Mangaluru: BJP leader Rahim Uchil wins defamation lawsuit against tabloid

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August 13, 2016

Mangaluru, Aug 13: BJP minority morcha leader and Beary artiste Rahim Uchil has breathed a sigh of relief after winning a five-year-old defamation lawsuit against a city based Kannada tabloid.

uchilMahesh S Patil, the judge of second additional civil court and JMFC, Managluru, ruled that Mr Uchil should be given a compensation of Rs 50,000 along with interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of suit till the actual payment towards damages.

The judge also asked the two defendants—Sudesh Kumar, the editor and publisher of Karavali Marutha Kannada weekly, and Ismail Moodushedde—to pay the same within 30 days from the day of judgement.

Mr Uchil, who is also a former president of Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy, has expressed satisfaction over the court ruling.

“I was deeply hurt by the malicious and defamatory article published in 2010. Some tabloids resort to such blackmail journalism,” he said.

He also said that he will accept only the actual amount of compensation from the defendants without any interest. “Though the court has asked them pay interest at the rate of 9% per annum, being a true Muslim' I cannot accept interest,” he said.

Comments

Ahmed
 - 
Sunday, 14 Aug 2016

Dear Abdulraheem Uchil,

Hope these messages, will contribute you a major change in your life as a TRUE MUSLIM.
At least now you have to change yourself for sake of your own.
All community people will love you, if you truly learn and change.

Allau is Gafoor Al Raheem. He accepts sincere apologies and Tauba

Abdul hakim
 - 
Sunday, 14 Aug 2016

I really respect for the word what he said is
About the interest being Muslim !!!

Trueman
 - 
Sunday, 14 Aug 2016

Dear brother,
You should now think how many people in your own community disagree with your principles.

Just for materialistic benefits you are compromising with teachings of Great religion where you borned with.

This world is not permanent. You and we are here to prepare in this life for the next permanent life.
Here we are supposed to face all type of difficulties to enables to lead the next life comfortably.
Join other your fellow community members. Live with them.
don't earn their enmity.
May Allah forgive us and you.

Trueman
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

Dear brother,
You should now think how many people in your own community disagree with your principles.

Just for materialistic benefits you are compromising with teachings of Great religion where you borned with.

This world is not permanent. You and we are here to prepare in this life for the next permanent life.
Here we are supposed to face all type of difficulties to enables to lead the next life comfortably.
Join other your fellow community members. Live with them.
don't earn their enmity.
May Allah forgive us and you.

Sameer Mohd
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

Dear Mr Rahim,

Congrats on winning the law suit.

In my opinion, you dont have to listen to the negative comments, especially to that of you receive from bearies. It doesn't matter which political party you belong to, as long as you do good service to the society.

They advise you on how to be 'true muslim'. 'True muslim' tag is not 'universal'. Till today nobody can unambiguously/univocally/indisputably define 'true muslim/islam'. We have 100s of parties in Islam. Each party considers themselves as 'true muslims'. This confusion will never ever be cleared until end of this world. Even terrorist claim they are 'true muslims'.

So, please continue your good works sir. By good works I mean moral/ethical and socially beneficial works, which are independent of any religion. Good is good. Bad is bad. No need any religious tags/support for it.

rahim uchil
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

Thanks for valuable suggestions,(positive and negative comments )

Sharfraz
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

What a joke Rahim!!! From which jungle these so called politician are coming from... Redicolous

Worried Muslim
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

Only in front of Media he is telling that he is not accepting interest. The real matter is entirely different. If he is a true Muslim he never join facist party like BJP. If he take interest or leave interest what is the difference....??? for him.

A.Mangalore
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

Dear Raheem Bhai,
If you are a true muslim then you should not accept even 50,000/ rupees . Because it is not that your hard earned money. Being a true muslim atleast you should donate this money to some charitable organization such as Old home , disabled children center or orphanage , then only you can say you are a true muslim.

Mohidin
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

Ra(hi)m Uchila, you cannot be a true muslim by not accepting interest, you have to learn and practice Islam to be come Muslim.

Prem
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

example for the man kind, best of rahim uchila \Being a ‘true Muslim’ I cannot accept interest,” he said."

Mankuthimma
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

By the way, what was the actual allegation? Can you please publish that defamatory article here ? :p

Shakuni
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

Rahim uchil shirt color and pose super

Trueman
 - 
Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

Just avoiding interest will not make a person true Muslim. A Muslim has to set example by practicing all teachings of Islam in life, so that even Non-Muslim be attracted.

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"Our government will strictly implement the Government of India guidelines, which will be issued tomorrow. Lockdown will be followed more stringently till April 20 as Prime Minister said and the situation will be closely monitored. I appeal to the people of Karnataka to voluntarily cooperate with us to contain this disease," Yediyurappa said.

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Mangaluru, Mar 22: A video being circulated in the social media purportedly of a man infected with COVID-19 at a hospital here is fake, its authorities said.

The video which shows a youth, dressed in pink trousers and wearing a mask, struggling to breathe on a blue hospital bed, had gone viral after which the Wenlock hospital issued a clarification.

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The first COVID-19 case in the district was confirmed at the hospital on Sunday.

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