Ashwin Topkar

[Aadi Achint 🇮🇳 @AadiAchint]

General Panag, quoting half the Constitution doesn't make you a constitutional expert.

Article 19(1)(b) guarantees peaceful assembly. Article 19(3), which you conveniently omit, permits reasonable restrictions in the interests of public order and India's sovereignty and integrity.

Worse, in Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan v. Union of India (2018), the Supreme Court EXPRESSLY recognised provisions requiring prior police permission for demonstrations.

In Amit Sahni v. Commissioner of Police (2020), the Supreme Court made clear that public roads and spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely under the guise of protest.

The right to dissent is NOT a licence to blockade roads, disregard lawful regulations or endanger public order.

A retired Lieutenant General should understand the difference between a constitutional right and its regulated exercise. Either you chose to ignore it or conveniently do... that for people to decide!!

The Constitution isn't a buffet, General. You don't get to pick Article 19(1)(b) and pretend Article 19(3) doesn't exist.

[Ashwin Topkar @ashwintopkar]

@Dev_Fadnavis हे आधीच केलं असतं तर! लोकांना पारदर्शकता हवी आहे. परंतु भाजप का मागे आहे त्याबाबतीत, देवच ( pun intended) जाणे!

[Mary Millben @MaryMillben]

Healthy dialogue is always important for greater understanding. The real lesson here is understanding India and this truth: you want to do business with India, you respect the country first and then, secondly, talk to PM @narendramodi and the Indian Government. Period.

Furthermore, the PM and India would never bypass its own business talent and national contributors, in this case Mr. Ambani Ji and Mr. Adani Ji, for a foreign company, Starlink. Especially in matters of national security. The PM is elected to protect the homeland and promote “India First” in a free enterprise. The rural areas of India are better served by homegrown companies. And the best diplomacy and strategy for American interest in India, my dear @elonmusk, should be towards partnering with Indian companies to elevate the Indian people. A greater force for good is a Ambani-Adani-Musk alliance for India’s rural areas! 🇺🇸🇮🇳

As for all you “Rahul trolls” on X, many of you are young people with great potential. You can continue circling the fictitious narrative that Rahul will be PM of India. Meanwhile, the @BJP-led NDA and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) have emerged as the dominant forces in the October 2026 by-elections, with all six constituencies across four states and Union Territories going in their favour. The results dealt a setback to Congress, TMC, DMK and AIADMK, none of which secured a victory. Governance is won through elections. Voting is power. Not trolling on X.

Honestly, if @RahulGandhi loved his country as much as he criticizes his country, and spent more time advancing the positives of the PM’s transformative policies, he could be taken seriously to lead India. But, I digress. PM Modi elected consistently over a span of 25 years, 12 years as PM, is not by chance. There is divinity attached to the PM’s longevity, real inspiration, in addition to his acumen as a serial visionary and global strategic force.

So carry on my dears with Rahul as your fictitious hero. PM Modi is India’s real hero. God bless you all. 🇺🇸🇮🇳

[Ashwin Topkar @ashwintopkar]

They say AI can make mistakes and @Google took it seriously! @googlechrome

[Ashwin Topkar @ashwintopkar]

@Dev_Fadnavis This is a great news, at least because of this, sir you and the administration will pay attention to the infrastructure problems that Pune is facing. At least I am hoping so. Let's see!

[Rohan Magdum 🇮🇳 @RohanMagdum7]

मराठी भाषेचा शब्दसंचय आटला नसून, आपली शब्दग्रहणक्षमता संकुचित झाली आहे, एवढाच काय तो दुर्दैवी विरोधाभास!

दैनंदिन संभाषणाच्या नावाखाली आपण भाषेचे जे सरलीकरण केले, त्याचे पर्यवसान शब्ददारिद्र्यात झाले आणि आता एखाद्याने अस्खलित, व्याकरणशुद्ध, संस्कृतप्रचुर मराठीचा प्रयोग केला की आपण त्यास भाषाप्रभुत्व समजून विस्मयचकित होतो!

वस्तुतः हे असामान्य नसून, विस्मरणात गेलेल्या आपल्या भाषिक वैभवाचे पुनःस्मरण आहे.

मराठी कठीण नाही महोदय…
आपला मराठीशी असलेला संवादच दुर्दैवाने क्षीण झाला आहे!

[The Jaipur Dialogues @JaipurDialogues]

Absolute Cinema!

[Tukaram Mundhe @Tukaram_IndIAS]

When a label lies, the consumer pays the price.

An expiry date is not just ink on a package.A nutrition label is not just information.They are promises made to the consumer.

When those promises are deliberately manipulated, it is not merely a violation of regulations, it is a breach of public trust.

Effective regulation is not about creating fear in the industry. It is about creating an ecosystem where honest businesses are protected, violations are detected, and citizens are not deceived

#TukaramMundhe #FoodSafety #Leadership #Inspairation #FDA #GenZ

https://t.co/fb7eSZZpPC

[Ashwin Topkar @ashwintopkar]

@AlexaBliz_ 2

[Shefali Vaidya. 🇮🇳 @ShefVaidya]

+ 1 even @rmponweb ensures that @girishkuber is invited for their media interactions. Don’t know why this desperate desire to cultivate those who openly hate you! @Vinay1011

[Smita Deshmukh🇮🇳 @smitadeshmukh]

@ShefVaidya @girishkuber @LoksattaLive @SadhguruJV And every event of Loksatta is sponsored by Maharashtra govt. Never understood this obsession with a brand that is blatantly anti Hindu

[MONSTER_SHREE😈 @MonsterShree]

मनुवादी महिलांना बाहेर निघू देत नाही 😂

ले महिला:

[Ajay Jadeja @AjayJadeja171]

Fox Cricket, when 15 wickets fell on Indian soil
🆚
Fox Cricket, when 18 wickets fell on Australian soil

[The Jaipur Dialogues @JaipurDialogues]

Hello @X

It has been more than 48 hours, and @Iyervval account is still locked. The appeal has been pending for the last 2 days

This is a direct attack on freedom of speech, and the action taken by X does not comply with the IT Rules of our Country

[Ajeet Bharti YouTube @NijiSachiv]

मैसेज यही है कि आप जहाँ पर भी हैं, सबसे पहले स्वयं को इनफॉर्म कीजिए। Just talk about it.
जितने बिंदु मैंने बोले, इन पे मंथन कीजिए। RHA आंदोलन के जितने पेज हैं, इंस्टाग्राम पे, ट्विटर पे, बहुत सारे पेज हैं, मैं कहता हूँ सबको फॉलो करें। सिर्फ मेरा ही पेज फॉलो मत करो। एकता में बल होता है।

Talk with data कि IIT में SC की जीरो Fee है और एक सवर्ण जो निर्धन है, बारह लाख उसको देना पड़ता है।
वो लोन लेगा। लोन में भी एक सवर्ण को लोन मिलने में नाकों चने चबाने पड़ जाते हैं क्योंकि वो गरीब है, collateral क्या देगा लोन का, ज़मीन है नहीं।
और दलित को तुरंत लोन मिल जाता है। मतलब हर रास्ते पे सरकार ने घेरा हुआ है!

[Ashwin Topkar @ashwintopkar]

@harukaawake Perfect 👌

[鈴森はるか 『haruka suzumori』 🇯🇵 @harukaawake]

🇯🇵 A Muslim man tells Japanese people that we should "talk to each other, decide the rules and do it that way".

How about this: we don't talk to you. We Japanese decide the rules and you obey. Period. End of story.

There will be no "debating" or "deciding" with your input. If I go to a Muslim country you will not listen to my opinions and "decide the rules" together with me so why should we do it for Muslims in Japan? We have no reason.

[Vaibhav Sisinty @VaibhavSisinty]

An Indian engineer in Bengaluru got tired of potholes destroying his car.

So he built an app with Codex that detects them, finds who is responsible, and files a complaint.

Here is how it works. He installed a dashcam with GPS and an accelerometer. The app records everything while he drives.

A vision model classifies every pothole by size. Small, medium, large.

But here is the clever part. Most Indian roads are under warranty.

The contractor who built them is legally responsible for fixing potholes for free.

His app searches through 2,900 government contracts, finds the exact tender number, identifies the officer responsible, attaches the photo and geolocation, and generates a ready-to-file complaint.

One drive to work. 12 potholes detected. 12 complaints ready.

--
vc: @gkcs_

[Ashwin Topkar @ashwintopkar]

Can't agree more Sir?

[Tukaram Mundhe @Tukaram_IndIAS]

Why doing the right thing becomes exceptional ?
Public service is about having the courage to put public interest above self interest, commitment above comfort.
#TukaramMundhe

What stops babus from being Tukaram Mundhe or Ashok Khemka? - India Today https://t.co/42qmP55A48

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

A 10-gram cooler just broke a monopoly the US, France & Israel guarded for decades.

With only a small Mumbai team, a DRDO fund willing to bet early, & 5 years of someone refusing to look away from a hard problem.

That’s the real lesson in deeptech: it doesn’t only need deep pockets; it needs capital with Purpose & Patience.

India’s defence future will be built on both, big sovereign bets on scale, & small sharp bets like this one that the TDF made on ingenuity.

We need a lot more of the second kind.

Family Offices can play a significant role. I’m personally looking at such initiatives.

(Photo courtesy: @prasannavishy )