பரித்ராணாய ஸாதூனாம் வினாசாய ச துஷ்க்ருதாம்
தர்ம ஸம்ஸ்த்தாபனார்த்தாய ஸம்பவாமி யுகே யுகே.
I had lost interest in political arena , it was sometime in late 2003/4 , when I was on a holiday to India, I had the pleasure of visiting Bhuj, reconstruction miracle against all odds; I was
2. Impressed and it takes helluva lot to do that, for basically I had given up the idea that India would have better days. A classmate from school , a doctorate in Ayervedha , an RSS from school days, and another mate from college in the civil services (Gujarat cadre), made it
3. Possible and worthwhile , my trip to Gujarat. One look at the man , I told both these blokes, this guy one day will be the PM of this country and the strength with which I put it across to them, they were surprised. We dropped the subject , and late mid 2000 , I returned
4. Permanently to India, but was not involved in political arena, till 2010, when using the only near complete Act of law , the RTI ACT 2005, used it as a tool ,played albeit a small role in bringing down #DMK,in 2011. I claim no credits except a moral victory. In 2014 an online
5. Portal , run by an Indian American , gave me a free hand to be an anchor on the upcoming elections - poor thing lost almost all their advertisement revenues , for I kept stating it's BJP all the way, and political honchos like #MSubramaniamofDMK, @jothims of congress, one
6. Vijaya something also of congress, @uvasuki of CPM among a few others called me a novice. In 2019 I had no interest , because I was sure that they'll be back with a larger majority - being street smart is necessary to be a psephologist. I rest my case and one can mark this
Tweet , the 3rd term is also theirs.
#HBD_NAMO70 God bless
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