Chintamani

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[Chintamani @Iam_Chintamani]

The much awaited #ChintamaniJDExitPoll2024 is here:
NDA - 399 (50.5%)
BJP - 336 (42.5%)

INDI Alliance (including TMC, CPM and AAP Punjab) - 116 (31%)
INC - 40 (17%)

Error margin for seats: +/- 3%
For Vote share: +/- 1.5%

Graphic below:
https://t.co/9rK3ghpUW1

[Chintamani @Iam_Chintamani]

#ChintamaniSpeaks #Chintamani5Dots The most awaited, and the most accurate #ExitPoll2019 is here:
At 95% confidence level:
BJP 285, NDA 347 (+/- 16)
Cong 53, UPA 89 (+/- 2).

At 91% confidence level:
BJP 297, NDA 366 (+/- 16)
Cong 44, UPA 79 (+/- 2)
https://t.co/V59MxhVIqb

[SUHEL SETH @Suhelseth]

A bit rich of Indira Nooyi to say she couldn’t have become a CEO in India and yet post retirement she hankered after every Indian board position imaginable! Why do such successful and bright people always shit on their own country of origin. Why?

[Chintamani @Iam_Chintamani]

Because RSS VHP are wimps.

[Ratan Sharda 🇮🇳 रतन शारदा @RatanSharda55]

Why ascribe this resignation to Yogi and not to RSS VHP?

[छोटे चौधरी @Tweeter_wapsi]

No no... Indian Great Nicobar project is causing this

[Amit Malviya @amitmalviya]

The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru contain a fascinating episode that sheds light on Nehru’s priorities in the years immediately after Independence.

On 12 December 1948, Nehru wrote to Finance Minister John Matthai regarding the enormous income-tax assessments issued against Butcher Suhrawardy, the former Premier of Bengal. Suhrawardy had complained to Nehru that he was being assessed for nearly ₹50 lakh in taxes for 1945-46 and 1946-47 and alleged that the Income Tax Department was harassing him.

Rather than leaving the matter entirely to the tax authorities, Nehru intervened. He forwarded Suhrawardy’s grievances to Matthai and cautioned that any “high-handed” action could have serious political repercussions. On the very same day, Nehru also wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Dr. B.C. Roy, describing the assessment as “extraordinary” and seeking further information.

This was not an ordinary taxpayer. Suhrawardy remains one of the most controversial figures of the pre-Independence era, remembered for his role as Premier of Bengal during Direct Action Day in Calcutta in 1946, which unleashed horrific communal violence.

Yet Nehru’s concern was not merely the tax assessment itself, but the broader political consequences that could follow from the government’s treatment of such a prominent Muslim leader.

What happened next is equally noteworthy. Suhrawardy eventually left India, disposed of his interests here, moved to Pakistan, and went on to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The episode raises an important historical question: Why was India’s Prime Minister personally intervening in a tax dispute involving a politician who would later lead a country that had been created through Partition?

The correspondence survives in the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru and offers a revealing glimpse into how political considerations often intersected with governance in the Nehru era.

Letter to Finance Minister John Matthai: https://t.co/0wJYGAzOrm

Letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Dr. B.C. Roy: https://t.co/xDMehoLfaW

[Sanjay Dixit ಸಂಜಯ್ ದೀಕ್ಷಿತ್ संजय दीक्षित @Sanjay_Dixit]

Even as a historical wrong is set right, @INCIndia and its spokespersons can only indulge in quibbling. They should explain why Nehru was quiet during the Calcutta Killings and the Noakhali massacre, and expressed helplessness before Suhrawardy but became hyperactive during Bihar riots when Muslims were on the receiving end.

[Anuj Dhar @anujdhar]

Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Suhrawardy (1884-1946) was a surgeon and vice-chancellor of Calcutta University. In 1932, he was bestowed knighthood for saving the life of Stanley Jackson from Bina Das. Selected by Muslim League to be a member of the Legislative Assembly, he renounced his knighthood at the call of his party. His daughter became a politician and diplomat in Pakistan. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was his nephew. A road named after him in Kolkata during the British Raj days has now been renamed after Gopal Patha. No public place/road in free India should be named after those linked to the Muslim League, no matter how eminent they were in other fields.

[Amit Kumar Sindhi @AMIT_GUJJU]

TMC Supporter : 20 MPs who joined NDA are Gaddars.

Me : Why?

TMC Supporter: They fought on TMC Symbol and Mamata Banerjee's Face and after winning they ditched her!!

Me : It is happening since 1947. Nothing new about this.

TMC Supporter: No this is immoral. Amit Shah is destroying Indian Democracy every day..

Me : TMC did the same in the past!!

TMC Supporter: No, My leader Mamata never indulged in such acts!!

Me : What about 11 out 17 (2/3) Congress MLAs from Meghalaya merging with TMC in 2021? What about breaking 7 BJP MLAs and making them join TMC? Did they fight on TMC Symbol?

TMC Supporter : Hamba hamba, dumba dumba , hamba hamba

[छोटे चौधरी @Tweeter_wapsi]

A remarkably CHEAP shot from someone I genuinely admired and thought was destined for political stardom. What a shame!

[Rohit @Iam_Rohit_G]

Abhisehek Banerjee: As per constitution, you cannot split a Political Party. You need 2/3 MPs to merge with another Party.

Chanakya : Breaks 2/3 MPs and make them merge with National Citizen Party of Tripura which has 0 MLAs and 0 MPs !!

> No Suspension
> No Court Cases
> No Constitution crises
> All done legally
> NDA gets extra 20 MPs in the parliament!!

Chankya for a Reason!!

[Abhijit Iyer-Mitra @Iyervval]

ISIS chief in India never read the fiscal health index 2026? https://t.co/9FtKgkrzGE

WORST: Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Kerala

BEST: Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Gujarat, Maharashtra

[ANI @ANI]

Under the Great Nicobar Islands development projects, India has plans to invest Rs 13,000 crore to build an airport and runway for use by both the Indian Navy and civilians. The project is expected to be completed in five years, and the budget will be shared by both the Defence Ministry and the Ministry of Civil Aviation: Defence Ministry Sources

[Minhaz Merchant @MinhazMerchant]

Guha is a hater who hates haters. He used “despise” and “detest” several times in his interview. Tharoor plays the loyal butler (Jeeves) to Gandhi (Bertie) , knowing he’s a fool but can’t say it publicly.

[छोटे चौधरी @Tweeter_wapsi]

The Annamalai exit could push the BJP back by a decade in Tamil Nadu, mirroring Navjot Singh Sidhu’s fateful 2016 exit from Punjab BJP.

Silverlining: it dramatically clears the deck for the Delimitation Bill 2026, with a tactical DMK "cooperation" looking highly likely.

[Ajay Rotti @ajayrotti]

I am not trolling him. Not this time. BUT... how can he given a comment on TMC blaming everyone else in his capacity as a political analyst or journalist? Isnt he clearly conflicted? Doesnt @IndiaToday have rules of conflict? Can the relative of a big business run a positive story about that without a disclaimer?

PS: Every time he edits, I will QT again!!! 😂😂😂

[Pradip Varma @Pradip_K_Varma]

Dainik Jagran says Amit Shah holds second successive meeting with Annamalai.
TN BJP likely to be reconstructed. Nainar and Vanathi to be moved, and Annamalai may be given full charge.
Annamalai will meet PM Modi also.

[Pradip Varma @Pradip_K_Varma]

Especially since after whatever stop-start strategy BJP took in TN last few years, the path is finally clear, with both DMK and ADMK receding.

[Abhijit Iyer-Mitra @Iyervval]

Wasn’t a former @jpmorgan vice president saying “their economic indicators are better, why would they want to come here”? Reflects badly on JP’s consultancy services and decision making abilities.

[Pradip Varma @Pradip_K_Varma]

Kingmakers and core of ADMK finished.
In entire Coimbatore-Tiruppur-Namakkal belt, ADMK won very few seats. One of those MLAs has joined TVK.
Thangamani lost his own seat. SPV has lost his Party posts.
Road wide open for a TVK v/s BJP fight.

[Raghunath AS 🇮🇳 @asraghunath]

Back in 2012, @sagarikaghose then a news anchor now Deputy Leader of TMC organised a newsroom Q&A with students. A 22 year old Tanya Bharadwaj, asked a question to Mamata Banerjee and Mamata got furious, labelled her CPI cadet, Maoist and more and walked off the stage.
That same night, Tanya had to leave Kolkata as goons and party supporters were allegedly after her, according to a batchmate. Sagarika Ghose did not support or defend her.
Today, 14 years later that same lady recalls the incident and heaves a sigh of relief.

[Pradip Varma @Pradip_K_Varma]

Unless some miracle happens, the already declining ADMK is heading towards a SalemADMK v/s NorthADMK situation, closing down in other regions and districts.
These 2 factions then have no option but to take a few seats in alliances led by TVK or BJP or DMK.