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Bharat Mata

News Reports

Tamil Nadu politician Sebastian Simon mocks Bharat Mata, claims there was no India before British rule, had earlier vowed to beat Hindi speakers

OpIndia Staff - 9 March, 2024

In the past, Seeman has expressed strong support for the terror outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its slain chief Velupillai Prabhakaran.

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ICHR removes image of Bharat Mata, stops chanting of national anthem over ‘verbal objections’: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2023

The Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) is an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Education.

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Uttar Pradesh: I-Day celebration in school shows ‘Bharat Mata’ performing ‘Namaz’, police claims viral clip misleading, play about communal harmony

OpIndia Staff - 15 August, 2022

In the viral video, the crown of Bharat Mata is removed and she is shown performing namaz on the stage.

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Karnataka: Mangalore University cancels ‘Bharat Mata Puja’ after Left, Congress raise objections on religious grounds

OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2022

Mangalore University cancelled Bharat Mata Puja organised by ABVP after left, Islamists and Congress raised objections.

Government and Policy

Gujarat: Bharat Mata Mandir inaugurated in Gandhinagar, deputy CM Nitin Patel says highways and bridges to have posters of Bharat Mata

OpIndia Staff - 28 August, 2021

A Bharat Mata Mandir was consecrated in Gujarat's capital, Gandhinagar, on Friday in presence of deputy CM Nitin Patel, and several other dignitaries

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Christian group files complaint against Bharat Mata statue in Kanyakumari, advocate counters, sends notice to DC warning legal action if statue removed

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020

All India Christian Development Army files complaint against Bharat Mata statue in Kanyakumari alleging disruption of communal harmony

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Kanyakumari: Villagers perform Bharat Mata puja after local Hindu groups and RSS obtain collector’s order to reinstate the statue

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020

The Kanyakumari Police had covered the Bharat Mata statue after a Christian Missionary group had alleged that the statue had hurt their "religious sentiments"