Joseph Michael Jose

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BJP is expected to secure around 233 seats.

[Backpacking Daku @outofofficedaku]

Here are the details:

Key Points from the Articles on VFS Global Visa Operations

- European Union inspection reports (2020–2025) from 20 member states identified multiple operational lapses at VFS Global visa application centres, particularly in India (New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, and Jalandhar).

- Personal and biometric data were mishandled, including storage on unencrypted CDs, transmission via open email, and failure to destroy records older than the stipulated period, resulting in non-compliance with GDPR data-protection requirements.

- Communication regarding optional value-added services (such as premium lounges, courier delivery, and extended hours) was deemed misleading, with fees not clearly presented as non-mandatory and unrelated to visa approval.

- Additional irregularities included visa shopping by agents, sale of fake appointments and documents, high no-show rates, and improper retention of passports.

- A separate investigative report characterises VFS Global as a “visa empire” that outsources visa processing for 71 governments, deriving significant revenue growth—profits quadrupled from 2017 to 2024—primarily from high-margin optional services (approximately 30 % of total revenue).

- Staff sales incentives and aggressive upselling practices have been linked to pressure on applicants, especially from countries with weaker passports, raising concerns about profiteering and the privatisation of border-control functions.

- VFS Global has rejected allegations of improper conduct, stating that its operations are subject to rigorous governmental oversight and that remedial measures have been implemented where required.

Statement of VFS: https://t.co/DflnvW99Bs

Source:
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Best Wishes to the incoming CM VD Satheeshan.

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Many are misreading what is happening in Kerala Congress.
Rahul Gandhi is not merely selecting a Chief Minister. He is observing political character, constitutional understanding, discipline, and who truly respects democratic legitimacy ahead of 2029.

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VD Satheesan understood who stands with him politically when power is at stake.
Sometimes political delays do not weaken leadership. They expose the system, clarify loyalties, and create stronger political legitimacy.

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"വോട്ട് ചെയ്തവരെയെല്ലാം ഡൽഹിക്ക് വിളിപ്പിക്കുമെന്നാണ് കേട്ടത് 😔".

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sometimes power must not only exist
it must arrive dramatically.

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If Tamil Nadu ever reaches an “Operation Lotus” moment, #TVK Vijay’s smartest move would not be symbolic, it would be physical legitimacy. The moment the numbers are secured whether through Congress, Left parties, IUML, independents, or smaller blocs

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perception of stability often matters more than procedural elegance. The first side to visibly demonstrate control over numbers usually controls the narrative.
And Vijay, being a cinematic political figure, understands something traditional politicians often underestimate:

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This is why the #Venugopal narrative matters even if he never truly wants the position. The objective is not necessarily occupation of power, but regulation of aspiration around power.-10

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The Great #AICC Game in Kerala
This was never about K. C. Venugopal becoming Chief Minister.
It was about redesigning the battlefield before the battle even began. #KPCC has a chronic structural problem: too many aspirants, too many caste equations, too many factional centres,-1

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The real game is not who becomes CM. It is who successfully stops others from becoming inevitable. This is classic Congress power management, not the capture of the chair, but the management of ambition around the chair
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