The Election Commission of India is under fire like never before.
The SIR has struck 13 crore names off draft rolls, putting the EC at the centre of intense public debate over its role in deciding who gets to vote — and who doesn’t.
HOWEVER, what nobody knew: through that same period, some of the sharpest questions were being asked from inside.
Out today, after months of work. Our #ExpressInvestigation 🧵
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So now, according to the @BJP4Bengal government, Maa Durga has 11 hands?
From their leaders to the Chief Minister, this repeated mishandling of Maa Durga and Bengal’s cultural traditions is deeply insulting!
Durga Puja is not just a festival, it is an emotion and the very heartbeat of Bengal. Maa’s homecoming is sacred to millions of Bengalis. Yet a government that claims to speak for Bengal seems increasingly disconnected from Bengali culture, traditions and the festivals that define Bengal’s identity.
Since when does Maa Durga have 11 hands? And who thought it was acceptable to represent her this way?
Why is the BJP so alien to Bengali culture that, under the Chief Minister’s watch, the government finds it acceptable to misrepresent and trivialise Maa Durga?
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with then union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and former Delhi University vice chancellor Yogesh Singh during the valedictory ceremony of the university’s centenary celebrations, on 30 June 2023. The Modi government’s appointment of pliant, unqualified and ideologically aligned vice-chancellors to most of the country’s public universities is now a widely reported fact.
@EramAgha reports: https://t.co/SQLkLlcRNv
Very soon, a wave of resignations is going to begin in the Modi government in India.
Before 2029, it would be better if Mr. Modi himself resigns from the post of Prime Minister.
Many people in India are saying this. Should this happen?
This is Fanta Orange.
Fanta in UK:
- Orange juice from concentrate
- Citrus fruit from concentrate
- Natural orange flavourings
Fanta in INDIA:
- No orange juice listed
- No citrus fruit concentrate listed
- Uses flavouring substances
- Added colour
The same brand uses orange juice in the UK but uses flavours in India. UK Fanta looks pale yellow, while Indian Fanta looks bright orange.
WOWOWOW.
Irony just died again. The cleanest man in Indian politics did not need an SC certificate of his integrity. Instead it is those who sought to implicate him in these charges who ought to be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
This is what happens when absolute fools take control of the govt.
Suhrawardy Avenue in Kolkata was named after Hassan Suhrawardy - an academic and art critic who also became the first Muslim Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University. The road was named in his honor in April 1933.
The road was NOT named after Huseyn Suhrawardy who is known as the Butcher of Bengal.
We know that BJP hates books & knowledge. But a simple online search would have told them this. The fact that NO ONE from KMC to the CM’s office bothered to even find out the truth reflects on how the BJP Govt is being run.
Bengal which has a rich intellectual history is now sadly being run by people who are allergic to history, intelligence, & facts.
Primeminister of India, Narendra Modi, would not take my question, I was not expecting him to.
Norway has the number one spot on the World Press Freedom Index, India is at 157th, competing with Palestine, Emirates & Cuba.
It is our job to question the powers we cooperate with.
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This is how Aaj Tak used to mock UPA and Manmohan Singh when Rupee was 60.
Today, when it is 90+ , forget mocking Modi, they can’t even dare report it.
This is what Modi did in 11 years, destroyed the ability and guts to question.