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Hindu pride and India's 'Soft Power must not be based on and cannot be built upon lies and fakery. Hinduism is bigger and better than that. A thread.
@NDTV ran this story
It showed a tweet on the occasion of #Pongal (#Sankranti) by British Prime Minister @RishiSunak (see pic), and claimed that the PM hosted a meal for his staff that was served by men in #veshti on banana leaves in the traditional style.
The original source for the story in @ndtv appeared to be a tweet by the BJP Rajya Sabha MP, Sonal ManSingh.
She is a noted Odissi classical dancer. She tagged the Indian prime Minister and her Party's official handle. It uncertain who she meant by "UK PM Office and defence"
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Inspired by an article in today’s Eenadu (Telugu), am featuring the benefits of eating on Banana Leaf in this week’s #SundayScience
Banana leaves are packed with plant-based compounds called polyphenols, especially epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). It contains 3 phenol rings and has very strong antioxidant properties. #SundayScience
EGCG protects our cells from oxidative damage from free radicals. Free radicals are produced by the stressors that our modern life puts on our bodies. #SundayScience
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