Meet Sanjay Raut!!
-The most foul-mouthed and third-class politician in India
-Personal servant of Aditya and Uddhav
-Destroyed the legacy of Balasaheb Thackeray
-The party lost its symbol because of him
-The party lost its MPs and MLAs because of him
-Lost the BMC after years because of him
-A party which had the 2nd largest vote share has fallen to 5th place in Maharashtra
-Went to jail on corruption charges
-Sanjay Nirupam called him "Chewtiya" because of his attitude
-Behaves like a servant to Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar
-As per sources, 6 out of 9 MPs can leave the party and join the NDA
-If MPs switch, that will mark the end of Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT)
Sanjay Raut has done more to finish Shiv Sena than all its opposition combined.
Happy Birthday, Shri @PiyushGoyal ji!
Your incredible energy and tireless passion light up every room and every mission you take on.
Thank you for your steadfast efforts in securing India’s interests on the global stage
Wishing you good health, happiness and many more years of service to the nation.
My piece in @Openthemag argues that PM Modi in his record breaking term in office has affected a consequential shift in India's polity. The shift is transformational and likely irreversible. As a consequence India now posits itself as a civilisational power, one no longer apologetic about its Hindu Dharmic roots. This is a clean break from the Nehru era.
The first trillionaire in human history
- Elon Musk
- Born in South Africa
- Bullied relentlessly as a kid
- Immigrated to North America
- Arrived with a backpack and a dream
- Built Zip2 with his brother
- Sold it 4 years later for $300 million
- Co-founded PayPal with the profits
- Revolutionised digital payments
- Sold PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion
- Bet everything on Tesla and SpaceX
- Got mocked for electric cars
- Got laughed at for reusable rockets
- Nearly went bankrupt in 2008
- Kept building anyway
- Turned Tesla into the world’s most valuable automaker
- Made EVs mainstream and transformed the automotive industry
- Made reusable rockets a reality
- Reduced the cost of reaching space by 95%
- Sparked the modern commercial space race
- Built Starlink and connected millions around the world to high-speed internet
- Turned SpaceX into the most valuable private company in history
- Bought Twitter for $44 billion
- The world said he overpaid
- He was called reckless, stupid & crazy
- Advertisers fled, media declared it dead
- Critics called it the worst acquisition in tech history
- Renamed it 𝕏
- Rebuilt the platform anyway
- Turned it into one of the most influential platforms on Earth
- Launched xAI and accelerated the global AI race
- Sent astronauts to space
- Is trying to get humans to mars
- Created millions of jobs
- Generated hundreds of billions in value
- Inspired an entire generation of builders
Before:
- Failed repeatedly
- Worked insane hours
- Slept in factories and offices
- Got bullied, laughed at and mocked
- Constantly told “it’s impossible”
- Kept building anyway
- Made it possible
Today:
- Richest person on Earth
- First trillionaire in human history
- Largest IPO in history $1.77 trillion
Most people quit when the world laughs at them.
Elon Musk built the future instead.
Love him or hate him…
Nobody has changed more industries in a single lifetime.
Payments. Cars. Energy. Space. Social Media. Communications. AI.
History won’t remember the people who said it couldn’t be done.
It will remember the people who did it anyway.
Congratulations Elon.
The first trillionaire. 🚀
JRD Tata loses a pen!
JRD Tata, then Chairman of the Tata group, and senior Tata Directors used to meet for lunch at Bombay House (the Tata Group's headquarters) every day. One day, JRD came to lunch, sad that he had lost his favourite pen. He used to always carry a Parker pen set - a fountain pen and a ball pen.
"Look", he said sadly, "I have lost the ball pen. I don't know where it has gone. I have looked all over...but it's gone."
One of the Directors in the lunch room that day was Dr. Jamshed (JJ) Irani of Tata Steel. He made note of JRD Tata's loss. A few weeks later, when he was visiting London, he went to a small shop near Selfridges specialising in pens, and found a ball pen identical to the one JRD had lost. He bought it immediately. The next time he met JRD Tata, he presented that pen to him.
JRD was delighted. "Yes, Jamshed, it is exactly like the one I lost." For the first one or two minutes, he used it and tried it out. Then, Dr. Irani saw JRD's expression change slowly.
After a couple of minutes, he gave the ball pen back to Dr. Irani, and said - "Thank you for the thought. This is exactly what I wanted, but I cannot accept it."
"Why?" asked Dr. Irani, "I thought you were looking for this."
JRD answered - "Yes, Jamshed. But it is a principle of mine not to accept any gifts from any of my colleagues at work. If I did, then I know my colleagues would try to outdo each other and give me exorbitant gifts."
Dr. Irani tried to persuade him. "But Sir, nobody would know that I have given you this pen. You can say that you found it in your room. I am not going to go around saying that I have given JRD an identical pen."
JRD responded - "Jamshed, I know you will not do any such thing. But I would know. I would know that I accepted this gift against my principles. I am sorry, but I cannot accept it."
Each of us decides the principles by which we lead our lives. The principles that we will stand by, even if no one is looking or speaking about them. The principles that define who we really are. This story of JRD Tata's lost ball pen can help us reflect on what our own life's principles are. #Tata #ethics
Power is temporary, but dignity is permanent.
For months, I was subjected to a relentless campaign of intimidation by Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra, all because I dared to exercise my democratic right to free speech by retweeting a single post critical of her.
Instead of ignoring criticism like a mature leader, she unleashed the entire state machinery to break my spirit.
🟧The Cost of Intimidation:
🔸Psychological Warfare:
Every alternate day, 12 to 13 policemen from the Krishnanagar Police Station were dispatched to my residence. They didn’t just deliver notices; they created a spectacle. They stood in my locality for hours, smoking cigarettes, drinking tea, and telling my neighbours they were there to arrest me, solely to humiliate and intimidate my family.
🔸Massive Waste of Public Resources:
To hand over a simple piece of paper, 3 to 4 police vehicles from Kotwali PS travelled over 130 km. A task that a single local officer or an email could have accomplished was turned into a taxpayer-funded show of force.
🔸Escalation Tactics:
When I refused to bow down, the pressure intensified with additional notices from Kolkata Police stations, all aimed at silencing my voice against the TMC.
🟧Standing Tall with the Judiciary :
I chose to fight back in the courts rather than surrender to fear. The Hon’ble Calcutta High Court saw through this blatant abuse of power, granting me anticipatory bail and severely reprimanding the excessive actions taken against a private citizen.
Even after legal setbacks, the harassment didn't stop; it merely shifted from official uniforms to party goons targeting my cars and properties. But intimidation cannot break conviction.
🟧The Ultimate Verdict :
On May 4th, the ultimate relief arrived. The people of West Bengal delivered their verdict, ending what many experienced as a rule of tyranny.
Today, while the former MP has predictably flown to London to enjoy holidays and post irrelevant videos, the ordinary citizen she tried to crush stands tall. This wasn't just my victory, it was a victory for every common citizen against the arrogance of political power.
Now only 5 MPs noticeably standing rock-solid with Mamata Banerjee:
1. Of course, her heir apparent, Abhishek Banerjee
2. Derek O Brian
3. Kalyan Banerjee
4. Mahua Moitra, Kalyan’s best friend in the party 😜
5. Sagarika Ghose
What an illustrious list of people to have by one’s side 😀😀
Did I miss anyone else of note?
🚨Sanjay Raut had no clue - His own claim was about to destroy his credibility.
✅Someone fed him this sensational story of a “photograph” of PM Modi meeting Abhijeet Dipke in the US...
💥Desperate Raut grabbed it quickly eying media attention and relevance.🤣
🎯Dipke called it AI generated and everyone started laughing at him.
What a trap👏
Do you think Uddhav wants to send him Jail?
Are you feeling bad for him ?🫣
#SanjayRaut #AbhijeetDipke