Col T S Gururaj

Army Veteran (Signals), Teacher, Farmer, India First.....Always.

[Political Kida @PoliticalKida]

Kharge has given the Congress a proper nightmare.

They will never recover from this!

"Modi Kahi Nahi Jayega!"

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

The pilot that landed the plane Captain Steven is from Fiji. In the picture, he is in the middle.

The crew of flydubai Flight 1073 were honored for their “courage and professionalism in ensuring the safety of passengers and securing the aircraft.” At the heart of that story are 3 pilots.

The first is the captain, Smit Machchhar. On September 30, his Boeing 737 was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv when his own co-pilot turned on him, left him badly injured and pushed the jet into a dive. It plunged 17,000 feet in less than a minute.

“I was in and out of consciousness frequently,” Machchhar said later. But he told himself: “Do something.” He managed to unlock the cockpit door from inside, and passengers rushed in and stopped the co-pilot.

The other 2 were flydubai pilots traveling in the cabin that day. They were only on board to fly the aircraft back to Dubai. Later reporting identified them as South African and New Zealand citizens.

They rushed into the cockpit and took over a crippled jet. The dive had torn away part of the rudder. Passenger Almog Itali said the 2 pilots “entered (the cockpit) and pulled the aircraft up, pulled the yoke, stabilised the plane and landed us in Saudi Arabia.”

They flew it for more than an hour and landed safely in Tabuk. Everyone on board survived. According to Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry, 174 passengers and 8 crew members were on board.

Machchhar was treated in Tabuk, then moved to Abu Dhabi. The 2 pilots who landed the plane have never been publicly named. Flydubai has described them only as crew members traveling on the plane.

A passenger later called the people who saved that flight “angels upon earth.”

Not to minimize the life-saving actions of these pilots, but is it really necessary to completely erase the heroic and quick-thinking actions of the Israeli civilians who rushed the cockpit, neutralized the perp and stabilized the plane? Everybody would have died if they hadn’t stood up like that. We can honor both the pilots and the civilians.

The whole episode is worthy of a Hollywood feature
The bravery of the untrained lsraeli civilians by fighting and subduing the terrorist and then stabilizing the plane is worthy of a new Nobel prize category......valour

One of the passengers, an Israeli (Jewish) plumber who first stabilized the aircraft by pulling up on the yoke in the cockpit and thereby pulling the plane out of it's dive before the two deadhead pilots took over.

There was more to this story than these 3 pilots. 1st on pilot who did everything in his power to stop a terror attack. Than a group of Israeli passengers who raced in, pulled the nose up and obtained the terrorist and one doctor who made sure the pilot kept awake until the 2 deadhead pilots landed. All of these heroes avoided a catastrophic event.

Rowan Tooth, a South African pilot originally from Kimberley, who was later awarded the UAE's First Class Order of Zayed II for his bravery.” was one of the pilots.

[Mohammed Shoaib @ShoaibIND]

1/ Sabeer Bhatia co-founded Hotmail with Jack Smith. Microsoft acquired it in 1997 for a reported ~$400 million.

That one exit became the foundation of his entire public reputation. Nearly 30 years later, he is still largely defined by it.

2/ Hotmail wasn’t a solo creation. Smith played a central role in the technology; Bhatia drove the business side and fundraising. Yet the narrative often centers on Bhatia alone.

What followed when he tried to build again?

3/ Arzoo burned through millions and shut down. Jaxtr was pitched as the next Hotmail for SMS but never scaled. InstaColl/Live Documents, AMP Technologies, ShowReel (which pivoted from video resumes to accelerator ideas to AI learning) — ambitious announcements, limited lasting impact.

None came close to Hotmail’s global reach.

4/ The industry moved on — from basic webmail to cloud, mobile, and AI. New founders built multi-billion companies and new markets.

Bhatia’s biggest professional achievement remained 1997. Over time, the entrepreneur became a full-time social media commentator with views on almost everything except his own post-Hotmail track record.

5/ In 2025 he questioned India’s GDP growth and whether people “feel it in their pocket,” drawing a sharp reply from former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, who called him an “economic refugee” with no role in India’s progress.

In 2026 he proposed a 55% inheritance tax aimed at the super-rich, arguing opportunity should come from building, not inheriting.

6/ The irony is hard to miss.

A man whose standout success came nearly three decades ago, with a co-founder, now positions himself as an authority on how India should manage growth, business, and taxation — while repeatedly criticizing those actually building.

7/ One shared success. Nearly three decades. No comparable second act. Endless lectures.

Hotmail gave him recognition. Social media gives him an audience. Neither automatically makes the arguments correct.

Before the next prescription for India’s economy, the simple question remains: if the understanding of business is that strong, why hasn’t he recreated anything close to the first success?

[Tejasvi Surya @Tejasvi_Surya]

History will perhaps judge Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of the most consequential reformers of our times, in the league of Lee Kuan Yew and Deng Xiaoping. In one crucial respect, his achievement may be even more remarkable.

The World Bank’s latest estimates reveal an extraordinary transformation. Nearly 50 crore Indians moved above the lower-middle-income poverty line between 2011–12 and 2023–24. Extreme poverty fell from 27.1% to just 2.6%.

Consider the circumstances in which this transformation has taken place. A decade marked by a global pandemic, wars, geopolitical instability, supply chain disruptions and slowing global growth. Yet India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing major economies.

But what makes Modi’s leadership truly exceptional is the political environment in which he has pursued this transformation.

Lee Kuan Yew, the architect of modern Singapore, once famously remarked, “No single person can change India.” He pointed to India’s extraordinary linguistic and social diversity and the immense difficulty of governing such a complex nation. He contrasted this with China, which he considered far easier to govern and transform because of its more centralised political system and greater linguistic cohesion.

Lee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore. Deng Xiaoping transformed China. Both were extraordinary leaders. But Singapore was a small city-state, while China’s transformation took place under a one-party political system.

India is different. A billion-plus people. Hundreds of languages. Extraordinary social, cultural and regional diversity. Competitive elections, powerful state governments, independent institutions, competing interests and multiple constitutional checks and balances.

Reforming a country of this complexity, at this scale, while continuously seeking and winning the people’s democratic mandate, requires a rare combination of political acumen, administrative ability and leadership.

Modi has demonstrated that democracy and decisive development are not mutually exclusive.

That is perhaps his greatest contribution, not just to India, but to the global faith in democracy itself.

When the history of great reformers of the 21st century is written, Narendra Modi will deserve a place among the foremost.

[Kiran Kumar S @KiranKS]

I keep saying.. Rahul Gandhi has very bad advisors. They have no ground connect.

I am in the capital of the largest state where Congress is in power. Nearly half of voters removed from the list during SIR. Unprecedented!!

If there was a genuine grievance, lakhs would be on streets. There would be anger everywhere. It would have been a national or international news. Even a senior Congress Minister Satish Jarkihoki, who has excellent ground connect with SC/ST sections of the population, gave a clean chit to the SIR process. That should have woken up Priyanka and Rahul... but alas they are more closer to an inexperienced Communist Neha Bora, than seasoned Congress mass leaders 😔

People of Bengaluru are just fine. I see it everywhere. Some irritation for people who have to give documents again, but overall people are busy with Ganapati, Dasara, and soon Rajyotsava and Deepawali. No one is even mentioning Gyanesh Kumar or other ECI names. Every road has lost nearly half the voters, and this has never happened in the history of India! But general public has understood why.. they aren't angry.

And no matter how many protest marches Rahul Gandhi does.. however many reels his team creates.. however many hours of TV coverage internationally he manages to get.. the common Indians on the streets of Bengaluru aren't responding to him. Worse, they are talking about why Congress lost all seats in the recent MLC election which was held via ballot papers.

The biggest mistake any politician can do is to try to manufacture anger, when there is none.. it failed earlier, will fail again, no matter how grand a protest hype is..

People are more angry at the garbage problem, milk price hike, roads dug up, overcrowded buses etc.. But definitely not Gyanesh Kumar. But who can tell that to Rahul? 🙄

[Sheetal Chopra 🇮🇳 @SheetalPronamo]

Nitesh Rane calls Naseeruddin Shah as paid agent of PAKISTAN staying in India

I agree with him
How about you ??

[Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp]

SIR exercise in Karnataka has exposed the political inconsistency of @INCIndia. The Election Commission of India deserves commendation for its efforts to strengthen electoral rolls across the country through systematic verification despite being unfairly targeted by the entire opposition.

In Congress-ruled Karnataka, the final electoral roll records a reduction of nearly 1 crore electors from the pre-SIR roll following verification by the state election machinery, including EROs, AEROs and BLOs. This is sheer hypocrisy!

So, Rahul Gandhi, now will you accuse your own government’s machinery of wrongdoing or admit that electoral roll revision is a legitimate exercise to safeguard democracy? You cannot question the ECI when the outcome suits your politics and stay silent when the same process is implemented under your own government. Such selective criticism of electoral process based on the electoral outcome is deeply shameful yet entirely consistent with Congress's record.

The problem is not the process. The problem is that Congress cannot decide whether to trust it or discredit it based on political convenience.

[VARAHA WARRIOR @VarahaWarrior]

Maturity is when you realise leftists don’t hate the bjp, they hate India.

[Kiran Kumar S @KiranKS]

Since Congress came to power in Karnataka in mid 2023, for the basic toned milk (blue), price has moved from ₹39 per litre to ₹54 p.l. starting 1 Nov 2026.

Jul 2023: Hiked by ₹3
Jun 2024: ₹2
Mar 2025: ₹2
Nov 2026: ₹8

A steep 39% increase in 3.5 years! Freebie effect.

[Frontalforce 🇮🇳 @FrontalForce]

Ratna Pathak, wife of Naseeruddin Shah spoke against Karwa Chauth.

But these people find nothing regressive in Burqa or Hijab 🤡

Indian liberals are worst..

[Manisha Singh @ManiYogini]

An Indian spy caught in Pakistan in 1973 spent the next 35 years in Pakistani prisons. For 17 of those years, he was kept in chains. His wife kept waiting for him and never gave up hope.
His name was Kashmir Singh, and he was from Punjab.
He had served in the Indian Army. Later he became involved in espionage work, for which he was paid ₹400 a month. He entered Pakistan under the name Ibrahim.
In 1973 he was arrested near Rawalpindi. A military court sentenced him to death.
At home, he left behind his wife, Paramjit Kaur, and three young children, none of them even 10 years old.
He was held in seven different prisons. For 17 years he remained shackled in chains. For 35 years he was away from his family.
His family had assumed he was no longer alive. But his wife, Paramjit Kaur, never stopped waiting.
In 2008, a Pakistani minister learned about him in a Lahore jail. President Pervez Musharraf accepted his mercy petition.
On March 4, 2008, Kashmir Singh crossed the Wagah border and returned to India.
He admitted that he had been a spy and that he had done his duty.

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Delhi CM Rekha Gupta breaks her fast and performs rituals of Karwa Chauth with her husband Manish Gupta at her residence.

[राठौर हिन्दुस्तानी 😎 🇮🇳 @BharatR74239432]

एजेंडाधारियों को ऐसे ही उत्तर दिए जाने चाहिए 🤣😂

[Dr. Deepessh Divaakaran (Dr. DD) @md_deepesh]

Some people think Modi is Indira Gandhi.
And 1 November 2026 is a remake of 25 June 1975.

Quick history lesson.
Before the drama starts!

25 June 1975.
JP Narayan addressed nearly 1 lakh people at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan.

Demand? Indira Gandhi must resign!

That very night, she imposed Emergency.

Fast-forward 51 years.

Same ground.
New dream.
This time, the target is 10X i.e 10 Lakh People!

Crowds arrive.
"Modi darr jayega!"
“Amit Shah Shiver karega”

Modi resigns.
Opposition takes the chair!
Democracy by street drama!

Apparently, Parliament has a walk-in counter!

Just one tiny historical problem.

1975 had Jayaprakash Narayan.
Morarji Desai.
Raj Narain.
Nanaji Deshmukh.
Charan Singh.
George Fernandes.
Vajpayee.
Advani.

Today?
A megaphone doesn't make a Loknayak!
A dynast doesn't make a revolutionary!
A mere Cockroach doesn't make a Government Shake!

Gujarat was in turmoil.
Bihar's students were revolting.

Inflation.
Unemployment.
Shortages.

Indira's election?
INVALIDATED by the High Court!

Now welcome to 2026.

India's GDP grew 7.8% last quarter.
Problems exist.
But this isn't 1974.

"Vote Chori!" they shout.

Allegations aren't court verdicts.
Modi's election hasn't been invalidated.

Now comes the constitutional comedy!

1975 allowed Emergency for "Internal Disturbance."

The 44th Amendment Act, 1978, effective in June 1979, changed Article 352.

Today to Invoke an Emergency?
War.
External aggression.
Armed rebellion.

Not traffic jams.
Not political slogans.
Not 10 lakh revolutionary selfies!

Now suppose Modi resigns.

Lok Sabha: 543 seats.
NDA: Around 319.
Congress: Just 98.

Does the opposition get his chair?

Sorry, gentlemen!

This isn't musical chairs!

You need a Lok Sabha majority.
Not a million people on the road!

NDA could simply choose another PM.

What if the replacement is even tougher?

Plot twist!

"Modiji, please come back!"

And the grand irony?

Indira Gandhi DIDN'T resign in 1975.
She remained PM throughout Emergency!

Protest? Absolutely.
Question power? Certainly.
Replace Parliament with pavement? Nope.

1975 was history.
2026 isn't its remake.

And the Constitution isn't Netflix.
You can't demand Emergency: Season 2!

[Rishi Bagree @rishibagree]

And Congress wants to ban RSS .....

[Megh Updates 🚨™ @MeghUpdates]

🚨 Veteran actor Gajendra Chauhan brutally roasts Naseeruddin Shah and challenges him to contest elections against him!

“Naseer bane rahiye, nasoor mat baniye,” says the actor, responding to Shah’s remarks on the BJP.

“I challenge you to contest elections from anywhere. I will contest against you and defeat you. This country gave you so much respect as an artist, so much honour, and it’s all ruined.”

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | BJP MP Manoj Tiwari says, "How can we not appreciate the work that has been done here?...I told Arvind Kejriwal that this is all a sign of cleanliness. There might be crocodile in water here but crocodiles come only in clean water...I am giving just a message today. I am not a person who is doing this to shame Arvind Kejriwal. Our goal is to give a clean Yamuna to the people of Delhi. I am overjoyed that in 1.5 years, with the blessings of PM Narendra Modi and under the leadership of Rekha Gupta, we made this possible. That is the motto..."

[Saffron Chargers @SaffronChargers]

Just by looking at the huge injury marks on Captain Smit Macchar’s head, you can tell how brutally the Omani pilot must have attacked him with an axe in an attempt to kill him.

And Dhruv Rathee was claiming after the attack on Captain Smit Macchar that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had orchestrated it to win the election.

Dhruv Rathee is a shameless liar who has been spreading propaganda, misleading and brainwashing people for years through his videos.

[Lt Col R K Bhardwaj (Retd) @RajKuma35152604]

Quote to Day 182: 🔥 TWO SECOND APPEALS — DIRECTORATE OF MILITARY AFFAIRS (DMA) DID NOT FORWARD RTIs OR APPEALS TO NAVAL HQ AND AIR HQ WITHIN TIME LIMIT LAID BY RTI ACT 2005

#SPARSHFailsVeterans
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BACKGROUND

RTI DMAND/R/E/26/06906 dated 10 Apr 26 was filed with the Department of Military Affairs seeking the views and comments of the Service Headquarters on SPARSH, including any assessment of aged and non-tech-savvy pensioners and any recommendation that PCDA (Pensions) update blank and wrong data from records it already holds.

DMA transferred the RTI to Army HQ, Naval HQ, Air HQ and disposed of the application without furnishing a reply. Naval HQ and Air HQ did not respond.

Direct RTIs were therefore filed addressed to the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff.

1️⃣ Application 2026212515 — CIC/DPTMA/A/2026212515

Direct RTI DMAND/R/T/26/13018 dated 08 Aug 26 addressed to the Chief of the Naval Staff.

DMA neither replied nor forwarded the RTI to Naval HQ within 30 days.

First Appeal DMAND/A/E/26/06697 dated 09 Sep 26.

DMA neither passed a speaking order nor forwarded the Appeal to Naval HQ HQ within

The RTI was transferred to the Indian Navy, only on 28 Oct 26, after the 45-day period had already expired.

No reply was received from any CPIO or FAA.

Second Appeal filed for deemed refusal under Section 7(2) and Section 19(6).

2️⃣ Application 2026213139 — under review
Direct RTI DMAND/R/T/26/13019 dated 08 Aug 26 addressed to the Chief of the Air Staff.

DMA neither replied nor forwarded the RTI to Air Headquarters within 30 days.

First Appeal DMAND/A/E/26/06703 dated 09 Sep 26.

DMA neither passed a speaking order nor forwarded the Appeal within 45 days.

The RTI was transferred to the Indian Air Force only on 28 Oct 26, after the 45-day period had already expired.

No reply was received from any CPIO or FAA.

Second Appeal filed for deemed refusal under Section 7(2) and Section 19(6).

📍 Section 6(3) transfers an application. It does not transfer a First Appeal. Forwarding is not a decision.

It is an EYE-OPENER that the Department of Military Affairs under the Chief of Defence Staff has HANDLED THESE FILES IN THIS MANNER IN A MATTER CONCERNING the WELFARE of EX-SERVICEMEN.

The records sought, if held, sit with Naval HQ and Air HQ. Silence does not discharge the duty under Sections 7 and 19(6).

❓ THE REQUEST ON THE SUBSTANCE REMAINS UNCHANGED.

CGDA and PCDA (Pensions), as Pension Sanctioning Authority, are requested to correct blank and wrong fields from PPO, Corr PPO and ePPO records they already hold.
An aged veteran, especially a pre-2016 pensioner, should not be made the first examiner of a file the office already possesses.

📌 One more signature on the https://t.co/tKxvDL8kzk petition helps the record.

https://t.co/rDuJjOnwGb

Jai Hind! 🇮🇳

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