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No let up in Pawan Kalyan’s attacks on TV channels
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan on Monday continued his attacks on some Telugu news channels for repeatedly telecasting aactress Sri Reddy’s video in which she used a vulgar word about his mother.
In a series of tweets, the Jana Sena chief once again asked people to boycott the channels.
“Why should we read newspapers and why should we watch channels which abuse our mothers,” he asked.
“What kind of ‘Nirbhaya Act’ is needed to protect ourselves from these emotional atyacharis who run these three channels,” was another tweet by the actor.
Pawan, younger brother of superstar Chiranjeevi, said that public abuse and private apology doesn’t work with him.
“For six months you abused me, my fans, party cadre and film industry (and) as cherry on the top, you abused my old mother too.. You sick minded degenerates and now you send me feelers to apologise, privately.”
The popular actor also declared that he will constitute a committee for the protection of self-respect of women working in the film industry, which will be supported by the women’s wing of Jana Sena.
The ugly spat broke out last week when Sri Reddy, who shocked the Telugu film industry with allegations of casting couch and had staged strip protest earlier this month, used abusive word after Pawan advised her to fight legal battle.
With some channels repeatedly telecasting the abusive video clip, the actor declared an open war against them.
“If I cannot defend the honour of my mother, I better die,” he tweeted on Friday and rushed to the office of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce at Film Nagar to vent his ire. He was joined by his family members, friends and large number of fans.
He called for a boycott of TV9, ABN Andhra Jyothi and TV5, who he said were “making business out of nudity and profanity”, alleging that the owners of these channels had colluded with director Ram Gopal Verma and Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to target him.
Pawan named TV9’s Srini Raju and Ravi Prakash and Andhra Jyothi’s V. Radhakrishna and made serious allegations against them.
The next day Srini Raju sent a legal notice to Pawan, asking him to delete the tweets. The notice clarified that Raju’s venture capital fund has invested in the company, which runs TV9 and that he doesn’t participate in the management of the company.
Pawan on Monday posted on twitter his reply to the legal notice in which he denied making any insinuations. “It’s your client’s figment of imagination and may be perhaps a feeling of guilty conscious,” he said
The actor once again targetted TDP, saying in another tweet, that while the American Constitution’s preamble says “In God we trust”, the TDP Constitution’s preamble line is “In abuse we trust”.
Pawan posted Sri Reddy’s abusive videos with the message to the families of the heads of some TV channels to keep their children away from channels’ programmes.
–IANS
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.