PK Abdul Azis

Independent Consultant | Former Vice Chancellor - Aligarh Muslim University, CUSAT & USTM | Professor of Ecology | Views expressed are personal |

[PK Abdul Azis @PKAbdulAzis]

It is a revolt against rotten national testing agencies. What type of digital India we are shaping?
Urgent remedies brook no delay.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Hundreds of Indians gathered at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar as the Cockroach Janta Party, a viral online movement, held its first street protest. The protesters demanded accountability over exam scandals, cancelled tests and unemployment.

— in pictures https://t.co/6tE04Gg7Dk

[PK Abdul Azis @PKAbdulAzis]

The status of #AravalliMountainranges reflects the shadow of an impending disastor looming over a vast stretch of #NWIndia Estimated to be 670 km long and 2 billion years old, its role as an ecosystem that modulates the #climate,#hydrology and #desertfication must be preserved.

[K C Venugopal @kcvenugopalmp]

Party above self, people above power - because for Congress, the party is our family and the people are the purpose. 🇮🇳

[PK Abdul Azis @PKAbdulAzis]

I pay my glowing tributes to #PanditJawaharlalNehru the architect - visionary who defined and shaped the idea of India as a secular democrtic nation.

[PK Abdul Azis @PKAbdulAzis]

Tool.

[trisa @trisaleon]

No English words have double OO Apart from FOOD and DOOR.

PROVE ME WRONG

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Breathtakingly Beautiful

[K C Venugopal @kcvenugopalmp]

Best wishes to my dear colleague Sh. @vdsatheesan on being chosen as the next CM of Keralam!

We all welcome the Congress High Command’s decision, the party is supreme. We will work together for the welfare and development of Keralam!

[Congress Kerala @INCKerala]

കേരളത്തിൻറെ നിയുക്ത മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി ശ്രീ.വി ഡി സതീശന് അഭിവാദ്യങ്ങൾ..
@vdsatheesan

[Sachin Pilot @SachinPilot]

My heartfelt wishes for a complete recovery and good health to CPP Chairperson Smt Sonia Gandhi ji.

My thoughts and prayers are with her for speedy recovery and continued well-being.

@RahulGandhi @priyankagandhi @INCIndia

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Absolutely

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

Tamil Nadu has chosen.

A new generation. A new voice. A new imagination.

My good wishes to Thiru Vijay - may he fulfil the hopes of the people of Tamil Nadu.

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC’s loss.

They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal’s mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy.

Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about 🇮🇳.

[Congress @INCIndia]

This isn’t progress.
It’s profit over people.

[Ramesh Chennithala @chennithala]

Received the award named after U.K. Bhasi, who made invaluable contributions to the Congress movement in Malappuram, from Karnataka Speaker U.T. Khader.
U.K. Bhasi was a unique organizer who always upheld the interests of the party. I consider it a great fortune in my life to have received this award on a stage graced by the presence of popular leaders like P.K. Kunhalikutty Sahib.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.

The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.

[Congress @INCIndia]

Who Gains When Forests Fall? Great Nicobar Project Puts Tribes, Wildlife at Risk

[PK Abdul Azis @PKAbdulAzis]

The Nicobar island ecosystem needs to saved from wanton destruction in the name of development.

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

I travelled through Great Nicobar today.

These are the most extraordinary forests I have ever seen in my life. Trees older than memory. Forests that took generations to grow.

The people on this island are equally beautiful - both the adivasi communities and the settlers - but they are being robbed of what is rightfully theirs.

The government calls what it is doing here a “Project.” What I have seen is not a project. It is millions of trees marked for the axe. It is 160 square kilometres of rainforest condemned to die. It is communities that have been ignored while their homes have been snatched away.

This is not development. This is destruction dressed in development’s language.

So I will say it plainly, and I will keep saying it: what is being done in Great Nicobar is one of the biggest scams and gravest crimes against this country’s natural and tribal heritage in our lifetime.

It must be stopped. And it can be stopped - if Indians choose to see what I have seen.

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

I travelled through Great Nicobar today.

These are the most extraordinary forests I have ever seen in my life. Trees older than memory. Forests that took generations to grow.

The people on this island are equally beautiful - both the adivasi communities and the settlers - but they are being robbed of what is rightfully theirs.

The government calls what it is doing here a “Project.” What I have seen is not a project. It is millions of trees marked for the axe. It is 160 square kilometres of rainforest condemned to die. It is communities that have been ignored while their homes have been snatched away.

This is not development. This is destruction dressed in development’s language.

So I will say it plainly, and I will keep saying it: what is being done in Great Nicobar is one of the biggest scams and gravest crimes against this country’s natural and tribal heritage in our lifetime.

It must be stopped. And it can be stopped - if Indians choose to see what I have seen.

[Jairam Ramesh @Jairam_Ramesh]

April 24th is celebrated as National Panchayati Raj Day. On this day in 1993, the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution was enacted. This introduced the extraordinarily detailed Articles 243-A to 243-O in the Constitution to vastly empower panchayats and make them the foundations of our polity. Today there are about 2.6 lakh gram panchayats, over 6,700 intermediate panchayats, and 673 zilla parishads.

This truly transformational initiative was due wholly to the insistence and persistence of Rajiv Gandhi. It was he who ensured that one-third of the elected seats in Panchayati Raj institutions would be reserved for women, including for women belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities. It was entirely his contribution that today there are around 32 lakh elected representatives in panchayati raj institutions, of whom about 15 lakh are women. This amendment (64th) had originally been introduced in mid-1989, but after passage in the Lok Sabha it could not pass in the Rajya Sabha because of the opposition of the BJP.

Article 243-D (6) also provides for reservation for OBCs in panchayat bodies. Many states have taken advantage of this provision.

It was the Dr. Manmohan Singh government that had created the Ministry of Panchayati Raj in May 2004 and launched the historic MGNREGA in Feb 2006 that gave gram panchayats a pivotal role in planning and execution. MGNREGA was repealed in Dec 2025 by the Modi Govt.

The further revival of panchayats (and nagarpalikas that form Articles 243-P to 243-ZG) is far more urgent than simply increasing the strength of the Lok Sabha to ensure personal political survival.

[Congress Kerala @INCKerala]

Dear @realDonaldTrump,

India is an old country, but a young nation, a land where 5,000 years of civilisation flows through the veins of a modern, ambitious people.

To call us a “hellhole” is to ignore who we truly are. This is a land where ancient Vedic wisdom and the timeless beauty of Hampi and the Taj Mahal stand alongside the fast growing energy of our tech cities. We are a blend of classical ragas and global cinema, of many languages, cultures, and ideas that continue to influence the world.

Maybe we are still a developing country. Many of our people are poor in monetary terms. But we are rich in values, in diversity, and in resilience. And we are working every day to build a better future for all.

At the same time, Indian talent is helping shape the modern world. From leading global technology companies to driving innovation across industries, Indians are at the forefront. CEOs of some of the world’s biggest companies come from India, and our engineers, entrepreneurs, and professionals power the digital backbone of the global economy.

We are not perfect, no nation is. But we are constantly building, improving, and moving forward.

India is not a “hellhole.” It is a country of 1.4 billion people rising, striving, and shaping the future on our own terms.

#MeraBharatMahan