Indira Gandhi's Grandson Jailed Before Elections - Claims Video Altered

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Run time: 01:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD1JLlCWl6I   Posted on YouTube: March 29, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 30, 2009 By DU Member: tomm2thumbs Views on DU: 1075

 
*** TRANSLATION BELOW -read along with video **** Bear with the video - it is English

***** TRANSCRIPT-ROUGH ******

(from screen: If anyone raises a finger towards Hindus - then I swear on the Gita that I will cut that hand.)

This is not an actor playing the villian in a third rate Hindi film.

(from screen: This is not a 'hand'. it is the power of the Lotus, it will cut the head of Muslims... Jai Shri Ram)

These words are not strictly to sell a movie - unfortunately so. This is Varun Gandhi, the great grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru - BJP's candidate from Pilibhit. His words he hopes will help him buy votes. Mother Maneka is the protector of animals, Saint Varun wants to be the protector of Hindus, suffering from imaginary prosecutions.

(from screen: If anyone raises a finger towards Hindus, then I will cut that hand)

If only this was harmless rabble-rousing. In community sensitive relation time, Varun Gandhi's language has earned him a notice from the election commission. But the Ahtissis? believes that there is nothing wrong in what Varun Gandhi has said.

''This kind of a comment could have come in a very innocent way. This should not be taken as 'literally' because the Hindus are under great fear in that area.''

Ten days after the provacative speech, the Congress has woken up and reacted.

(speakers text not in English)

Varun Gandhi's speech marks a dangerous new low in Indian politics. No one is going to forget this in a hurry. Not just the opposition.

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I find this story fascinating. I have translated the video as best I could for the last hour !!
Varun Gandhi, Indira Gandhi's Grandson, is claiming a conspiracy against him in the upcoming elections and that the footage audio has been altered.
Looking at the nature/quality of the clips and areas where his mouth is not clearly seen, it is conceivable.

This article was helpful to me:

http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=Mjg1OTIzMDIw

Varun Gandhi is the child of former premier Indira Gandhi's youngest son, Sanjay, who was being groomed as Indira's political heir when he died in a flying accident. After Sanjay's death, Indira turned to her other son, Rajiv, who succeeded her when she was assassinated. Rajiv was later killed by a suicide bomber while campaigning.

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2. What is he saying at 1:30 about Osama Bin Laden? nt

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3. I think he was borrowing from Sarah Palin's speeches about pal-in' around with terrorists

of course if that is his voice in the tape

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4. Maybe. Pretty incendiary name dropping too. nt