Worship parents on Valentine's Day: Asaram Bapu's ads in Delhi Metro


New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI): This February 14, worship your parents instead of celebrating Valentine's Day, say a series of billboards put up at Delhi Metro stations by a religious group, which also endorsed police action against couples.

The advertisements, put up across 35 stations by an organisation of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, advocating 'Matri Pitri Pujan Diwas' has left many commuters enraged, prompting Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to order the matter to be examined. Asaram is lodged in jail in connection with a sexual assault case.

The ads bear two contrasting pictures; one showing two kids worshipping their parents and the other showing a young couple holding each other's ears as policemen stand nearby.

"Police take strong action against those indulging in degenerate activities by celebrating Valentine's Day in broad daylight. Don't celebrate Valentine's Day," the message in the posters say.

"The ads were displayed by a private contractor as all the ad space inside the Delhi Metro premises are allotted to specialised agencies who in turn allot them to interested advertisers. The matter is being thoroughly examined and taken up with the concerned contractor for necessary action," DMRC chief spokesman Anuj Dayal said.

When contacted, a functionary of 'Bal Sanskar Kendra', the organisation behind the posters, said the objective of the ad campaign was to make youngsters "aware" that Valentine's Day was "against Indian culture".

"The picture depicts the plight of a couple who were caught celebrating Valentine's Day in a public park at Raipur where the state government officially celebrates 'Matri Pitri Pujan Diwas'. We want other state governments to come up with similar orders," Manish Goswami, the functionary said.

The posters also made a few wonder about the advertising policy of DMRC. "I guess Delhi Metro will put up just about anything if you pay them enough money," Govind RS posted on Facebook.

A DMRC executive said the company follows the Delhi Outdoor Advertising Policy, 2008 and does not have its own policy in this regard.

Unlike DMRC, Transport for London, which runs the vast London subway train service, has its own advertising policy.

"Technology wise we compete with west, #mentality wise we compete with 19th century !!" one Hamraj Singh posted on Twitter, while a tweet by one Shalu Dyani reads, "Asaram Bapu's ads in Delhi Metro threatening couples celebrating Valentines! DMRC has some serious explaining to do."

 

  

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  • Arun, Delhi

    Wed, Feb 10 2016

    yes he still has followers and mind ur language
    if u cannot appreciate this move atleast do not spit venom
    moreover 'It has still not been proved that he is rapist. Even the medical report of the girl does not mention rape.He is in jail due to POCSO

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  • Hitesh , Udaipur

    Wed, Feb 10 2016

    It's a great initiative by AsaramBapuJi.
    This is not the first time that Asarambapu's followers are celebrating Matri-Pitri pujan divas on 14th feb .
    I have seen it for so many years they are doing this great celebration without forcing any body and they have got great results that millions of people and schools are celebrating this day praying their parents.
    I don't know why people are against this.
    Even RSS ,VHP & many MUSLIMS are following this path and this year RSS and VHP refused to do any violence on against the valentine's on 14th Feb and supporting AsaramBapuJi 's MPPD .
    One should know that Asarambapu is in jail for more than 2 1/2 years without any single proof.
    No one has the right to defame him .
    Even respected lawyer subramanian swamy d that Asarambapu is framed by sonia gandhi because he is against religious conversion but sonia gandhi supports it .

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  • Lokesh, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 10 2016

    I fail to understand why suddenly for some people their parents became important only after Valentines day protests started by Shiv Sena a couple of years ago whereas for me, they were very important people in my life even before I heard about valentines day. I pity these people come to this forum and start writing about the importance of parents as if they woke just now.I don't need a day to respect them unlike those people who are defending that Feb 14th should be celebrated as parents day.

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  • Lokesh, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 10 2016

    @Krunal, Bangalore stated "What! opposition to such a nice gesture ? Those who are opposing this dont love or respect their parents ?" You need to see a doctor asap mate. Who are opposing respect to parents. Don't talk as if you are a Shravan Kumar. As you said yourself, why we have Valentines one day a year? Indeed,then why Matr, Pitr day in a year?? Why we need a Good Governance day once a year?? Why we have Childrens' day, Mothers'/Fathers' day once a year?? The answer is that Feb 14th is celebrated worldwide as valentines day and December 25th as Christmas day. If you want to really make your parents sit and worship once a year and give a good governance (no faking on that day) then pick another day(for your information, there are 365 days in a year)and celebrate as Parents' day. Who is opposing it?? I guess everybody would be happy about it.

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  • Krunal, Bangalore

    Wed, Feb 10 2016

    What! opposition to such a nice gesture ? Those who are opposing this dont love or respect their parents ?
    Some people are saying why just one day for parents , then those guys should answer why celebrate Vday at all, why bound love to one day?

    If love day is being celebrate then most pure form of love between child and parents must be celebrate first, what is wrong in that?

    Just in the name of modernization some people find it fancy to oppose tradition, "Matru devo BHava & Pitru Devo bhava" is out age old tradition in India.

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  • Jitendra Yadav , Bilaspur

    Wed, Feb 10 2016

    If you want to be great in life, respect your parents and obey them!
    Parents mould our life towards greatness! Let's celebrate this Day.

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  • Mohit, amritsar

    Wed, Feb 10 2016

    My questions to all the people of society

    Why so much negativity against campaign I think its great intitative to celebrate it as Parentz day rather than celebrating day of destructing youth morals .Our country is on side of becoming youngest nation than why not enculcate the ways to celebrate our love in pure manner

    Who r the people saying respecting parents day is old fashioned ? Are they drunk ? Are they social people ? Showing up vulgarity is modernization haha common guyz ? Shut up

    few surveys to ans ur questions plz read it carefully

    1. According innocenti report survey in 25 developed nations every year 12.50 lacs girls between age group of 13 to 18 get pregnant during schooling time ? Is this sign develop nation ? Or destruction

    2.About 5 lacs have abortion and remaing 7.50 lacs are unmarried mothers. Wow so develop they are? Aren't they

    3.In America anually about 4.94 lac orphan children are born and 30 lacs teenagers have sexual diseases.didnt u finding intiative started by Sant Asaram bapu intersting now?

    4.Those who are effected by these sexual diseases about 50% have gonorreha,33% gental herpis,1% AIDS

    5.America spend more than 40 crore anually to handle these mass destruction in their Youth

    Now Ans me wether itz good campaign or Ans would be depending on Your morals and plz keep modernaisation like valentine away from our country

    And talking about Asram bapu he has been trapped in well planned conspiracy? Why conspiracy ? for serving our society 4 more than 50 yrs selflessly.Not even single allegation has been proved yet plz see the Flip side you will ans automatically and watch unterviwes if subramaniyam swamy 👍

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  • tom Cat, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    I think Asaram bapu wants to mummy daddy again so he continue to do to daughters as he has been doing before.

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  • SURESH, MUMBAI

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Since time immemorial we HINDUS used to worship parents, guru,saints. Bhkata Pundalika madly in love with his wife, neglected his aged parents, but later on after meeting sage Kukkuta, Pundalik underwent a transformation and devoted his life to the service of his aged parents. Once Lord Krishna visited Pundalik and found Pundalik serving his parents.Pundalik threw a brick outside for Krishna to stand on. Krishna stood on the brick and waited for Pundalik. After completing his services, Pundalik asked that his Lord, in the Vithoba form - waiting arms-akimbo on the brick, remain on the brick with Rukmini, in Rakhumai form, and bless his devotees forever. Thus Pandharpur became famous pilgrimage centre with image of Vithoba.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Promenade Road,Frazer Town,B'lore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    He only know the rape of innocent children.

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    nagesh nayak, bangalore

    "we express love 24x7 and don't want valentine for this."
    How much truth is there in your comments! You should have contd. 24x7x365 then only it would be meaningful and no scope to fight or have arguments with opposite sex.
    Keep some moments for other than loving too. Love increases.

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  • CHRIS, DUBAI

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Nonsense ,I cant believe this old chimpanzee still has followers after coming to know his true colors ,this is very similar to anti nationals who know what they do is wrong but still believe in their wicked ideologies ...mentality of such people can never be changed .

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  • Rita D'Souza, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Sorry!!! We cannot follow your commandments Asaramji. We already have the Ten Commandments inculcated in us.
    So we will follow the Ten Commandments of the Lord through Moses –
    In which the First Commandment is WORSHIP the Lord your God
    And the Second Commandment is HONOUR your father and your mother

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  • BhakSala, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    looks like Asaram ji is served ghee ki roti & dudh malai in jail I strictly instruct Modi ji to stop this and transfer him to west Bengal jail and this is my order

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Worship parents is very good idea, but not in their age of 40, 50 60 or 70, but when they reach to 80 and when they cannot stand, sit or sleep. that time worshiping is much required. Then only i can call you are real worshiper of parents

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  • Rita D'Souza, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Sorry to say this Mr Gangaram. But Worship is the term used only in connection with God.

    One must worship only God and not human beings. Parents are to be honoured and respected.

    The fact that Asaram used the word 'worship' of parents is because he does not know the meaning of the word and in what context to use it.

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Rita, you took it in wrong direction of my hidden message. I mean to say worship in the age of 80 that take good care about parents, that time they need much help!!!

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  • Rita D'Souza, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Okay fine!! if that is the case then i agree with you.

    Sorry for offending you.

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  • Rolf, Dubai

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Dear , Rita
    You are right
    One must worship only God and not human beings.worship the father not the son

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  • Roshan Braganza, Mumbai

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Those truly in love does not need a 'specific day' to celebrate it ,valentines day is capitalistic concept which comes heavily on wallets especially men , to satisfy luxurious demands of their partners . And on other side , its propagating stray partners who does not end up having a marital relationships. This certainly is a cheating on the part of their future marital partners and threat of virus infection like HIV and Ghoneria . Asaram Baapu volunteers r doing a good Job by countering it with Parents day . But yes media may have problem with Asarams past but we have to understand that was just consensual affair , used to trap and malign him .

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  • John Tauro, M'luru / Kwt

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    How can you say his sexual activities, inside his own premises, were “consensual” when those poor inmates were totally under his custody with no way to escape? And what do you say about the death of an inmate?

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Kami bapuna advise!!

    Indian culture'd kama sutra la undu pand kami bapuna jankleg gotthijja ??

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  • Diwakar, Bangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    New initiative from this filthy man & his group. What moral right he has while for his dirty acts he is inside the jail already.. Do not follow these lairs...

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  • JS,

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Matra Pitra OK.... Putri Rape yake..
    Saala k...

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  • MASTHAN, DUB

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    FOR HIM ALL DAY IS RAPE DAY.

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  • Manju, Mumbai

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Just Ignore this marketing day or so called Valentine's day.
    If you do really love someone, and are lucky enough to be with someone you enjoy beyond sex, then you should do nice things for him or her all the time and show that you care — not just one day out of the year.

    Good move by Saint Asaram Bapu.

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  • gm, mlur

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Why you celebrate diwali only one day in a year?

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  • MASTHAN, DUB

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Manju

    STILL WE HAVE SUPPORTERS OF RAPISTS. Really SAD

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  • Manju, Mumbai

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    MASTHAN, DUB.

    Who told you he is a rapist?.

    Media ! and you believe in Media.

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  • lokesh, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 11 2016

    Manju, then cant you ask your honourable PM to make every day as good governance day, every day as children's day/ fathers' day and mothers' day. Also we can have Diwali and holi everyday since it is not related to any birth or death. Why you want to worship (!) your parents only a day in a year? You're talking as if you're Shravan Kumar.. don't cheat yourself mate... you can worship your parents and you don't need to do that only on Feb 14th. There is 364 other days left for it.

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  • MASTHAN, DUB

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    UR SON WORSHIPED U. THATS WHY HE BECAME RAPIST.

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  • mann, bengaluru

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Can anyone shed light what ever happened to the cases of rapes against him and also the huge amount of wealth (Cash\land)?
    The witnesses are executed....He and his son must be very influential in Gujarat especially with the investigating teams\Police.
    After all money speaks...

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  • gm, mlur

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Valentine's day means lovers day, it may be husband and wife, mother and children, father and children, friends, neighbours, boy and girl or with asaram (not sexual love).

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    The secular tenets of Hinduism preaches Mathru/Pithru devo bhava...,

    Accordingly our parents being living god on earth deserve to be honored with daily pooja, not just on a valantine day.

    Let us not westernize the true credentials of our secular Hinduism tenets.

    Without prejudice, in my view ..., all these modern day baba's/gurus & bapu's (whose institutions are perceived to be financially mightier) are mooting concepts just for publicity, not necessarily make any sense to the real believers & followers of substantive Hinduism.

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  • Anil, Mp

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    For asaram Valentine day is against Indian culture....
    But for chor asaram...raping a 14 years girl is Indian culture....
    Incredible india... and Delhi metro who allowed to post rapist's ad...

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  • Vincy, Bangkok

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    It's time to send pink diapers to Asaram Bapu by courier on Valentines day.

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  • Rohan Pinto, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Asaram to his (Bakts)devotees : Please worship your parents on valentine day and let me worship your women's on that day

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    He only knows to rape little CHILDREN ...

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  • Melwin , Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Everyone can celebrate Valentines day..No Conditions apply*

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  • AJ, m'lore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Wah Bapu, Feb 14 kho Hum kare tho Pyar and Saal bhar Thum Kare tho Puja....

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    I DON'T WORSHIP MY FATHER AND MOTHER I RESPECT THEM AND CARE FOR THEM.

    I WORSHIP THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB IN ALL THE DAYS.

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Say no to Valentine's Day....

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    rita,

    to love somebody no need of valentine day.

    we express love 24x7 and don't want valentine for this.

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  • Ads, Canadian

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Dont dictate. Do your ways and let other do as they wish. Who are you to tell other how to love or hate

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  • anonymous,

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    24x7 Love making even Hugh Hefner of Playboy can't match you maamu.

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Who wants advice from a murderer and rapist.

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  • Valerian D'souza, Udupi / Mumbai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Great advice from self styled God-man, rape accused, father son duo, eliminated witnesses.
    Hope his son worships him not God. Therefore son following the footsteps of his father, like Father, so is the Son!

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  • Jayson, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    you remind me of the forever alone meme that trends usually around this time ..LoL

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  • Harish Kumar, Bangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Sab bolo feku bapu ki.......

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  • Juliet mascarenhas, bejai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Good people worship their parents every day and they do not need a special day for the purpose. people who involve in sexual assaults and such kind of things and have no time to devote to their parents and ignore them need a special day to worship them. Good idea they have picked up this Valentines day because for them every other day is a valentines day.

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Washington,DC.

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Bejaimai,

    How about making Bapu as brand ambassador for Valentines day in Mangalore?

    Kassal muntat tumhi Bhandumaam??

    ...JH...

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  • Nancy, Belman

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Langoola Mama...yourself sitting in USA and making Asaram Ambassador of Mangalore??? You should be around him right?

    Kithein sanghthai Bandhumama??

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  • juliet mascarenhas, bejai

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Do not disturb. Bhandumaam busy preparing speech to be delivered at Valentines day celebration.

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  • bhuvan, kavoor

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    you have already showed your true color..how disgusting person you are...in the name of spirituality what cheap work you did..now dont try to patch up..

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Is it because of his girl friends ditched him. He is inside jail because of his girl friends..!!!???

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    And on parents day how do you want us to celebrate????. Please give us food, shelter, medical care, security, personal freedom, fair Justice, protect our rights and enough pocket money then we will live and do whatever way you want us to do.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    very very good move to worship parents on 14th february instead of ...... and spoling life of young generation in the name of VALENTINE DAY.

    VALENTINE DAY SHOULD BE BANNED .

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  • juliet mascarenhas, bejai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    You can follow your Fake Bapu and celebrate the day as sexual assault day.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    @nagesh Nayak,mangalore,you can bann this day for you self.but you cannt bann it all over the world,and other People.May be Bapu dont know what is valentines day is.but noone cares about his and your bann.Afterall this day is celebrated by Lovers and can be celebrated even within your four walls ,no Need of celebrating open in a public area.To worship owns parents ,no Need of his advice,and they are the ones who are always worshiped.They are one who is next to God takes place in a persons life.

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  • Ram Shetty, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Ma'am but he doesn't, he worship only BJP and all other srimanji.

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  • Jacob Mendonsa, Melbourne/Australia

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    Ram,
    Nagesh is worshiping only Sreemaan Modi & Sreeman Yeddy.

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  • kishore, mangalore

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    valentine day should be banned?
    Then ban frequent US,UK visits of our PM also.
    Ban all investments from these foreign countries.
    Why dont you ask the Bharatiya BANata Party to ban everything.
    Please stop calling some murderer Bapu.There was only one Bapu in India.

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