New Delhi. Famous poet Munawwar Rana passed away on Sunday (January 14). He died of a heart attack late on Sunday night. He was admitted in PGI, Lucknow for the last several days. He had problems related to kidney and heart disease. He had a long association with controversies. Let us know about some controversies related to him.
returned the award
Famous poet Munawwar Rana, who has written many works on mother, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 2014. However, this award was returned in 2015 alleging increasing intolerance.
Controversy also arose over the couplet written on the farmers’ movement
Rana had written a couplet on Twitter on the farmers’ movement, which had sparked controversy. Rana had said that the Parliament House should be demolished and a farm should be built there. When there was controversy, he deleted the tweet.
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Gave a controversial statement on the murder in France
Rana had justified the incident of slitting the throat of a school teacher in France over the cartoon controversy. Rana had said that if religion is like mother’s, if someone makes a bad cartoon or abuses your mother or religion, then he is forced to do so in anger. He had said that such a cartoon was made to tease Muslims. Don’t force someone so much that he is forced to commit murder.
Questions were raised on Justice Ranjan Gogoi
After the decision on Ram Temple, Munawwar Rana had raised questions on former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Rana said that somewhere in this matter the side of Hindus was taken.
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Manjar Bhopali had invited him to stay at his house.
After the announcement of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections-2022, poet Munawwar Rana had said that if Yogi Adityanath becomes the Chief Minister again, he will leave UP. After this, famous poet Manjar Bhopali had invited Munawwar Rana to come to Madhya Pradesh. Bhopali had written on social media that Munavvar Bhai, there is a home for you in Bhopal, but here speak less and speak too much proved to be harmful for you.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 15, 2024, 24:16 IST