Prem Panicker

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[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

The state of India's economy, as bad as the Diwali air in Delhi. Official data for both is a cover up.

[the reporters' collective @reporters_co]

Exclusive. ECI’s internal records of 2024 elections: On 51 seats of Maharashtra, Haryana and J&K, votes counted differed from votes cast. ECI rules say such mismatch should trigger probe into possible rigging.

@TweetSumedha & @VenkateshNSS report

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https://t.co/qKVoRpx0iP

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

Here is the online link for those who prefer reading that way:

https://t.co/lFwBp1rnBh

And it merits reading, both for what he says and for the skill @mukulkesavan shows in crafting an argument.

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

The always excellent @mukulkesavan gets it perfectly right on the US mid-terms.

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

What's with needing women to dance for him wherever he goes?!

These are soldiers, for crying out loud!

[Citizen Kau @citizen_kau]

Prime Minster of India. Diwali, 2026.

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

🤷‍♂️

[The Tribune @thetribunechd]

PM Modi's 'Mahalon Mein Rehne Wale' Remark Targets Congress During Bastar Visit

[chess24 @chess24com]

Congratulations to Anuj Shrivatri on becoming India's 100th grandmaster—just 38 years after Vishy Anand became the 1st! https://t.co/qpg29ZElFj

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

Nice! The Parliamentary Affairs Minister sharing a fake video set in... Parliament.

[Kiren Rijiju @KirenRijiju]

Interesting scenes from Parliament !

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

Kiren Rijiju and his ilk believe the average Indian has the memory of a fruit fly. Here's why:

https://t.co/XJvqqDBzdd

[Kiren Rijiju @KirenRijiju]

Congress Party can win more MPs if Rahul Gandhi ji can do these:

1. Spend more time in India and avoid secret foreign vacations frequently.
2. Respect seniors and gain valuable wisdom from the elders, which is Indian tradition.
3. Do not meet Anti-India people and stop promoting their agenda.
4. End deep hatred against BJP, RSS & Modi Ji. Treat BJP as political opponent, not enemy.
5. Take Parliament more seriously and let MPs take part in debates & discussion.
6. Respect Constitution of India, and honour Constitutional Institutions.
7. Allow Congress party to function as a democratic party and smash dynastic politics.

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

One of these days someone is going to break the story of a few of the awards...

[Umashankar Singh उमाशंकर सिंह @umashankarsingh]

इंडियन एक्सप्रेस की इस ख़बर को उल्टा पढ़ना शुरू कीजिए। दूसरे पन्ने का आख़िरी पैराग्राफ़ पहले पढ़िए और फिर पहले पन्ने पर आइए।

इस रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक़ मोदी के ‘सबसे अधिक लंबे समय तक प्रधानमंत्री’ रहने के मोदी के ट्वीट पर अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप की टिप्पणी अमेरिकी लॉबिंग फ़र्म का काम था। इसी रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक़ इस फ़र्म को 75,000 डॉलर प्रति महीने पर हायर किया गया!

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

https://t.co/BHgEdkxp2V

This, on demonetisation, from back then. With an assist from @nakulshenoy

[Shivam Dwivedi @DwivediJohn]

Remembering this masterpiece on the 10th anniversary of demonetisation.

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

MEA's response: We did not pay the writer for the tweet. We only paid the agency that posted it on X.

If only you'd kept your fool mouth shut...

[Dushyant Arora @atti_cus]

Seema Chishti says Modi paid Indian taxpayer money to make Trump tweet about him.

MEA factchecks and exposes her, and says yes indeed Modi paid money to make Trump tweet about him.

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

Much nostalgia. Back when I was a teen, there used to be this elderly bore stalking the streets of our colony, buttonholing anyone unlucky enough to cross his path, and complaining about how his sons don't care for him, his daughter hasn't visited since her marriage, and his wife shoos him out of the house.

Getting the same feels.

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Bastar, Chhattisgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "We must remember one thing. Naxalites have been eliminated, but the threat is not yet over. While armed Naxalites have been wiped out from the forests, 'Dimagi Naxals' have taken control of several organisations. Even today, they are inciting people against the country's Constitution and democracy. These 'Dimagi Naxals' have also infiltrated several political parties and different organisations. We must identify them, defeat them and ensure the security of the nation."

(Source: DD)

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

Supposedly a Diwali celebration. With the army. Kya karen, knows the words of only this one song.

[Anubhav Gupta @anubhavgupta_ji]

As per this ugly old chameleon,

If you're not a supporter of Party of Goons & Rapists you're Dimagi Naxal

They're Indians Idiot.
BJP is not my country, India is.

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

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[Rohini Mohan @rohini_mohan]

Every #Ramayana telling reflects the time in which it is told. Bollywood’s latest is a careful spectacle in polarised times.
https://t.co/060umRKSF2

[Seema Chishti @seemay]

The tweet posted by Trump on Modi’s controversial claim of ‘longest serving’ Indian PM came at a price paid to a lobbying firm. On the Indian tax payer’s money. 👇🏾

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

Oh good, the BJP is doing its best to reprise Pathan and make King a big hit.

[News18 @CNNnews18]

Deepika Padukone’s saffron outfit in Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film ‘King’ has sparked a political row. BJP MLA Ravinder Negi objected to her look in the song ‘Tu Mil Jaaye’ and issued a warning to the actor, saying, “If Shah Rukh Khan does not remove the bhagwa scene, we will call for a nationwide boycott of King.”

#DeepikaPadukone #ShahRukhKhan #KingMovie #RavinderNegi #BollywoodControversy

[SANDRP @Indian_Rivers]

-From Himalayan dams & river-linking schemes to Godavari’s pollution crisis, The Marginlands explore what our plans for rivers leave out: fish, floodplains, livelihoods, culture, tradition, songs & stories. https://t.co/sloOd6nnTs @Parineeta_River @AratiKumarRao @prempanicker

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

Last para here. The wishes that Trump put out for Modi on social media were gotten by a US lobbying firm the Modi govt has hired for $75,000 per month. Even the phone calls between officials are being arranged by another US lobbying firm paid $150,000 per month.

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

"Your Mangalsutra will not be safe under Congress rule" -- Modi, circa 2024, in rallies across Rajasthan.

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

5/5: The factory that started under Rajiv Gandhi to make India self-reliant in vaccines is now a mere ghost. For more, read #ThePrintGroundReport by @Nootan98

Modi govt pulls plug on polio vaccine PSU BIBCOL. Workers ‘starving’, selling mangalsutras

https://t.co/GBRqWve6l0

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

Ooo, just imagine a member of a party being able to hold the leader of his party accountable! If only this guy belonged to... oh wait...

[Milind Deora | मिलिंद देवरा @milinddeora]

Watching Republicans question the US President’s policies highlights that US politics has a culture of accountability. Leaders who lead parties to defeat face consequences, not endless promotions by sycophants. Imagine if Indian parties were truly democratic. We’d have better policies & be unstoppable!