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Kumud Shankar

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Jan 30

1. Mumbai, while you took a Sunday off, there some who were marching. No, this is not about #BharatJodoYatra. This happened in your city, attended by the top leaders of the ruling party at the centre. Like the BJY, this too had a relation to Love. Unlike BJY, it was against it.

2. The march was aptly called the Hindu Jan Aakrosh Morcha. It was organized by Sakal Hindu Samaj, a front for Hindutva RW organisations like the VHP, Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Sanatana Sangh, Karni Sena.
Do you know what ‘Aakrosh’ means – extreme anger if my Hindi is correct.

3. & you may wonder what is the ‘aakrosh’ about? Jobs? Inflation? Petrol prices? Cylinder? Adani? Amateurs! Sheer amateurs!!!
The ‘aakrosh’ was against ‘LOVE JIHAD’ with calls for laws against religious conversions & BOYCOTT of goods from shops owned by ‘THOSE’.

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Kumud Shankar

@KumudShankar

Jan 30

1. BJP propaganda machinery attacked #BharatJodoYatra with a lot of slander. One of their accusations pointed to the defections within the Congress over the last decade. Their trolls picked up the theme. There were the unsolicited advises on ‘Jodo’ Cong 1st. Thank You!

2. Yes, the Cong did go through a disturbing trend of defections.
Many of them moved to greener (or saffron) pastures. Happens when idealism is traded for opportunism. & the pendulum swings both ways. Remember that.
There were also those who moved away because they believed the

3. Cong was in a decay after its electoral defeats. They, like the voters were filled with disappointment. Ideologically, they’re, as are the majority of voters, still breathing the Cong philosophy. Remember that.
Both the set of defectors will flock back to the Congress.

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Jan 29

1. 4080Km & the journey has just begun! #BharatJodoYatra has not concluded, it has become a mission for every Yatri to return with the message of Unity, Harmony & Dignity of India, its people & its culture. When #RahulGandhi set foot from Kanyakumari 5mo back, it was dismissed as

2. an aimless venture. Yet, the obsession with RG & INC ensured the walk was always under intense scrutiny of media & the IT cell. That was BJPs 1st folly. They allowed India too to keep an eye on Rahul Gandhi, perhaps many waiting for the next opportunity to mock him. & they did

3. Amit Malviya worked overtime to put out edited videos of Rahul’s speech. News channels went overboard defaming those who joined Rahul in his walk. It was an overdose of hate & lies. Rahul walked, Cong supporters, liberals, members of civil society continued to join him.

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Kumud Shankar

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Jan 29

1. The Congress will win 2024 elections. It is not a matter of fact. It is a matter of faith. You can lose an election. You can never lose faith. #BharatJodiYatra has restored the faith that supporters found waning till a few years back. #RahulGandhi led #BJY by not making it a

2. grand roadshow that are so associated with Narendra Modi. Rahul Gandhi, instead has walked with people, connected to their pains & sorrow. Unlike the grand marketing machinery that Modi is, Rahul Gandhi is a man of truth, honesty & empathy. Cong. in him has found an ideologue

3. of this time unlike BJP which is still rooted to the days of Golwalker & Savarkar. It is a critical difference because politics without ideology turns into an opportunistic business pulling the society into its vortex. RG in that sense is a man beyond the pettiness of politics

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Jan 29

1. #RahulGandhi has been a vocal opponent of the crony capitalism of the Modi regime. He has gone on record multiple times to the danger posed by the policy of favouring a select list of corporate oligarchs who’re ruining the health of the Indian economy while pocketing billions

2. Now an int’l intelligence firm has raised serious concerns about the #AdaniGroup. Mr. Modi talks of calling India a Vishwaguru when his policies, his gov, his friends, he himself are under severe scrutiny by the global community. Should that not worry Indians? Mr. Modi must

3. defend himself with a clear call of conscience. He owes this to Indians who’ve reposed faith & voted for him. Instead, BJP IT cell has woven a ridiculous plot of a global conspiracy to derail Modi. They’re supported by news channels who’re +ing to the cacophony of unreason.

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Kumud Shankar

@KumudShankar

Jan 28

1.
#Pathaan + #BharatJodoYatra + #Hindenburg -The war is not lost against hate, tyranny & crony capitalism

Pathaan proves India will not bow down to non-stop slander & hatred. #ShahRukhKhan𓀠 taught us how to love cutting across culture, religion, nations.

2. 🇮🇳 has not forgotten the love affair. Thank You 🇮🇳, for saying ‘Enough is Enough’ & for coming out with your loved ones to watch #Pathaan. Thank You India, for the🖕to the Haters! Thank You for not seeing #SRK as your beloved & not through the eyes of religious hatred.

3. Thank You India for your nostalgia at KKKKK….Karen & tears of Joy on why Pathaan was called Pathaan. Thank you India for seeing colors & not getting affronted. You once cheered in joy when Simran ran to catch Raj’s hand breaking away from all the chains that bind love.

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