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*Guy came from a town 500 km away from State capital. No great qualification, not even command over Hindi, but as uncle in media, gets job in paper, soon becomes journalist

*Without knowing city or making acquaintances, no idea about town but believes 'Muslims here too backward'
*Amazing sense of entitlement, armed with half-baked notions but ready to shoot his mouth, everywhere

*Hasn't met people in the town despite having lived a couple of years now, never ventured into lanes or entered into households, but reflected in writings too about city, region
Goes to a non-veg hotel, becomes friendly with him, then even tells him about what's wrong with 'your community', telling the owner whose daughters' achievements or education he has no idea about. Hotel owner has a beatific smile, nods, he has seen such saviours earlier too.
*Meanwhile, his reports continue to show extreme lack of knowledge even about his 'beat'. Within 2-3 years he believes that he is voice of the region, now a 'buddhijeevi'.

*Is liye bohat zyada tameez bhi theek nahi hoti, jiske kaan khinchne ki zaroorat ho, kheench lena chahiye
In rural India, poorest of poor sans proper clothes, malnourished. Who are they? Or those in Kalhandi, Sheohar, Dindori.
People die of hunger or homeless who die because of natural factors, heat or cold in extreme weather sleeping in open. Stop branding. anindianmuslim.com/2018/02/stop-c…
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