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Mar 26 43 tweets 13 min read
A brief account of few of the achievements by the #IndianNationalCongress Party led Governments Dear India,
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Mar 13 7 tweets 3 min read
Dear India

Spare 10 mins to read this post. Slide by slide . All 7 of them. Image For a minute just forget the propaganda stories that the #GodiMedia and #BJP IT Cell and the Election advertisements tell. Look carefully 👇 Image
Nov 26, 2023 9 tweets 5 min read
The month of November 1971, 52 years ago, Very important events were happening in our country.

The year was 1971 and the month November.

“If India pokes its nose in Pakistan, US will not keep its trap shut. India will be taught a lesson.”
- Richard Nixon

“India regards America as a friend. Not a boss. India is capable of writing its own destiny. We know and are aware how to deal with each one according to circumstances.”
- Indira Gandhi

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi articulated these exact words sitting with the US President Richard Nixon in the White House, while maintaining an eye-to-eye contact. This incident was narrated by the then Secretary of State and NSA, Henry Kissinger, in his autobiography.
Image That was the day when the Indo-US joint media address was cancelled by Indira Gandhi who walked away from the White House in her inimitable style.

Kissinger, while ushering Indira Gandhi into her car, had commented, "Madam Prime Minister, don't you feel you could have been a little more patient with the President?"
Indira Gandhi replied, "Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your valuable suggestion. Being a developing country, we have our backbones straight - & enough will and resources to fight all atrocities. We shall prove that days are gone when a power can rule and often control any nation from thousands of miles away.”
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Jul 14, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
To put the depth of depravity in perspective, according to the State of Inequality Report, an Indian earning Rs. 3 lakh per annum would be placed in the top 10% of wage earners.

In contrast, the richest 1% own more than 40% of the national wealth.

The wealthiest 10% of Indians… https://t.co/MzQDwQcdMwtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Image Consumerism driven climate crisis: In terms of usage, the top 1% has a disproportionate carbon footprint.

The bottom half of the population is responsible for carbon emissions of around 1 metric tonne per annum, while the richest 1% of Indians emit 32.4 metric tonnes per annum… https://t.co/vXpualpXOLtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jun 21, 2023 19 tweets 8 min read
The Manipuri Dance, also referred to as the Manipuri Raas Leela of the Meitei community , is a jagoi and is one of the eight major Indian classical dance forms, originating from the state of Manipur. 

The dance form is imbued with the devotional themes of Madhura Raas of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image The Hills occupy almost 90% of the state area, but the Valley, with just 10% land, is home to almost 60% of the people. Image
May 9, 2023 24 tweets 11 min read
The people of #Karnataka have decided to give the mandate to #Congress party to Govern the state for the next 5 years.

Higher voter turnout will advantage the party even further.

#Women #Youth #Lingayats and socially marginalized classes are favoring Congress. Image The fight in Bagalkot District is largely Congress versus BJP in the 7 constituencies - Mudhol (SC), Terdal, Jamkhandi, Bilgi, Badami, Bagalkot and Hungund.

The #Congress wave is strong here. The projection of 5 seats for Congress out of 7 is a new high Image
May 7, 2023 14 tweets 6 min read
More than 40% of the wealth created in the country from 2012 to 2021 had gone to just 1% of the population while only 3% had trickled down to the bottom 50%.

The wealth held by the top five percent is 61.7%, nearly 20 times greater than the 3% held by the bottom half. Image An Indian earning a monthly wage of Rs 25,000 is among the top 10 percent of earners in the country.

The average income of 90% of Indians is ~Rs 12,000 per month, and for the bottom 50% (which is 600 million people), it is Rs 4500 per month. Image
Mar 3, 2023 10 tweets 4 min read
The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India.

It administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies and President & Vice President of India Holding periodic, free and fair elections are essentials of a democratic system and a part of the basic structure of the Constitution.

The commission issued the Code of Conduct for the first time in 1971 for the 5th Lok Sabha elections and has revised it from time to time.
Mar 3, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
The Finance Commissions is periodically constituted by the President of India under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution to define the financial relations between the Union government & the individual state governments.

India-Union of States strengthens from this collaboration Finance Commission is required to make recommendations on:

(i) sharing of central taxes with states, (ii) distribution of central grants to states
(iii) measures to improve the finances of states to supplement the resources of panchayats and municipalities
(iv) any other matters
Mar 3, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Humans are just another species on Earth. Ask any other animal, bird, fish or reptiles... and they will confirm this.

Just as fish eats fish, animals eat animals, humans too get their nutrition similarly.

#BJP has to withdraw it's anti-beef rhetoric
indianexpress.com/article/india/… Stray Cows are a serious problem after the ban on slaughter

The so called cow shelters and the Government money budgeted for the same is now a scam. The money is pocketed by politicians and used to finance lynching by Cow Vigilante
Mar 1, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
Dear India

This thread is about India's fiscal deficit.

Fiscal deficit is calculated by deducting total receipts from total expenditure.

The deficit occurs when the Govt spends more than it earns.

आमदनी अठन्नी खर्चा रुपय्या During the 10 months of FY 2022-23 Govt is falling short by 11.91 Lakh Crores against the expenditure that it has made.

Revenue (~Income) deficit, against revenue expenditure widened to Rs. 6.78 Lakh Crores
Mar 1, 2023 6 tweets 1 min read
Dear India,

As per National Statistical Office (NSO) reports on Tuesday, our GDP in the 3rd quarter of 2022-23 is estimated at Rs 40.19 lakh crore.

Compared to a GDP growth of 6.3% during 2nd Qtr, this is a Sharp decline of 4.4% compared to corresponding periods last year. NSO calculates GDP growth at constant (2011-12) prices which means that the growth is calculated without factoring inflation on the products included.

2023 score card of GDP Growth vs same period last year

Apr- Jun 13.5%
Jul - Sep 6.3% ⬇️
Oct-Dec 4.4% ⬇️
Feb 28, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
Hinduism is a way of life, not just a religion.

There is no bigotry in it.

We have assimilated all cultures. Let's not break it up by such kind of petitions.

Have the country in mind, not just religion.

That's what Supreme Court Judge KM Joseph told the Government yesterday This is such a beautiful perspective.

I was born into a family that practiced faith in Christ for religious worship since 52 AD. that is for the past 1,971 years.

My childhood friend Syed Ismail is from a lineage whose ancestors adopted Islam in 629 AD, that's 1,394 years back
Feb 26, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
Hindusthan Samachar, a multi-lingual news agency, was founded in 1948 by Shivram Shankar Apte, a senior RSS pracharak and co-founder of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad along with RSS ideologue M.S. Golwalkar.
m.thewire.in/article/govern… via @thewire_in Prasar Bharati, which runs Doordarshan and All India Radio, has signed an exclusive contract with Hindusthan Samachar after it cancelled its subscription with PTI, India’s largest professional news agency.
Feb 25, 2023 14 tweets 3 min read
प्रिय भारतवासीयों,

मोदी सरकार के हेडलाइन मैनेजमेन्ट ने गोदी मीडिया के माध्यम से आपका ध्यान कुछ खतरनाक समस्या से दूर भटकाने की कोशिश की है, जिसका सामना हमारा देश कर रहा है।

मैं एक अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण विषय से आपको अवगत कराना चाहता हूँ - भारत का विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार। हमें विदेशी मुद्रा की आवश्यकता क्यों है?

आरबीआई को विदेशी मुद्राओं की आवश्यकता हमारी इन जरुरतों के लिए है:

A. विदेशों से आयात पर खर्च
B. विदेशी ऋणों का भुगतान
C. विदेश में निवेश
D. शिक्षा, चिकित्सा, पर्यटन, परियोजनाओं आदि जैसी सेवाओं पर खर्च
Feb 25, 2023 12 tweets 4 min read
लचीले मीडिया के माध्यम से #मोदीसरकार के सुर्खियां प्रबंधन ने आपका ध्यान उस खतरनाक स्थिति से हटाने की कोशिश की है जिससे हमारा देश पीड़ित है।

मुझे एक अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण विषय पर आपको अपडेट करने की अनुमति दें- विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार

हमें विदेशी मुद्रा की आवश्यकता क्यों है? हमें अपनी नीचे उल्लिखित जरूरतों को पूरा करने के लिए भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक के पास आरक्षित विदेशी मुद्राओं की आवश्यकता है

A. आयात व्यय
B. बाहरी ऋण की चुकौती
C. विदेश में निवेश
D. विदेशी विश्वविद्यालय शिक्षा, चिकित्सा उपचार, पर्यटन, साइट पर परियोजनाओं आदि जैसी सेवाएं
Feb 25, 2023 14 tweets 4 min read
Dear India,

#ModiGovt 's headlines management through a pliable media has tried to take your attention away from some dangerous situation that our Nation is suffering from.

Allow me to update you on one extremely important topic - India's Forex reserves.

Why do we need Forex? We need reserved of foreign currencies with the RBI to meet our

A. Import expenses
B. Repayment of external debts
C. Investments abroad
D. Services like education, medical treatment, tourism, on-site projects etc

We earn forex through exports. And add more dollars thru loans
Feb 24, 2023 6 tweets 3 min read
While @PMOIndia refuses to answer about his direct role that caused massive wiping out of Billions of Dollars from investors in Adani Group shares and their other stake holders, pressures from the Supreme Court has forced SEBI to initiate a probe.

👇 SBIs response to SEBI BJP IT Cell projects through its WhatsApp groups that the loss impacts only a handful of people who invest and trade in shares. That it does not affect most people because they do not invest in shares.

That's a lie. The loss in value of Adani Shares hits Banks net worth
Feb 23, 2023 7 tweets 4 min read
People in affluent Nation slog their entire lives and allow governments to deduct Income Tax at very high rates (50 to 60%)

This money, their Government hands over to investment bankers. With the profits they maintain a social security system that helps people in their old age @gautam_adani developed a sense of credibility with the fund managers who manage these pension funds by leveraging on the @PMOIndia.

His proximity and intimate relationship with @narendramodi gave a message to the investors that they can trust Adani
Feb 21, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
Sharing an observation
Post lockdown, especially during the past 8 or 10 months, most of regular house maids working in our residential area have vanished.

They have been replaced by people who have not worked as maids before. Many come for work in their 2 wheelers. Well groomed Image My wife was hesitant to employ one of the new maid that we have at home. She tells me, this lady does not appear to be like the others that we have had. That she looks to be from a financially comfortable, and no reason to be working as a cleaning maid.

We employed her.
Feb 21, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
Enticement of #SanjivChadha, CEO & MD Bank of Baroda, to continue providing fresh loans to the tainted #Adani group, which lost over 50% of its net worth during past 4 weeks, could be whatever.

India, Remember it's not personal money
businesstoday.in/latest/corpora… via @businesstoday @bankofbaroda is playing with your money.

While every global financial institution has issued a Red Alert on #AdaniGroup and its devious methods, Mr Sanjiv Chadha proudly announces his resolve to pour more of your money to a group that the entire world sees as a fraudster