Ramesh Solanki
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Ramesh Solanki | |
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| Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Shivsena till 2019 BJP Since September 2022 |
| Alma mater | Kishinchand Chellaram College (B.COM) |
Ramesh Solanki is a Hindu activist and former Shiv Sena member based in Mumbai, India. Solanki has registered several FIRs against TikTok users, Netflix India and Ajaz Khan over allegedly posting communal and defamatory content. He has recently joined the BJP.
Political affiliation
[edit]Solanki was affiliated with Shiv Sena as secretary of IT cell and contact president of Gujarat section.[1] He identifies himself as a social worker and Hinduvadi.[2] After 2019 Maharashtra political crisis, Shiv Sena decided to ally with Nationalist Congress Party and Indian National Congress to form government. On 26 November 2019, Solanki resigned from Shiv Sena, after 21 years, by citing that his ideology would not let him work with Congress. Additionally, he said that he will always remain Balasaheb's Shivsainik.[3]
Activism
[edit]In July 2019, Solanki lodged a FIR against TikTok users for posting provocative content to take revenge following the 2019 Jharkhand mob lynching.[4] Later, TikTok removed the controversial videos, blocked users and users apologised.[5][6] Solanki had also registered a complaint against actor Ajaz Khan over mocking police machinery to defend those users who earlier posted videos. The actor was arrested and sent to judicial custody for 14 days.[7]
Solanki lodged an FIR against Netflix for streaming 'Anti-Hindu' content, 'defaming' Hindus and India in September 2019. He also demanded that digital content should be passed from the censor board. His views have received backlash due to them potentially being an attack on free expression through media, and curtailing creative liberties.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Sources covering this episode are:
- "Mumbai: Shiv Sena member accuses Netflix of 'defaming' Hindus and India, files police complaint". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Shiv Sena's Ramesh Solanki files police complaint accusing Netflix of 'defaming' Hindus and India". The New Indian Express. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "'BanNetflixInIndia' trends on Twitter after Shiv Sena member's complaint over platform's 'deep-rooted Hinduphobia'". The Financial Express. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Shiv Sena member files complaint against Netflix for defaming India, Hindus; #BanNetFlixInIndia trends on Twitter". The Economic Times. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Sources covering this episode are:
- "My ideology doesn't permit me to work with Cong: Shiv Sainik Ramesh Solanki resigns from party". Latest Indian news, Top Breaking headlines, Today Headlines, Top Stories at Free Press Journal. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Shiv Sena Worker Quits Party over Uddhav Joining Hands with Congress & NCP to Become Maharashtra CM". News18. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Sena worker quits as Uddhav joins hands with Cong, NCP". Deccan Herald. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Sailesh (27 November 2019). "कांग्रेस-एनसीपी के साथ आने के बाद शिवसैनिक ने दिया इस्तीफा, कहा-जो राम का नहीं, वो..." India TV Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "शिवसेना नेता का इस्तीफा, कहा-जो श्रीराम का नहीं, वो मेरे काम का नहीं". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "कांग्रेस और NCP के साथ आने से शिवसेना के कार्यकर्ता ने दिया इस्तीफा, कहा- जो राम का नहीं..." NDTVIndia. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Sena leader quits party after 21 years over Congress-NCP alliance, right wing Twitter hails him as honourable man". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ""Ideology Doesn't Permit Me": Sena Leader Quits Over Tie-Up With Congress". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Sources covering this episode are:
- "Complaint registered against Tiktok 'celebrities' for allegedly making video asking for retaliation for Tabrez lynching | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Twitter users urge PM Modi, RS Prasad to ban TikTok, say it's being used to promote 'jihad' | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Complaint against a user group on Tik Tok named 'Team 07'". Zee News. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Trouble for TikTok actors: Mumbai Cyber Cell registers complaint on video allegedly inciting violence". Zee News. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Mumbai Police register FIR against TikTok users for allegedly circulating video on J'hand lynching incident". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Mengle, Gautam S. (9 July 2019). "5 TikTok users post video on Dalit man's death, booked". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "TikTok Suspends Users Who Posted Video on Jharkhand Lynching". NDTV Gadgets 360. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "TikTok suspends accounts of three users after Shiv Sena's IT Cell files FIR". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "TikTok Deletes "Hate-Mongering" Video Linked To Jharkhand Mob Killing". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Sources covering this episode are:
- "TV actor Ajaz Khan remanded to judicial custody for 14 days". The Asian Age. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Solanki, Damini (19 July 2019). "Actor Ajaz Khan arrested for uploading communally sensitive videos". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "'Bigg Boss' fame Ajaz Khan arrested for allegedly posting 'communal' TikTok videos". The New Indian Express. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Ajaz Khan reshares old video with TikTok 'star' Faisu mocking Mumbai police | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Sources covering this episode are:
- "Shiv Sena's Ramesh Solanki files police complaint accusing Netflix of 'defaming' Hindus and India". The New Indian Express. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "The problem with India's censor board is its morally conservative outlook". ThePrint. October 2017.
- "Clear online content through censor board demands Shiv Sena member who filed complaint against Netflix". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Response to my complaint proves all's not well with Netflix: Mumbai activist Ramesh Solanki". DNA India. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Shiv Sena member files complaint against Netflix for defaming India, Hindus; #BanNetFlixInIndia trends on Twitter". The Economic Times. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Shiv Sena member accuses Netflix of 'defaming' Hindus and India, files police complaint". Hindustan Times. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.