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T Raja Singh, BJP MLA
Thakur Raja Singh (born 15 April 1977), also known as Raja Singh, is an Indian politician from the state of Telangana. He is the BJP MLA of the Telangana Legislative Assembly representing the Goshamahal Assembly constituency in Hyderabad.
Singh had served as the party whip for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Telangana. He was suspended from the party on 23 August 2022 for his remarks on Muhammad, during the 2022 Muhammad remarks controversy, but his suspension was revoked on 22 October 2023, so that he could participate in the assembly elections. He has 105 criminal cases registered against him, of which 18 were related to communal offences.
Timeline
February 27, 2025
At the Virat Hindu Mahasabha, organized by Biroliya Shri Umedgiriji Maharaj, Singh repeatedly used anti-Muslim slurs like “mulle” and “gol topiwale” while promoting the ‘love jihad’ conspiracy. He victim-blamed a minor who was sexually assaulted, claiming she was responsible because she was not educated about ‘love jihad’ and ‘love jihadis.’ He also directly labeled Muslims as enemies.
February 19, 2025
At the Shiv Jayanti Rally organized by Shivpratishthan Hindustan, in Parbhani, Singh delivered a dangerous speech claiming that “Back then, there was only one Afzal Khan and one Aurangzeb. But today, there is one on every street, in every district, and even in the Vidhan Sabha. We can see these illegitimate children of Afzal Khan and Aurangzeb everywhere.” He further said that “Afzal will be born in every house. We will rip their tongues out! We will kill all those traitorous Afzals!”
January 25, 2025
At the Hindu Dharma Sabha, Singh called Saif Ali Khan a ‘love jihadi,’ and vilified Muslims. Singh used slurs like 'l***a,' incited hateful slogans, and made inflammatory claims such as Naga Sadhus being capable of eliminating Muslims in Uttar Pradesh. He further stated that sending Naga Sadhus to Hyderabad would compel Muslims to relocate to Pakistan. This happened in Shiroli, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
December 20, 2024
At the Samras Sanatan Yatra, Singh delivered a speech warning of a “civil war” by Muslims against the country, brandished an axe, and urged people to arm themselves with weapons. Referring to the mosques at Kashi and Mathura as “blots,” he declared that Hindus are ready to remove them.
December 08, 2024
During a protest against atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh, Singh called for Indian military action to 'show Bangladeshi Muslims their place. He accused Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims of infiltrating India, warned of a Hindu population decline, and alleged a 43% increase in Muslims.
December 04, 2024
During a protest against atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh, Singh called for Indian military action to 'show Bangladeshi Muslims their place. He accused Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims of infiltrating India, warned of a Hindu population decline, and alleged a 43% increase in Muslims.
November 22, 2024
Singh, at a Bhageshwar Dham padyatra event, spread hateful conspiracies like 'love jihad,' 'land jihad,' and 'urine jihad,' uses anti-Muslim slurs, declares Hindus and Muslims can never coexist, and calls for 'liberating' Kashi and Mathura with Yogi Adityanath's support – at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh.
September 17, 2024
At the Ganesh Visarjan event organized by Hindu Vahini, Singh promoted conspiracy of love jihad in Khairatabad, Telangana.
August 29, 2024
Singh called for Buldozer action in Maharashtra accusing Muslims of Love Jihad and Anti-nationals. He asked Devendra Fadanvis, the deputy CM of Maharashtra to learn a lesson from Uttar Pradesh CM and go all out against Love Jihadis. This happened in Gangakhed, in Parbhani of Maharashtra.
August 27, 2024
Singh delivered a dangerous speech against Muslims and called for taking over some historic mosques. “I like who Hindus who can kill Muslims,” he told the crowd. He was speaking at the Janmashtami Dahi Handi Event.
August 25, 2024
Singh delivers anti-Christian hate speech while advocating violence. He also fear mongered against Muslims. This happened in Pichhore, Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh.
August 12, 2024
Singh delivered a dangerous and dehumanizing speech targeting Muslims and Christians at an event organized by Bajrang Dal-Vishwa Hindu Parishad. “If you want to kill a Land jihadi, Love jihadi or cow killer then please join Bajrang Dal. If the CM of Chhattisgarh creates a task force to kill cow killers, love jihadis, land jihadis nobody will stop you… Who will stop the muslims inside in India, these traitors. Pastors are getting funds from abroad to target Hindu families,” he said.
July 23, 2024
Singh made inflammatory comments threatening violence against Muslims. Addressing an audience at the Chandra Shekhar Azad Jayanti event organized by the Dhanuvedi Hindu Shahi Akhada Foundation, Singh reportedly encouraged targeting Muslim places of worship and propagated conspiracy theories aimed at inciting anti-Muslim sentiments. This took place in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
July 22, 2024
Singh sparked controversy in Hyderabad by promoting the conspiracy theory of "thook jihad" (spit jihad), a claim suggesting that Muslim vendors allegedly spit in food to harm other communities. Singh further advocated for a rule mandating that Muslim vendors display their names clearly at their stalls.
June 29, 2024
Singh targeted comedian Daniel Fernandes, threatening the comedian to cancel his show here or face dire consequences. The comedian was targeted for his comic take on the recent incident where members of the Jain community dressed up as Muslims purchased goats for Rs 15 lakh to ‘save’ them from being sacrificed on Bakrid (June 17). “I want to tell Daniel to cancel his show at Banjara Hills which is scheduled for today. If not, remember, our karyakartas will throw so many chappals at you that you will have to think 50 times to visit Telangana or Hyderabad again” Singh said in the video.
June 25, 2024
Singh made derogatory remarks against Muslims, accused them of killing cows during Bakri Eid and have thrown cow meat inside the temple premise in Jaipur. He further said we are not a secular party who will give up Hindutva politics for not getting enough seats in Parliament in the last General elections.
May 26, 2024
Singh came under intense scrutiny after delivering a highly controversial and inflammatory speech during an event organized by the Sakal Hindu Samaj in Sangli, Maharashtra. Addressing a crowd of supporters, Singh encouraged Hindu youth to learn how to use weapons and to not fear imprisonment for taking violent action. "Shoot in the chest of people who do love jihad," he declared.
May 10, 2024
The slogan, “Sun Lo Re Sun Lo Pakistan Ke Mullo, Bharat Se Tumko Bhagane Tere Baap Aaye Hain” was said by Singh in a public rally during election campaign.
May 05, 2024
Singh was booked by the Maharashtra police for delivering a hate speech against minorities for delivering an inflammatory speech at the Hindu Jan Akrosh Morcha rally organized by the Sakal Hindu Samaj in Solapur.
April 17, 2024
Singh delivered a highly controversial and hate-filled speech during the Ram Navami Shobha Yatra on April 17. "We will take over 40,000 mosques across India and build temples on their land," Singh declared, claiming that they were part of a wider plan to destroy India's Hindu identity.
April 16, 2024
The Hyderabad city police had refused permission for the Shobha Yatra, drawing a sharp reaction from Singh. “It was foreseen that if the Congress comes into power, Hindus will be oppressed, backed by the police. We have seen cases being registered in Kerala and Karnataka during Hindu festivals, pressure on the organisers, and fake cases against them,” he tweeted.
March 04, 2024
Singh delivers hate speech against Muslims at an event organized by Janatha Seva Group. While using abusive language, he administered an oath to start a war against “love jihad and religious conversions.” This took place in Vijaypura, Karnataka.
March 03, 2024
In Doma, Pargi Mandal, Maharashtra, Singh delivered an inflammatory speech and promoted various anti-Muslim conspiracy theories at an event to unveil a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
January 31, 2024
Singh delivers a dangerous speech threatening violence and a takeover of multiple mosques around India. He advocated arms training and claimed India would become a Hindu nation by 2026. This happened in Saswad, Pune, Maharashtra.
January 23, 2024
In Chattisgarh’s Raipur, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s presence, Singh calls for repeating Ayodhya in Kashi and Mathura.
January 06, 2024
Singh calls on Hindus to prepare for turning mosques in Mathura and Varanasi into temples. This happened in Solapur, Maharashtra. He was booked for this later, although Telengana police had asked for the video to be taken down, sparking questions.
December 09, 2023
During the Telengana elections, Singh proceeded to make defamatory and insulting remarks at Akbaruddin Owaisi. "Illegitimate child of Qasim Rizvi, Akbaruddin Owaisi." "As long as Owaisi remains the pro tem Speaker of the Telangana Assembly, no BJP MLA will take the oath," Singh made this big announcement during the Telangana elections.
November 29, 2023
Singh delivered a communal speech in Begum Bazar, Hyderabad, targeting Muslims, and said he doesn’t need the votes of beef eaters and those who don’t chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai (Hail Mother India).
November 29, 2023
Singh delivered an anti-Muslim hate speech at an election-related event. “I won't let people wearing black clothes and skull caps (reference to Muslims) roam around in my constituency,” Singh told the crowd. He did this in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
November 02, 2023
Monk Dhirendra Shastri delivered a communal speech promoting hate and fear against minorities while asking people to support Singh. Singh later spoke about preparations for a war to turn India into a Hindu nation. This took place in Gada of Chattarpur, Madhya Pradesh.
October 02, 2023
In police presence, Singh used anti-Muslim slurs, calls for open violence, militarization of Hindus and makes derogatory remarks against Muslim women. The rally was organized with support from BJP Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena. This incident took place in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
October 01, 2023
Singh delivered a hateful speech against Muslims. Using anti-Muslim slurs, he gave open calls for militarization & violence. “If they take one Hindu girl, we'll take 10 of theirs,” he told the crowd. This incident took place in Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
September 06, 2023
Singh delivered an extremely hateful speech targeting Muslims with open calls for brutal violence in Hansi, Hisar, Haryana.
June 04, 2023
Singh once again made a controversial comment against Muslims at Adilabad, Telangana.
May 24, 2023
Singh delivered an extremely hateful speech and openly called for violence against Muslims in police presence. This took place in Kota, Rajasthan.
May 08, 2023
Singh delivers communal speeches while campaigning for BJP candidates. This took place in Sedam, Karnataka.
May 08, 2023
At another rally in support of BJP candidate Eshwar Singh Thakur, Singh indulged in anti-Muslim rhetoric and raised the bogey of “love jihad and land jihad.” The incident took place in Karnataka.
April 30, 2023
Singh weaponises history to target Muslims in Kerpani of Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh.
April 07, 2023
Singh spoke at an event organized by Sakal Hindu Samaj, a far-right coalition of organizations. This happened in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
March 30, 2023
Singh deliberately asked driver to stop in front of the mosque and then delivered an extremely provocative Hate Speech targeting Muslims, threatening violence.
March 19, 2023
Singh continued delivering hate speech targeting Muslims, demonizing Muslims and gave calls for mass violence.
March 14, 2023
India will be declared Hindu rashtra by 2026, said BJP MLA T Raja Singh. Singh said the names of Ahmednagar and Hyderabad cities will be changed to Ahilyabainagar and Bhagyanagar respectively. He said this in Pune, Maharashtra.
March 05, 2023
T Raja Singh once again gave a communal speech where he called for an economic boycott of Muslims. He also threatened to unfurl the saffron flag atop Haji Abdul Dargah and remove any of its traces. He was speaking at the Sakal Hindu Samaj event on 5 March, attended by thousands of people. This happened in Malang Gad, Maharashtra.
March 19, 2023
Singh gave a speech at Aurangabad, Maharashtra and used anti-Muslim slurs, made false accusations against Muslims of trapping Hindu women and instigating the audience. Many threats of violence and genocide are also openly made by Singh. A FIR was filed against BJP suspended MLA T Raja Singh with charges of promoting enmity between different groups on the basis of religion, race, place, and so on, but no arrest was made.
March 10, 2023
Singh gives hate speech at Shrirampur at a programme organised to celebrate the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Singh spread his divisive and communal ideology by molding the history of the Maharashtra, coloring all the Muslims as anti-India, and accusing them of committing various anti-Hindu offences like illegal cow slaughter, forceful conversions, illegal land capture, and “love-Jihad”. A FIR had been filed against Singh by Ahmednagar police.
March 05, 2023
Singh gave open calls for economic boycott of Muslims at this event organised by the Sakal Hindu Samaj. While molding the Islamic history, he had made threats to unfurl the saffron flag atop Haji Abdul Dargah and remove any of its traces.
February 26, 2023
In Maharashtra's Solapur, under the auspices of Sakal Hindu Samaj, a Hindu Garjana Morcha was organised where Singh gave a speech demanding for strict laws on love jihad, religious conversion, and cow slaughter.
February 20, 2023
Hindu far-right leader & Telangana legislator T Raja Singh delivered hate speech and gave explicit calls for violence and killing Muslims at a rally attended by thousands of people commemorating birth anniversary of Hindu king Shivaji Maharaj at Latur district of Maharashtra. He had been booked by the Police under 153A of the IPC.
January 29, 2023
One day before the 75th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination by Nathuram Godse, an ominous ‘Hindu Jan Aakrosh Morcha’ had been organised against ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’, which had ended with a provocative speech by Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh calling for a boycott of Muslim owned businesses and for Hindus to ‘slit throats’
January 20, 2023
Hate Watch: BJP MLA Raja Singh served a notice for hate speech at Ajmer Dargah in Hyderabad. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) Section 41 A (3) and (4), if an MLA fails to comply with the notice, he or she may be arrested.
November 10, 2022
The Hyderabad city police, investigating the hate speech case registered against BJP legislator from Goshamahal T. Raja Singh, found strong evidence in the form of the forensic lab report that confirmed his voice samples.
November 09, 2022
Singh was granted bail by the Telangana High Court, who was arrested in August for allegedly making offensive remarks about Prophet Mohammed. The conditional bail was granted to him while prohibiting him from making provocative comments, anti-minority speeches, or sharing offensive posts on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp, as well as in print or electronic media.
August 23, 2022
Singh was arrested by the Hyderabad police and then suspended by the BJP, shortly afterwards he had released a video allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammed. Singh had released a video on a YouTube channel titled ‘Jai Shree Ram’.
February 15, 2022
Hate Offender: Hyderabad BJP MLA T Raja Singh threatens UP voters. Warns Hindus that their homes will be identified and bulldozed if Adityanath loses Assembly elections.
September 2020
Facebook India finally took down the profile of Singh. A Facebook spokesperson stated that the company banned Singh’s account for violating their policy and promoting engagement in violence and hate on their platform. The ban involved removal of pages, groups, and accounts set up to represent said individual and post such content.
February 9, 2020
Singh, while addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra, said that the dream of a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ can be achieved if Hindus become united and that India would become a Hindu Rashtra by 2023. He also demanded for the implementation of the CAA and nationwide NRC to weed out illegal infiltrators, he also said that Hindus must be given training in operating arms for ‘self defence’.
November 2019
Singh spoke at a Ram Navami event and said that whoever would come in the middle of the making of a Hindu Rashtra would be mowed down. He had also instigated that each Hindu needed to have a sword in his hand and Hindu youths should be trained in operating AK 47 guns.
February 2019
He declared at a public meeting in Maharashtra that “Anyone who does not say ‘Bharath matha ki jai’, or worship Gau (cow) Matha cannot be in Bharath”.
August 2018
He backed Assam’s draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) from which 40 lakh people were excluded, saying, “Today, a very good decision was taken. I agree completely with the NRC’s decision because what work do these Bangladeshis have in India? They are living in Assam with an intention to destroy India. The Centre must take steps to send them back as soon as possible. This is my request,” adding, “If these people don’t leave our country peacefully, I believe that there is a need to make them understand in another language, just like in other countries, they are shot and made to flee, in India as well, if they don’t leave, there is a need to shoot them and make them leave with bullets (sic)”, The News Minute reported.
June 2018
Singh responded to a hoax about the Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir, saying, “The time of war has arrived and we have to see who is standing with the nation and who is not.” Singh stated, “Ek Kashmiri k#*%a bhaunka, Omar Abdullah” (A Kashmiri dog barked, Omar Abdullah), and then alleged that Abdullah would stop the Amarnath Yatra. Singh added that the day Hindus stopped going for the Amarnath Yatra, the Muslims of Kashmir would die of starvation because that is the only source of earnings for them. He said, “Every year I request my Hindu brothers and sisters to boycott Kashmiri Muslims when they go for Amarnath Yatra and they should only buy products and take services of Hindus”. [the video in question is currently not accessible, likely deleted]
February 2018
A hate speech case was registered against Singh, who was allegedly captured on video saying that “every Hindu should carry weapons like lathis and attack other communities’ members if they said anything wrong,” per ANI.
December 24, 2017
“Whoever comes between us and Hindu Rashtra, we will erase them, and won’t spare them. Brothers, prepare yourselves and learn to wield swords. Why do we have to learn? We have to learn to protect our religion and Hindu Rashtra. For this, every Hindu must have weapons at his house. If you don’t have weapons, then you can’t save yourself or your family”
December 24, 2017
“Jiss bhi theatre mein yeh movie release hogi, uss theatre mein ghus kar hum usko aag laga denge.” [Wherever the film (Padmavat) is released, we will burn that theatre down]
May 7, 2017
In an interview to a local Telugu news channel, Mr Singh said that terrorists hide in the old city of Hyderabad and it is a ‘mini Pakistan’.
May 4, 2017
“If we don’t buy anything from them for a few years, these traitor Kashmiri Muslims will get on their knees and say that they don’t want Pakistan or ‘Azad Kashmir’, but that they will stay with India only.”
April 16, 2017
“You have to sing Vande Mataram. If you don’t sing it, you have no right to be in India. You will see soon that we don’t have to put a sword to your neck. You will lower your head, get on your knees and accept to sing it because you want to stay in India.”
April 09, 2017
“Some people are saying that they will create ruckus if Ram Mandir is built in Ayodhya. I welcome the ones who are warning of dire consequences. We have been waiting for years to behead such traitors.”
July 30, 2016
“I am asking those Dalits (who kill cows). Is it necessary to murder cow and eat its meat? This is absolutely wrong. It is because of such ‘galeez’ (dirty or disgusting) Dalits, that the image of whole Dalit community, which is patriotic, follows dharma, and worships cows, is tarnished. “I support the beating (up) of Dalits who slaughter cows to consume its meat. It is apt. I also support those who taught them a lesson.”
December 30, 2015
“We warn them against a Dadri-like incident in Telangana. We can both give our lives and take life for the sake of protecting the cow”.
October 15, 2015
“Many people were pained to see that the Taj Mahal had been removed from the list of historical places. What history, which history? The person who made Taj Mahal imprisoned his father. He targeted the Hindus of Uttar Pradesh and India. If these people still find place in history, then it is very unfortunate, and I guarantee that history will be changed.”In the past few years, there have been attempts to distort history in India and Uttar Pradesh. today, the governments of India and UP are working to bring that history on the correct patH. From the history of Ram to Krishna, Maharana Pratap to Shivaji Rao, they are trying to incorporate them in the books, and the blots which are in our books, be it of Akbar, Aurangzeb, Babur, and the government is working to remove them from history.