Litany of cases against T Raja Singh: BJP’s rabble-rouser MLA known for anti-minority rhetoric

The BJP’s only Hyderabad MLA T Raja Singh is no stranger to controversy. Known among the supporters in his constituency Goshamahal as “Tiger Raja” and “Hindu Hriday Samrat”, the 46-year-old MLA has frequently faced action over comments about Muslims.

Singh is again in the eye of a storm and this time is being investigated by Mumbai Police for allegedly making communal remarks at a rally organised in the city on Sunday to commemorate the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji. This is the second time in as many years that the BJP leader is under the scanner over comments he has made in Maharashtra.

The police initially denied the MLA permission for the rally at Mira Road, where communal tension took place in January, but the Bombay High Court later allowed it on the ground that he would not indulge in any hate speech. Singh then gave a written undertaking to the police agreeing to the condition.

तुम्हारे में दम नहीं था हमें रोकने के लिए….
देख बेटा, वह आए भी मीरा रोड पर कार्यक्रम करे भी और तुमको अच्छे से जवाब भी दिए…
समझ जाओ, वरना आने वाले समय में हमें समझना पड़ेगा…

मैं मीरा रोड और मुंबई के युवाओं को सनातन धर्म के समर्थन में बड़ी संख्या में आने के लिए धन्यवाद देता… pic.twitter.com/EZcmGMFRnC

— Raja Singh (@TigerRajaSingh) <a href=«https://twitter.com/TigerRajaSingh/status/1761787611650171216?ref_src=» https: class="" rel=«nofollow, noopener» target="_blank">February 25, 2024

But the police are now investigating Singh for allegedly using derogatory words to refer to Muslims and will seek legal opinion to determine if he violated his undertaking. In August 2022, Singh who has 85 active cases against him and has been convicted in two, was suspended from the BJP and jailed. He returned to the party ahead of the Telangana Assembly