1/5 Sharjeel Imam has given an interview detailing his Islamist manifesto. Surprisingly, no storm has been kicked up over pronouncements that are so unapologetically anti-liberal, anti-secular, anti-democracy, anti-Constitution—in a word, anti-national.
2/5 He openly calls the Constitution fascist, labels secularism a trap, and denounces democracy as a contrivance to deny Muslims their political rights.
3/5 The piece is a litany of indictments against the liberal class. Imam rejects any difference between liberals and Hindutvadis. In his essentialist worldview, all Hindus are the same, unanimous in denying Muslims political power they claim as a divine right.
4/5 Inadvertently, Sharjeel has recognised something that liberals have been fighting shy of acknowledging: that Hindutva’s idea of India is anchored in the same “overarching nationalist framework”— that Muslims are Indians above all else.
5/5 For more, read this Opinion article by Ibn Khaldun Bharati, who looks at Islam from an Indian perspective:
Sharjeel Imam’s Islamist manifesto will be forgotten. The silence of liberals will not
https://t.co/UzbkRLx9tA
The President has assented to the #VandeMataram Amendment, passed without discussion in Parliament, which requires the singing of the National Song in full at the start and ending of any official function, in addition to the National Anthem.
As one who greatly respects both, and can sing the first two stanzas of the former (but not the other four, which were never required till now) as well as the entire anthem, i would like to point to just one practical consideration our zealots appear to have overlooked: human nature.
"Jana Gana Mana" requires audiences to stand respectfully and focus their attention for a reasonable 52 seconds. The National Song in full takes 3 minutes and 10 seconds. Tamil Nadu has just decided that both will be preceded by the State Song in Tamil for another 2 minutes. Do we really expect audiences to stand still and respectfully for six minutes before and after every function, a total of 12 extra minutes? Can respect and patience be legislated?
I fear that the intent of the Bill, to promote greater respect for the National Song , will not be achieved, but its opposite may well be....
Abhijeet Dipke claims his website was taken down
people who understand technology demonstrated that he himself has deleted it
AAP valo ko alag se drama classes ki training di jaati hai kya? 🫣
Watch: Please check under your vehicle before driving
During extreme heat, stray dogs often rest beneath parked cars to escape the scorching sun and stay cool.
A small check can save a life.
A woman is allegedly seen losing her cool on Maharashtra cabinet minister Girish Mahajan, over the traffic snarl caused by the BJP morcha in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. This was during a protest march on the issue of the Women's Reservation Bill. She was heard asking the minister to protest on a ground, and not hold up the traffic by marching on the streets. The opposition hit out at the BJP while appreciating the woman.
- @vinivdvc reports
Video: Special Arrangement
So Asia Cup cricket draw is announced. As expected, India and Pakistan in same group yet again . So potentially India and Pakistan play each other 3 times in a fortnight in September. So much for Pahalgam and boycotts! Time to cut the crap: it’s ‘COMMERCE’ above all else! (Personally I have been an advocate of Indo-Pak sport but not of double standards of those who will call off a Legends game but will happily play when tv sponsorship and eyeballs are at stake!)🙏
You are being as stupid as your rivals. Please stop this. This isn’t the time for politics. If you don’t know, the country is fighting a damn war and fighting it really well.