LONDON: About 45 people of Indian origin gathered at a park in Windsor on Monday to hold the Indian flag and the Union Jack. Hanuman Chalisa “To show the Government of Maharashtra” that there is freedom of expression in the UK, even if not in the Indian state.
Abhi Yogi, who runs the YouTube channel Simply Sanatan, singing led and the crowd followed. A sound system amplified the mantras. home of Queen Elizabeth II, Windsor Castle, was the original venue, but the group started chanting in front of a statue of the Queen in a nearby park due to traffic. Nearby Muslims were having a picnic Eid and praying. The program ended in a peaceful manner, with no police officers present.
After MP, the Sanatanis were left shell-shocked Navneet Rana And her husband MLA Ravi Rana was arrested and sent to jail on charges of sedition only for threatening to read Hanuman Chalisa outside. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav ThackerayThe residence amid controversy over the ban on loudspeakers in mosques.
“We want to ask the MVA why are they trying to block such simple chants and suppress freedom of expression? Is it just because of appeasement? Are they afraid that if they allow it, So some community will not vote for him? If other religions are allowed to worship him, Hindus should not be stopped,” said the Yogi. “We are only sending good vibrations in the air. If we can do it in England, why do they want to stop such things in India?”
Hirdesh Gupta, an Indian expatriate in the UK, said: “The Maharashtra government has jailed a couple because they wanted to chant Hanuman Chalisa in a public place. This is a mantra that we do daily for strength and power. That is, suppression of freedom of expression. We want to send a message to the Government of Maharashtra that, in UK, on Eid, we can chant Hanuman Chalisa without any fear or disturbance because we have the freedom of expression. Why is freedom of expression being suppressed in India, especially in Maharashtra?
Abhi Yogi, who runs the YouTube channel Simply Sanatan, singing led and the crowd followed. A sound system amplified the mantras. home of Queen Elizabeth II, Windsor Castle, was the original venue, but the group started chanting in front of a statue of the Queen in a nearby park due to traffic. Nearby Muslims were having a picnic Eid and praying. The program ended in a peaceful manner, with no police officers present.
After MP, the Sanatanis were left shell-shocked Navneet Rana And her husband MLA Ravi Rana was arrested and sent to jail on charges of sedition only for threatening to read Hanuman Chalisa outside. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav ThackerayThe residence amid controversy over the ban on loudspeakers in mosques.
“We want to ask the MVA why are they trying to block such simple chants and suppress freedom of expression? Is it just because of appeasement? Are they afraid that if they allow it, So some community will not vote for him? If other religions are allowed to worship him, Hindus should not be stopped,” said the Yogi. “We are only sending good vibrations in the air. If we can do it in England, why do they want to stop such things in India?”
Hirdesh Gupta, an Indian expatriate in the UK, said: “The Maharashtra government has jailed a couple because they wanted to chant Hanuman Chalisa in a public place. This is a mantra that we do daily for strength and power. That is, suppression of freedom of expression. We want to send a message to the Government of Maharashtra that, in UK, on Eid, we can chant Hanuman Chalisa without any fear or disturbance because we have the freedom of expression. Why is freedom of expression being suppressed in India, especially in Maharashtra?