So the lies begin to flow early in the lecture and they don’t stop. Within the first 5 minutes, referring to a photograph RG makes it seem as if opposition MPs are often arrested violently and thrown in jail just for discussing issues among themselves! #RahulGandhiinCambridge
I noticed another big lie when he claims that at various points 50-100,000 people were marching at one go. Again no evidence of that. Like with COVID numbers people feel they can exaggerate at will when it comes to India. #RahulGandhiinCambridge
The storytelling then moves through a series of unbelievable anecdotes that seem to be invented to project him as an empathetic listener. Some of them are very obviously invented #RahulGandhiinCambridge
So then at some point the Yatra enters Kashmir. The security personnel around him advise him of the risks including of being attacked by hand grenades but RG is relaxed about it - “if we are going to get hand grenades, we’re going to get hand grenades” 😂#RahulGandhiinCambridge
Anyhow I need to go somewhere. Maybe I’ll resume seeing the video. Most likely I will not. The usual Rahul Gandhi mix of lies, made up stories and defamatory allegations against India. Yet another appeal for foreign intervention? #RahulGandhiinCambridge
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There is a sinister commonality to all the political dynasties in South Asia. Essentially they are tone deaf to the concerns & wishes of normal people. They are out to prioritise their own interests which are often at odds with the national interest. #RahulGandhi#Dynasty
In Pakistan the formula that worked was choosing to be backed by the military while funnelling foreign aid to fund populous schemes that kept you in power. The dynasties went on to accrue obscene wealth. And lived their lavish lifestyles openly. Similarly in India the most famous
dynasties only obsess about how they can come into, and remain in power. In India the formula that worked was dividing Hindus, honing your vote bank and running a socialist, license raj that made everyone dependent on the largess of the gatekeeper families. That is why the most
Rahul Gandhi has once again asserted that India is a Union of States. As usual he’s is doing so without fully understanding the background of how that language features in the constitution. There has always been an intention to incorporate principles of federalism in running this
large and diverse country. India is not however a union of states that have come together via a negotiation. So unlike Rahul Gandhi’s understanding it is NOT like Europe. India is very much a single, united country. And in practice has been governed in a very centralised way due
to the various national security challenges that we have faced. That has eased off in more recent years. However the reason why Rahul Gandhi keeps repeating his warped understanding of India being a ‘union of states’ is because he thinks he can ring fence certain states off from