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While the entire world is praising Captain Smit Machhar’s courage in which, despite being injured, he stood firm in the cockpit and saved the aircraft and the lives of the passengers Congress MP Imran Masood is dismissing it as “NO BRAVERY, JUST BJP’S CELEBRATION.”

Rahul Gandhi and the Congress high command are silent on this statement. The question is not of religion, but of the act itself. The valour that the international media and world leaders are honouring is being downplayed by Congress leaders. Had the same act been performed by a pilot with a different name, the party’s tone today would have been different. Placing the party’s calculations above national pride is an old habit of the Congress and this is precisely what prevents it from becoming a credible opposition.

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While the entire world is praising Captain Smit Machhar’s courage in which, despite being injured, he stood firm in the cockpit and saved the aircraft and the lives of the passengers Congress MP Imran Masood is dismissing it as “NO BRAVERY, JUST BJP’S CELEBRATION.”

Rahul Gandhi and the Congress high command are silent on this statement. The question is not of religion, but of the act itself. The valour that the international media and world leaders are honouring is being downplayed by Congress leaders. Had the same act been performed by a pilot with a different name, the party’s tone today would have been different. Placing the party’s calculations above national pride is an old habit of the Congress and this is precisely what prevents it from becoming a credible opposition.

[TheSaffronWave @TheSaffronWave_]

𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐎𝐟 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌����𝐫𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞.

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𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐎𝐟 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞.

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@ShriRajTripuute If Balasaheb Thackeray ji had not helped, Sanjay Dutt would still be rotting in jail.

[ShriRaj Tripuute @ShriRajTripuute]

Sanjay Dutt’s remarks on Shekhar Suman’s show where he said he no longer feels the same peace and calm in his own country and wished for the return of earlier days call for a courteous but clear response.

Every citizen has the right to express concern about the national atmosphere, and it may suit him to confine a public statement to “scripted humour.” Yet when advice on peace, harmony, and responsibility comes from someone whose own public journey has included recorded tests of law, discipline, and public trust, the comment reads less as analysis and more as irony. The country has, on several occasions, given personal lapses the chance of reform; to then speak of a lack of peace in that same country appears closer to role-playing than to self-reflection.

Respectfully, example carries more weight than exhortation. Humour may be contextual, but accountability for a public statement usually survives the context. One hopes future remarks on the country’s condition will weigh personal experience and the historical record with greater balance.

@duttsanjay

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संजय दत्त का शेखर सुमन के शो वाला बयान अपने आप में दिलचस्प है। देश में शांति न होने की शिकायत, पुराने दिनों की याद, और फिर मुन्ना भाई बनकर पाँच मिनट का प्रधानमंत्री भाषण सब एक ही मंच पर।

शांति की बात कोई भी कर सकता है। लेकिन जब बोलने वाला वही व्यक्ति हो, जिसे 1993 के मुंबई बम धमाकों से जुड़े मामले में अवैध AK-56 और गोला-बारूद रखने का दोषी ठहराया गया था, तब शब्द अपने व��न से हल्के पड़ जाते हैं। साजिश के आरोप में बरी होना और हथियार रखने की सजा काटना दोनों बातें रिकॉर्ड पर हैं। उस दौर में शहर में शांति नहीं टूटी थी, उसे तोड़ा गया था।

आज वही व्यक्ति गांधी जयंती के मौके पर गांधीगिरी का पाठ पढ़ा रहे हैं, विदेश यात्राओं और पोस्टरों पर व्यंग्य कर रहे हैं। अभिव्यक्ति का अधिकार है, और कलाकार को व्यंग्य करने की छूट भी। पर नैतिक अधिकार और कानूनी रिकॉर्ड एक जैसे नहीं होते। जिस ��ाथ ने कभी अवैध हथियार सँभाला था, वही हाथ जब देश को शांति का उपदेश दे, तो श्रोता को सिर्फ भाषण नहीं, पूरा इतिहास भी याद रखना चाहिए।

शांति की प्रार्थना अच्छी लगती है। शर्त यही है कि वह उस इतिहास से मुँह न मोड़े, जिसने शांति को सबसे पहले चोट पहुँचाई थी।

@duttsanjay

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संजय दत्त का शेखर सुमन के शो वाला बयान अपने आप में दिलचस्प है। देश में शांति न होने की शिकायत, पुराने दिनों की याद, और फिर मुन्ना भाई बनकर पाँच मिनट का प्रधानमंत्री भाषण सब एक ही मंच पर।

शांति की बात कोई भी कर सकता है। लेकिन जब बोलने वाला वही व्यक्ति ह���, जिसे 1993 के मुंबई बम धमाकों से जुड़े मामले में अवैध AK-56 और गोला-बारूद रखने का दोषी ठहराया गया था, तब शब्द अपने वजन से हल्के पड़ जाते हैं। साजिश के आरोप में बरी होना और हथियार रखने की सजा काटना दोनों बातें रिकॉर्ड पर हैं। उस दौर में शहर में शांति नहीं टूटी थी, उसे तोड़ा गया था।

आज वही व्यक्ति गांधी जयंती के मौके पर गांधीगिरी का पाठ पढ़ा रहे हैं, विदेश यात्राओं और पोस्टरों पर व्यंग्य कर रहे हैं। अभ���व्यक्ति का अधिकार है, और कलाकार को व्यंग्य करने की छूट भी। पर नैतिक अधिकार और कानूनी रिकॉर्ड एक जैसे नहीं होते। जिस हाथ ने कभी अवैध हथियार सँभाला था, वही हाथ जब देश को शांति का उपदेश दे, तो श्रोता को सिर्फ भाषण नहीं, पूरा इतिहास भी याद रखना चाहिए।

शांति की प्रार्थना अच्छी लगती है। शर्त यही है कि वह उस इतिहास से मुँह न मोड़े, जिसने शांति को सबसे पहले चोट पहुँचाई थी।

@duttsanjay

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India is no longer only advocating peace in the Russia-Ukraine war. It is now part of the diplomatic process.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister @andrii_sybiha has said Kyiv has four ceasefire proposals from India, Türkiye, Egypt and the United States and that India’s is the broadest. Ukraine is prepared to consider an energy and Black Sea truce together, covering strikes on energy facilities, port infrastructure and the Black Sea.

President Vladimir Putin has separately said Prime Minister @narendramodi ji raises the need to end the conflict at every meeting and has “VERY GOOD IDEAS” for a mutually acceptable solution.

External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar ji. has confirmed that in recent months India has moved beyond advocacy, holding talks with both Moscow and Kyiv on Black Sea shipping safety, grain and energy exports, and possible non-attack arrangements.

New Delhi’s position remains consistent: dialogue over alignment, and an end to war over an endless war. When both sides treat the same proposal as serious, that role is no longer symbolic.

Choosing the side of peace is also a strategic choice.

#India #Ukraine #Russia #Diplomacy

[TheSaffronWave @TheSaffronWave_]

India is no longer only advocating peace in the Russia-Ukraine war. It is now part of the diplomatic process.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister @andrii_sybiha has said Kyiv has four ceasefire proposals from India, Türkiye, Egypt and the United States and that India’s is the broadest. Ukraine is prepared to consider an energy and Black Sea truce together, covering strikes on energy facilities, port infrastructure and the Black Sea.

President Vladimir Putin has separately said Prime Minister @narendramodi ji raises the need to end the conflict at every meeting and has “VERY GOOD IDEAS” for a mutually acceptable solution.

External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar ji. has confirmed that in recent months India has moved beyond advocacy, holding talks with both Moscow and Kyiv on Black Sea shipping safety, grain and energy exports, and possible non-attack arrangements.

New Delhi’s position remains consistent: dialogue over alignment, and an end to war over an endless war. When both sides treat the same proposal as serious, that role is no longer symbolic.

Choosing the side of peace is also a strategic choice.

#India #Ukraine #Russia #Diplomacy

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निवडणूक आयुक्तांची “निवडणूक” व्हावी, हा प्रस्ताव संवैधानिक रचनेशी आणि संस्थेच्या स्वायत्ततेच्या तर्कशास्त्राशी जुळत नाही.

भारतीय राज्यघटनेच्या कलम ३२४ अन्वये निवडणूक आयोगाची स्थापना करण्यात आली आहे. मुख्य निवडणूक आयुक्त आणि निवडणूक आयुक्तांची नियुक्ती राष्ट्रपतींकडून होते. ही रच���ा जाणीवपूर्वक ठेवण्यात आली आहे, कारण ज्या संस्थेने निवडणुका घ्यायच्या, तीच संस्था थेट लोकनियुक्त राजकीय स्पर्धेत उतरली, तर तिच्या निर्णयांवरील पक्षीय दबाव वाढतो. राष्ट्रपतींची निवडणूक होते म्हणून प्रत्येक संवैधानिक पदाची निवडणूक व्हावी, हा युक्तिवाद लागू होत नाही. नियंत्रक व महालेखा परीक्षक, संघ लोकसेवा आयोग, सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाचे न्यायाधीश यांचीही थेट लोकनिवडणूक होत नाही. त्यामा���े हेत�� संस्था पक्षीय राजकारणापासून दूर राहावी, हाच आहे.

२०२३ मध्ये संसदेने Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act संमत केला. या कायद्यानुसार नियुक्ती समितीत पंतप्रधान, लोकसभेतील विरोधी पक्षनेते आणि पंतप्रधानांनी नामनिर्देशित केलेला केंद्रीय मंत्री यांचा समावेश आहे. यापूर्वी सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाने अनूप बारनवाल प्रकरणात, संसद कायदा करेपर्यंत, सरन्यायाधीशांचा समावेश तात्पुरता सुच���ला होता. संसदेने कायदा केल्यानंतर ती अंतरिम व्यवस्था संपुष्टात आली. कायदा बदलणे हे संसदेचे अधिकारक्षेत्र आहे; ते स्वतःहून “बहुमताचा गैरवापर” ठरत नाही.

मतदार याद्यांतील नावे वगळणे ही नियमित पुनरीक्षण प्रक्रिया आहे. मृत्यू, स्थलांतर, दुबार नोंदी आणि पात्��ता नसलेली नावे काढणे हे आयोगाचे वैधानिक काम आहे. एकूण आकडे मांडून “इतके मतदार बेकायदेशीररित्या वगळले” असे म्हणणे पुरेसे नाही; प्रत्येक वगळणीमागे कारण, नोटीस आणि आक्षेप प्रक्रियेची पडताळणी आवश्यक आहे. आयोगातील अंतर्गत चर्चा किंवा भिन्न नोंदी म्हणजे आपोआप “मनमानी” सिद्ध होत नाही. अंतिम निर्णय कायद्याने ठरवलेल्या प्रक्रियेनुसार घेतले जातात आणि ते न्यायालयात आव्हान देता येतात.

म्हण��न राजीनामा, निवडणुका रद्द करणे किंवा आयुक्तांची थेट निवडणूक ही मागणी घटनात्मक उत्तर नाही. उत्तर आहे: कायद्यातील प्रक्रिया पाळली जाते का, याद्यांतील बदल पारदर्शक आहेत का, आणि आक्षेपांवर नियमानुसार कारवाई होते का, हे तपासणे. निवडणूक आयोगाला राजकीय मंचावरील घोषणांनी नव्हे, तर कायदा आणि न्यायिक पुनर्विलोकनाने जबाबदार धरता येते.

संस्थांचा विश्वास भाष���ाने नाही, तर नियमांच्या सातत्याने टिकतो.

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निवडणूक आयुक्तांची “निवडणूक” व्हावी, हा प्रस्ताव संवैधानिक रचनेशी आणि संस्थेच्या स्वायत्ततेच्या तर्कशास्त्राशी जुळत नाही.

भारतीय राज्यघटनेच्या कलम ३२४ अन्वये निवडणूक आयोगाची स्थापना करण्यात आली आहे. मुख्य निवडणूक आयुक्त आणि निवडणूक आयुक्तांची नियुक्ती राष्ट्रपतींकडून होते. ही रचना जाणीवपूर्वक ठेवण्यात आली आहे, कारण ज्या संस्थेने निवडणुका घ्यायच्या, तीच संस्था थेट लोकनियुक्त राजकीय स्पर्धेत उतरली, तर तिच्या निर्णयांवरील पक्षीय दबाव वाढतो. राष्ट्रपतींची निवडणूक होते म्हणून प्रत्येक संवैधानिक पदाची निवडणूक व्हावी, हा युक्तिवाद लागू होत नाही. नियंत्रक व महालेखा परीक्षक, संघ लोकसेवा आयोग, सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाचे न्यायाधीश यांचीही थेट लोकनिवडणूक होत नाही. त्यामागे हेतू संस्था ��क्षीय राजकारणापासून दूर राहावी, हाच आहे.

२०२३ मध्ये संसदेने Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act संमत केला. या कायद्यानुसार नियुक्ती समितीत पंतप्रधान, लोकसभेतील विरोधी पक्षनेते आणि पंतप्रधानांनी नामनिर्देशित केलेला केंद्रीय मंत्री यांचा समावेश आहे. यापूर्वी सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाने अनूप बारनवाल प्रकरणात, संसद कायदा करेपर्यंत, सरन्यायाधीशांचा समावेश तात्पुरता सुचवला होता. संसदेने कायदा केल्यानंतर ती अंतरिम व्यवस्था संपुष्टात आली. कायदा बदलणे हे संसदेचे अधिकारक्षेत्र आहे; ते स्वतःहून “बहुमताचा गैरवापर” ठरत नाही.

मतदार याद्यांतील नावे वगळणे ही नियमित पुनरीक्षण प्रक्रिया आहे. मृत्यू, स्थलांतर, दुबार नोंदी आणि पात्रता नसलेली नावे काढणे हे आयोगाचे वैधानिक काम आहे. एकूण आकडे मांडून “इतके मतदार बेकायदेशीररित्या वगळले” असे म्हणणे पुरेसे नाही; प्रत्येक वगळ���ीमागे कारण, नोटीस आणि आक्षेप प्रक्रियेची पडताळणी आवश्यक आहे. आयोगातील अंतर्गत चर्चा किंवा भिन्न नोंदी म्हणजे आपोआप “मनमानी” सिद्ध होत नाही. अंतिम निर्णय कायद्याने ठरवलेल्या प्रक्रियेनुसार घेतले जातात आणि ते न्यायालयात आव्हान देता येतात.

म्हणून राजीनामा, निवडणुका रद्द करणे किंवा आयुक्तांची थेट निवडणूक ही मागणी घटनात्मक उत्तर नाही. उत्तर आहे: कायद्यातील प्रक्रिया पाळली जाते का, या��्यांतील बदल पारदर्शक आहेत का, आणि आक्षेपांवर नियमानुसार कारवाई होते का, हे तपासणे. निवडणूक आयोगाला राजकीय मंचावरील घोषणांनी नव्हे, तर कायदा आणि न्यायिक पुनर्विलोकनाने जबाबदार धरता येते.

संस्थांचा विश्वास भाषणाने नाही, तर नियमांच्या सातत्याने टिकतो.

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Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party’s silence, and the issues they choose to speak on, both raise serious questions. On the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight, even after an attack inside the cockpit, Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, despite being injured, made a final effort to open the door, helped avert a disaster, and played a decisive role in saving the lives of 180 passengers. Prime Minister @narendramodi ji spoke to him from the hospital, and several international leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister @netanyahu, saluted his bravery. Yet there was not even a personal word from Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, or Priyanka Gandhi for this Indian hero. A later statement by Mallikarjun Kharge does not fill that gap.

At the same time, the same leadership is quick to speak the language of “MORAL CLARITY” on Gaza, Palestine, and Iran. Supporting Sonia Gandhi’s article on Gaza, Rahul Gandhi said India was slipping into “ISRAEL’S STRATEGIC ORBIT” and demanded that India speak up, citing attacks on Palestinian children. The Congress Working Committee called Gaza a “GENOCIDE,” accused the country’s foreign policy of a moral stain, and raised the issue of India’s traditional position in Iran and the Middle East being weakened.

Silence when an Indian pilot risks his life to save passengers on a flight bound for Israel; immediate statements when the narrative is about Gaza, Palestine, and Iran. This contrast does not appear accidental. Captain Smit drew on the Hanuman Chalisa to hold his nerve the same cultural self-belief that Congress politics has often questioned. Whether foreign policy will be shaped by vote banks and selective international narratives, or by the bravery of an Indian citizen and the national interest, is something the country will have to decide before 2029.

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Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party’s silence, and the issues they choose to speak on, both raise serious questions. On the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight, even after an attack inside the cockpit, Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, despite being injured, made a final effort to open the door, helped avert a disaster, and played a decisive role in saving the lives of 180 passengers. Prime Minister @narendramodi ji spoke to him from the hospital, and several international leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister @netanyahu, saluted his bravery. Yet there was not even a personal word from Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, or Priyanka Gandhi for this Indian hero. A later statement by Mallikarjun Kharge does not fill that gap.

At the same time, the same leadership is quick to speak the language of “MORAL CLARITY” on Gaza, Palestine, and Iran. Supporting Sonia Gandhi’s article on Gaza, Rahul Gandhi said India was slipping into “ISRAEL’S STRATEGIC ORBIT” and demanded that India speak up, citing attacks on Palestinian children. The Congress Working Committee called Gaza a “GENOCIDE,” accused the country’s foreign policy of a moral stain, and raised the issue of India’s traditional position in Iran and the Middle East being weakened.

Silence when an Indian pilot risks his life to save passengers on a flight bound for Israel; immediate statements when the narrative is about Gaza, Palestine, and Iran. This contrast does not appear accidental. Captain Smit drew on the Hanuman Chalisa to hold his nerve the same cultural self-belief that Congress politics has often questioned. Whether foreign policy will be shaped by vote banks and selective international narratives, or by the bravery of an Indian citizen and the national interest, is something the country will have to decide before 2029.

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@KanojiaPJ Well, according to this, you also need to give this treatment three times every day.

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Brock Lesnar was officially inducted into the University of Minnesota M Club Hall of Fame on October 2 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

After transferring from Bismarck Junior College in 1998, he went 55-3 with 23 pins for the Golden Gophers. NCAA Heavyweight runner-up in 1999, national champion in 2000, two-time All-American and two-time Big Ten champion tied for the best winning percentage in program history.

That foundation built The Beast: multi-time @WWE Champion, @ufc Heavyweight Champion, and a Brief Run with the Minnesota Vikings. The honor comes roughly two months after his final match at SummerSlam 2026.

Congratulations, @BrockLesnar. 🏆

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Highway signboards in Hindi made CM Joseph Vijay so angry that two officials were suspended.

When he was getting every film of his dubbed into Hindi to earn crores from North India, Hindi felt like a “Mother Tongue.” Opposition to the language exists only in power, not when there is money to be made.

#TamilNadu #TamilNaduGovernment #JosephVijay #ActorVijay #Hindi #Tamil

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Highway signboards in Hindi made CM Joseph Vijay so angry that two officials were suspended.

When he was getting every film of his dubbed into Hindi to earn crores from North India, Hindi felt like a “Mother Tongue.” Opposition to the language exists only in power, not when there is money to be made.

#TamilNadu #TamilNaduGovernment #JosephVijay #ActorVijay #Hindi #Tamil

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Bollywood’s silence on Captain Smit Machchhar ji’s courage does not look like a coincidence. It looks like part of a calculated narrative.

On 30 September, Captain Smit Machchhar ji was attacked inside the cockpit of flydubai flight FZ1073 (Dubai–Tel Aviv). Despite being seriously injured, he opened the cockpit door so that the crew and passengers could overpower the attacker. The aircraft dropped thousands of feet, yet all 174 lives were saved. Prime Minister @narendramodi ji, President Murmu, Israeli Prime Minister @netanyahu and US President @realDonaldTrump called him a hero. He himself said that in those moments of crisis, reciting the Hanuman Chalisa gave him strength.

On an incident this large, where an Indian pilot saved hundreds of lives while wounded, a large section of Bollywood either spoke late or stayed silent. The same industry that issues instant statements, candle marches and “SOLIDARITY” posts on far smaller issues made its priorities clear here. When a subject does not fit their preferred propaganda line whether it is religious identity, national interest or real sacrifice the voice grows quieter. Propaganda becomes loud only when the script is already written; when the truth falls outside that script, silence itself becomes the strategy.

The real hero was not on the screen. He was in the cockpit. Salute to Captain Smit Machchhar.

#Captain_SMIT #SmitMachchhar #Bollywood #India #Politics

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Bollywood’s silence on Captain Smit Machchhar ji’s courage does not look like a coincidence. It looks like part of a calculated narrative.

On 30 September, Captain Smit Machchhar ji was attacked inside the cockpit of flydubai flight FZ1073 (Dubai–Tel Aviv). Despite being seriously injured, he opened the cockpit door so that the crew and passengers could overpower the attacker. The aircraft dropped thousands of feet, yet all 174 lives were saved. Prime Minister @narendramodi ji, President Murmu, Israeli Prime Minister @netanyahu and US President @realDonaldTrump called him a hero. He himself said that in those moments of crisis, reciting the Hanuman Chalisa gave him strength.

On an incident this large, where an Indian pilot saved hundreds of lives while wounded, a large section of Bollywood either spoke late or stayed silent. The same industry that issues instant statements, candle marches and “SOLIDARITY” posts on far smaller issues made its priorities clear here. When a subject does not fit their preferred propaganda line whether it is religious identity, national interest or real sacrifice the voice grows quieter. Propaganda becomes loud only when the script is already written; when the truth falls outside that script, silence itself becomes the strategy.

The real hero was not on the screen. He was in the cockpit. Salute to Captain Smit Machchhar.

#Captain_SMIT #SmitMachchhar #Bollywood #India #Politics