Vaikunda Raj A

[Thangam Thenarasu-தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் @TThenarasu]

தென்காசி மாவட்டம்,மலையடிப்பட்டி அகழாய்வில், படிக்கட்டுடன் கூடிய சங்ககாலச் செங்கல் கிணற்றில் இருந்து கி.பி. 5ஆம் நூற்றாண்டைச் சேர்ந்ததாகக் கருதத்தக்க நடுகல் கல்வெட்டு ஒன்று கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. தமிழி எழுத்து முறையில் இருந்து வட்டெழுத்தாகத் தமிழின் வரிவடிவம் உருமாறிய காலத்தைச் சேர்ந்த இக்கல்வெட்டில், “கருக்கண் சுளகன் நன்னங்கொடியன்” என்ற பெயர் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளது. புலிமான் கோம்பை, ஆப்பனூர், மல்லிகாபுரம் ஆகிய இடங்களில் கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்ட நடுகற்களைப் போலவே வீரரின் உருவம் பொறிக்கப்படாமல், எழுத்தின் வழியே நினைவைப் பதிவு செய்திருப்பது, அக்காலத் தமிழர்களின் எழுத்தறிவு, வீர மரபு மற்றும் பண்பாட்டு நுண்ணுணர்வை வெளிப்படுத்தும் அரிய சான்றாக அமைந்துள்ளது.

ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகளைக் கடந்தும் நமது மண்ணில் நிலைத்திருக்கும் இத்தகைய கல்வெட்டுகள், தமிழரின் தொன்மையையும் தனித்துவமான பண்பாட்டு அடையாளத்தையும் உலகிற்கு எடுத்துரைக்கும் பெருமைமிகு வரலாற்றுப் பக்கங்களாகத் திகழ்கின்றன.

[The Leaflet @TheLeaflet_in]

The conflation of affirmative action and anti-atrocity law subjects persons of Dalit lineage exercising religious-freedom to a constitutional paradox and denies them the fundamental promise of social dignity

https://t.co/l4vYayg0xn

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

Trump’s 50% tariff is economic blackmail - an attempt to bully India into an unfair trade deal.

PM Modi better not let his weakness override the interests of the Indian people.

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

LIVE: Press Conference - #VoteChori | Indira Bhawan, New Delhi https://t.co/BlZwacZpto

[Thinakaran Rajamani @thinak_]

//When the State starts executing instead of prosecuting, the line between justice and vengeance collapses. This is not law and order, it’s lawlessness in uniform.//

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Truly Father of the Nation. If he were alive now, he would say "all of them" and disband the Ministry of Ayush for bettering public health.

[Savukku Shankar @SavukkuOfficial]

இவர் இப்போது மனித உரிமை ஆணைய நீதிபதி 😂

[Savukku Shankar @SavukkuOfficial]

எங்க இருக்க ராஜா @TRBRajaa

#JusticeForAjithkumar

[Pinarayi Vijayan @pinarayivijayan]

The entire international community must speak out to end the reckless and unlawful aggression of Israel against Iran. Backed by the complicit support of the imperialist power bloc led by the United States, Israel continues its brazen and belligerent onslaught across West Asia.

No peace-loving, dignified person can remain silent in the face of such atrocities, especially the ongoing genocide in #Gaza. The time has come to stand up, speak out, and hold this rogue state accountable. Only then can we hope to restore peace and normalcy in the region.

[𝖢𝖺𝗍𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗒𝖺 @catale7a]

India needs more such men, a lot more

[Vaikunda Raj A @AVaikundaraj]

@arvindgunasekar @draramadoss ஈ காக்கா மொய்க்காது.. இவரா பில்டப் குடுத்துக்கிறாரு

[Congress Kerala @INCKerala]

Two Indias!

[Arappor Iyakkam @Arappor]

நான்கு ஆண்டு அடேங்கப்பா ஆட்சி !

1. லோக் ஆயுக்தா சீரமைக்கப்படும் என்னும் தேர்தல் வாக்குறுதி காணாமல் போச்சு

2. சேவை பெறும் உரிமை சட்டம் கொண்டு வரப்படும் என்னும் வாக்குறுதி ஓடியே போச்சு

3. லஞ்ச ஒழிப்பு துறை தன்னிச்சையாக செயல்படும் என்னும் வாக்குறிதுக்கு தண்ணீர் காட்டப்பட்டது.

4. அதானி விமானி என்று பஞ்ச் டியலாக் பேசிவிட்டு அதானி நிலக்கரி ஊழலை காப்பாற்ற போராடும் அந்தர் பல்டி ஆட்சி

5. கிறிஸ்டி ரேஷன் ஊழலை சும்மா விட மாட்டேன் என்று சொல்லிவிட்டு அதே கிறிஸ்டி நிறுவனத்துடன் ஊழல் டீல் போட்ட ஆட்சி

6. அதிமுக ஆட்சி ஊழல்வாதிகள் சிறைக்கு செல்வார்கள் என்று சொல்லிவிட்டு இன்று அந்த ஊழல்களை காப்பாற்ற போராடும் சமரச ஆட்சி

7. கரூர் நெடுஞ்சாலை ஊழல், அமைச்சர் ராஜகண்ணப்பன் நில அபகரிப்பு ஊழல், 400 கோடி டிரான்ஸ்பார்மர் ஊழல், 700 கோடி கல் குவாரி ஊழல், அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழக மோசடி பேராசிரியர்கள் ஊழல், 992 கோடி ரேஷன் போக்குவரத்து ஊழல் என திருடர்கள் முன்னேற போராடும் ஆட்சி.

நான்காண்டு ஆட்சி.. இதுவே சாட்சி !

[Congress Kerala @INCKerala]

Dear @RajeevRC_X?

Our kadha sollattuma Saar?

Once upon a time, there lived a self-made king who built an empire out of his consumer electronics and home appliances business.

Born into an ordinarily modest family in the coastal town of Thalassery, Kerala, the young boy had little by way of luxury but was rich in resolve. He travelled abroad to learn the craft of electronics and engineering, sharpening his skills in distant lands before returning to serve his own.

In the small, quiet town of Palakkad, he laid the foundation for something India had never seen before: a truly Indian consumer electronics brand. Radios, televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines all made on Indian soil, for Indian households.

At a time when the country still depended heavily on imports, he proved that Indians could build world-class products with Indian talent. He didn’t just run a business; he sparked a movement of self-reliance, long before it became a national slogan.

But like many great Indian stories, the turning point came from within the household.

Into the family walked a prince-in-law, a man who had not earned his place by blood or by toil but by marriage. He came with degrees and big talk, fluent in the language of finance and foreign capital. The king, always generous in spirit, welcomed him with trust and gave him a place in the inner circle.

What started as a partnership slowly became a quiet takeover. Parts of the empire were sold, new entities were floated, and gradually the legacy was taken apart. Not by rivals or outside forces, but by someone who had once shared the family table.

The prince-in-law, having tasted success in business, now turned to politics. He purchased a seat in the Rajya Sabha, not through public support but through connections, influence, and wealth. Rebranded as a nationalist and a public servant, he stepped into the spotlight, claiming to represent the very people whose homes once bore the name of the king.

But the people were not fooled.

In the General Elections, when he stood before the people of Thiruvananthapuram seeking their mandate, they rejected him. Despite money, media and muscle, he was handed a clear defeat. The voters chose a man of letters over a man of ambition.

And the king, now in his nineties, lived to see it.

At 94, he was frail in body but sharp in mind. Though he had lost much; his company, his influence, the unity of his family; he witnessed a quiet, poetic justice. The very prince who had once climbed to the top by stepping over a legacy was humbled, not by courts or institutions, but by the will of ordinary citizens.

The king passed away not long after. But he went with the satisfaction that while wealth may vanish and empires may crumble, dignity endures.

Because in the end, it is not fortune that defines a man’s legacy. It is the truth of his story, and the way people choose to remember it.

[Congress Kerala @INCKerala]

The gentleman on the left is our Esteemed WhatsApp University Professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian, who was former Chief Economic Advisor of the gentleman on the right, who is the inventor of WhatsApp university.

He wrote a book India@100, and Union Bank of India was made to buy nearly two lakh copies at a cost of ₹7.25 Cr.

Based on our conservative calculation of author royalties in India, Mr. Subramanian would have been paid a minimum of 77.21 lakh in Royalties for this transaction alone. Now we need to audit all bulk purchases of this book to find out the level of the scam done by Mr. Subramanian.

Better to be a roadside pickpocket than a suit-and-tie thief @SubramanianKri. That has more dignity.

[Vaikunda Raj A @AVaikundaraj]

@thinak_ When your daddy is CM, you don't have to attend trial.. I don't see any difference with @EPSTamilNadu who had to see TV to know his police were doing than @mkstalin who's protecting a evil cop as if he's his own son. People are the losers ultimately

[Vaikunda Raj A @AVaikundaraj]

@VamsiChandran 2 in not an option.. it'd take years to carry out State reorganization. Other 2 is not a big deal. Changing Vin Diesel would have impact on other States because of his religious identity

[Mallikarjun Kharge @kharge]

“Only education, self-respect and rational qualities will uplift the down-trodden.”

~ Periyar

Our tribute to the great social reformer, defender of social justice and equality, Thanthai Periyar on his birth anniversary.

[Vaikunda Raj A @AVaikundaraj]

@tnrags Every crisis is a PR opportunity for politician.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

I have been fighting medical/health misinformation for the longest time and it just does not seem to end. I have come to understand that the only way to fight medical misinformation is to consistently speak about it and make examples of people who mislead and misinform.

Many people messaged me directly asking me to be "kind" towards Ms. Samantha after I called her out for her public endangering misinformation on nebulization of hydrogen peroxide for respiratory viral infections. She doubled down by citing these two "doctors" who she thought were "credible" sources and shared their opinions/views without a fact-check, with her millions of followers. Some people even lashed at me, asking me to debate her "doctors" rather than pull down Samantha herself.
More on that here: https://t.co/oNvmlJXLgJ

I am a clinical doctor. Compassionate, ethical, empathetic care is ingrained in me from the moment I stepped into medical school. These virtues only grow with clinical practice and people who know me, know how I am to people, patients and their family. I do not have to showcase "kindness" or "answer to" strangers on the internet while communicating facts. Being vocal and brutally straightforward with facts is the only way medical misinformation can be handled in certain situations, especially when the person who peddles the misinformation has been brainwashed into believing in irrationality.

I have been practicing medicine independently for almost a decade and I deal with the sickest group, the most chronic group, the most brutally afflicted group of patients in clinical medicine - liver failure patients. And I know how "doctors" like the ones showcased below, the source of Ms. Samantha's medical information will queue up to devour a chronic disease patient/family's vulnerability, ignorance, confusion and mental health state. They are not doctors. They are business men. They are the worst that can happen to medical practice. I do not have to debate such people.

[A]
Dr. Mitra Basu Chillar may have been a doctor and has the required registrations/certifications to show he is one, but at present, he is not. His clinic runs dubious, dangerous and non-recommended practices under the garb of wellness that are a waste of money, time and person.
For example their ozone therapy: In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned against using ozone therapy. This is because there is not enough evidence to conclude that it is effective or safe for medical use. https://t.co/tnvwPWtOwr

Their IV cocktail therapy for improving tolerance to alcohol use and post use hangover, exhaustion and skin supplementation are all fraudulent practices that can have serious adverse events with multiple clinical societies advising people to stay away from such businesses. Any "doctor" who provides "treatment for pre-alcohol and post alcohol use" is NOT A DOCTOR in my strong opinion. Dr. Chillar's clinic has actually named this therapy "Happy Hours" (https://t.co/jq8eIoS2Nt). This is a disgrace to medical profession and professionals. He should just quit.

And IV vitamin therapies that they sell at Dr. Chillar's clinic are a complete scam: https://t.co/e4MDtYTJXq and https://t.co/QdPMsHfVtr

Their low dose ketamine therapy in clinic setting is not recommended and typically clinics like Dr.Chillar's are for-profit enterprises. This therapy must be provided under proper expert care and for severe resistant depression. Dr. Chillar's clinic does not seem to have such experts on board and this potentially endangers people: https://t.co/mC69pB01V7

Similarly, Dr. Chillar's ultraviolent blood radiation therapy is also an utter nonsense, medically wasteful and expensive procedure which The American Cancer Society calls "one of many types of ineffective treatment fraudulently sold by alternative cancer treatment clinics" (like Dr. Chillar's).

None of their treatments are effective or beneficial or border any close to being "preventative medicine" and is a huge scam, loss of money and in extreme cases, loss of life. I do not have the space here to debunk all of it, but you may check with credible sources on these promoted at their website: https://t.co/MoCGEIza2y and someone must shut this shit show of a clinic down for public health endagerment.

[B]
Now Dr. Jockers. The other "doctor" Samantha cited. The less said about this fraud, the better. Jockers is not a doctor. He is a naturopath. Naturopaths are a menance to society, a danger to patients, and a public health malignancy. And rightly so, Samantha's Dr. Jockers has been warned multiple times by the US FDA, the US FTA and many other health regulatory bodies for selling and promoting public health endangering products and services. Basically, he is plain simple fraud.
👉https://t.co/bFJzoy56dY
https://t.co/fJ91hzJveU
👉https://t.co/Ihejs7VlC3

I understand and empathize with Samantha's health condition and I wish her the very best. I apologize if she felt uneasy or bad the way the message was conveyed. That was unintentional. My aim was her to leave behind medical misinformation peddling "doctors" who are using her vulnerability, and catering to her anecdotal experiences, for their gain. I sincerely suggest that patients with chronic illnesses, please continue with evidence-based medical practices to remain inside a safety net and sanctuary.

Science-based medicine is for everyone's benefit. You can come up with any conspiracy theories on medical science and the industry, but the truth is - it is what got us here. From vaccines to antibiotics to life saving interventions - both surgical and minimally invasive, scientific discoveries that change for the better; and the practitioners who use them to cater to you, are always your strongest allies in health and disease. Unlike these two below.

Take care, stay safe, and stand up for science.