Some interesting stats from Modi’s Australia showbaazi.

1. 12 charter planes flew from India carrying cheerleaders

2. Howdy Modi/ Namaste Trump event had 80,000 attendees out of which 75,000 were Gujarati

3. Sidney event was attended by 20,000 out of which 16,00 were Gujarati 4. 4000 attendees were sent from India because this event wasn’t organised by Australian govt. It was Modi’s private event

5. Modi spends billions on branding in India, now spends equal amount in foreign countries for his own branding

Time to detach from NRI terrorists.

As a member of diaspora, I am an aware, active and vocal critic of Hindutva fanatics. I don’t support any form extremism in guise of proud nationalism.

Those who are diaspora/NRIs must decouple from these groups/communities.

RT if you agree. Reason of this statement has roots to UK’s Bradford riots 2001 when British Hindus started resistance against being identified as ‘Asians’ detaching themselves as British Hindus who are peaceful and hardworking immigrants.

That has changed post 2014 drastically.

Not in my name

For defamation law around the world, the plaintiff is required to prove in court that his reputation and life have been damaged significantly after the accusations.

As described in the following thread, former Indian prime minister Morarji Desai lost defamation case against

https://twitter.com/URScrewed_/status/1618644724566618112

American author Seymour Hersh. Desai made a statement on camera how disciplined life he lived which bolstered Harsh’s defence that Desai’s life had not altered after accusations in his book about Desai.

Indian criminal justice system doesn’t require the plaintiff to prove

Pegasus is forgotten. But in hindsight, it’s purpose must not be forgotten in BJP’s strategy.

There must be worrying elements in snooped data collected from all the people Pegasus is secretly unleashed upon.

BJP might deny the impact of #BharatJodoYatra and Rahul Gandhi’s recent coming of age performance in connecting with people on grassroots, but the obviously aggressive and hasty strategy of stifling his voice vehemently suggests that Pegasus data decoding must’ve been worrying for the ruling authoritarian regime.

Khalistan protesters targeted a Gujarati passer-by near London’s Indian High Commission with aggressive abuse.

This is what some of us have been worried about ever since politics of hate has become mainstream at behest of two top Gujarati leaders. On top of that NRI Gujjus are spreading vicious hate towards all minorities vocally which will inevitably boomerang. I witness it regularly how Gujarati folks get carried away with Indian domestic agenda driven hate outside India.

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I’ve found it rather amusing that despite massive propaganda and claims of developed Gujarat model under Narendra Modi, why are Gujaratis at the top of immigrants in US, UK, Australia or even obscure European countries.

We’re made to believe (we meaning rural/semi urban and otherwise gullible janata) that Gujarat is the land of dreams and prosperity. Economy, infrastructure are world class and businesses are booming.

On the contrary, the largest number of immigrants in US, UK are Gujaratis. People young and old try hook and crook to emigrate

For the record, American researchers have time and time again proven their findings right.

Delve into history and dig out former PM of India Morarji Desai's libel case in Chicago District Court against an allegation levelled by Seymour Hersh naming Desai as CIA mole in his book

https://twitter.com/HindenburgRes/status/1618602694436081668

'The Price Of Power'.

Morarji Desai lost the case and Seymour Hersh acquitted by court after six months long trial. In the US, it is the plaintiff who has to prove that the defendant's allegations are false. Desai had to prove that he had never been a CIA "asset"

#BBCdocumentry has not only exposed what happened in 2002 but also exposed how hollow, powerless and weak Modi is in 2023. With aggressive attempts to stifle democracy by banning documentary, he’s exposed as a despotic leader in front of the world.

All his PR to project him as a global leader have been blasted in one stroke.

With his image in a free fall, he’s also destroyed Indian judiciary’s once stellar credibility by manipulating and bribing justices offering post retirement sops.

Indian judiciary remained impervious to use of agencies by

Thread on #Morbi

Morbi is in national news because of #MorbiBridgeCollapse claiming 140 plus lives pointing to gaping holes in infrastructure projects and its maintenance as well as administrative negligence.

Let's delve into Morbi's political past and why turmoil engulfed it. Morbi traditionally is ceramic capital of India with over 1000 ceramic tile factories producing 90% of India's ceramic production.
This ceramic industry is cracking under rising costs with 800 units facing uncertain future due to constant rise in prices of

#MorbiBridgeCollapse disaster that claimed hundreds of lives is a serious issue of privatised ‘vikas’ model where public infrastructure projects are handed to cronies instead of government taking them up.

Massive gaping hole in PPP model that’s been peddled by none other than

https://twitter.com/ani/status/1587028917462142976

Modi himself (public private partnership) washing hands & responsibility off infrastructure that people pay taxes for.

Disasters end up in appointment of inquiries which never reach any conclusion or even report and quickly forgotten in fast changing politics now.

The FIR in #MorbiBridge collapse mentions no names of contractor who was awarded repairs contract.

Oreva, the contractor is a Rs 800 crore Ajanta clock manufacturing company without any construction experience. Oreva which started manufacturing Ajanta clocks in #Morbi shifted factory to Shenzen in China laying off over 10,000 workers.

Bizarrely the same company was awarded repairs and maintenance contract of #MorbiBridge 😳

While PM Modi is in Gujarat on election campaign, suspension bridge collapsed in #Morbi. 400 people fell from collapsed bridge. Many feared drowned. twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Minutes before #Morbi bridge collapsed captured on camera

Today urban fascist Modi inaugurated Phase 1 of Ahmedabad Metro which was launched in 2003 during his CMship. In 20 years amidst corruption of over Rs 500 crores, the incomplete project is hastily inaugurated for election gimmicks.

The project won’t complete even by 2025… The mother of all metro scams towers over 14 other metro projects in India and Modi’s personal favourite and Ahmedabad metro project head appointed was IAS officer Sanjay Gupta who siphoned off 200 crores. Gupta is in prison now but and authorities could only attach 50 crores…

What’s happening with Big Bazaar is truly an interesting game of corporate loot.

While the entire country is caught up in communal bigotry, an open loot of Rs 26,000 crores is taking place and no one even talks about it apart from destitute customers posting random woes about their purchases, warranties and pay wallets without any redress.

Future Group owes banks over Rs 20,000 crores and they’re fighting in SC against Amazon while most of their stores are literally taken over by Reliance renaming Smart Bazaar.

How this is allowed is beyond belief.

India must be the only country in world which is hellbent upon rekindling doused fires of a troubled land Kashmir even after separatists laid down arms and a prevailed process of peace in favour of electoral gains in rest of the country fanning communal flames.

It’s Harakiri! Those crazy bigots raging for distorted facts in a film must read about Northern Ireland peace process and Good Friday Agreement to understand how a nation heals deep wounds and progresses positively.

After two wars and decades of violence, significant progress was made which

Vajpayee led NDA government invited Kashmir separatists (on Advani’s counsel and invitation) in 2004, long before MMS in 2006.

theguardian.com/world/2004/jan…

https://twitter.com/adityarajkaul/status/1503063279366672393

After this first meeting with Hurriyat leaders, Vajpayee invited them again in March 2004. India had stopped all talks with Kashmir separatists till Vajpayee government invited them after meeting Pakistan President Musharraf in South Asian Summit in Islamabad

On #InternationalWomensDay
This story reported by BBC Gujarati stands out.
Do read this thread 👇

Tejal Patel, a Gujarati woman, mother of two refuses to return to India when Indians stranded in #Ukraine️ are being evacuated. She won’t return to India till she repays debt Tejal Patel walked two days from Kharkiv to Poland from war torn Ukraine with thousands other refugees.

She is from Gujarat who went to Ukraine paying Rs 7.5 lakhs to agents to earn money to support her family after she and her husband lost jobs during Covid19 pandemic.

The reality behind #OperationGanga

Indian students fleeing #Ukraine were waiting on Romania border for over 30 hours in heavy snowfall & freezing weather

Amidst tall claims, PR and unleashing troll army upon news tweets/handles, Indian embassy was in shambles

Watch it yourself 2nd part of video.

Poor Indian students spent 30 plus hours in heavy snowfall without food & water, no shelter and no help from Indian Govt/embassy.

They were asked to clean toilets when the embassy finally evacuated and Indians on Twitter demanded why can’t they clean toilets

There are only 45 medical colleges in Ukraine. But their degrees are accepted in more than 180 countries.

How many Indian colleges/universities’ degrees are accepted in 180 countries?

Running pakoda/chai/puncture making thela/kiosks may be considered employment as peddled by Political leaders to hide their own lack of vision/planning and infrastructure but even those aren’t enough to sustain survival of one person, much less a family.

Education (basic and higher) is essential to progress entire society which Indian lawmakers either don’t realise

Times Now’s Rahul Shitshankar is problematic on so many levels that I fail to understand why either his channel bosses or GOI at large allow him to transgress so disastrously on India’s foreign diplomacy matter even when foreign experts humiliate him on live tv repeatedly…

https://twitter.com/derekjgrossman/status/1498319319909875713

On one hand he’s being poured out that Indian govt refused to US about mentioning China in statement, on the other Indian govt categorically denied officially any Chinese incursions.
If the govt’s line is that it’s India’s internal matter (like many other issues),

Just saw videos and reports of Indians fleeing Ukraine being stopped at Poland’s border because India didn’t support Ukraine in UN See these Gujarati students narrating clearly their experience of trying to cross border into Poland.

They’re instructed to remain where they are because India didn’t support Ukraine.