T. Raja Singh
T. Raja Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Constituency | Goshamahal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1977 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party |
| Residence | Dhoolpet, Hyderabad, 500006 |
| Website | www |
T Raja Singh (born 15 April 1977) 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 labelled Singh as a "dangerous individual" and banned him from all Facebook platforms for hate speech.[5]
References
- ^ "SRI T. RAJA SINGH". Telangana Legislative Assembly.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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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