That's why we say, not everyone is born to write the history ❤
My man ❄ MSdhoni ❄
#Worlds2023#CWC23Final#MSDhoni@msdhoni
P. S. - video is taken from Twitter only, don't know whose.😪
The recent statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) - - on #PassportSevaDivas, no less! - - clarifying that an Indian passport is primarily a "travel document and not conclusive proof of citizenship" has triggered a predictable wave of public bewilderment and political sparring.
While the government defends this as a long-standing legal position rooted in Section 20 of the Passports Act of 1967 (which technically allows the state to issue passports to non-citizens under rare, public-interest circumstances) this is a distinction without a difference, meaningless to the average citizen.
For decades, the passport has been considered the gold standard of identity. We navigate the gruelling bureaucratic maze of police verifications and document checks required to obtain one, precisely because the state demands concrete proof of citizenship before granting it. To turn around and declare that the very document born from this rigorous vetting does not actually prove citizenship creates an absurd legal paradox. If a passport does not establish domestic citizenship, then what does?
The Supreme Court has already ruled that the Aadhaar card is merely a proof of identity and residence, not citizenship. This leaves millions of Indians in a bizarre administrative limbo where they possess world-class biometric and state-issued documents, yet none are legally deemed "conclusive" proof of their nationality within their own borders.
To end this fatuous controversy once and for all, a common-sense legislative overhaul is urgently required. The government should formally amend the legal framework to make both the passport and the Aadhaar card valid, conclusive proofs of Indian citizenship unless they are explicitly cancelled or withdrawn by the state.
Implementing this requires solving a critical administrative hurdle: because Aadhaar is currently issued based on 182 days of local residence rather than nationality, it is held by citizens and non-citizen residents alike. The solution is straightforward. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) should introduce a visually distinct Aadhaar card (featuring, say, a visible diagonal red stripe across the front), specifically designated for non-citizens living in India.
By clearly demarcating the two categories, the state can safely mandate that carrying either a standard citizen's Aadhaar or a valid passport is compulsory and sufficient proof of citizenship for all Indian nationals at all times. This dual-document policy would immediately streamline domestic verification, eliminate arbitrary bureaucratic challenges during electoral revisions, and provide every Indian with absolute, unquestionable legal certainty regarding their identity. End of story!
🚨🗣️ Lionel Messi reveals the lesson fame taught him:
🗣️ Messi: “When I was younger, I thought winning trophies would make me happy forever. Then I realized happiness doesn’t work like that.”
“You can win everything and still feel pressure the next day. You can become famous and still miss simple moments with your family.”
“Football is my passion, but it is not my entire identity. One day football ends. The person you are remains.”
“That is why I always tried to stay close to the people who knew me before the trophies, before the headlines, before the world knew my name.”
#BREAKING: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has formally invited Indian Prime Minister @narendramodi to attend multi-day state funeral and burial ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Iran.
Lionel Messi on the 100-year-old fan holding the “100 YEAR OLD MESSI FAN” banner:
🗣️ “When I saw her in the stands… I honestly had to hold myself together. In that moment, football disappeared for me. It wasn’t a stadium anymore, it wasn’t noise, it wasn’t pressure it was just emotion.”
“Someone who has lived a whole century of life… through wars, through generations, through everything the world has endured… and she is still here, smiling, holding my name in her hands. I don’t even know how to explain what that feels like.”
“It made me think about everything my first steps in football, the dreams I had as a child, the sacrifices my family made… and somehow, through all those years, my name reached someone like her. It’s overwhelming.”
“I don’t deserve something like that. No player does. Because this goes beyond football. This is love from a lifetime, not just a moment.”
“I looked at her and I just wanted to stop time for a second… to say thank you properly. Not as a footballer, but as a human being who understands how rare it is to be loved like that for so long.”
“There are goals that make noise, trophies that make headlines, but this… this was something completely different. Pure, unconditional connection between two lives that were never meant to meet, but somehow did through football.”
“If I could give her anything, it wouldn’t be a shirt or a photo. It would be time. Because the fact she spent part of her life supporting me… I will carry that forever.”
“When I retire, I will remember nights like this more than anything else. Because at the end of everything, football is not about records… it is about hearts that connect without even speaking.”
“And in that moment, I realized something very simple… I am not just playing for trophies. I am playing for people like her.”
🚨Kylian Mbappé watching Messi score again and become the all-time World Cup top scorer:
“I was preparing to play later thinking I could get closer to the record… then I looked at my phone and saw Messi had scored again. At this point, it feels like he is not competing with players anymore, he is competing with time itself.
Every time the world thinks he has reached the final chapter, he opens another one. Records, pressure, age, history — nothing seems to touch him.
You don’t chase Messi. You just hope football gives you enough years to understand what he was.”
This is the way @narendramodi should response when that idiot Trump made illogical remarks against India during Operation sindoor and afterwards.
Giorgia Meloni is truly fearless.
Mad respect for her 👍🏻 @GiorgiaMeloni
Italian Foreign Minister @Antonio_Tajani:
“The serious and offensive words of President Trump towards Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offend all of Italy. For this reason, I have decided to cancel my visit to the United States scheduled for the next 21 and 22 June.”