When my Twitter account, along with that of @ShivAroor and others, was blocked by Congress/UPA under draconian Section 66A, several 'journalists' supported Govt's order. A senior UPA Minister told me some of them had collaborated with Govt in drawing up the list. 1n
More. A digital free speech activist, who receives handsome foreign funds, sat in on meetings to help Congress/UPA Govt justify its patently unjustifiable ban. Later, he had the gumption to tell me how he had fought tooth and nail. Which, of course, was bunkum. I told him so. 2n
When confronted about the ban in Washington, DC by prominent mediapersons and lawmakers, India's then Ambassador to US brazenly justified the ban. The diplomat's colleagues in MEA were appalled. 3n
By the time all this happened, I had become used to political persecution. Nothing could have been worse than losing my job in 1995 and finding myself homeless with family in tow after a certain Vincent George complained to my then Editor.
#Irony comes in many shades of rust. 4n
#Irony comes in many shades of rust. 4n
Yes, @AbhinandanSekhr you stood up against the ban and stoutly opposed it, so did @madhutrehan (apart from others). I am indebted to you and everybody else for standing by me.🙏🏽 5n
https://twitter.com/AbhinandanSekhr/status/1356243441563258890?s=19
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