T. Raja Singh
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Raja Singh | |
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Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Constituency | Goshamahal |
Personal details | |
Born | Dhoolpet[1] |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party |
Residence | Dhoolpet, Hyderabad, 500006 |
Website | www |
Thakur Raja Singh, best known as Raja, is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly representing the Goshamahal assembly constituency in Hyderabad.[2] He is a former member of TDP Telugu Desam Party and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Singh also occupies the position of party whip for Telangana.[3]
Singh stirred controversy over his anti-Muslim rhetoric, which includes calling Muslims traitors and calling for the shooting of Rohingya Muslims.[4] Singh has pending cases against him relating to his multiple controversial comments about Islam.[2] On September 2, 2020, Facebook labeled Singh as a "dangerous individual" and banned him from all Facebook platforms for hate speech.[5]
References
- ↑ https://www.telanganalegislature.org.in/web/legislative-assembly/members-information?p_auth=vldL7DWO&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_term_id=15&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_const_id=65&_AssemblyMemberInfo_WAR_TGportlet_mem_id=3083
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cases against former BJP MLA Raja Singh double in four years".
- ↑ "Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh Lodh says ready to kill people for eating beef, threatens Dadri-like incident"..
- ↑ Horwitz, Newley Purnell and Jeff (14 August 2020). "Facebook's Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "Facebook bans politician of India's ruling party for violating hate speech".
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