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Godse need not be glorified. But we should accept certain mistakes of Gandhi too. Bringing in Nehru despite majority voting for Patel, asking Hindus to accept & submit when muslims kill them - are some examples. Savarkar was a freedom fighter who adopted a different route, but ended up decades in Kalapani. You can't castigate him for his letters to British while ignoring the goof-ups of Gandhi. And about history books. Cong-supported leftist JNU distorians like Romilla Thapar/ Irfan Habib wrote our history - eulogising moghuls & ignoring many Hindu kings. Should we stick to leftists?

📍Sadly that is how the media projects Rahul Gandhi right from the beginning , as Pappu, and unfortunately people tend to believe it too !! 📍Today even Mahatma Gandhi’s ways are criticised by the party ruling us and they glorify Godse and Savarkar !! 📍Children of tomorrow would end up believing that as books in schools have been rewritten !! 📍Media and power can make or break people and we see that happen before our own eyes !!

My latest #TharoorThink column in the @IndianExpress explains why I have not joined the widespread liberal critique of the Indian government’s “moral failure” to condemn the US-Israeli attack on Iran. India has too much at stake to indulge in the morally gratifying grandstanding that could have placed vital national interests at risk. As the late Kofi Annan advised me, citing a Ghanaian proverb: “never hit a man on the head when you have your fingers between his teeth!”

Beg to differ Sir... It was a misnomer. India was never non-aligned; it was an appendage of Russia; never denounced its aggression on others. Why should India support Iran (which always opposed us on Kashmir) when muslim Gulf nations are not supporting it? We have 1 Cr Indians in Gulf & we should obviously guard their interests. Yes, corruption & nepotism are in all parties including BJP, while Cong has it most. I don't agree that entire media is pro BJP. If you call The Wire, The Hindu, Frontline, Sardesai as unbiased, then call Arnab also unbiased! Cong minds can never digest others winning or ruling India, though Rahul has lost 100 polls. They can't think beyond a Dynasty!! But India has moved far ahead from these

📍India's policy of Non-Alignment (NAM), initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru during the Cold War, was a strategy to maintain sovereignty by not joining any military alliance !! 📍India has been following it all through, maintaining its dignity and sovereignty! 📍India has sure condemned all inhumane attacks carried out by some nations ! 📍A Government elected representative should represent the sentiments of the people and the values of the nation and not define its external affairs to suit the interests of the PM or his friends !!!! 📍Unfortunately that is what our PM has been doing for the past decade , destroying the stature of India in the world arena , so much so that today every country only tries to USE India to its advantage, by fulfilling certain requests of our Govt to favour A1 !!! 📍And India has been brought to the state where America and Israel dictate what to do and what not to !!! 📍Corruption has run deep in India even during previous Governments but the values which India stood for never were compromised !! 📍As for your mention about opposition - when a party and its friends own almost 80% of the media , when a party has all the institutions of India in its hands and that party sure doesn’t hesitate to USE them unscrupulously and even when the judiciary and ECI are compromised and to top it when that party is the richest in the world and thus can buy its way in many cases, what can the Opposition do ??!! 📍Very sad state India has been brought to - but then truth and justice and love will eventually prevail !!!👍🏽♥️

Sorry, you are being selective... When you condemn Israel actions in Gaza, you forget to even mention the cause - the Hamas attack? It's like blaming Modi for GUJ riots without even a mention of Godhra! When you condemn killing of kids in a school in Iran, also spare a thought for Mahsa Amini & 1000s of young women who were tortured, raped & executed by Irani Govt. And now mention of Pak killing 400+ hospital inmates in Kabul. India shouldn't adopt leftist version of diplomacy. We did that for decades with Russia - all in the name of a misnomer - non aligned movement! Kudos to Tharoor for setting the record straight. Sonia can publish any number of ghost-written posts. But pragmatism should guide us

📍It is only our PM’s fingers that’s between the teeth of US and Israel and certainly not that of a huge democracy like India’s !! 📍Why give away the policies and stances of India for the personal agenda of the PM ??!! 📍Israel has conducted a genocide in Gaza and Indian PM would go and hug the President of Israel and call him his friend ?!! 📍This is not diplomacy !!! 📍What do you call ‘not condemning’ the attack of a school in Iran killing 167 young children ??!!! Diplomacy ??!!!! 📍India doesn’t have anything at stake but Modi & Adani sure have !!! 📍If you choose not to see the obvious, then none can make you see !!

@TMoolamattom @drshamamohd Oh... I didn't know that Dr. Shama is not even getting an assembly ticket! Earlier she didn't get a ticket for Panchayat also!! May be should reconsider..... Serving just one dynasty won't work!!

ഇത്രയും വിളിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞ ഇവന് വരെ സീറ്റ് കിട്ടി പിന്നെന്താ @drshamamohd ന് ഒരു സീറ്റ് തരാതിരുന്നത്????

@jyotipunwani @DeccanHerald What freedom? No country tolerates change in demography

The bill's backbone: advance notice to Collector & suomoto action by PSI, will be struck down by court. Till then, #interfaith lovers must not lose hope. #AntiConversionBill #Maharashtra A Bill against conversion, a blow against freedom deccanherald.com/opinion/a-bill… via @deccanherald

@Prakash29968182 @Benarasiyaa @ShadowSakshi Are you a judge to say it's against the constitution?

@Benarasiyaa @ShadowSakshi Ironically it is named "Dharma Swatantrya Bill"...there is no Dharma or Swatantrya rule...and it is against Article 25 of Indian constitution #India #Maharashtra #RSS100Years #GSTBachatUtsav #LPGShortage #BJPappreciationpost

Maharashtra anti-conversion bill is more draconian than the UP one. Maha police can basically initiate and action without even a formal complaint.

@sonofmehdi @Benarasiyaa Just check whether any muslim country has freedom for minorities like in India

@Benarasiyaa They are applying same RSS formula every where, where they can detain or arrest without notice. How democratic is it

@dewonpine @Benarasiyaa Don't worry. Be happy wherever you are!!

@Benarasiyaa I'm a muslim from Maharashtra and want to convert to hinduism. Can someone guide me how to do it.

@AdYX7879 @Benarasiyaa Don't be silly. Trump has met Christians in India. But he hasn't try to convert anyone here. He should be booked if he does so!!

@Benarasiyaa Will Trump be booked under it by India if he visited and met christians event in India 😂

@WilliamN86960 @Benarasiyaa Come on! Our constitution gives freedom to practice; not to convert others. No country tolerates change in demography... You have no business to manipulate someone else's religion... Better learn & keep off... India has tolerated this nonsense for too long!

@Benarasiyaa As per our constitution, every individual is free to practice his or her religion. They have the right to change and practice any religion of their choice. This draconian law that the Maharashtra government plans to introduce actually deprives our citizens the right to choose

Who will complain? The one converted? That would never happen! If someone causes an accident & hurts the other man, can an onlooker not complain? Our constitution gives freedom to practice one's religion; not to convert.... When that's happening rampantly by deceit, Govt is bound to act

The Maharashtra Anti-Conversion Bill (2026) is a landmark in state overreach. By giving police "suo motu" power to act without a complaint, the state has effectively entered the bedroom and the prayer hall. When personal faith becomes a matter of "police satisfaction," religious freedom isn't being protected; it’s being audited. Sovereignty begins with the individual's mind; once you lose that, rest is just a paperwork.

Should we allow all states to go the way NE states went? No country tolerates change in demography. Church leaders should ponder over this seriously. Even Mother Therasa was accused of using her 'health service' to convert people. Govt should also bring in a law to punish OBC & SC Hindus who hide their conversion & continue to get reservation benefits. This is patently illegal.

#Uttarakhand | The new Bills on civil code, conversion & minority schools indicate an overt attempt to fold the State into a Hindu-only political imagination. @SoniMishra20 writes. frontline.thehindu.com/politics/uttar…

@frontline_india @JohnBrittas @ThulasiKRaj1 @Shahina_Nafeesa @cpimspeak When someone is committing a crime on another, should an onlooker keep quiet? How do you expect someone who is forcibly (or allured) converted to complain to police? This logic is amusing!

@JohnBrittas @ThulasiKRaj1 @Shahina_Nafeesa @cpimspeak LIVE | @ThulasiKRaj1 says the framework of anti-conversion laws is such that third parties are allowed to complain when they have nothing to do with it, as was the case in the #Kerala nuns' arrest. Watch the discussion w/ @Shahina_Nafeesa & @JohnBrittas: x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

WE'RE LIVE NOW! Join Rajya Sabha MP @JohnBrittas & Supreme Court lawyer @ThulasiKRaj1 in conversation with @Shahina_Nafeesa about the controversial arrest of the #Kerala nuns in #Chhattisgarh on charges of religious conversion. Watch it here: x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@ashok12386745 @vaishnaroy @ameytirodkar Buddhism & Jainism are branches of Hinduism, but with different practices. It's allowed in our constitution. Conversion to muslim or Christianity are barred....

@vaishnaroy @ameytirodkar Dr Ambedkar would have required permission to convert to Buddhism wit lacs of his followers.

Maharashtra’s Cabinet has cleared a Bill requiring official permission for religious conversion, even as the Supreme Court examines similar laws in 12 other States. @ameytirodkar writes frontline.thehindu.com/politics/mahar…

@Rajkumar_104 @asmatasleem13 Minorities in India can't have a right to hurt majority! I dian constitution gives a right to practice one's religion; not to convert. No country tolerates change in demography

@asmatasleem13 Exactly..This is to hurt minorities in India..

Anti conversion law can be misused to target religious minorities under the pretext of preventing forced conversions.

It's everyones right to practice his faith; not to convert others. No country tolerates change in demography. Many OBCs & SCs are converted but they don't declare it & continue to enjoy reservation in education & jobs. This is cheating. Hope this law helps control such deceit. Control your language...

@asmatasleem13 What about AQI, Roads, Better public transport, Safety for women and children? Its a fundamental right for every indian to practice faith of his own likes. Why you guy's dick is getting hard only on this matter and not others which really need improvements?

@sagarikaghose Madam, please shut up! Hindus have tolerated these activities for too long. NE is now fully converted. We better be careful than regret later. You & your party rant for minorities only for votes.

In Uttar Pradesh, anti -conversion laws are being used with impunity to target Christian institutions based on illegal, third party or anonymous complaints. There can be no ‘Amrit kaal’ when minorities are targeted and persecuted. Wake up India. (Irony: Christian schools are much sought after by the very people who endorse this targeting.) article-14.com/post/-after-mu…

@DeccanHerald Good to see that police acted in this case.... Such issues should be nipped in the bud

Eleven female passengers were booked under a non-cognisable report (NCR) following a disturbance inside a #NammaMetro train on March 15 night. #Bengaluru ow.ly/hp9B50Ywljl

@jonamks72 @MamataOfficial Please do ... Don't assume courts are waiting to support all actions of Mamata... Now SC also is casting aspersions on Mamata

@MamataOfficial There is no need to comply with the orders of compromised Election Commissioner. Defy the order and drag them to court.

The manner in which the Election Commission has singled out and targeted Bengal is not just unprecedented- It is deeply alarming. Even before the formal notification of elections, more than 50 senior officials including the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, DGP, ADGs, IGs, DIGs, District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police have been summarily and arbitrarily removed. This is not administrative action rather this is political interference of the highest order. The systematic politicisation of institutions meant to remain impartial is a direct assault on the Constitution. At a time when a deeply flawed SIR process is underway and over 200 lives have already been lost, the conduct of the Commission reflects a clear bias and an uncomfortable submission to political interests, continuing to put the people of Bengal at risk. Supplementary electoral rolls are still not published, in clear disregard of the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s directions, leaving citizens anxious and uncertain. Meanwhile, senior officers from critical agencies like IB, STF and CID are being selectively removed and dispatched out of the state, pointing to a calculated attempt to cripple Bengal’s administrative machinery. Why is the BJP so desperate? Why this relentless targeting of Bengal and its people? What satisfaction do they derive from forcing citizens, even after 78 years of Independence, to stand in queues and prove their own citizenship? The contradictions in the Commission’s actions expose its complete collapse of credibility. It claims that removed officers should not be assigned election duties, yet within hours, the same officers are sent out as election observers. The appointment of the Commissioners of Police of Siliguri and Bidhannagar as observers, without even putting replacements in place, left two vital urban centres effectively headless. It was only after this glaring lapse came to light that rushed corrections followed. This is not governance. It reflects chaos, confusion and sheer incompetence being passed off as authority. This is not incidental, it points to a deliberate design to seize control of West Bengal through coercion and institutional manipulation. What we are witnessing is nothing short of an undeclared emergency and an unpromulgated form of president’s rule driven by political vendetta, not democratic principles. Having failed to win the trust of Bengal’s people, the BJP is now attempting to capture the state through coercion, intimidation, manipulation and the misuse of institutions. I stand in complete solidarity with every officer of the Government of West Bengal and their families, who are being targeted simply for serving the state with honesty and commitment. Bengal has never bowed to intimidation and it never will. Bengal will fight, Bengal will resist and Bengal will decisively defeat every attempt to impose a divisive and destructive agenda on its soil.

@YouthAgnstHate @MamataOfficial Why did Mamata reshuffle so many officers before MCC?

@MamataOfficial Just look at hypocrisy of BJP, RSS They have changed all officials of West Bengal with their loyalist. But they didn't changed officals in Assam so that they can get benifit from them