T Raja Singh Lodh
T Raja Singh Lodh, BJP MLA from HyderabadFacebook

T Raja Singh Lodh, a BJP MLA from Hyderabad, has courted controversy by saying "we can behead" those who "warn of dire consequences if Ram Mandir is built". In a two-and-a-half minute video uploaded on his Facebook page, Singh has also supported the actions of gau rakshaks, who beat up Dalits in Una for carrying cow meat. He warned that anyone who kills a cow or consumes its meat would face the same consequences.

Singh represents Goshamal constituency in the Hyderabad Assembly and also holds the position of party whip for Telangana. He is known for his right-wing activity and has a number of cases filed against him, which he alleges are motivated by political rivalry.

Singh has also been arrested multiple times.

"To those who warn of dire consequences if Ram Mandir is built.We were waiting for you to say this so we can behead you," Singh said.

In September 2016, Singh had threatened to take to the streets and disrupt festivities during Bakr-Eid if cows, bulls and calves that were tied for slaughter were not seized by the Telangana government in time. "If all the Hindus come together on the streets, the situation will go out of hand in the city," he had said.

In the recent video uploaded on his Facebook page, Singh has also lauded the cow vigilante groups for their action and said that the "filthy" Dalits deserved punishment.

In December 2015, Singh had said that was ready to 'kill or get killed' to protect the 'Gaumata'. He had made the statement in response to a beef festival that had been planned by Osmania University in Hyderabad. 

"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," Singh had said, adding that he was a Hindu and "it is our duty to protect cows. Those who do not understand the spoken word must be taught a lesson by other means."

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