Kamlesh Tiwari

Kamlesh Tiwari
Born(1969-01-16)16 January 1969
Para Kothba, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died18 October 2019(2019-10-18) (aged 50)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Cause of deathAssassination by stabbing
Political partyHindu Samaj Party
SpouseKiran Tiwari[1]
Children3 sons[2]
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Kamlesh Tiwari (16 January 1969 – 18 October 2019)[3] was an Indian politician who founded the Hindu Samaj Party in 2017.[4][5][6]

Azam Khan, a politician from the Samajwadi Party, responded to Union finance minister Arun Jaitley's statements in support of decriminalization of homosexuality, by labelling members of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as "homosexuals". Tiwari retaliated with comments about Islam's prophet Muhammad,[7] which were considered derogatory by Indian Muslims,[8][9] who protested, with some people calling for beheading Tiwari.[10][11]

Tiwari was subsequently arrested, charged under the National Security Act,[12] and jailed for a few months by the Uttar Pradesh Police, before his release and subsequent murder.[7] Thirteen people have been charged by the UP police in relation to the killing: 8 have been charged for murder and conspiracy, and the other 5 for harboring the killers and concealing evidence.[13][5][14] The main accused, Syed Asim Ali, was granted bail by the Supreme Court on 25 July 2024.[15]

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  2. ^ "Kamlesh Tiwari murder: 'My father fought for Hindus whole life, want NIA to probe'". 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Hindu Mahasabha President & Leader Kamlesh Tiwari Shot Dead In Lucknow". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ "लखनऊ में हिंदू समाज पार्टी के नेता कमलेश तिवारी की गला रेतकर हत्या". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b Chakraborty, Pathikrit (18 October 2019). "Kamlesh Tiwari: Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari stabbed to death in Lucknow". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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  8. ^ Kumar, Satish (22 November 2017). India's National Security: Annual Review 2016–17. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-24079-6.
  9. ^ "Kamlesh Tiwari may contest U.P. bypolls". The Hindu. 20 January 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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  13. ^ "Charge sheet filed against 13 in Kamlesh Tiwari murder case". Hindustan Times. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  14. ^ Ghanghar, Gopi Maniar; Ojha, Arvind (19 October 2019). "Kamlesh Tiwari murder: 3 men including cleric arrested from Gujarat". India Today. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  15. ^ Khanna, Gyanvi (25 July 2024). "Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Alleged Conspirator". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 25 July 2024.