mathai kuriakose

an old man longing to be among young ones in the guise of learning from them

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

@reporters_co When the power to select EC was given exclusiively to PM and another minister India should have forseen this danger. And opposed it if necessary in the streets

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

@_YogendraYadav Not universal franchise anymore . Selective franchise . Of the good old royal days

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

@ShashiTharoor ..urging future leaders to meet security challenges with wisdom, restraint, and an unwavering commitment to human dignity..

I feel that the above is the operational part of the beautiful piece by Shashi Tharoor . Memory recall by an eye witness and an important UN official.

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

@pbhushan1 That's diplomacy at work . For a change, a good job

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

@Cockroachisback Nice Go ahead Don't fall into the political party mould. Not yet . In Kerala I think u have big support . Build on it

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

@Simi_2210_ 72

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

India has no document certifying nationality. Passport is not one, confirms govt. So let every citizen write or email to the govt. Asking for a confirmation that he or she is a citizen. The confirmation that he receives can proudly be displayed as proof that he belongs to India

[IndiaToday @IndiaToday]

"The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that the SIR would be used only for inclusion or deletion from the voter list. But immediately after the court upheld the policy, it began being used for other purposes. In my case, it's my passport. I've also heard of welfare benefits being threatened because names were removed from the SIR," says R. Rajagopal, former editor of The Telegraph.

#NewsToday | @SardesaiRajdeep

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Deeply devastated by the tragic news from the Gulf of Oman. Three innocent Indian civilian seafarers — Patnala Suresh, Shivanand Chaurasiya, and Aditya Sharma — have lost their lives following a targeted US precision military strike on the commercial oil tanker, M/T Settebello.

These men were not combatants. They were civilian mariners doing their jobs, caught in the crossfire of a geopolitical standoff.

I strongly support the Government of India's swift and firm response in calling out this unacceptable overreach. By summoning the US Chargé d'Affaires to lodge a strong protest and forcefully raising the matter at the United Nations, New Delhi has made it clear that Indian lives are not acceptable “collateral damage”.

While the US enforces its maritime blockade, it must cease and desist from targeting commercial civilian infrastructure and crews. A military strike on an engine room, knowing civilians are on board, is unjustifiable.
Global maritime forces have plenty of non-lethal methods to intercept, redirect, or board non-compliant vessels. Resorting to missile strikes that kill civilian crews must stop immediately. Freedom of navigation must apply to the safety of the sailors who power global trade. I hope india firmly demands this of its US interlocutors since practically every ship in those waters carries Indian crew.

Our deepest prayers are with the bereaved families. We stand with you. 🕉️ शांति!

[Prashant Bhushan @pbhushan1]

By the SIR judgement, the SC virtually gives a blank cheque to a totally Partisan ECI to do what it wants with electoral rolls without even any transparency. It portends ill for our democracy & is a dark day for the SC

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.

The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.

[Mahua Moitra @MahuaMoitra]

Dear @narendramodi your party has the lowest percentage of women among all parties in Lok Sabha . Implement Women’s Reservation NOW based on 543 seats - what is stopping you? Jumlabazi Nahi Chalegi

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

@_YogendraYadav Condolences

[Yogendra Yadav @_YogendraYadav]

❗️Breaking: Just saw a copy👇🏽of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, to be introduced in the parliament in the special session this week. It’s worse than what everyone feared - it opens the floodgates for complete reallocation of seats for states and for gerrymandering.

➡️ As expected, in the name of advancing women’s representation, it is basically a move to facilitate early delimitation and to expand the size of Lok Sabha to 815.

➡️ But, contrary to the assurance of the PM and ministers, there is nothing in this bill to ensure that the present proportion of seats for each state would be maintained. It lifts the existing freeze (based on 1971 census, extended to post 2026) completely without any safeguard the government was promising.

➡️ Worse, the decision about which Census would be the basis for reallocation is taken away from the constitution and placed in the domain of law (ie, simple parliamentary majority).

➡️ Actual reallocation and determination of boundaries would be done by the Delimitation Commission, on which the constitution is silent. And this cannot be challenged in a court of law.

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

https://t.co/aSpBs3jpmq

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

Online grocery delivery firms like blinkit Bigbasket are cancelling prepaid orders at will. Shouldn't they think of compensating the customer ? Shouldn't customers demand it ?

[Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep]

Important: While Justice Yashwant Varma has finally resigned, the Qs remains: Will we ever know whose cash it was that was found at the judge’s house in March last year? Why was no FIR filed at the time, with no police investigation? And what happens now to the report on impeachment that was to be submitted in Parliament’s monsoon session? Why resign now after pleading innocence for over a year? Who will hold judges accountable? Many Qs, few answers.

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

@IranArmystan_ Yes. Nuclear weapons can't be the exclusive property of a few nations .
In fact the best deterant is that everyone has the nuke so that none will think of using it against any

[mathai kuriakose @joymaran]

@pbhushan1 Strange that none disputes the allegations

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

Donald is going to get regime change after all--but in America, not Iran.
No Kings.