AMIDST TALK OF "ARBITRARY ACTION" THE "ESTABLISHMENT" STANDS ITS GROUND.
Delhi Gymkhana Club- "The GC (Gymkhana Club) today met on an urgent basis and after detailed deliberation decided to write an immediate response to L&DO requesting clarity on several issues in the interest of the members and employees of the Club. The communication also requests for an urgent appointment for the GC members to meet with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs officials. The immediate priority of the GC is to ensure that the operations of the Club continue without dislocation."
🧵From Hate to Hope – Why I Started Believing in Rahul Gandhi
I used to crack “Pappu” jokes.
Then I started searching.
What I found changed me.
A thread on how a meme turned into a movement.👇🏻
#RahulGandhi#HappyBirthdayRahulGandhi
Finally!
PM Modi is FORCED to do a press conference in the US - something he hasn’t done in India in 11 years.
THIS is why he NEVER takes press questions in India.
THIS is why his “interviews” in India are fully scripted.
He’s so ANGRY & FLUSTERED 👇
Not all men but a husband drugged & raped his wife for a decade. Not all men but 100 local men. Not all men but her neighbour, a nurse, police officer, and councillor. Not all men but thousands of men saw a post to rape her, not one man reported it. Stop telling us not all men.
The man who procured at least 72 men to rape his unconscious wife is linked to
The man who set his girlfriend on fire, who is linked to
The man filmed a woman being raped in Pradesh, who is linked to
The millions that watched it, who are linked to
The guy who killed his ex with a machete, who is linked to
The boy who stabbed little girls in Southport, who is linked to
The teacher who was found to be abusing his students, who is linked to
The man who proposed to his daughter on TikTok with a purity ring, who is linked to
The man who makes sexist jokes to his mates after beers, who is linked to
The kid who follows misogyny influencers, who is linked to
The mother who says “boys will be boys”, who is linked to
The teacher who brushes off the boys sexist teasing, who is linked to
You, reading this tweet thinking this is nothing to do with you because you don’t commit violence and you’re sure you’ve got no internalised misogyny.
All of it’s connected, you just don’t understand how.
Rape culture is so pervasive in India - marital rape is not a crime, sexual predators hold office, rapists get bail if they’re influential, boys learn very quickly to dehumanise girls and women, the internet is full of vile and nasty boys and men that make rape jokes, domestic
‘WE WANT JUSTICE’ echoes not just Kolkata but whole West Bengal, led by the brave Bengali women who are ready to reclaim the night. As we another Independence Day, India & her daughters are on the streets seeking basic rights of security & safety ✊️