#Holi is over but even now several videos are viral on social media demonising the Holi festival.
Filmmaker @vinodkapri shared a video on Twitter, writing, “होली के नाम पर कितना शर्मनाक और घिनौना हुड़दंग होता है - इस विदेशी महिला का अनुभव सुनिए।”
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He shared the video from @RayhaanTweets, who wrote in his original post, “Another foreigner explaining how she was molested and groped… So Shocking”
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Although, they both either do not know or deliberately hid the fact that this video is 3 years old from Varanasi.
The youtube channel “Under the same skye” posted this video on Sept 13, 2020!
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The video shared by @vinodkapri has been liked and retweeted by hundreds of individuals.
In the tweet's QRTs, several are abusing the festival of Holi or the Hindu culture and religion itself.
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As several individuals like Vinod Kapri are generalising everyone with an incident (that happened 3 years ago), read what the YouTuber herself wrote.
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"Holi festival is just one day of the year where people seem to go crazy and you experience issues you never would on any other day. Be clued up about Holi, but don't let this impact your whole perception of India!"
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Some individuals would resort to presenting a certain narrative on Holi and present it as a festival with barbaric celebration. There have been constant attempts to malign Holi throughout the years.
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In 2018, a DU student alleged in her Instagram story that she was hit by a balloon filled with Semen. The story went viral and internet was filled with op-eds on ‘Holi Hooliganism and misogynist hindu festival’!
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Later, the allegation was rendered false by a forensic report which ruled out the possibility of semen in the holi balloon submitted by the student.
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Opposition towards Hindu festivals has become a new norm for many as they term it unsafe for Women and young girls.
Here is how, we at @Pamphlet_in celebrated our holi with colleagues including both Men and Women, with joy and love!
If you liked the thread, then kindly go on the first tweet and RT!
Siddaramaiah Vetoes Cong High Command’s List, Drops 7 Names, Adds Two
This is no ordinary development but has a larger meaning to it. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dropped seven names out of 39 proposed by the Congress high command as chairpersons of various boards and corporations.
Congress high command is supreme within the grand old party and its diktat are never ruled out. But Siddaramaiah’s act do raises many eyebrows.From this list, Siddaramaiah has dropped B S Kavalagi (Lime Development Board), Anjanappa (Seeds Development Corporation), Sharanappa Saladpur (Agricultural Produce Processing & Export Board), R S Sathyanarayana (Temperance Board), Anilkumar Jamadar (Tur Dal Development Corporation), Neelkant Mulge (KKRTC) and Syed Mehmood Chisty (Pulses Development Corporation)
Very few know about Swami Atmasthananda, whom PM @narendramodi referred to in his podcast with @lexfridman yesterday.
PM Modi dwelt at length on his deep bond with Swami Atmasthanandaji, an interaction with whom became a turning point in his life.
#Thread
During his conversation with Fridman, PM Modi recalled his time at the Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Ashram, where he came in contact with saints and received immense love from them.
He apprised how he developed a deep bond with one particular saint identified as Swami Atmasthananda, who became a guiding force in his life.
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Swami Atmasthananda had arrived in Rajkot in Gujarat in 1966 to head the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram. A young Modi then, inspired by Swami Vivekananda, reached the Ramkrishna ashram to take sanyasa.
When Modi expressed his desire to become a monk, after spending some time in the ashram, Swami Atmasthananda told him that sanyas was not for him and his work was among people and not in seclusion.
Swami Atmasthananda advised him that his true purpose was to serve people and work for the welfare of society
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Jaffar Express Hijack: How it Exposed #Pakistan as a failed state 🇵🇰
The 30-hour-long train hostage situation in Pak has made it clear that the Baloch Rebel forces are growing bolder, with the state remaining on the defensive.
Read #thread to know more
#PakistanTrainHijack
The BLA’s ability to launch an attack, which is unprecedented not just in Pakistan but acknowledged globally, signals its increasing sophistication, high level of operational strength and ability to engage in prolonged combat against Pakistan’s military 1/n
The attack also shows the confidence in the Baloch separatists forces who now believe that the government lacks the capability to contain them. 2/n
AAP Convener and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s propaganda attempt falls flat. Here is what happened.
#Thread 🧵
Little after 8:30 am on Thursday, Kejriwal tweeted a link of ABP blog by one Hari Shankar Joshi titled: “AAP सरकार की योजनाओं से दिल्ली के हर व्यक्ति हो हुआ औसतन 30 लाख का फायदा और ये जुमला नहीं है।” It was an opinion piece. Except, within hours, the said article could not be accessed. 1/n
It threw error 404 that no records were found and ABP expressed regret that the page we were trying to access had no data. ABP had removed the said opinion piece without any information or acknowledgement. Netizens, too, pointed out how ABP removed the article almost as soon as Kejriwal posted it. 2/n
Interesting #Thread 🧵on alleged India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) and his biased reporting on #MaharashtraElections2024, which he terms as “Bimaru state”
Rajdeep Sardesai once again jumps into the India Today debate with his propaganda over watering down infrastructural developments by Mahayuti in Maharashtra.
According to him, voters should “move away” from seeing Maharashtra through its “lengths and breadths” 1/n
But clearly, it's the “lengths and breadths” of Maharashtra which has made it one of the premier destinations of investment. Infrastructural developments like Atal Setu Bridge, Mumbai Coastal Road, Mumbai Metro Aqua line and Expressways in the state, which has reduced the traffic congestion and reduced time travel for common citizens.
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Ex-RAW official Vikash Yadav has been declared ‘wanted’ by the United States’ FBI accusing him of being involved in the alleged assassination plot of Sikhs For Justice terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
While the US has not provided any evidence to back the allegations, some Indian opposition leaders are pre-maturely passing the judgement as they raise questions about their own country and government!
A Thread 🧵👇
TMC MP Sagarika Ghose — continuing her agenda of questioning the Indian government against foreign forces — raises questions as to why the Indian government is not behaving like a country who follows rules-based order.
Without any info she directly raises aspersions of ex-RAW official being made a ‘fall guy’. Is this how an MP should behave?
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TMC MP Saket Gokhale feels India has faced ‘international embarrassment’ due to this issue and demanded immediate resignations of NSA Ajit Doval and HM Amit Shah. 2/n