Frnds
800 metres away from PM's residence there was a VVIP wedding on 11th March. The Guestlist was full of VVIPs starting with PM Modi,Rajnath Sing, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, FM Sitharaman & CMs from BJP-ruled states.
It was the wedding of Navika Kumar's son.
Stay here frnz. ☺1/12
In 1988 Times Group Hindi Newspaper NavBharat Times Editor Surendra Pratap Singh's wedding was attended by Chief Ministers from 7 states and many Central Ministers. It was highly criticized then. Anand Swaroop Verma in his Book "Patrakarita ka Andha Yug" wrote about this. 2/12
It was the view of the majority of the Journalist fraternity during then that against those your pen is expected to move if you make a sweet relationship with them, your loyalty towards your profession is no more trustworthy.
11th March wedding of Navika Kumar's son Siddhant in GymKhana Club. Other than BJP Mins Shehzad Punawala, Anand Rangnath, the owner of TimesGroup Vinit & Samir Jain, Rajat Sarma India Tv were present.
No @INCIndia or any other party leadrs were present.
Plz stay frndz. 4/12
With this Navika has established her Leadership in the elite or the Lutyen lobby class she often joked in past years.
It is a significant thing that she didn't care to hide her close bonding with the Ruling Govt. Maybe as all these are normalised these days. 5/12
In 2019 in an interview, Navika Kumar: Even today I'm hungry for news. That hunger is understood by a survey of Newslaundry where it has been found Jan22 to June22
Her 123 nos debates
Communal 45
Anti-Opp 36
Pro BJP 10
Others 32
That interview link.👇6/12 samachar4media.com/interviews-new…
2009 Neera Radia tape. Barkha Dutt still suffers from that leakage of 5000 talks betwn Politicians/Corporates/Journalists. 6-8 journalists were caught & Navika Kumar was among them. Surprised?☺
In that tape Neera Radia told Navika to not share information wid Arun Jetley. 7/12
Nothing to be surprised as Navika Kumar Had a strong relationship Respect/Guide/Mentor with Arun Jetley whom she used to call everyday Morning. She said that herself in 2019 after Arun Jetley's Demise. 🙂 8/12
Neera Radia Tape changed lives of Barkha Datt, Vir Sanghvi but strangely Navika hardly faced 2 wks suspension from studio. She was not even a big name like 2day. Again 2022 Nupur Sharma's row in her show resulted heavily for Nupur but Navika remained untouched.
Stay frnz🙏9/12
After Arnab Goswami left it is not R Shivsankar but Navika who took charge. Despite only 20% representation of Females in TV media hats off to Navika made it. It fastened from2020 #SSR case when she targeted Rhea Chakraborty insanely. Remember this Ekta Kapoor style Entry? 10/12
She is the boss of @TimesNow it can be understood well the rival Republic Group 2021 filed a defamation case Against Navika only.
But her devotion to Ruling made it easy to cross all obligations. In Jan24 when #HindenburgReport revealed she kept bashing @INCIndia 11/12
Finally
She is only a part of a machine built by whom u know well.
Endng this thread with the lines of Raj Kamal Jha, the Editor of Indian Express 6yrs ago who said this after PM's speech. Plz listen frndz.🙏
"Criticism from the Govt is a Badge of Honour"
Racism?
11/5/21 FBI rescued aprx 200 Dalit & Adivasis from Swaminarayan Temple in New Jersey, charging labour trafficking, exploitation, Servitude.
Meanwhile 07/10/23 California’s Governor vetoed a bill banning caste discrimination after pressure from Hindutva groups.
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After the death of a worker Mukesh Kumar FBI raided the Swaminarayan Temple, the largest Temple in the US.
In May 2021 a lawsuit was also filed in the US Dist Court of human trafficking & wage law against Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha(BAPS). 2/18
However Oct 7th 2023 California’s governor vetoed (refused) a bill banning caste discrimination after influentials with direct links to Hindutva groups like OFBJP & the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America pressured him to do so by threatening him to lose donors & voters. 3/18
On 25/04/2010 CM of Guj Modi while releasing book "Samajik Samrasata" allegedly said that the Dalits are like mentally retarded. (Mand buddhi).
The then Chairman National Commission of Scheduled Caste Buta Singh & other members criticised the remark. 1/9
This matter reached Rajyasabha Also. However, PM Modi never expressed apology for this.
While race is physical caste is cultural. So Caste discrimination is also deeply rooted in Gujarat's Culture.
However, in 2008 PM Modi released a book named 'Karmayogi'. 2/9
In Nov 2007 Modiji published a book 'Karmayog' where he termed Valmiki's caste-based vocation of others' filth, excreta as an "Experience in Spirituality".
In India manual scavenging was banned in 2013 still today people die in sewers, certainly not a Spiritual Experience. 3/9
Plz Read. 🙏🏾
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal (70yrs) on a hunger strike at the Khanauri border between Punjab & Haryana last 21 Days is in critical condition. He is also a cancer patient.
Yesterday doctors recommended his immediate hospitalisation but he refused. 1/4
His demand - Centre to accept the agitating farmers’ demands, including a legal guarantee on MSP of crops.
Farmers are on protest since Feb but the Center has refused to any talk. Day before yesterday tear gas, water canons were used left a dozen injured & Hospitalised. 2/4
Congress MP @manickamtagore has moved adjournment motion seeking discussion on the ongoing hunger strike by farmer leader Shri Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
The SC 4 days ago asked the Punjab & Central govt to persuade him to break his fast unto death without using force. 3/4
Indian National Flag - the symbol of our National Pride. 🇮🇳
Lahore session Dec 1929 Congress adopted 'Purna Swaraj' as the national goal, decided to observe Independence Day & honouring TRICOLOUR on 26th Jan, 1930.
KB Hedgewar the RSS founder was the Sarsanghchalak then. 🧵1/13
By this time mass consensus was built on the Tricolour with the Charkha (spinning wheel) in its center as the flag of the National Flag of India.
But KB Hedgewar issued a circular asking for 'Salutation to the National Flag i.e the BHAGWA DHAWAJ on that day at 6.00 p.m. 2/13
The obsession towards Saffron Flag above Tricolour persist even today.
MS Golwalkar 2nd Sarsanghchalak post Hedgewar while addressing a Gurupurnima Gathering in Nagpur 14/07/1946 said
"We firmly believe the whole nation will bow beforw Saffron Flag"
(SGSD vol - 1, p: 98) 3/13
In May 2019 India was forced to stop buying oil from Iran after #DonaldTrump disallowed a waiver. Trump's NSA John Bolton in his book 'The Room where it Happened' wrote Trump dismissed #Modi 's concerns telling his team that he'll be Okay with this decision. 🧵1/6
Though India's Right-wing celebrating the Trump win because of the closeness between Modi and Trump the question arise does national Interests works on personal rapport?
As in Past it didn't.
#Trump twisted India's arms saying *his Allies are not doing enough." 2/6
The Oil from Iran had come with concessions such as free transport ansurance and 60 days of credit.
India tried to explain to U.S that many of its refineries had been calibrated to process Irani crude & also sudden stopping of supply from Iran would affect pices & inflation. 3/6
It must be remembered that the AAP originated from a movement dominated by a few Upper Castes & supported by the RSS.
#ArvindKejriwal in 2012 posted on FB About a month after the launch of AAP - “Should there be reservation in promotions in govt jobs? What do you think?” 🧵1/12
This was two days before the UPA Govt introduced a constitutional amendment mandating quotas in promotions for Dalits and Adivasis.
The AAP Leader Manish Sisodia then attacked the Congress, SP & BSP together. Times of India quoted him "This creates unnecessary heartburns and a sense of injustice..."
Noteworthy that today in the Central Ministries only 4.8% officers in the TOP are SC & ST combined. 3/12