IDENTIFIED: Admin of the FB page that called for violence against 100+ inter-faith couples - Alt News
Arjun Sidharth
5th February 2018 / 7:59 pm / Last updated: 5th February 2018
On February 4, 2018, Alt News published an article that shockingly revealed how a list of more than 100 couples who had entered into inter-religious union were being targeted on social media and a page called “Hindutva Varta” was openly calling for violence against these couples by putting out links to their Facebook profiles as a list in the public domain.
Alt News has identified the perpetrator of these threats. The Facebook page by the name ‘Hindutva Vaarta‘ had urged social media members to track and hunt down Muslim men who are in a relationship with Hindu women. A person called Satish Mylavarapu admitted to being the admin of the page.
I am proud to be admin of that page हिंदुत्व वार्ता … Will create new page again
— Satish Mylavarapu (@satsmylavarapu) February 5, 2018
Mylavarapu has been rather brazen on social media, openly posting threats and inciting violence against members of a particular community. His viciousness can be judged by the fact that he openly pays tributes to Nathuram Godse and claims that Godse saved the country. In the following tweet, along with a picture of Nathuram Godse, Mylavarapu writes, “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, Desh Bachcha Gaye Nathuram”.
रघुपति राघव राजा राम,
देश बचा गए नाथूराम। pic.twitter.com/swz4fUuSp4
— Satish Mylavarapu (@satsmylavarapu) January 31, 2018
Many of Mylavarapu’s tweets call for genocide against ethnic communities and religious minorities.
Maximum restraint?? What the use…. If you need to save india… You have conduct genocide in Kashmir valley… No other go.
— Satish Mylavarapu (@satsmylavarapu) January 31, 2018
In the following tweet, he urges members of the Sikh Community (Khalsa) to crush Islam.
@TajinderBagga ji #इस्लाम की यादाश्त कमजोर हो गयी है, #खालसा को चाहिए के 21वें सदी में फिर से इस्लाम को पैरों तले रौंद दे…
— Satish Mylavarapu (@satsmylavarapu) February 5, 2018
His bigotry did not even spare Ankit Saxena who was killed by the family members of the Muslim woman he was in love with, justifying his murder and claiming that it is the wicked Indian constitution that led to his death, and not Islam.
ये नमाज़ी #अंकित_सक्सेना है… मर गया यही सोचते कि सब #धर्म एक समान है, इसकी हत्या #इस्लाम ने नही की… हमारी विकृत #संविधान ने की… pic.twitter.com/ej0VoFapIs
— Satish Mylavarapu (@satsmylavarapu) February 5, 2018
After Alt News’ story on the call for violence against inter-faith couples led to a huge uproar, the FB page ‘Hindutva Vaarta’ was suspended. Mylavarapu however was nonplussed about the fact that his page was taken off Facebook, resolving to bide his time.
अरे पेज बैन कर दिए, id 30 दिन के लिए बैन कर दिए… अब क्या हिन्दू लड़कियों को अपने हाथों से जिहादियों के हाथ सौंप दी??? सेक्युलर कहलाने का इतना शौक नही है
— Satish Mylavarapu (@satsmylavarapu) February 5, 2018
This nonchalance on the part of those who are openly issuing violent threats in the public domain is a serious cause for concern. Such threats are a direct affront to the authority of the state which is expected to crack down with a heavy hand on those who challenge its monopoly over the legitimate use of force. Moreover, these calls for ‘tracking and hunting down’ Muslim boys is not only blatantly communal but calls upon ordinary citizens to adopt violent tactics, openly fuelling communal tension and conflict. Alt News calls for strict action to be initiated against the admin of the page.
Arjun Sidharth is a writer with Alt News. He has previously worked in the television news industry, where he managed news bulletins and breaking news scenarios, apart from scripting numerous prime time television stories. He has also been actively involved with various freelance projects. Sidharth has studied economics, political science, international relations and journalism. He has a keen interest in books, movies, music, sports, politics, foreign policy, history and economics. His hobbies include reading, watching movies and indoor gaming.
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