years, they have become very opaque( presumably meaning they have become “less Hindu” in their culture). He also insinuated that ‘Global Jihad’ was brought to India by Mufti Mohammad Saeed, who was once the chief minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The suffix-ing of “Jihad to multiple nouns is a phenomenon carefully crafted and propagated since especially 2020 by a band of professional practitioners including electronic media anchors, elected officials of the supremacist right and now, reflected in the utterances of retired intelligence government officials. It is reflective of a sharp majoritarian shift in the tilt and echelons of the Indian state.

While speaking about the Kashmir issue, RSN Singh further said that Kashmir was the ‘head’ of the country and things like ‘tukde tukde’ gang ka ‘nanga naach’ (the dance of the tukde tukde gang) in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), nexus of ‘jihadis’ and ‘’Maoists’ were happening because you have not treated the ‘head’ yet. (Time stamp: 9:10 – 9:20)

He also spoke about someone who took a video of himself eating beef in Kashmir and he deprecated the same questioning how did Kashmir come to this? He further said that Shopian district in Kashmir valley, is the ‘fort of Jihadism’. He said last year 44 ‘jihadis’ were killed there. (time stamp: 19:56 – 20:28). He further said that Hafiz Saeed went to the Bangladesh border and trained Rohingya Muslims and that they were relocated to strategic locations of Kashmir valley like Nagarota, Sujwan. (time stamp: 24:56- 25:55)

Commenting on the phenomenon of suicide bombing he said that Muslims all over the world should ponder over how they used suicide bombing as a mode of attack. He said all Muslims should question this. He said there was no suicide bombing earlier. He questioned how did Kashmir reach this stage of suicide bombing and blamed the “Abdullahs, Muftis, Hurriyat”. (time stamp: 27:18 – 27:36)

In his calculated diatribe, he also said you conducted surgical strikes for Uri, but many “internal surgical strikes are needed” (time stamp: 42:29 – 42:40). Targeting many politicians, lawyers, activists, NGOs, journalists are ‘proxies’ and there should be an internal surgical strike against them (time stamp: 43:00 – 43.12). This is a clear call to violence against sections of Indians.

Elaborating on his slanted view of the past and present, he also said that in every war there is a communal factor. There was a caliphate factor in World War I, in World War II there was a Jewish factor.  In 1947 when tribal invasion happened, they were inspired by ‘Jihadism’ (Time stamp: 44:00 – 44:56)

“When there is jihadism then everyone will feed into it, the Maoists, the church, the tukde tukde gang, everyone”, he added. (time stamp: 46: 55- 47:05)

He further added that he differs from the Constitution makers who held the view that the world has seen the last of the religions. “How did they decide this? Can any judge give a certificate that no more religion can come up? We should understand that Hinduism is the oldest religion of the world. If anybody has the right to analyse other religions, it is ours (Hindus). Because we were already there. Others kept coming. They gave rice, converted, and did violence. The religious text that says that the Earth is flat. When your basics (Constituent Assembly, constitution framers) are so wrong then how do we believe and why should we respect you? We should not compare ourselves to the rest of the world.” (47:52 – 50.32)

In the past as well he is known to have created controversy with his provocative comments as a guest speaker on Times Now. In September 2017, he made some controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammad. A report by The Quint said that RSN Singh was described as “incompetent” and a “non-performer” by some senior colleagues who oversaw his work in India’s external intelligence agency. A police complaint was lodged against RSN Singh in September 2017 for his comments and the channel distanced itself from his comments on the show. The complaint was lodged in Aurangabad as reported by The Quint.

Journalist Saba Naqvi had also quoted Singh in her Times of India article of June 25, 2017 stating that “he suggested that Kashmiri youth oppose India as they are the illegitimate offspring of militants from across the border.”

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The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan has sent shockwaves all over the world. With the Taliban capturing Kabul, thousands of people are trying to flee their homeland, in a bid to escape from the totalitarian regime. The chilling video of people falling off the United States Air Force plane seems to have shaken the conscience of the world.

However, taking advantage of this devastation, Zee’s DNA News has published a sarcastic piece offering an ‘Afghanistan Tour Package’, to the so called “Tukde-tukde gang”, a common pejorative for liberals and intellectuals. The piece accuses them of supporting the Taliban rule in Afghanistan and applauding its victory.  

The publication referred to the statement allegedly made by Shafiqur Rahman Burke, a member of the Samajwadi Party, who said that the Taliban fought in the same way as the revolutionaries of our country fought the British for freedom. As per media reports, he has booked under sections 124A (Sedition), 153A (promoting enmity amongst groups of people on the basis of religion, sex, caste, race, etc) of the Indian Penal Code.

The infamous “Go to Pakistan” can soon be replaced with “Go to Afghanistan” with the DNA article reading, “These people will also get a chance to do a lot of adventure activities in Kabul during this time. If they want, they can hang from flying planes, do rope climbing to enter the airport. Children can swing with Taliban fighters in Theme Park, drive a bumping car, trek through the Hindukush mountains where the Taliban shed the blood of minorities and is still occupied by it. Burqa and hijab shops are very crowded these days in Kabul because with the arrival of the Taliban, the burqa has become mandatory for the women there. If these people want, they can go to Kabul and shop from these shops.”

Referring to liberals as ‘these people’, the article says that they don’t believe in democracy. The DNA News piece says that they could go to the Parliament in Kabul, have dinner with the Taliban leaders and members and go to theme parks with them!

Sudhir Chaudhary, the Editor-in-chief of Zee, who is known for anchoring the DNA (Daily news and analysis) show, has also tweeted a few names, asking them to go to Afghanistan including young women activists like Richa Singh and Gurmehar Kaur.

After the Taliban Spokesperson delivered their first news conference since seizing control of Afghanistan on August 17, several netizens took to Twitter to point out that even a military organisation takes questions from the press, but not the Indian Prime Minister. But this narrative has been falsely twisted by Chaudhary on social media insinuating that some selective people support the Taliban.

Some people in India are celebrating Taliban 2.0, their liberal policies on free press and women. They should go and spend sometime in Afghanistan.

कुछ दिन तो गुज़ारिए #Afghanistan में pic.twitter.com/CPxk58N31g

— Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) August 18, 2021

The news article also says that the liberals should go to Afghanistan and think of ways to spread hate. Amid such heightened fears and issues of grave human rights violations, Zee News is back to spewing hate, misinformation and diverting people’s attention from the primary problem.

Concluding with a snide remark, the article draws parallels with the people who unfortunately hung on to the plane wheels to escape the Taliban, by saying that the liberal gang who go to Afghanistan will eventually feel suffocated and fear for their lives, and it will be at that stage when the Indian government will valiantly rescue them without letting them to cling on to the wheels of the plane.

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Faithful foot-soldiers of the regime, who use their television networks to further the communal agenda of supremacist forces, have been warning the nation about the infamous “Tukde-Tukde gang” ever since the 2016 student protest on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University. 

But things got interesting when Union Home Minister Amit Shah used the term at an event in Delhi in December 2019. Shah said, “I want to say that it’s time to punish the tukde-tukde gang led by the Congress. They are to be blame for the violence in the city. People in Delhi should punish them.“ 

This caught the attention of RTI activist Saket Gokhale who promptly demanded information from the Ministry of Home Affairs about this allegedly anti-national group comprising student and youth leaders. But the MHA by its own official admission, knows of no such group!

Responding the Gokhale’s query, the MHA wrote back saying, “Ministry of Home Affairs has no information concerning tukde-tukde gang.”

Gokhale tweeted a copy of the response he received from the MHA.

PEOPLE – IT’S OFFICIAL

The Home Ministry has responded to my RTI saying:

“Ministry of Home Affairs has no information concerning tukde-tukde gang.”

Maanyavar is a liar.

The “tukde tukde gang” does not officially exist & is merely a figment of Amit Shah’s imagination. pic.twitter.com/yaUGjrqI4f

— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) January 20, 2020

In a series of subsequent tweets, he took down the right wing for defaming pro-democracy voices and sundry dissenters, urging people to focus on facts and not state sponsored propaganda.

I’m now writing to the Election Commission to take cognizance of this.

Home Minister Amit Shah must explain why he used this term in a rally or he should apologize publicly for lying to the people & misleading them.

— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) January 20, 2020

It took 15 mins & 10 rupees to nail the lies of Home Minister Amit Shah on the reprehensible term “tukde tukde gang”.

I did nothing exceptional – merely used the law/system that’s available to us all.

The point? The system, as broken as it is, can be pushed to work.

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— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) January 21, 2020

The fascists can be held accountable for every word they utter. Their lies can be nailed publicly.

All it takes is 10 mins & 10 rupees.

Now imagine if 100 of us did this every week.

Imagine

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— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) January 21, 2020

This may be too little too late for people like Kanhaiya Kumar, Shehla Rashid, Umar Khalid, Jignesh Mewani and many others who have all at some point of time been accused of being members of the “Tukde-Tukde gang” that is allegedly conspiring against the integrity of the nation. All of these leaders have faced hateful and inflammatory comments. They have been defamed and threatened. There has been a clear and present risk to some degree to their lives and well-being. Will Amit Shah now explain why he legitimized these jibes?  

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