Vimal V.J

Karnataka has achieved 88.06 lakh tap connections out of 101.31 lakh rural households, reaching 86.93% coverage, with 48,789 of 66,344 works completed, including 28,809 in villages and 19,980 in schools and anganwadis. Despite no central support for over two years, we have invested ₹17,554.63 crore, including ₹8,880.71 crore towards the Centre’s share. It is unfortunate that, despite this commitment, fund releases continue to be delayed.

India is not just blending ethanol with petrol, it is blending away water and food security. Data is alarming: 1 litre rice-based ethanol = ~10,790 litres of water Rice needed for 1 litre ethanol = 2.5–3 kg FCI rice diverted for ethanol in 2024–25 = 52 lakh tonnes This can produce nearly 245 crore litres of ethanol. Now the next shocker: Centre is reportedly planning to cut broken rice in PDS from 25% to 10% to free up rice for ethanol feedstock. So rice meant for the poor is being reduced, while rice for fuel is being increased. Green fuel cannot be built by draining India’s groundwater and shrinking the poor man’s plate. ————————-//////———————- 10,000 litres water for one litre of ethanol: India fuel push to worsen water crisis - India Today indiatoday.in/science/story/…

Hi @rapidobikeapp, On 14th April by mistake I paid ₹775 instead of ₹75 for a ride. I raised a complaint, but since the payment was made directly to the driver, I was asked to contact him. However, he has not been responding to my calls at all. Please resolve this asap.

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A “massive protest” that could not even gather 25 people only proves one thing: @BJP4Karnataka should start taking up people’s issues, not manufactured outrage designed to please its political bosses.

Rural development cannot be sustained if duly recommended funds are withheld. Karnataka is still awaiting ₹2,860 crore in 15th Finance Commission grants for Gram Panchayats for FY 2025–26, an issue that was specifically flagged in my memorandum to the Prime Minister. Karnataka has fulfilled the required conditions, while the Union’s April 2026 release of funds covered several other States but did not include Karnataka. This is not just about a financial transfer. It is about roads, sanitation, basic services, and local development in rural Karnataka. That is why I raised this issue in my 18-point memorandum to the Union Government on behalf of the people of Karnataka. If Karnataka has met the conditions, why are Gram Panchayats still being denied the funds they are entitled to? #GramPanchayat #RuralDevelopment #Karnataka #AnswerMadiModi

Karnataka is one of India’s strongest economic contributors, yet we haven't received any major new National Highway projects in the past 12 years. This is about infrastructure justice. A State that contributes so much to the national economy cannot be kept waiting indefinitely for major highway expansion and connectivity support. That is why I raised this demand in my 18-point memorandum to the Union Government on behalf of Karnataka. If Karnataka’s contribution to India’s growth is unquestioned, why is the State still waiting for major new National Highway approvals? #NationalHighways #Infrastructure #Karnataka #AnswerMadiModi

This is Surat’s Railway Station! Migrant workers are ready to go home due to Economic Distress, LPG crisis and MSME turmoil! It reminds us of COVID lockdown-like scenes! To HIDE THIS TRUTH — was the REAL AGENDA for Modi Govt bringing the fallen Delimitation Bills! Complete Failure & Apathy!

Who will decide Tamil Nadu’s future? Surely not a BJP-controlled, hollowed-out AIADMK - but the crores of Tamil people, alongside the INDIA alliance.

ನಡೆ ನುಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿರಲಿ ಬಸವ ಚಿಂತನೆ ನಾಡಿನ ಜನತೆಗೆ ಬಸವ ಜಯಂತಿಯ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು #BasavaJayanti

Even the senior most members of the BJP’s most powerful and experienced committee are convinced on the #VishwaGuru fiction. The truth is plain, @narendramodi and his policies have been an absolute disaster. Had the media and the judiciary remained true to their constitutional duty, democracy would have stood a far better chance of surviving the assault of fake narratives harmful for the democracy.

It is clear that this Bill was rushed through, debated superficially, and allowed to fail with one calculated aim - to brand the Opposition as anti-women. But Indian women are not naïve; they can see through such political theatre. On an issue that affects nearly half the country, the Prime Minister should have consulted the Opposition and senior women leaders across India. Instead, there was no effort to build consensus, no transparency, and only an expectation of blind support. This is an insult to women and an affront to democracy. (2 / 5) #WomensReservation

Delimitation was a clear attempt by the BJP to reduce the representation of Tamil Nadu, the Southern states, and the Northeast in Parliament. We stopped it in Parliament and defeated this attack on the idea of India. INDIA Alliance will always protect Tamil identity - and India’s unity, diversity, and every voice that makes it strong.

The Manusmriti Paradox for the BJP. @narendramodi @AmitShah

A little post-adjournment gathering of Opposition MPs in the LokSabha with our charming Parliamentary Affairs Minister. When @KirenRijiju explained why he & his party were calling the Opposition “mahila virodhi”, it was pointed out to him that no one could ever call me anti-women! He conceded the point…. Let’s face it, women are by far the better half of the species. They’re the improved models: Humans 2.0. They deserve representation in Parliament and in every institution. Just don’t link their advancement to a mischievous and potentially dangerous Delimitation that could devastate our democracy.

The Election Commission of India has written to the Govt of Karnataka on our guarantee schemes during by-elections. Let me be clear - these are not election-time announcements, but commitments made in 2023 and delivered transparently as part of governance. This is an investment in dignity and economic stability, not inducement. The ECI’s selective approach is very concerning. When cash transfers are fast-tracked before elections in BJP-ruled states like Maharashtra and Bihar, it is ignored; when Karnataka fulfils its promises, scrutiny follows. This is not neutrality - this is complicity. Targeting our guarantees is anti-poor, anti-women, and anti-Karnataka.

It takes one just one journalist to ask a question - To then see these frauds like Himanta run for cover!

Hon’ble Thiru @dpradhanbjp, Your remarks are deeply irresponsible and reckless, and reflect an entrenched disregard for India’s plurality, federal values, and respect for states. Tamil Nadu firmly rejects #ThreeLanguagePolicy. This is not about opposing languages, but about resisting imposition and defending Constitutional rights. Your earlier disparaging remarks about Tamils in Parliament, followed by a belated apology, only underscore a pattern of conduct that is unacceptable. The claim that there is “no Hindi imposition” is plainly dishonest. When a policy structurally corners non-Hindi speaking states like Tamil Nadu into adopting a third language with little real choice, and when crucial education funding is tied to compliance, it ceases to be a matter of choice. It is nothing short of audacity to illegally withhold a humongous sum of Rs.2,200 crore under the 'Samagra Shiksha' Scheme, effectively penalising Tamil Nadu for refusing to accept #HindiImposition. These are not discretionary grants, but funds that rightfully belong to the people of Tamil Nadu, collected through taxes cannot be weaponised as a tool of coercion. Let me also be clear. Tamil Nadu will not accept language imposition under any circumstances, whether disguised as flexibility, backed by financial pressure, or projected as national interest. This policy places an unnecessary burden on students, infringes upon the rights of states, and attempts to dilute India’s linguistic diversity into a monochromatic, homogenised “One India” framework. In the din of rhetoric, you must not evade basic questions. What third Indian language is actually being implemented in schools across Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat? How many PM SHRI Schools genuinely offer South Indian languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and languages like Bengali, Odia, and Marathi in northern India? How many schools under the Kendriya Vidyalaya 'Sangathan' are actually teaching Tamil? How many Tamil and other South Indian language teachers have been appointed in the last 10 years? And I challenge you to place on record how much the NDA government has spent on promoting classical languages like Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Odia compared to Sanskrit. Your suggestion that Tamil Nadu lacks school infrastructure is equally baseless. We have built one of India’s strongest public education systems through decades of sustained investment, high enrolment, strong learning outcomes, and pioneering welfare initiatives. Our opposition to Hindi imposition is not born out of fear. Our mother Tamil will never be weakened. Tamil and Tamils have endured and will continue to resist and survive every form of imposition or cultural intrusion. This is a matter of principle, dignity, and the preservation of India’s true diversity. Tamil Nadu will not abandon its proven two-language policy, built on social consensus and strong educational outcomes, for a centrally driven framework that undermines diversity, burdens students, and weakens the federal fabric of India. Tamil Nadu’s language policy stands as a success story on the global stage, with Tamils making their mark in science and technology, medicine, and space research. The state’s economic growth and inclusivity are deeply rooted in this model. We can prove all our assertions through empirical data, and your arguments are purely rhetorical and devoid of any real data in the educational sphere. It is both inaccurate and dismissive to suggest that Tamil Nadu’s schools lag in modern education. In enrolment, learning outcomes, and innovation, Tamil Nadu continues to lead. Over the last five years, the Tamil Nadu government has achieved significant progress in infrastructure and introduced pioneering initiatives such as the Chief Minister's Free Breakfast Scheme benefiting over 20 lakh students. The #DMKManifesto2026 promises extension of the CM breakfast scheme up to Class VIII, benefiting an additional 15 lakh students. Public education remains our top priority, viewed not as expenditure but as a social investment generating long-term societal benefits. I challenge you to make this proclamation that every Indian child should compulsorily learn three languages, on the soil of Tamil Nadu while seeking the votes of its people. I also call upon AIADMK General Secretary Thiru. Palaniswami and his NDA allies to clearly state their position. Do they support this aggressively pushed three-language policy of the BJP? It is time for Thiru. Palaniswami to make his stand unequivocally clear, whether he stands with the people of Tamil Nadu or with his Delhi bosses who seek to impose Hindi under the guise of policy. #StopHindiImposition #UnityIsUniformity #RespectPluralism

Mohan, You are sounding graceless. By the way, who are you to make a contemptuous dismissal of a distinguished professor by saying “ You do not matter to us”. Accountancy and economics are two different things. First, learn the difference. Any comment on another CEA Arvind Subramanian who says India’s GDP is at least 200 basis points lower than told to the world??? Or maybe that too is politics. Grow up. Don’t sound like a BJP IT Cell troll. Unless you are one.

The proposal to convene Parliament on April 16-18 is mischievous and must be opposed Polling in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are scheduled on April 23 (and April 29 in WB) 39 MPs of TN and 28 MPs of WB are in the Opposition benches in the Lok Sabha. They will be fully engaged in their constituencies during April 16-18 If critical Constitution Amendment Bills are brought to discussion and to vote on those dates, how will these 67 MPs in the Lok Sabha participate and vote? I suspect that the design is to exclude these MPs