Darsini Manikandan

Curious. Very curious.

[ƬSΛR @tsar_pm]

According to Joseph Vijay,

- DMK is a dynasty party but Congress is democratic party.

- PMK is a casteist party but VCK is a casteless party.

- BJP is a communal party but the Muslim league is a Secular party.

Tamils have voted for an actor who acts and fools everyone.

[𐌕 🍂 @fwtimini]

Do you ever touch your laundry when you think it’s dry and ask: “Are you just cold or are you wet?”

[✧ @cessonmute]

Women are sharing live locations, checking the backseats of cars, carrying their keys between their knuckles and holding their hands over their drinks.

Men are doing 3 hour podcasts about how unfair it is that women don't smile at them.

[Darsini Manikandan @darsini_D]

@aaitutairport Smooth check-in. Polite police. Staff who actually help. ✨
Airport experience = 11/10… until I bought a bottle of water.

“₹70, ma’am.” Paid it.
MRP: ₹63.

Got ₹7 back only because I checked.
How many passengers don’t? 🤔

[Be Like Sagala 😎 @belikesagala]

- Enna sir, Neengalum White and grey potrukeenga, TVK support ah?

~ Traffic police da nanu…

[Santhosh Sivan 🍉 @santhoshsivan_]

Karur issue apo, divorce matter apo lam "you let me down na", "not gonna support you anymore" nu azhdhuttu irundhavanunga ellam vote for TVK nu vantaainga!

Maradhi oru desiya viyathi nu summava sonnanga!😭

[sleepy cat || @iamdatemike.bsky.social @iamdatemike]

Love how all NRIs who don’t have to live in TN after casting their vote are voting for Anna and TVK.

If you have so much faith, please quit your jobs abroad and come live here with the government you believe will win and got elected.

[Jithincr🧢 @Jithincrr]

10 over la Nooru varum nu paatha
Noor ahamed varaan😭😭😭

[Sann @san_x_m]

Jayaraj kept his mobile shop open past 9pm during lockdown.

Police came. Took him away.

His son Bennix heard about it and rushed to the station to check on his father.

They let him in.

Then locked the door.

Both were stripped. Tied down on a wooden table. Beaten with lathis every 10 minutes through the night.

Their blood splattered the walls.

The next morning police took them to a doctor who gave them a fitness certificate.

Then to a magistrate who remanded them to jail without even looking at them properly.

Bennix died on June 22. Jayaraj died on June 23.

Yesterday a court found all 9 police officers guilty of murder.

It took 6 years.

Sentencing is on March 30.

The FIR said Jayaraj and Bennix rolled on the ground and used obscene language.

CCTV from the shop next door showed nothing of that sort happened.

The case against them was completely fabricated.

They died for a crime they never committed.

[the meji. @mejitwo]

i either read for 8 hours straight or don't touch a book for 8 months there is no in between

[Nthabiseng @maetsa_kabomo]

I need a job where they give me my tasks for the day, leave me alone, and let me work in peace. No unnecessary talking, no fake check-ins, just clear work and results.

[T M Krishna @tmkrishna]

Awarding Vairamuthu the Jnanpith award legitimises and empowers him while further marginalising all the women who have had the courage to stand up against him. We cannot and should not separate an artist from the art he makes.
#metoo

[Dhananjay Yadav @imDhananjay]

Unpopular opinion:

Nothing in cricket beats winning the 50-over World Cup.

The legacy. The pressure. The fact that it comes only once every 4 years.

As kids, we waited for it like a festival.
Every match felt massive.

T20 WC is amazing, but the 50-over WC still hits different.

[. @emmasarchivee]

eating a banana isn't sexual. Popsicles, hot dogs and ice cream cones aren't sexual. wearing glasses isn't sexual. school uniforms aren't sexual. messy buns and ponytails aren't sexual. bathing wear isn't sexual. gym wear isn't sexual. STOP SEXUALIZING EVERYTHING.

[Selfless Cricket @SelflessCricket]

- He will not get Man of The Match
- He will not get Personal Milestones
- Star Sports will never talk about him.

The amount of time Shivam Dube has saved us in difficult situations, he deserves much more appreciation.

[The Protagonist @protagonist_xi]

Women hate men as a SYSTEM, not as individuals.
Men hate women as PEOPLE.

[Nishant Bhardwaj @Nishant_Bliss]

Most of what we call “podcasting” in India is not actually podcasting.

Raj Shamani and Ranveer Allhabadia are not podcasters, they run a promotion, marketing channel.

Bringing a guest on a couch, asking surface-level questions, and nodding in agreement to everything they say is not a podcast.

That is promotional content with good lighting.

A real podcast demands 3 things:

1. Preparation

2. Domain understanding

3. Intellectual pushback

If you look at conversations by people like Joe Rogan or Lex Fridman, you’ll notice something very different. They do homework. They challenge ideas. They ask uncomfortable follow-ups. They disagree respectfully. They explore depth, not just headlines.

A podcast is not supposed to be a PR exercise.

It is supposed to be a battle of ideas.

A cross-examination of thoughts.

A genuine exchange of perspectives.

When the host agrees with every single statement, the conversation dies. There is no friction. And without friction, there is no insight.

India has massive potential for strong, intellectually honest long-form discussions. But we need fewer cheerleaders and more questioners.

Promotion builds visibility.

Interrogation builds credibility.

And credibility is what makes a podcast timeless.