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After Haley’s call, campaign to remove secessionist flag intensifies
Washington: As South Carolina’s Indian-American governor Nikki Haley channelled the outrage over Charleston church massacre with a call to remove the Confederate flag, the campaign against the slavery-era secessionist banner intensified.
Heeding Haley’s call, lawmakers Tuesday made debating whether to remove the flag from the State House grounds an urgent matter as protestors rallied at the South Carolina capitol in Columbia. The House voted 103-10 to debate the flag this summer. The 45-member state Senate voted by voice to join the debate that could begin as early as next Tuesday.
A two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of the Legislature will be necessary in order for the measure reach Haley’s desk and subsequently remove the flag from the Capitol grounds.
South Carolina was the first state to break away from the American Union on December 20, 1860, six weeks after the election of anti-slavery Republican Abraham Lincoln as president.
The first shots of the American Civil War too were fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina in April 1861 after ten other states followed in secession to form the Confederate States of America.
The controversial “Stars and Bars” flag was actually the battle flag of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.
Public pressure to remove the red flag with a blue diagonal cross with 13 white stars representing the secessionist states has been growing after photos of the alleged white shooter Dylan Roof, 21, with a gun waving the flag emerged.
The governors of Virginia and North Carolina quickly declared that they would remove the flag from state license plates.
One after another, several of the country’s top retailers — from Walmart to eBay to Amazon and Sears– saying they had no intention of offending customers, announced that they would stop selling Confederate flag merchandise.
Meanwhile, several companies including Nascar, Boeing, BMW and Michelin also rallied around Haley, a Republican.
The debate in South Carolina over the Confederate flag also seems to be spilling over to neighbouring southern states, according to CNN.
in Kentucky, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin have both called for the removal of a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis that stands in the state capitol building.
In Mississippi, the state’s Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn has called the state flag, which includes the Confederate flag in the left top corner, “a point of offense that needs to be removed.”
Activists are also calling for a closer look at the state flags of seven other Southern states, which also include symbols evoking those states’ Civil War battle flags. They include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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