Soundar Manthiri

Engineer, Energy conversion product designer, Tamil lover

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

தமிழகத்தை‌ சீரமைக்க நம்மவரின் 7 திட்டங்கள்

#மக்களுடன்_நம்மவர்
#இனி_நாம்
#சீரமைப்போம்_தமிழகத்தை

https://t.co/anpW6TdBEj

[Scott Manley @DJSnM]

Skyroot 3rd stage separation almost went like Falcon 1 flight 3 - I think their thrust decay was slower than expected.

[Venkat G @IndusFarmer]

My Experience with the RTO: Today vs. 8 Years Ago

It was 1996 when the Tamil movie Indian was released. It focused heavily on the deep-rooted corruption within RTO (Regional Transport Office) offices in Tamil Nadu. The movie was supposed to sound the alarm and raise public awareness to help reduce corruption. Instead, bribery became more normalized than ever before. For the past 30 years, it felt like only middlemen could walk into an RTO and actually get anything done.

In 2018, when we moved back to India from the US, I had a naive mindset and a strong will not to pay bribes. I had purchased a used tractor for agricultural use. Despite having all the proper paperwork, I had to make at least a dozen trips to the RTO office, spending several months waiting before I finally succeeded. I made it my mission to persist and win. I did eventually succeed in registering the vehicle, but it came at a heavy cost to my time and emotional well-being. At the end of the grueling process, the assistant to the RTO laughed as he signed the papers and asked me to at least buy a flag for ₹50.

Since then, I evolved into a "normal" Tamilian because survival comes first. Bribes had simply become a normalized part of life.

Even after the 2026 election results and @TVKVijayHQ public stance against bribery, I still didn't voluntarily choose to go to the RTO office myself this time.

However, I went today because a middleman told me, "Sir, please go yourself, as middlemen are no longer encouraged inside the offices." To my surprise, I walked in alone with the paperwork from my dealership. The entire process took two and a half hours. All of the staff members were courteous, except for the brake inspector. He reminded me of the movie Indian—he easily could have worn me down, but I persisted, driven by the hope given to us by our CM, @TVKVijayHQ sir.

What gave me real hope, though, was the RTO officer himself. As he signed the papers, he explicitly told us, "You will be given a username and password to pay online. Please do not pay any money to anyone else." I never imagined I would hear those words inside an RTO office in my lifetime.

Today, I got the work done with absolutely zero bribes. A huge thanks to Thiru. Vijay Avl and the people for electing him as our CM.

I will write a separate post soon detailing where process reforms are still required based on my experience. Many British-era rules still exist; changing them will reduce corruption to an even greater extent.

@raavanamavan7 @CMOTamilnadu @VigneshTvkCbe @arunraajkg @BussyAnand @RameshOffcl @makkal_saatchi

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

@PriyankaSmile01 Great example of what people power can do with a responsive government to solve common issues. Keep asking questions and raising issues faced. I think this government to solve many of them if not all. Democracy at work!

[Kamal Haasan Narpani Iyakkam of North America @KHWelfareNA]

இன்று மதுரை மலைசாமிபுரம், பரமக்குடி வேந்தொனி மற்றும் அருப்புக்கோட்டை கல்லூரணி நம்மவர் படிப்பகங்களில் படித்து 10ஆம் மற்றும் 12ஆம் பொதுத் தேர்வில் அதிக மதிப்பெண்கள் பெற்று தேர்வான மாணவர்களுக்கும் நமது படிப்பகத்திற்கு தவறாமல் வருகை தரும் மாணவர்களுக்கும் ஊக்கத்தொகை வழங்கி மகிழ்ந்தோம்
#கமல்ஹாசன்
#நம்மவர்_படிப்பகம்

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

The DMK ecosystem is attacking me that the school issue I reported was a lie I concocted to help the TVK government. Let me state the facts.

We run two rural schools, both free NIOS schools under the Kalaivani Kalvi Maiyam umbrella, one in rural Tenkasi and the other in rural Theni.

The Theni school was originally started and run by a retired IPS officer, a honest and upright man. He built very nice facilities but had to shut down his CBSE school because the state government demanded too much money to issue the NOC. He told me that as a honest retired officer he did not have the money to pay and they would not issue the NOC otherwise.

He urged us to take over his trust so we could run our free NIOS school in the premises. That is how we started our NIOS school in Theni.

Unlike in Tenkasi, where I live, the Theni school faced occasional harassment from the DMK government because we did not have a state government registration, so we tried getting state government approval again (this time for the state board) and that of course would also cost money. So it was in a limbo.

Meanwhile in Tenkasi we wanted to build new school facilities (we were operating in make-shift facilities, the ones that came in frequent photos) and we applied for DTCP approval to construct the new buildings. Everyone who knows DTCP in our state knows what kind of corruption happened there under the DMK.

We waited patiently for DTCP approval for the new school buildings but the approval never came as long as the DMK was in power. The approval came automatically once the government changed.

It is this DTCP approval that I posted about in X. I want to once again appreciate the refreshing change.

Not only did the approvals come, government people told us not to pay money to anyone for any approvals. I have to appreciate this in public, having endured what we had endured before.

This is the "lie" that DMK wants to attack me on.

I do not need their certificate on my character.
They can examine their conscience and ask why a technology nerd like me who is mostly immersed in code would post these.

If they think I would back down by their vile personal attacks because I am a Brahmin or TVK Stooge or Sanghi or whatever, I will tell them this: unlike you dynasts I grew up with nothing. I studied in Tamil medium schools. I know how to live on nothing. I have dedicated the remainder of my life to make Bharat self reliant in technology while reviving our rural areas, the soul of our eternal sanatana civilization.

I will not be intimidated by their attacks. I am unafraid of death, why would I be afraid of the mere DMK?

And if they had any conscience they can return the money they looted (they know there they keep it) and then they can attack my character.

I will now go back to optimizing the code of our compiler!

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

@Arappor @JayaramArappor Good one. Immediate action should be taken

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

@Arappor @JayaramArappor You tolerance on this type of banner culture even in this new and expected to be perfect government. Where is the action?

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

@sumanthraman Let him first stop the bleed. That will make sure the machinery runs efficiently and in a finaliviay prudent way. Then he will have time to find the full root cause for previous irregularities and the evidences with good officers which I think they have already stared as well

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

@kaaviyaTVK Very good idea. This is very useful for all and the admin can get additional revenue

[Jayaram Venkatesan @JayaramArappor]

திமுக ஆட்சியில் நடந்த ரூ 700 கோடி கல் குவாரி ஊழல் மீது உடனடியாக FIR பதிவு செய்ய வேண்டும். மேலும் பல கோரிக்கைகளுடன் அமைச்சர் திரு TK பிரபுவை சந்தித்த அறப்போர் இயக்கம். அறப்போர் கோருவது என்ன ? பாருங்கள் இந்த வீடியோவை !

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

@OverlyTrev NASA should explore this possibility and technical risks. If risk is low, this choice may help to keep NASA and America’s leadership to revisit Moon possible even after this sad mishap.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

We go where we need to be, and today that was @NASAKennedy.

Some of my senior engineers and I spent time at @blueorigin with @JeffBezos and @davill, speaking with the workforce and seeing the damage at LC-36 firsthand. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from those working through the aftermath and better understand the challenges ahead.

There is a lot of work to do, but this is exactly why people choose careers in aerospace, whether at NASA, Blue Origin, or across the industry. The talent in this field thrives under pressure and performs at its best when solving the toughest problems.

We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes.

@NASA is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.

America’s greatest achievements in space were never the result of avoiding setbacks. They came from overcoming them. We have done it before, and we will do it again🇺🇸

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

@RyanHansenSpace I think comparatively, the successes are better than V2 flights for so many fundamental changes all over the vehicle. They now have hard test data around all off nominal cases and most seem to be on the SW and algo side. So next HW build should not be affected by these issues.

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

Very important mile stone for V3. Lots of struggles. Steadfast focus. Hard work of a motivated and well managed team. No problem is unsolvable! Go Starship, Go!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

First full stack of Starship V3

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Artemis II has reached its maximum distance from Earth.

On the far side of the Moon, 252,756 miles away, Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy have now traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history and now begin their journey home. Before they left, they said they hoped this mission would be forgotten, but it will be remembered as the moment people started to believe that America can once again do the near-impossible and change the world.

Congratulations to this incredible crew and the entire NASA team, our international and commercial partners, but this mission isn’t over until they’re under safe parachutes, splashing down into the Pacific.

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

We referred one of his books in our undergrad studies. Great personality.

[The Rocket Media @TheRocketMediaX]

Meet V. Rajaraman !
(Legendary Computer Scientist from India)

Man who is known as the father of Computer Science in India

> Born & brought up in Tamil Nadu
> Did BSc (Honours) in Physics from St. Stephen's College
> Pursued Diploma in Electrical & Communication Engineering at IISc Bangalore
> Where he designed and constructed non-linear units for an analogue computer
> Did Master’s from MIT on a Government scholarship and PhD from University of Wisconsin–Madison
> After that, he returned to India and joined as Assistant Professor at IIT Kanpur
> He went as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
> Where he shifted his focus to Computer Science
> With his colleagues, he initiated a new MTech program in Computer Science for the first time in India with an IBM 1620 system
> Later on, he also initiated the first BTech program in Computer Science at IIT Kanpur in 1978 with an initial batch of 20 students
> After serving at IIT Kanpur till 1982, he moved to IISc Bangalore & developed a supercomputing facility there
> During his time at IIT Kanpur and IISc, he published over 70 scientific papers, 23 textbooks, and guided 30 doctoral students
> He also mentored many tech leaders of the country, including N. R. Narayana Murthy
> For his exceptional work, he was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India
> He passed away on 8th November 2025

Beyond academia, Prof. V. Rajaraman’s work has left an indelible mark, driving advancements for the betterment of society.

[𝙄𝙣𝙗𝙖 𝐌𝐫 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩 @im_inba1]

திருச்சியை சேர்ந்த விவாகரத்து ஆன பெண் ஒருவர் தனக்கென ஒரு குழந்தை வேண்டும் என கருதி விந்தணு கொடையாளர் ஒருவரது உதவியுடன் செயற்கை கருத்தரிப்பு செய்து பெண் குழந்தை ஒன்றை பெற்றெடுத்தார். அந்த குழந்தைக்கு பிறப்பு சான்றிதழுக்காக எடுக்கப்பட்ட மனுவில் குழந்தையுடைய தந்தை பெயர் என்னும் இடத்தை பூர்த்தி செய்ய சொல்லி கட்டாயப்படுத்த பட்டுள்ளார்.

எனவே மாநகராட்சி அலுவலகத்தில் முறையிட்ட போது விந்தணு கொடையளித்தவரின் பெயரை இணைக்கும் படி அறிவுறுத்த பட்டுளளார் இதற்கு எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்து அந்த பெண் சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்றத்தில் வழக்கு தொடுத்தார்.

அதில் தான் ஒற்றை பெற்றோராக இருக்கும் பட்சத்தில் தாயின் பெயர் மட்டுமே பிறப்பு சான்றிதழில் பதிவு செய்தால் போதுமானது என அறிவிக்க வேண்டும் என மனுவில் கூறியிருந்தார்.

இதை விசாரித்த மாண்புமிகு நீதிபதி ஐயா M.S.ரமேஷ், அவர்கள் வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க தீர்ப்பை வழங்கினார்.

அந்த தீர்ப்பில் தந்தையை இழந்த குழந்தை அல்லது தந்தையை பிரிந்து தாயின் பாதுகாப்பில் மட்டும் வளரும் குழந்தை தந்தையுடைய வருமானம் இன்றி தாயின் வருமானத்தில் மட்டுமே வளரும் வாழும் குழந்தையின் பிறப்புச் சான்றிதழில் அதன் தாயின் பெயர் மட்டும் குறிப்பிடப் பட்டிருந்தாலே போதும் தந்தையுடைய பெயர் அல்லது முதலெழுத்து இனிஷியல்சேர்க்க வேண்டிய கட்டாயமில்லை எனவும் பள்ளி சேர்க்கை & சொத்து பதிவு ஆகியவற்றிற்கும் இது பொருந்தும் என அதிரடி தீர்ப்பினை வழங்கினார்.

நமது இந்தியா போன்ற நாடுகளில் பெண்கள் திருமணமாகாமலே அல்லது திருமணமாகியும் கணவனால் புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டும் கற்பவதிகளாகியும் கயவர்களால் கைவிடப்படுவதும் அவர்களுக்கு பிறக்கும் குழந்தைகளுக்கு இனிஷியல் & பள்ளி சேர்க்கையின் போது தந்தையின் பெயர் கேட்டு அவஸ்தைப் படுத்தியதற்கும் ஒரு விடிவுகாலமாக இந்த தீர்ப்பு அமைந்துள்ளது.

இனி தந்தையின் இனிஷியலை போல தாயின் இனிஷியலையும் பயன்படுத்திக்கொள்ளலாம் என்கிற சீர்திருத்தத்திற்கு வலுச்சேர்க்கும் விதமாக இந்த தீர்ப்பு அமைந்துள்ளது என பெருமை கொள்வோம்.

P.M.சுந்தரமூர்த்தி M.A.,M.L.,
சிறப்பு அரசு பொது வழக்கறிஞர்
மாவட்ட மற்றும் அமர்வு நீதிமன்றம் திருப்பத்தூர்.

[Maiam IT @MaiamOfficialIT]

மக்கள் நீதி குரலாய்
உயர்ந்து வா பெண்மையே!
@ikamalhaasan @maiamofficial

#மகளிரும்_மய்யமும்
#MNMForWomen
#KamalHaasan
#KamalHaasan_MP
#MakkalNeedhiMaiam

[Soundar Manthiri @msr1961]

@maiamofficial Malaichamipuram is a location neglected in the middle of many better places around but there was nothing to help the children to learn about skills and a clam place for them to do their home work or get help for it.

[Maiam IT @MaiamOfficialIT]

மனதின் மொழியில் நம்மவருக்கு வாழத்து💕

மக்கள் நீதி மய்யம் தலைவரும், மாநிலங்களவை உறுப்பினருமான திரு. கமல்ஹாசன் அவர்களின் பிறந்தநாளை முன்னிட்டு,
கேரள மாநிலம் திருவனந்தபுரத்தில் உள்ள National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) கல்லூரியில்
படித்து வரும் சேலம் வடக்கு மாவட்ட நகர செயலாளர் ரவிக்குமாரின் மகன்
மாற்றுத்திறனாளி மாணவர் R. சஞ்சய் குமார் அவர்களின் முன்னெடுப்பில்,
அங்கு கல்வி கற்கும் அனைத்து மாற்றுத்திறனாளி மாணவர்களும்
இனிப்புகள் வழங்கி, நம்மவரின் பிறந்தநாளைக் கொண்டாடினர்.

#KamalHaasan
#HBDKamalHaasan
#CelebratingKamalHaasan
#KamalHaasan_the_centrist
#மய்யம்_கமல்ஹாசன்