What is India’s Muslim group PFI? The government has banned the Popular Front of India and its affiliates for five years for alleged links to ‘terrorism’ Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2022
Morning digest | Not connected to PFI, says SDPI; R. Venkataramani is the new Attorney General of India, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022
Undeclared Emergency in India, says SDPI leader National president M.K. Faizy maintains the party will continue to work among people The Hindu · Sep 28, 2022
BJP welcomes ban on PFI; Siddaramaiah asks why no action on RSS, triggers row Bengaluru The Hindu · Sep 28, 2022
SDPI escapes ban, says it is not connected to PFI SDPI national general secretary says it is a ‘secular organisation as it has members from all communities’ The Hindu · Sep 28, 2022
India bans Muslim group PFI for alleged ‘terror’ links Popular Front of India and affiliates banned for five years after nationwide crackdowns that saw more than 100 arrests. Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2022
PFI ban: Ministry of Home Affairs cites murders of four Hindutva activists in Karnataka to make a case State government and BJP welcome the ban; SDPI distances itself from PFI The Hindu · Sep 28, 2022
Police crack down on PFI and SDPI activists, take 90 into preventive custody in Karnataka These detentions follow the recent crackdown on PFI and SDPI across the country by the National Investigation Agency and various State police forces including Karnataka The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022
Belagavi Police take seven PFI, SDPI activists into custody They have been charged with disrupting traffic on the NH by holding a flash protest The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022
Police conduct raids at residence of SDPI, PFI activists in Kalaburagi Detained two PFI members; SDPI members on the run The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022
Shivakumar launched PayCM campaign only to insult Siddaramaiah, says Kateel The KPCC president will one day reveal how much money Sonia Gandhi received from the former Chief Minister: State BJP president The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022
30 Suspects Linked To PFI Detained In Delhi After Joint Coordinated Raid According to Police, the suspects were planning a violent protest on a large scale across the city as well as nationwide. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Sep 27, 2022
Sweeping raids against Popular Front of India in 6 states In another major crackdown on the Popular Front of India, police along with other investigative agencies conducted raids across several states on Monday. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Sep 27, 2022
PFI, SDPI activists and office-bearers arrested in Belagavi, Shivamogga, Bhadravati, Hassan In Hassan, police arrested the president of the local SDPI unit on the basis of information that the SDPI would organise protests opposing the recent arrests of office-bearers of Popular Front of India (PFI) The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022
The Hindu · Sep 26, 2022 Why no raids on RSS, questions SDPI Bengaluru Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of the Popular Front of India,
The Hindu · Sep 25, 2022 Five SDPI cadres among 11 arrested for attacks on BJP, RSS workers’ properties Five SDPI functionaries were among the 11 arrested in connection with the attacks
The Times of India · Sep 25, 2022 Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore police arrests two SDPI members for hurling molotov cocktail at BJP functionary's residence COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore police arrested a functionary and member of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Sunday evening for hurling a molotov cocktail at the residence of BJP functionary at Kuniyamuthur and pouring petrol on a car and set the car on fire at Kuniyamuthur on Friday.
The Times of India · Sep 25, 2022 Tamil Nadu: Kerosene filled bottle hurled at RSS functionary's house in Salem COIMBATORE: Two unidentified persons hurled molotov cocktail on the house of a RSS functionary in Ammapet in Salem on Sunday, police said. The bottle filled with kerosene fell near the door of the house and broke, without catching fire in the early hours today.
The Hindu · Sep 24, 2022 The Popular Front of India, its origins, presence, and controversies The members of the “neo-social” organisation have been at the centre of multiple controversies in the last decade, from alleged organisation of arms training camps to money laundering probes
The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022 VCK chief criticises Centre over NIA, ED raids on SDPI, PFI These two organisations have been targeted ever since the BJP came to power, he says
The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022 Seeman condemns NIA, ED actions on Popular Front of India, SDPI ‘Actions of Central agencies against PFI and SDPI are retributive in nature’
The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022 PFI in the cross hairs of security and intel agencies since 2010 At annual police meet in 2021, Telangana, Assam and Uttar Pradesh flagged the group’s activities
The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022 Andhra Pradesh: NIA raids SDPI activist’s house in Kurnool Abdullah Warif is away in Hyderabad; officials seize several documents