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Scores of activists of ABVP took to streets chanting slogans to voice their resentment against the large number of illegal Bangladeshi nationals who are taking shelter in India .
Holding placards and banners the activists marched down the streets of the city demanding deportation of such Bangladeshi immigrants.
The activists said, they demand these Bangladeshi immigrants be stripped of all their benefits that they are enjoying in India and sent back.
There have been around 30 million Bangladeshi immigrants in India for past few years; we are staging an agitation against them. We demand that these immigrants should be identified and they should be deported from this country. Detect, delete, and deport, these are our three demands, said Sunil Kumar, an activist.
Over the past many years, there has been a large influx of Bangladeshi nationals to India , who have crossed over illegally and have taken refuge in the country.
These illegal immigrants make a living by serving as maids, servants, labourers and other such small jobs.
Many of these also enjoy the status of being Indian nationals after being issued with ration cards and identity cards.
The porous border between India and Bangladesh along the northeastern region of the country provides the immigrants an easy vent for crossing over to India .
A grand public reception
A reception committee was formed to welcome Shri. Mohanji Bhagwat. Distinguished men from various walks of life like R Anbalaganar, president, Tamilnadu Fishermen’s Forum; Dr Avvai Natarajan, former Vice Chancellor, Tamil University, Thanjavur; T Devanathan, managing director, WIN TV; Dr D Janardhana Reddy, chief cardiovasacular surgeon, Vijaya Hospital, Chennai; M V Cunniah Chetty, educationist, Chennai; Prof A Kanakaraj, chairman, Jaya Educational Trust; Dr J S Rajkumar, chairman, Life Line Group of Hospitals, Chennai; V R Venkatachalam, chancellor, Sri Ramachandra university, Chennai; Sri Vishwanta Kakkan, president, Dr Ambedkar Makkal Sabai; M K Unnithan, industralist, Chennai and Dr M.L Raja, State president, RSS, North Tamilnadu were the members of the reception committee. Justice Kumar Rajaratnam former Chief Justice, High Court of Madhya Pradesh was the president of the Reception Committee.
At the commencement of his 3 day tour, on 15th August, Shri. Mohanji was the chief guest at the 63rd Independence day function celebrated at the GK Shetty Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College, Ambattur, Chennai and hoisted the National Flag. Dr D K Bhat presided over the function. Mohanji also released the school magazine “Viveka Vahini” during the function.
The press conference
The Press Meet was held on 15th in Sangh Karyalaya in which 23 representation from Print & Electronic Media including leading English/Tamil dailies viz., The Hindu, The New Indian Express, Dhinathanthi, Dinalmalar, Dhinamani etc., and channels like NDTV, Times Now etc. were there. The Press coverage, the next day, was very wide and on the whole very positive.
Shri. Mohanji termed the reports about what happened in his meeting with Shri Advaniji as baseless."I met Advaniji recently. We were discussing many things. But I have not issued any directive on that day," he told reporters.
On the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, he stressed the necessity of rehabilitation and end of discrimination to the Tamils in the island nation. "All displaced Tamils have to be rehabilitated. They should be given full relief materials."
Interaction with prominent citizens
A Dinner get together for the Committee Members of the reception committee and also for some prominent personalities was arranged in which Justice Vallinayagam, Dr. C.M.K. Reddy, Sr. Advocate T.V. Ramanujun - to name a few - participated. In the interaction, subjects like conversions, concern about the overall growth of Sangh in Tamil Nadu, absence of due publicity to Sangh work were raised. After elaborating on Sangh views and action plans for all these issues, Shri. Mohanji appealed to the Elite to come nearer to Sangh emphasizing that Sangh could be only experienced by being part of it.
