Thread by @SharjeelUsmani

#Thread: I never wanted to explain myself but after 4 FIRs and one Rs 50,000 bounty post my release on bail in 4 other FIRs on my tongue, I believe it is important that some things are made clear. Even in Pune #ElgarParishad I spoke about collectively fighting the hate 1/n

and asked people from Hindu society to check on the radicalisation of their kids, hinted who are causing the rot in the society, et al. However, media as well as wokes of all political spectrums gave more attention to that one sentence without considering the speech 2/n

in its entirety. In the latest case, me saying JSR being used to terrorise people and it not being a religious slogan anymore is on the same lines. I'm not problematizing the content but the usage of the slogan. Hindus who truly believe it is their religious slogan 3/n

MUST come forward and reclaim it from those who use it to terrorise. That said, I also understand that I use rather provocative language to express myself. That is deliberate so as to seek the attention from the majority which clearly and I believe cleverly ignores or denies 4/n

any sort of radicalisation in the Hindu society. Now that we are actually discussing it, I hope they will be more open to listening to differing, critical opinions from Muslims. Patronising, civilising, cancelling or smearing is not going to help. While it might not affect
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your privileged selves, it is resulting in killings and trauma for our people which as of yet hasn't bothered you to the point it must. I humbly warn you that WE REFUSE TO BE YOUR MODEL MINORITY anymore. Clean your own backyard, preach love to your people instead of 6/n

focusing on our ghettos. Our ghettos are by far the safest place in India. Check your privileges, and come down from your moral high ground and realise that height has been achieved by placing our dead bodies beneath it. During Sardana case one woke comedian messaged me 7/n

with Godly sense of authority to delete that tweet and declared I am doing more harm than good for my community. Dekh Bhai sun, the truth is it is members of your community who are doing more harm than good not just for Muslims but the country. Apna gyaan apne RDAs mein 8/n

sunaao. Aur ye jo badka expert ban rahe ho that you're preaching what is good for me and my community, na karo. Zalalat hai. We're experts on our oppression, hamse suno. Sunne ka madda badhao. Kitne bhi juvenile ho'n hamko tumse to behtar hi maloom hai apni community ke baare 9/n

mein. Eid mein Sewain aur Purane Dilli ke kabab aur Jantar Mantar pe 4 tho protest join kar lene se tum expert nahi ho gye. And please for heaven's sake aise to act na kiya karein aap sab jaise Sanghi na ho kar kisi pe ehsaan Kar rahe hain. 10/n