Thread by @jsaideepak

1. Ever since the release of my book #IndiaThatisBharat and its positive reception,a few handles have increased their direct & sly attacks on me, which I think is a back-handed compliment. Their latest tirade rides on the back of my tweets from 2015 on the subject of caste.

2.Apparently I am supposed to b embarrassed that my views on caste have evolved.That my views evolved significantly after I took up d Sabarimala case is something I have myself stated at least on 2 occasions,once in a discussion wid @UnSubtleDesi & again in my recent CH session.

3. Here's d link to my discussion wid @UnSubtleDesi & @pratyasharath held last year during d lockdown where d specific subject was the tug of war between the so-called "trads" & "Raytas". To the trawlers,at 15.33,I specifically discuss my tweets of 2015 -

4. Here's d link to my recent Clubhouse debut where @csranga Garu & I spoke on d subject of a Deity-centric Temple movement. To the trawlers again, at 24.22, again I myself discussed my tweets of 2015 to highlight my own evolution on the subject of caste -

5. Last night I specifically requested these twitter handles to take all the screenshots they wanted to of my tweets of 2015 so that they could use them in their group therapy sessions for the jobless and the anonymous :-) I then deleted the tweets of 2015, well, because WDTT.

6. Now coming to what appears to be the agenda of these handles - perhaps they think they can bully me into changing my position using labels and ad hominem attacks. Well, not happening. I have handled vicious attacks from the Left for years now. Tum kis khet ki mooli ho? :-)

7. The problem with this group is its inability to engage in any reasonable, civil and sane discussion on contentious and important issues within the non-Left. From sly tweeting to labelling, they resort to everything to draw your attention except a civilised engagement.

8. Fortunately, I have a life outside of Twitter and I have usually used social media as a one-way broadcast medium to air my views or share my writings or to identify people to collaborate with on areas of common civilizational interest. I genuinely pity those who live on SM.

9. Again fortunately, those who matter are aware of my positions as well as what I bring to the table.They understand that my views on specific issues may evolve, but my allegiance is to the Indic cause and I see organisations only as necessary conduits or madhyam for the cause,

10. So to the trawlers,pls feel free to push ur respective agendas. However,here's d thing - I have captured my thoughts & my own decolonial evolution through a book & have consciously subjected them to d scrutiny of d larger public.If u can,if at all u can,pls try do d same :-)

11. I have never laboured under d illusion that my views matter to anyone & I have aired them regardless of the repercussions.But thank you for telling me that my tweets of *2015* trigger you even now at unearthly hours when you could b spending time wid ur family. Priorities :-p

12. As always,I will continue doing my work & try as U may,U will not b able to discourage me one bit:-)Since my 1st book has given u such sleepless nights & barely concealed fits of insecurity/jealousy,wait for d 2nd one :-) The 1st book was d trailer,picture abhi baaki hai :-)

13. If there is one thing that I apply constantly to my work, it is this- "Charaiveti Charaiveti" and by the Grace of the Gods, that will not change come hell or highwater :-) So do your worst, I will stand my ground :-) Jai Shri Ram and Hara Hara Mahadeva. Over and out.