Talk:Rajith Kumar

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Vandalism[edit]

See this edit. An IP was vandalising the well referenced version.--Drajay1976 (talk) 15:00, 17 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This was not vandalism.

Jakeob Peralta (talk) 11:51, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

'''Dr. Rajith Kumar''' is a renound public speaker infamous for scientific explanations of Vedas. This is not vandalism? What about the sentence structure? "infamous for scientific explanations"? He is an infamous person who has made a lot of well documented misogynistic remarks. Mention of that in the biography is not libel. It is just statement of facts. --Drajay1976 (talk) 19:27, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lead[edit]

Rajith Kumar R. is an Indian public speaker, lecturer, educational counselor, writer, and philanthropist from Kerala.

This sentence is overwrought. I would like to discuss how to craft a better lead sentence per the MOS guidelines MOS:LEADSENTENCE and MOS:BLPLEAD.

This is how he was described recently in the Times of India article:

The second season of 'Bigg Boss Malayalam' is creating a lot of buzz with its unexpected celebrity line-up. Adding to the excitement, controversial public speaker Dr Rajith Kumar has now entered the BB house.

WP:BLPLEAD states The lead sentence should describe the person as he or she is commonly described in reliable sources. Referring to how Rajith Kumar was described by the reliable sources (as quoted above), what should the lead sentence (or lead paragraph) state? Note also that WP:LEADSENTENCE states: Try to not overload the first sentence by describing everything notable about the subject. Instead use the first sentence to introduce the topic, and then spread the relevant information out over the entire lead. Akhiljaxxn (talk) 17:09, 13 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

So your issue is two things 1) How he is described in reliable sources 2) First sentence is overload. What you removed: Educational counselor and Philanthropist. Right?

He is described as a philanthropist and counselor in-depth in two independent reliable sources – The Hindu and The New Indian Express. Not to mention that these reports were published in 2009, that means he was notable for his philanthropic activities and counseling classes even before he became controversial (from 2013 onward). So it definitely demands a mention in the first sentence as the two independent reliable sources establishing his notability is based on his philanthropy and free educational assistance. So, that's not an overload. Beside, he runs the private foundation Dr. Rajith Charitable Services, he is a life-member of Indian Red Cross Society and has received the Samoohya Saksharatha Prathibha award from Government of Kerala's Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority for his educational classes and free educational assistance for financially backward students, funded from his own salary. 137.97.82.237 (talk) 19:01, 13 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Worth noting, IP 137 has been blocked as a sock. They seem to be operating several IP numbers. Jusdafax (talk) 13:16, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not IP, it is an IP range 137.97.0.0/16 that is blocked (6 months) from editing five "Church" pages—1, 2, 3, 4, 5. What does that has to do here ? A range includes the perpetrators as well as other innocent IPs on the group. 2409:4073:28B:EB4D:753A:A83:9D7F:5124 (talk) 14:08, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Adding new information[edit]

Rajith Kumar was arrested on 17th march 2020. For breaking the corona virus related no public gathering law. Jakeob Peralta (talk) 11:50, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WP:TINFOILHAT[edit]

The pseudo-scientific claims made by this individual should be stated as such in the article. In the name of neutrality, pseudo-scientific and misogynistic claims of this individual are equated with objections. That is not Wikipedial policy.

"Thus, when talking about pseudoscientific topics, we should not describe these two opposing viewpoints as being equal to each other."

He has claimed that the uterus of women slip if they jump. That needs to be pointed out as a pseudoscientific claim. Period. Neutrality doesnt apply there.

He is a controversial public speaker who was barred from government functions. That needs to be there in the first sentence.

He was arrested for unlawful assemby. That needs to be there in ther article. --Drajay1976 (talk) 09:17, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]