I was surprised to see an article from DW.com regarding the #savesoil movement that casts doubts over the movement.

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Here is an attempt to bust the lies and half-truths in that article. These are a few key points from the article that I thought are important to address upfront.

(1) Onus is on people to pressure governments
(2) Can contribute only if they are tied to institutional arrangements
(3) Ends up weakening India’s environmental regulatory framework

There is a complete meltdown of the #left ecosystem in India with @SadhguruJV appearing on @Trevornoah's @TheDailyShow, talking about the #SaveSoil movement. The outpouring of hate for the man is weird to see and yet completely believable given the history of the Indian left. It is hilarious to see many of them complaining about Trevor hosting Sadhguru and in the same breath speaking about the freedom of expression of individuals and how the left ecosystem is for providing equal opportunity to hear all voices.

@NityJayaraman Dear Mr Jayaraman, some of your allegations about Isha Foundation seem completely baseless.

Let's talk first of Noyyal that you have alleged.

Isha Foundation's buildings are a few Kilometres far from the river bed. @NityJayaraman <1% of Noyyal river basin is near a forest area and in that <0.0001% is flowing through lands near the Isha Yoga Center.

The argument that many institutions near Velliangiri hills are causing problems for Noyyal river water is not valid and not proven through any studies.

Questions to Mr Nity - First of all, you are making a big and unproven statement of hills, grasslands and water sources being harmed by Isha.

Let's talk first of Noyyal that you have alleged. Isha Foundation's buildings are a few Kilometres far from the river bed.

https://twitter.com/NityJayaraman/status/1381564950439620611

There is a single small stream flowing through the lands & is left unobstructed. Even High school science students know that 100s of acres of forest & tree cover are required to create a single water stream. Several such water streams form a tributary, many of which form a river.

The source of hatred towards Sadhguru protected on SM by a certain section of Hindu Traditionalists seems to be based on him successfully galvanizing massive public support to #FreeHinduTemples!

No wonder the British were able to divide and rule us so easily in the past 🤦‍♂️ Did Sadhguru ever say he is the one to start a movement like this? NO

Did pioneers of the movement to legally & constitutionally free Hindu temples, like @trramesh or @jsaideepak say so? NO

Did anyone get this kind of public support before or did anyone prevent them? Perhaps No

Mr Karti should clarify how letting go of government control will lead to exclusion of marginalised communities. Are you aware that there is something called the "Temple Entry Authorisation Act" of 1947 that specifically prevents discrimination of Hindus from entering temples.

https://twitter.com/KartiPC/status/1378687518825017350

By the way, what measures do you have today to prevent any such discrimination happening in Christianity? At least, there is a legal framework available for Hindus. And before lecturing about no such thing in Christianity, first check about the troubles faced by Dalit Christians.

BS is all in Vaibhav's mind it appears, misinterpreting Raas as sexual, Lover as sexual and Gopi's devotion to Krishna as sexual. Well, a mind full of such filth can only spew more of that!

There are so many ridiculous points that I was flabbergasted where to even start.

https://twitter.com/SaffronVaibhav/status/1378291704113991682

As I started going through his thread, there are misinterpretations after misinterpretations and deliberate misrepresentation in some cases.

This n00b thinks he can identify a Dharmacharya because "they would know Sanskrit and will be from a tradition".

"Oh, what will happen with a missed call?" ask some people.

Simple - you register your vote of support for a particular cause. Whoever you are supporting can then democratically put pressure on the ruling government to take a specific action. Many political parties have used this missed call mechanism to garner support for a cause and even some TV channels have used it.

I received a message on WhatsApp recently:

"Govt of TN that had taken over the Nanganallur Anjaneyar Temple, today announced that they will return the temple management to the trustees. The Free TN Temples is already beginning to show early wins. (1/n) This is a step in the right direction as devotees must manage temples and govt must stay out of it."

Why is this news a cause for celebration and what is the #FreeTNTemples effort?

There has been systematic exploitation & destruction of Tamilnadu’s temples for a while now.(2/n)

So, Kalaignar TV put forth absolute BS about Sadhguru's posting regarding temples with a supposed 'expert' who is good at speaking lies left, right and centre.

This post will throw some light on these lies and expose the people who are spreading them.

#SlanderSansSubstance Thirumavelan is the guy chosen for spreading this propaganda by KTV.

#1: He starts by saying that saints should not do campaigns.

I do not know why he remained silent when open campaigns were done for DMK in churches and mosques. Perhaps because it suited their agenda?

Whatever Sadhguru speaks makes news these days. Some people are bent on making controversies though out of his statements.

One such vermin started spreading a news that Sadhguru has asked for closing of Government schools.

#FakeNews #FraudShankar This thing started after today's Pongal Satsang at Isha Yoga Center.

As is the wont, more vermins started spreading this garbage around.

What basically happened is Sadhguru was talking about how to choose who to vote for and was speaking about the right for education to all.

ஜெயம் ரவி அவர்கள் கதாநாயகனாக நடித்துள்ள பூமி திரைப்படம் ஹாட் ஸ்டாரில் இன்று வெளியாகி உள்ளது.

விவசாயத்தை கதை கருவாக கொண்ட இந்தப் படத்தின் தொடக்கத்தில் சத்குருவின் பெயரை குறிப்பிட்டு படக் குழுவினர் நன்றி கூறியுள்ளனர்.

#Bhoomi #BhoomiPongal தமிழக விவசாயிகளின் முன்னேற்றத்துக்காக ஈஷா செய்து வரும் களப் பணிகளுக்கு இதையும் ஒரு அங்கீகாரமாக பார்க்கிறேன்.

#ஈஷாவிவசாயஇயக்கம்

#IshaAgroMovement

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#Bhoomi

We have over 800,000 #suicide deaths annually all over the globe. Not many had paid attention to this silent disaster happening amongst us.

But one particular actor, Mr #SushantSinghRajput, took his life and it has become the talk of the town in India since 14th June 2020. Rajput's suicide was supposed to be because he was under #depression for a while now. This has thrown the much-needed limelight on #MentalHealth and how people are constantly under stress, etc.

At least popular personalities committing #suicide is getting some attention.

#Sadhguru has most of India's self-proclaimed #liberals with their underwear twisted when he said he is far more #leftist than most. Recently Mr TM #Krishna launched into a media rant protesting this but with zero factual basis. (1/n)

Social Upliftment - Check
Individual Empowerment - Check
Promoting Gender & Social Equality - Check
Providing Free Education & Healthcare - Check
Erasing Social Inequalities - Check

If all these does not qualify Sadhguru as a leftist, I do not know what will! (2/n)

Isha Foundation - The Punching bag of Tamilnadu

You are a political party in Tamilnadu and you want to appease Muslims for your vote bank. So, what do you do when folks from Tablighi Jamaat irresponsibly goes around spreading the Corona virus all over the place? Just falsely accuse it on someone who did not! Bingo - here comes Isha Foundation into the drama. Hey anyway, not many people in Tamilnadu have the time to research the facts nor the common sense to understand that this is just a media-driven dinosaur-era diversion tactic.