murali

Cycle man, obsessive cricket fan, FedExian, gooner, father to a sports scientist and rest is a fairy tale

[murali @muralicyco]

@RGIAHyd Please have a designated counter for oversize baggage; every single time it's new location and no clear signage. For such a efficient place, this a simple execution

#RGIA

[murali @muralicyco]

If we continue doing this, we will be docked for slow over-rate! patriotism can't be shoved down the throats. The Sri Lankan anthem now looks crisper.
#vandemataram

[murali @muralicyco]

Beginning of the inning, Shreyas Gopal was berating a fielder for giving away an extra run (which he did not); after 30 overs, he can't get batsman batting on one leg out.
#EZvSZ #Duleeptrophy #overated

[murali @muralicyco]

People trolling this truthful statement have no clue. Best ignored.

[Sanjay Manjrekar @sanjaymanjrekar]

Dear @icc & @bcci…
Vaibhav for Ind A recently & now Jaiswal… if you keep letting them get away with such behaviour, you train them to repeat such behaviour. It’s not good for the sport & crucially their own future too. 🙏

[murali @muralicyco]

They have one another organisation in common; which is a breeding ground for sycophancy. With no accountability.

[Sanjay Manjrekar @sanjaymanjrekar]

Dear @icc & @bcci…
Vaibhav for Ind A recently & now Jaiswal… if you keep letting them get away with such behaviour, you train them to repeat such behaviour. It’s not good for the sport & crucially their own future too. 🙏

[murali @muralicyco]

Fernando didn't initiate the physical.... clearly.

[Andrew Fidel Fernando @afidelf]

Yesterday, the ICC issued a press release claiming "Fernando moved his head towards Jaiswal. In response, Jaiswal leant in, resulting in their heads making contact."

This is just factually incorrect. Check the vid.

An instance of the game's governing body outright lying to fans

[murali @muralicyco]

The player in question has consistently exhibited zero maturity; has difficulty in interpreting situations and people.... needs mentoring to improve his personal development; the bigger issue is, he has taken upon himself to be a mentor for the teen prodigy!!

[Parth MN @parthpunter]

Leaving aside the jingoism in Jaiswal's comment, what does he mean by "this India will fight and reply".

Did Saurav Ganguly's Indian team not fight?

Did Kapil Dev's team, which won the world cup, not fight?

The Indian teams under Ajit Wadekar, which won in England and West Indies, not fight?

@bhogleharsha made a straightforward video mildly criticising Jaiswal.

His comment under that video is disrespectful to Harsha's seniority and the Indian teams of the past in general.

[murali @muralicyco]

Hi, it's been 12 hrs since the last update; can we get some more info please

[India in Vietnam @AmbHanoi]

We are thankful to the Vietnamese authorities for facilitating the ongoing necessary procedures to enable the earliest transportation of the mortal remains of the 15 Indian Nationals who tragically passed away in yesterday’s boat accident to India.

The Embassy and the Consulate teams are closely coordinating with our Vietnamese friends to complete the formalities at the earliest.

In this hour of grief, we appreciate the efforts of our traditional trusted friend 🇻🇳.

@MEAIndia
@IndianDiplomacy
@cghcm

[murali @muralicyco]

Whatte a fall.... when people will go to any lengths to protect their comforts...the soul is sold

[Sagarika Ghose @sagarikaghose]

"I haven't lost and I won't resign:" @MamataOfficial . The single sentence that will stand in history as the sharpest and most pointed INDICTMENT of the way the @BJP4India -@ECISVEEP BRAZENLY RIGGED the Bengal Election of 2026.

[murali @muralicyco]

Apollo insists for cash all the time... when consulting doctors... bloody racket.

[Venkatesh Alla @venkat_fin9]

Just visited a hospital today:

OP – Only cash
Diagnostics – Only cash
Scans/X-Ray – Only cash
Pharmacy – Insisting on cash

Now tell me @IncomeTaxIndia @FinMinIndia , how many thousands of hospitals across India are running like this with pure cash transactions? And what exactly are you doing about it?

Or is it easier to squeeze salaried taxpayers, play around with HRA rules, and push everyone into the new tax regime, while ignoring the massive cash economy right in front of you? Tell us, or accept that you are COMPLETE FAILURE.

@IncomeTaxIndia @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc

[murali @muralicyco]

In recent times, the broadcasters seem to be not in sync with the audience...churning out cringe content every passing tournament....

[Venkata Krishna B @venkatatweets]

Indian cricket deserves better than the cupcake catastrophe. Well done ⁦@TelfordVice⁩
https://t.co/ZsAJ6anD4n

[murali @muralicyco]

@SriniMaama16 They're not playing at the ManSingh in 2026

[murali @muralicyco]

Nothing but gratitude 🙏🏾

[The Kaipullai @thekaipullai]

The year is 1948. India has just become free and is trying to have a tryst with destiny. And in a country with endless possibilities, you are a 27-year-old man from an affluent family.

You have also studied in prestigious institutions like Loyola College and College of Engineering Guindy and have been given a scholarship from the Govt of India to go to the USA and study Dairy engineering.

You go to the USA and realize that studying metallurgy and nuclear engineering is more useful and interesting than studying techniques of extracting milk from cows. You follow your instinct and successfully complete your course.

You are now a nuclear engineer. And in a world that has just gone nuclear, the opportunities you have are limitless. The world is at your feet.

Then the Govt of India becomes a reverse Lannister calls in its debt. They want you to work for them for a limited period as an obligation to whatever they did for you.

You have no choice but to come back.

You hope you are sent to glamourous locations like Bombay or Madras where you can spend your obligatory time in comfort and luxury. You are an America Return Nuclear engineer after all.

But the Govt of India cares as much about your designations and qualifications as a Nokia 3310 cares about a drop. So, they play a cruel joke upon you.

They send you to a small decrepit town in Gujarat which doesn't even have electricity. Your accommodation is a rundown Garage and the only sign of life around you are the mosquitos, who are trying to taste your blood.

The town is called Anand. And the only Anand you have there is its name. Else it is all despair.

You, an affluent gentleman from south India, who doesn't speak a word of Gujarati, who has never lived in a village, are now stuck in a god foresaken village in the middle of nowhere. And You want to get out of this god forsaken place on the first chance you get.

Then something happens.

You start going around the town. You start speaking to people. You understand their way of life. You understand what they want. Without you realizing you start falling in love with the place. You want to do something for them.

And then you create a revolution.

A revolution that has changed the face and fate of India.

A revolution whose gifts we are still reaping 65 years after it started.

And You are the one who started it all.

You are Dr Verghese Kurien.

Operation Flood was, is and will be one of the greatest movements India has ever had.

We went from a country that used to import milk powder from New Zealand and other countries to becoming the largest milk producing country in the world, in 30 years.

It gave livelihoods to close to more than 100 million farmers over the years and has lifted more than 50 million people out of poverty and starvation. If you count the people emancipated by Operation flood, it would be the 30th largest country in the world, ahead of Spain, South Korea and Argentina.

Today, we move the global dairy market and it is singularly because of Dr Kurien.

And he didn't stop at dairy.

He realized that India was heavily dependent on Southeast Asia for its edible oil needs. So he got all the oilseeds growers together and started Dhara, India's own edible oil brand.

He so thoroughly disrupted the edible oil industry that for a brief period of time, he significantly reduced our dependance on palm oil.

Unfortunately, our babus intervened and as they usually do, destroyed it all. But that's the story for another day.

When Karnataka's Cocoa farmers went to him to seek salvation from Cadbury's oppression, he created Amul Chocolates and created a big dent in their market share. He also ensured Cadbury treated the farmers with a lot more respect and fairness, now that the farmers had option.

When Indira Gandhi complained about farmers not getting fair price for their vegetables, he started Safal, a vegetable selling co-operative under the NDDB umbrella and made it a success.

Now most of this is known.

But what we don't know more about was Dr Kurien the innovator.

Dr Kurien and his friend JJ Dalaya were the first in the world to synthesize buffalo milk and convert it to powder. This allowed us to store and supply milk during times of deficiencies.

He was the first to create condensed milk or as you call it, Milkmaid / Mithai Mate, from buffalo milk and ended Nestle's monopoly in this segment for good.

He was also the first to pack a dense substance as oil in a Tetrapak, something that their own Swedish engineer's thought was impossible. He made it possible.

I can keep going on and on.

In today's world, words like Legend, GOAT, superstar are thrown around very very loosely.

People who hit balls with a stick, give useless expressions on a giant screen and make cringy unwatchable 30 sec videos on some apps or crack some vulgarly unfunny jokes are given these epithets today.

So, what would you call a guy who saved India from hunger and starvation? What would you call a guy who prevented India from malnutrition and stunted growth? What would you call a guy who made a basic commodity like milk, accessible to a billion people?

We don't have words for that. Maybe we need to invent some.

One more very commonly misplaced word today is disruption.

Anything and everything are disruption now. The development of an app, delivering grocery or food in 10 minutes or writing an additional line of code are all what passes off as disruption today.

That is not disruption.

Disruption is where you create something that changes the lives of people forever. Disruption happens when what you create, rewards people for Generations.

Disruption is where you help poor farmers break the vicious circle of poverty and throw them 354 steps up the economic ladder

Disruption is not how you change how people do certain things; Disruption is when you change the people themselves.

Dr Kurien was India's first and the greatest disruptor.

Dr Kurien is India's true GOAT.

So, Happy Birthday Dr Kurien. India is grateful that we had you walking on our soil. Thank you!!

P:S: The attached image is that of the recreated Garage that Dr Kurien first stayed. Garages have a unique connection to the world of tech, as a lot of tech companies started from there and are worth some bajillion dollars today.

This is a Garage that lifted 60 million Indians out of poverty.

With all due respect to HP and Google, this is the greatest Garage of them all.

[murali @muralicyco]

The departure of Rahul seems to be working; New team at RR have got their act together! Making all the right decisions! Great trades; now to get 'em playing! sometimes all it requires is a purge.
#RajasthanRoyals #IPL2026 #IPLAuction

[murali @muralicyco]

India is doing Australia a favour here; by the time ashes comes around, Stokes will be all bowled out...

#INDvsENG #Ashes

[murali @muralicyco]

Hayes was ok.
Ruben killed it.

#F1TheMovie #JavierBardem

[murali @muralicyco]

Ronaldo & Alcaraz.
Men playing different sports. Men with 18 yrs between them. Mentality same - Don't let go. Champions both.
We are living in the best era.

#Alcaraz #Ronaldo

[murali @muralicyco]

Nope... but it's getting there...

[Karti P Chidambaram @KartiPC]

Is anybody happy with the quality of life, ease of living & infrastructure in any urban city in India?

[murali @muralicyco]

Rishab pant would have got you a wicket by now.... you need a talker behind the stumps.... not a brooder...

#ChampionsTrophy2025 #TeamIndia

[murali @muralicyco]

Glen Philips is one of the fittest sportsmen in all play/sports this decade! period.

#kiwi #fittest #sports #Cricket #superman #ChampionsTrophy