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That is some confidence !!!

@puram_politics Athoor/Attur repetition ?

@puram_politics total comes to 235 seats.

Okay, here is my model's constituency wise prediction. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

@puram_politics good one

What was the problem with the Delimitation Bill. And what is the solution? I spoke to the BBC Tamil about it. youtu.be/hEoNW7CPeXY?si…

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To be clear, the Republicans who policed all of our speech when Charlie Kirk was killed, & who jump on anyone who doesn’t mourn their heroes correctly, have just opened the door for every liberal & leftist in America to post ‘Good, I’m glad he’s dead” when Trump eventually dies.

The pits...

@puram_politics Neither does someone like Nehru - at the national level. Saddest reality of India.

A sad reality of our politics today is: CN Annadurai doesn't stand a chance of succeeding. He was too scholarly for that.

Chief minister’s co-learning centres put north Chennai on exam-prep map, attract Gen-Z group the most. Away from cram hubs of Connemara and Anna Centenary libraries, north Chennai is quietly turning into a new hub for serious study, exam prep and even co-working. The CM’s co-learning centres at Periyar Nagar and Kolathur offer study space at just ₹5 for 3.5 hours and have already been used by nearly 89,000 people. The crowd is diverse: Ajay, a Rapido driver, studies here between shifts for TNPSC, while Nitish Kumar, 25, from Perambur, cracked TNPSC Group-II after spending days here from 6.30am to night. The centres offer FREE material for NEET to UPSC and even access to costly journals like The Lancet. Kolathur, which turned one last November, draws users with Wi-Fi, power backup, lounges and a cafeteria. Periyar Nagar, just two months old, has a renovated library with 80,000 books and is set to start free coaching with IAS and All India Civil Services Association staff. With private UPSC coaching costing up to ₹10 lakh, this has become a big draw. The Kolathur centre also doubles as a co-working space: ₹50 for half a day or ₹2,500 a month. About 6,000 users have used it so far. It has 3 conference rooms and 50 desks. A stock trader who earlier paid ₹20,000 a month now spends just ₹2,500. Networking is another bonus. Youngsters from manufacturing, AI, coding, finance and start-ups now work side by side. So far, 7 users have cleared competitive exams and 5 NEET. The centres enforce discipline with dress codes, phone restrictions and six staff managing facilities; the first batch of in-house UPSC aspirants will write exams in February. The govt now plans to scale this up. The next centre opens on Wall Tax Road in George Town. Each centre is built for 600–800 students. CMDA plans 27 more centres and the GCC another 15, so people won’t have to travel far to study or work. @ramyasre__n @CMOTamilnadu @Udhaystalin @chennaicorp #CMDA

"Gita Press is the largest publication house of Hinduism. It also received the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2024. I collect all their books. There are 23 books. Out of those, I have brought one book in Hindi and English for you. This book is by Swami Ramsukhdas ji, titled 'How to live in a household'. Swami Ramsukhdas ji is a great scholar of Hinduism, and this book is easily available in all languages of the country. You can gauge its popularity by the fact that the copy I have is its 90th edition, not 19th, but 90th. Please listen. Swami Ramsukhdas ji answers questions in a Q&A format, like 'What should a Hindu do?' or 'If a husband beats and tortures his wife, what should the wife do?' Swami Ramsukhdas ji replies, 'The wife should understand that this is a repayment of debt from a previous birth, and her sins are being cleansed, and she is becoming pure.' It is sold at 80 railway stations. Gita Press has been given free stalls at 80 railway stations, and the discussion has just begun. It is also sold at all RSS bookstalls. Okay, after that, regarding Sati, in the glory of Sati, Swami ji himself asks whether the practice of Sati is right or wrong. Sati is not just a practice; it is a duty. Sati is dharma. Sati dharma is the backbone of Hinduism. These books are being sold at railway stations, brother. In the Supreme Court premises, the mobile van of Gita Press sells them. They are also sold in the Central Secretariat. And after that, what would you do if you were raped? If a married woman is raped and becomes pregnant, what should she do? The answer is: as far as possible, the woman should remain silent. They have overturned Indian law, IPC, CPC, Human Rights, everything. If you hit a dog with a stick, you get a six-month prison sentence. But here, they are saying that if you beat your wife, the husband is not getting any punishment, no crime is being attributed to him. The wife's past lives are going to be rectified. They will take us to this place. After that, the discussion continues. Golwalkar and all the RSS members believe that Hinduism and casteism are the same thing, synonymous. That's why Ambedkar had a long debate, saying that if you want to abolish casteism, you have to abolish Hinduism. And that's why he said that I will not be born a Hindu, because they called him to Punjab to discuss caste, but when his pamphlet reached there, they completely shut down the conference. This person, Golwalkar, in 'Bunch of Thoughts', writes a long article in 'Bunch of Thoughts' where he uses a verse from Purusha Sukta of Rigveda to say that if you remove casteism, Hinduism will cease to exist. And how this Purusha Sukta says that Brahmins were created from the mouth, Kshatriyas from the arms, Vaishyas from the stomach. Its origin is here. Those who say there is no casteism in the Vedas are lying. And Shudras were created from the feet. Okay, and another thing, which is very shameful, I feel, how can an organization like this survive in this country? Golwalkar Sahib went to Gujarat University on December 17, 1960. At Gujarat University, in the Social Sciences Department, he was the chief guest. Just imagine. And what did Golwalkar lecture on, Kunal ji? Cross-breeding in Hindu history. He said that to improve the lineage of Hindus in South India and Kerala, we sent Namboodiri Brahmins from the North. What responsibility was given to those Namboodiri Brahmins? That any marriage among Hindus, except for Brahmins, meaning Shudras, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas, their first child must be born from a Namboodiri Brahmin. And look at the tragedy of this country, look at the suicide of this country, that they are working and flourishing in Kerala. The first child must be from whom? From a Brahmin. Okay, but Brahmins are kept out of it. The other three castes need to get their first child from a brahmin. There's no need to improve the Brahmin lineage. Besides this, there is Arthashastra, by Chanakya. Their other religious books by Chanakya. Being Chanakya is considered very good. If you have a bit of heart, passion, mind, and humanity, then after reading Chanakya, you will not keep that book in your house. How can such a despicable thing, if a wife leaves without telling her husband, how much punishment should she be given? Where should the poor, the Shudras live? From which door in the South will their funeral procession pass? All this is explained in it. These punishments, like 13-14, that our intelligence people use, that entire list has been given by them. How to put a stick in between, how to run a roller, all that they have given in it. Okay, after that, the last thing, this is an endless series, but we didn't try to know, we never discussed it. The RSS, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, is an organization of men. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh means it's a volunteer force. Rashtriya, National Volunteer Corps. Their women's organization, which was formed in 1936, is called Rashtra Sevika Samiti. Nation's Committee of Maids. Sevika, Committee of Maids of the nation. Women are maids, sevikas. In English, its translation means that. They are sevikas of the nation, and boys are volunteers. Okay, they have to take another oath in the Rashtra Sevika Samiti, that they will protect their honor. They will speak very sweet language. They will not be quarrelsome. And they will protect their chastity. This is not for RSS members, that they protect their chastity, because if the chastity of any of our women is violated, a man would do it, right? So the common knowledge is that it is not for men. So the organization, those you give RSS membership to, you consider them maids. You consider them servants. In Sanskrit, it means maid. So you do that. So this is their real target. And RSS is alive and ruling this country today because we as a nation have not gathered any information against their real target. This country has not taught about their documents. When Congress was in power, their history was entirely written, available. 'Bunch of Thoughts' was there, Manusmriti was there, their editorials were also there. All of it was in front of us. But we didn't tell. So, Kunal bhai, if this country had been told, do you think this country would not react? This country would not revolt? Sometimes people have done it, many times, but they were always pushed to the margins. Govind Sahai was a Parliamentary Secretary from UP. He was the first to take small books, seven of them, all their documents and said that this is anti-national, anti-humanity, anti-Hindu. And the work I started, in that sense, he is my guru."

@sureshsambandam This seems to be fake, prima facie. Haven't seen any mainstream media reporting on any such statement from Rubio linking deportation of US immigrants for acts of communal violence committed in their home countries.

This is very good move by USA 👌👌

Thirupparankundram explained:

#WATCH | Delhi | Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar says, "The world recognises the successful conduct of free, fair and transparent elections in India. Therefore, for the first time in its history of 30 years, the group of 37 democratic countries of the world have invited India to chair the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, International IDEA. This is a moment of immense pride for the citizens of India and all the Election Commission officials."

Why do Indians spit paan everywhere? Is it so difficult to be civilised?

Chinnavilai beach in Kanyakumari dt is known for its tall sand-dune spanning 40 acre. Sadly, it may not exist in few yrs, mafia's already removed lot of sand. Sand-dune's are natural fort to protect landmass & groundwater. In the last 25 yrs Kanyakumari dt lost many sand-dune 1/2

#TheInterview by @kthaparoffice: I don't trust Election Commission and its SIR; SC's advisory opinion is a setback: Tamil Nadu's Minister for Information Technology, @ptrmadurai Watch: youtu.be/QUy1MIgkB-U?si…

You’re looking at 25 hectares of living green wonder. Planted in 2023 under the Tamil Nadu Green Mission, the mangroves of Kudikadu village in Cuddalore District now stand as a thriving bioshield along the coast. After clearing invasives like Prosopis juliflora and creating fish-bone tidal channels, 25,000 mangrove saplings were planted followed by another 20,000 in 2024-25 through linear and block planting. With over 90% survival, Rhizophora is flourishing while native Sonneratia apetala and Bruguiera gymnorhiza have been introduced successfully. These mangroves are stabilising riverbanks, helping fish nurseries supporting livelihood of local communities. Kudos to team Cuddalore led by the Conservator, DFO, Ranger and field staff 💪#TNForest #Climateaction #ecosystemrestoration #Mangroves #GreenTNMission

BREAKING: Zohran quotes Nehru in his victory speech "I think of the words of Jawaharlal Nehru. A moment comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new. When an age ends & the soul of a nation finds utterance. Tonight we step out from the old to the new"

Why the Indian passport is falling in global ranking bbc.in/4hIBwrI