1. There is a new sporting league in India. It’s called the MBA-Modi Bachao Aandolan! It's a high TRP extravaganza where Truth is Reduced to Propaganda.
MBA has high TRPs not because it’s exciting. It’s watched because it’s a compulsory sports for the the players & an unavoidable

2. screening for the audience. If you’re not associated with MBA, you’re a definite anti-national
MBA, has just 1 side & 1 set of players. They’re the Modi Defenders (MD) - members, allies of BJP, Sangh, pseudo intell from ORF, etc. All defenders are forwards & attacking.

3. In an interesting twist of rules, referees can be attacked too if they question MD. Referees in case you’re wondering are the institutions, ED, CBI, EC, Judiciary & the likes. The commentary is a war-cry & competing commentators indulge in a show of logic-defying decibels.

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Feb 8

1. It’s but rare that Rahul Kanwal is outdone in the game of illogic. But then the media at best has a ‘naajayaz’ relationship with the BJP. In enters, ex-Minister of Communications, current perpetrator of jalebi-gyaan, Mr. RSP! Rahul Kanwal begins with a

2.‘be innocent & you die’ analogy of ‘What’s in a Foto’. Who’re you fooling by ascertaining that Mr. Modi & Mr. Adani just happen to be cozying up in a charter plane as all strangers do! He has a moment of truth when he referred to himself as a hypothetical ‘dubious character’.

3. How poetic!
So while Rahul gloats over his ‘uncomfortable’ defence of media’s illicit affairs with Modi Sarkar, the legitimate BJP spokesman takes the baton of shameless argument. RSP is the latest hounds from the stables of BJP set amok to freely target Rahul Gandhi. & he’s

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Feb 8

1. Nationalism is a lofted ideal to follow. I see it as a complete devotion to the interest of nation & all its people. Nationalism to me is the courage to speak up for nation
The Constitution of India for example is an exemplary work of nationalism dedicated to India. It sets

2. the vision for an Indian state based on principles of freedom, equality & liberty. It is set in the ideas of a Welfare State & laid down rules for the creation of a great state without prejudices & discrimination of caste, religion or gender. It recognises & celebrates the

3. diversity of its people, regions & languages
Nationalism is the ‘shield of the nation’. It brings people together. It inspires them to defend the nation against all forms of tyranny & abuse both external & internal
The current day pseudo-nationalists have mutated the Shield of

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Feb 7

1. Amidst the bloodbath in the #adani stocks, a lot has been talked about on
a. Adani’s wealth rank fall
b. Loss to big investors like Blackrock
c. Adani cos valuation loss
d. Extent of overvaluation
e. Threat to LIC, SBI & other PSU banks
Basically focus on the big nos. for the

2. big-boys. What are its implications on the common investors & rest of the people covered indirectly through Adani racket. My questions are as follows,
a. How massive is the loss to the retail investor
b. Is there a way to segment by investment exposure
c. Just like the FPO

3. roll-back on moral grounds, does Mr. Adani has any moral urges to cover losses of retail investors
d. Can there be a legal action against various influencers who actively championed people to buy Adani stocks
e. Is there any loss in investment to small savings due to impact on

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Feb 7

1. Is there a similarity between dirty nexus that Modi has created with a select group of conglomerates to that which was witnessed between Park-Chaebols in SKorea? It ultimately crashed the economy with extreme levels of corruption & a highly influential closed industrial class

2. We cannot let it happen in India. More significantly because India will not witness similar short sighted growth as Korea had experienced as we already have a diverse & strong business foundation. Monopolies will prove disastrous for existing entrepreneurs & businesses in 🇮🇳

3. A focus on AA by the gov basically means an unbalanced growth trajectory with the sole ambition of institution tying the Indian gwth story to the fortunes of AA. In return, the ruling party is flushed with funds to fight & win elections. The 2 together will spell doom for both

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