Aditya Karlekar

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[Anish Gawande @anishgawande]

Welcome to Mumbai’s newest flyover worth ₹248 crore. At 750 metres of road, that’s ₹33 lakh a metre.

And it opened this week full of potholes.

The flyover is named after the iconic Mrinal Tai Gore, who spent her whole life fighting so ordinary Mumbaikars got a life of dignity.

After seven years, three cost revisions, and a daily penalty on the contractor - this is all they could come up with to honour her?

But kya karein. This is the standard now under the triple-engine sarkar. Cut the ribbon. Click the photo. Leave the potholes for us. Bajao taali.

[Aditya Karlekar @adikar23]

@ians_india he was calm because of cameras

[Aditya Karlekar @adikar23]

@gharkekalesh ❤️

[Congress @INCIndia]

Dekh Raha Hai Binod?

[Jawaharlal Nehru (Satire) @The_Nehru]

I am not surprised by Bal Narendra waving his hand to a train, because I have seen him waving his hand in an empty tunnel! 😭

[ParanjoyGuhaThakurta @paranjoygt]

Respected Gadkari ji,
As a child, I had read that Sher Shah, during his five-year rule, built a road from Sasaram to Peshawar. Alongside those roads, he had fruit-bearing and shady trees planted, and inns constructed at regular intervals.
Gadkari ji, Sher Shah lived five hundred years before us. Yet he had enough common sense, enough understanding, to know that there should be trees along the roads.
I am currently traveling on the Purvanchal Expressway, one of the roads built under your ministry. It stretches over 325 kilometers — and not a single tree can be seen along the entire length.
You do know what a tree is, right?
The same tree you might have occasionally seen in photos.
Or the one you get photographed with during Van Mahotsav (Tree Plantation Festival).
A tree — it rises from the earth and stands tall day and night.
It has branches and leaves.
It gives shade — not just to humans but to
animals too.
It used to, at least. Because wherever your roads have been built, all the trees have been cut down and erased.
Forget people, even birds have no place to rest under your regime!
I don’t want to spoil your mood further by reminding you of the law made during the time of Nehru and Indira — which made it mandatory to plant a new tree for every one that was cut down.
Just one more point:
On these expressways, the toll you charge — arbitrarily and forcefully — is already unjustified. And the few rest stops that have been built, seem to have only one contractor, who also enjoys the freedom to loot travelers with sky-high prices.
Seeing all this on your roads reminded me of Sher Shah.
I offer my respectful salutations to him.
You too should occasionally read about him — it might do you some good.
- Gunjan Sinha

[Satish Acharya @satishacharya]

India overtakes Japan to become the fourth largest economy! #IndiaGDP #Japan

[Supriya Shrinate @SupriyaShrinate]

India has crossed the $4 trillion GDP mark. We have surpassed Japan to become the 4th largest economy! Good

However here are some truths that belie the euphoria

1) 𝐏𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐃𝐏

• India per capita GDP : $2878
• Japan per capita GDP : $33,138
• UK per capita GDP : $55,000

2) 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥

• Household savings halved: from ₹11.61 lk cr in FY20 to ₹6.52 lk cr in FY25
• Loan against gold up 71% in FY25
• Slowdown in auto sales, just 6% growth in FY25
• Slowdown in 2-wheeler sales
• Slowdown in sale of FMCG products

3) 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬

• 19 suicides daily due to economic distress
• 2 farmers are committing suicide every hour

4) 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

• Average middle class income as a base is ₹2.6 lakh per year or ₹22,000 per month, which as a part of national income is at levels of 1820, even before the colonial rule began

5) 𝐋𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩

• India has one of the lowest wages in the world - skilled & unskilled. Average hourly wage of an Indian worker 5th lowest in the world

👉 If all is well why do PhDs, MBA, engineers queue up for class 4 cleaner jobs?

👉 If all is well, why is there a consistent rise in those seeking jobs under MGNREGA?

👉 And if all is well, why is the govt having to distribute free ration to over 80 crore Indians?

The proof of the pudding lies in eating. India can be 4th largest or even a larger economy but if crores of Indians struggle to put together two square meals - hollow celebrations of a large economy mean nothing at all.

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

If common people and opposition politicians start boycotting ANI like this, their whole business will crumble down in a matter of months.

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

@KanganaTeam @JPNadda Why do you think he asked you to do that?

Is your party BJP afraid of Donald Trump?

[Mayank Saxena @mayank_sxn]

Fact is, all these happened during BJP govt:

🔸Parliament attack(2001)
🔸Kandahar hijack(1999)
🔸Redfort attack(2000)
🔸J&K assembly attack(2001)
🔸Akshardham(2002)
🔸Uri(2016)
🔸Pathankot(ISI invited)(2016)
🔸Pulwama(2019)
🔸Rajouri(2023)
🔸Poonch(2024)
🔸Pahalgam(2025)

[PunsterX @PunsterX]

Imagine losing faith in the govt at this tender age. This little kid is asking questions that the media is afraid to ask. But will anyone give him answers?

[ET NOW @ETNOWlive]

#NewsAlert | Aditya Birla Estates gets Rs 3,000 cr sales with Birla Arika in Gurugram: Agencies

@Birla_Estates

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Damn Tesla has lost over 800 billion in three months! The crap is starting to hit the fan! 😀😀😀😀😀

[Diva Jain @DivaJain2]

Nothing screams "third world" louder than something like this.

[sanjoy ghose @advsanjoy]

This man said we shall not answer violence with violence. We shall answer hate with love. If they wield the stick shall reply by waiving tricolour. Today marks 4.5 years in jail. I have no hesitation in saying that its the darkest blot on the judiciary!

[The DeshBhakt 🇮🇳 @TheDeshBhakt]

The only thing that is being abolished by the Govt. is the right of citizens to ask questions.

[North East West South @prawasitv]

A woman RPF constable doing duty with her months old baby!

Due to Maha Kumbh railways are hitting with overwhelming traffic!

After Delhi stampede in all stations RPF have been deployed!

#DelhiRailwayStationStampede #DelhiCM #RPF #Prayagraj #MahakumbhStampede

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

Modi Govt’s Playbook

Step 1: It never happened, stop spreading rumors

Step 2: Actually it happened but it’s not that bad

Step 3: Okay it is bad, but don’t blame Modi. It’s the fault of people

[Jasmine Shah @Jasmine441]

The film banned by BJP is out!

UNBREAKABLE, released by @dhruv_rathee, portrays the indomitable spirit of AAP as it faced the most vicious political vendetta unleashed on any political party so far. The heart just stops beating at this clip!

Full film: https://t.co/5qxfhyw3UQ