#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!
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
A few days back as Congress was releasing its manifesto for Haryana polls, one individual was conspicuous by her absence. Yes, we are talking of Haryana’s tallest Dalit leader Kumari Shelja. And if that was not enough, the Sirsa MP Shelja is still out of action from the electoral scene and the party think tank admits that her prolonged absence from the campaign was a cause of worry.
With Hooda father & son duo now calling the shots in Haryana Congress, Kumari Shelja has been feeling sidelined for quite some time. Her first outburst against state Congress leadership was revealed during the exit of Kiran Choudhry & her daughter Shruti Choudhry from Congress some time back. Shelja had then openly acknowledged that justice was not done to Shruti Choudhry. Shruti was a claimant to the Congress ticket for Bhiwani Mahendragarh Lok Sabha seat during recent general elections, which was denied to her at the behest of Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who gave the ticket to one of his loyalists instead. Kiran & Shruti, who come from Late CM Bansi Lal’s clan though later joined BJP.
Even Kumari Shelja’s supporters are irked with Congress leadership in the state. The recent incident where an individual at a meeting in Narnaund Assembly segment used the casteist slur on Kumari Shelja has infuriated her supporters. Though Bhupinder Hooda strongly condemned the remarks and Hansi police registered a case against the individual under sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the damage has already been done.
क्या आप जानते हैं, दिल्ली की नई मुख्यमंत्री Atishi Marlena के माता-पिता राष्ट्र-विरोधी छवि वाले हैं?
@AtishiAAP के माता-पिता ने आतंकी अफजल गुरु और याकूब मेमन के लिए दया याचिका पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं और कई वर्षों तक इन आतंकियों की खुलेआम वकालत की है।
अफ़ज़ल गुरु के लिए दया याचिका
आतिशी मार्लेना की मां 'तृप्ता वाही' उस समिति की संयोजक थीं जो अफ़ज़ल गुरु को आरोपों से मुक्त कराना चाहती थी। उनके पिता विजय सिंह भी समिति के सदस्य थे। इस याचिका में अफ़ज़ल गुरु को दी गई सज़ा को रद्द करने की प्रार्थना की गई है।
याचिका में कहा गया है, "हम सत्र न्यायालय के इस फैसले पर कड़ी आपत्ति जताते हैं कि संसद हमले में आरोपी मो. अफजल को 20 अक्टूबर, 2006 को फांसी दी जानी है। फांसी न केवल न्याय का मजाक होगी, बल्कि देश की शांति, धर्मनिरपेक्षता और आतंकवाद की भयावह समस्या को सुलझाने की क्षमता पर इसके दूरगामी परिणाम होंगे।"
Congratulations Atishi Marlena, as you’re all set to become the new CM of Delhi – as a gift, The Pamphlet will be giving a background detail on your family.
@AtishiAAP's family — Tripta Wahi (mother) & Vijay Singh (Father) have grave anti-national credentials.
#Thread
Mercy petition for Afzal Guru: Tripta Wahi was the convener of the committee that wanted Afzal Guru to be free of charges & Vijay Singh was a member too. Alongwith many liberals, they signed this mercy petition to President of India which seeked to set aside the punishment given to terrorist Afzal Guru.
In the attached video you can see Tripta Wahi giving a statement in favour of Afzal Guru.
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Condemned the Judiciary after the Hanging of Afzal Guru: A year after the hanging of Afzal Guru, Tripta Wahi in a public meeting said that “Even the judiciary failed us on which we always believed. Every democratic institution failed us. After the attack, suddenly the Indian nationalism and Hindu Nationalism got together and made impossible for any human rights’ voices to be heard.”
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ADR is doing a “consistent mala fide campaign” to raise “suspicion and doubt” about conduct of elections “by creating false narratives”
Election Commission had said this about ADR in an affidavit to Supreme Court
It's high time ADR should be exposed! 🚨👇
#Thread #ADR
Earlier, it was ADR's petition against Electoral Bonds in SC, which led to this 'legal process of donation to political parties' being rendered unconstitutional by the judiciary
Now, it's trying to undermine India's electoral process
But do you know who funds ADR?
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ADR has received funds from👇
1. Ford Foundation 2. Omidyar Network India Advisors Private Ltd. 3. Sir Dorabji Tata Trust 4. Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives 5. Vikram Sarabhai Foundation 6. Thakur Family Foundation, Inc
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