Karun

Food, music, people and cinema. Obsessed with all things @a24. Hope to be a polymath someday. Passionate about all things policy, tech and economics.

[Karun @blurtiez]

Starting a thread of some beautiful songs I've heard, less gooo 💯

[sammm ☆ @onlysammms]

every time there’s a protest, i’m amazed by how quickly the government mobilises to shut it down and detain people. wish we saw the same urgency with actual crimes and public issues. they can act fast, just seems like they care more when their own authority is at stake.

[Arvind Gunasekar @arvindgunasekar]

NIA registers case to investigate attack on Indian National Pilot, Captain Smit Machhar flying FlyDubai aircraft.

Anti-Hijacking and UAPA invoked in the FIR.

NIA alleges that Captain Smith Machhar was attacked “with an apparent attempt to hijack or crash the FlyDubai plane.”

[Congress Kerala @INCKerala]

Dear Gen Z,

You may not know the glorious early years of Modi and Shah. Here's a brief history.

Haren Pandya was Modi's home minister when Modi was parachuted in as Gujarat CM in October 2001. Modi wasn't an MLA and had to win a seat within six months. He needed a safe one. Without it, he was sure to lose.
His eyes fell on Ellis Bridge, the safest BJP seat in Ahmedabad. Haren Pandya was its MLA. Modi asked him to step aside. Pandya's reply: "I'm ready to give this seat to anyone but Modi." He had known Modi for years.

Vajubhai Vala was asked to resign. He obliged, gave up his Rajkot seat, and Modi was in.

In March 2003, Haren Pandya went for his morning walk. He was found dead in his car. Five bullets. The story cooked up: terrorists from Hyderabad. It fell apart.

The truth is simple. Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his aide Tulsi Prajapati pulled the trigger. Sohrabuddin ran with Amit Shah's extortion racket. The man who gave the contract is no secret.

When the UPA took over, the CBI picked up the case. But by then Sohrabuddin and his wife were already dead. Tulsi Prajapati followed, killed in a fake encounter. And the man smiling next to Modi in that photograph? D.G. Vanzara. He carried out both killings.
The CBI had audio tapes of Amit Shah. Shah was arrested in July 2011, bailed on one condition: stay out of Gujarat. The case moved to Mumbai.

Judge Loya, an honest judge, had all the evidence before him. He summoned Amit Shah repeatedly. Shah never showed up, not once, even in Mumbai. Loya was about to order his arrest. Days later, Loya was dead, in Nagpur, at a colleague's daughter's wedding.

He had been offered ₹100 crore and the Chief Justiceship of the Bombay High Court for a favourable verdict. He refused to sell his conscience. He paid with his life.

There's more. Read. Remember. This is the gang sitting in the highest seats of power in our great nation.

[Affan @mdaffanulhaque]

By the time it's ready, Jewar airport in 'Uttam' Pradesh will be renamed as Narendra Modi International Airport.
You've heard this first here.

[Karun @blurtiez]

@OldMonkOfCric 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

#BREAKING CJP’s legal affairs head Ratna Singh moves Delhi Court seeking registration of FIR against policemen for wrongfully confining and restraining her from going to protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
@whattalawyer @Cockroachisback

[Kamal Haasan @ikamalhaasan]

Mr. Musk, yes, no billionaire should dictate a nation’s policy - Indian or American.

India must welcome competition in satellite internet, from Indian and global providers, whoever offers the most practical and affordable last-mile solution for those in remote regions. In countries with lower per-capita incomes, satellite internet must be affordable too. High subscription fees and equipment costs risk putting it beyond the reach of ordinary households. Connectivity must bridge the digital divide, not create a new one.

India knows our networks and spectrum are strategic infrastructure, not merely commercial assets. India’s national security safeguards are non-negotiable.

Every country makes choices based on its own interests. Those in the West cannot preach free markets while practicing protectionism at home. USA imposed 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect its domestic industry, just as India takes measures to protect its own domestic manufacturers. Both India and the US have restricted Huawei over security concerns. One cannot demand a level playing field from others only when it suits its own agenda.

Indians will internally debate, question and address our strengths and shortcomings as a democratic country.

Take BharatNet, India’s programme to bring broadband to village-level local bodies. We will question why, as the CAG’s 2026 audit report found, the programme is struggling to meet its original objectives. Why were only 33.2% of service-ready Gram Panchayats operational, despite ₹39,888 crore being spent? At the same time, we know to appreciate our telecom sector and regulations, which has made internet data among the world’s most affordable, bringing millions online.

India is a democracy, not a colony. We welcome the world, but we, the Indian people, will decide our own future - not Western vested interests, their double standards or any billionaire - Indian or American.

[Neha @neha_aisa]

Dilli Haat becomes Jantar Mantar today!

See you there!

[Karun @blurtiez]

@krownnist When you're arbitrarily detaining people randomly from anywhere without any reasonable cause this is what is bound to happen. People not even involved will also suffer and this is what our Government is ready to compromise upon for saving few people

[Vaidehi Murthy @ButVai]

A government buy the people, off the people, fool the people.

[indianhistorypics @IndiaHistorypic]

Homi . J. Bhabha , Father of India's Nuclear Programme

No Airport In India Is Named After Him

[Karun @blurtiez]

This is ridiculous. Why is freedom of movement of people being restricted by the police

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Police personnel asked Gurudwara representatives not to let protesters in and to let them do their work. As the representatives denied, police personnel backed off. One of the representatives told The Hindu, "We won't let police enter the premises. Protesters are unarmed and not raising slogans inside the premises, so we are not against them," @suruchiarchives reports.
https://t.co/Nosq28nkbC

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 E-commerce deliveries via all modes of transport to attract 5% GST, proposed by GST council.

[T. Prashant Reddy @Preddy85]

We romanticise the Constitution too much when it comes to issues of liberty - at the end of the day it is the Code of Criminal Procedure (or whatever the hell it is called now) that determines our daily liberties and it simply does not get the attention it requires.

[Sanjay Manjrekar @sanjaymanjrekar]

Peaceful protests is a democratic activity. Last time I heard India was a democratic country.

[Karun @blurtiez]

@IndianGems_ How will we become Viksit Bharat by 2047 then if we will become major arms exporter by 2056??

[Cockroach Janta Party - CJP @Cockroachisback]

CJP’s Policy Lead, @mehrpasr someone who returned to India after studying from Harvard University so she could serve her country, has been detained by the Delhi Police.

@narendramodi India’s youth don’t deserve to be treated like this, we don’t deserve your dictatorship!

[Bar and Bench @barandbench]

Police clash with lawyers marching for Jantar mantar protest

[Karun @blurtiez]

@areyyaarnia Maybe cleaning the shelf was a facade to inspire you to restart reading 😎