Rajagopalan Venkataraman

[Rajagopalan Venkataraman @rajagopalanv]

Why can't #nammametro propose at least 4-5 lines to the Centre in one go and get their approval for execution instead of doing it piecemeal? At least 4-5, given how chaotic things are in Bengaluru! @ChristinMP_

[Chai Met Toast @bythewaynikhil]

I can't unsee this 😭😭

[Rajagopalan Venkataraman @rajagopalanv]

Perhaps the only political party in India to oppose the inherently unfair entrance exam for medical courses!

[M.K.Stalin @mkstalin]

You cannot have both fairness and NEET.
NEET is fundamentally unfair.

While I cannot speak for every state, I can certainly speak for Tamil Nadu. Every political party in Tamil Nadu except the BJP opposes NEET. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has repeatedly passed resolutions and Bills seeking exemption from NEET.

Stop defending the indefensible. #ScrapNEET once and for all.

Look out for my Op-ed in tomorrow's edition of @The_Hindu, where I set out in detail why NEET is fundamentally unfair and why it must be abolished.

[Cockroach Janta Party - CJP @Cockroachisback]

IMPORTANT - 22nd July at 6:15 PM

CJP will continue its protests until the Government accepts its demands for:

1. Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation
2. Rs 1 crore compensation for families of children who died by suicide
3. NO PROSECUTION OF PEACEFUL PROTESTERS
4. All police officials involved in committing atrocities must be prosecuted.

[Kapil Komireddi @kapskom]

Rahul Gandhi today exhibited a degree of personal physical courage that will forever be beyond the comprehension of Narendra Modi, a man too frightened to take an unscripted question.

[Prateek Goyal @tweets_prateekg]

Over the past few years,something deeper changed in #Bollywood. Not suddenly but quietly. It happned through private meetings,carefully staged events and a handful of names that kept appearing in the background. It began with a series of high-profile meetings in Mumbai and Delhi.Actors, producers, directors and two men almost nobody in the public recognised.
#Entertainment #Politics #Films #Bollywood

[Karthik 🇮🇳 @beastoftraal]

Wow! Airtel's advertising jingle, composed by A R Rahman, is 25 years old! Mind you, this is a full-fledged musical tune, and not merely a callout like 'Paytm Karo' or Britannia's Ting-ting-di-ding. In my view, the most impactful metric to decide how successful this jingle has been is the fact that it is still used by many cars as the default reverse alarm! I still occasionally hear the Airtel advertising jingle blaring out of a car that is reversing and wonder how in the name of Goddess AngaaLaparameshwari did an advertising jingle make it to the automobile industry (completely unrelated sector in context)!! That is one of the most hilariously bizarre subplots in Indian automotive and advertising history 🙂

#advertising #jingle #marketing

[Abhishek AB @ABsay_ek]

Kemar Roach was born stubborn.

At 5'8" he should have been a batter or maybe a spinner. In Caribbean, fast bowlers are supposed to look like they fell out of a coconut tree & kept growing. Roach just ran in faster than physics suggested he should.
In 2009, when senior players went on strike. West Indies had to pick a 2nd string side against Bangladesh with 9 debutants. Roach took 13 wickets in 2 matches. When big names came back, he was the only one they kept.

Then came WACA, December 2009. He hit Ricky Ponting in ribs,then elbow. almost 150 kmph. Ponting's forearm went into spasm. He could not hold the bat. He walked off the field, embarrassed, for first time in a long career. Roach dismissed him in 2nd innings immediately. He got Ponting out 5 times in 6 Tests.

But speed kills the bowler too. By 2013 his shoulder was gone. Surgery in Jamaica.then car crash. Rain on a Bridgetown road & his BMW flipped multiple times. He walked away with a cut on his head. his shoulder though never came back the same. In Australia 2015 he took no wickets in 3 Tests. Dropped & forgktten. His pace had dropped from 88 miles per hour to 80. At that speed, at that height, you are supposed to disappear.

Instead he rebuilt everything. His action, angle, his mind. He became a seam surgeon. Round the wicket to left handers. A front leg brace. Late swing. Since 2018 he has taken 153 wickets at 24.34 average & 48.9 strike rate. Only Bumrah, Cummins & Rabada have taken more wickets than him with better average & strike rate. Mind You, Roach turned 30 years in 2018 itself.

In 2021 Surrey signed him. He took 97 wickets for them. Surrey won 3 consecutive County Championships.
West Indies dropped him again in 2025. Director of cricket wanted youth. Then injury crisis in New Zealand & they called him back. He batted for 233 balls for 58* in almost 5 hours to save a Test.

Then yesterday at Antigua, he bowled Asitha Fernando & became first West Indian to 300 Test wickets since Curtly Ambrose in 1997. 29 years between them. His teammates mobbed him. A shirt with 300 on the back.

West Indies cricket is supposed to be about pairs & quartets. Walsh-Ambrose & Marshall-Holding. Roach did it alone. 161 Test innings & 2590 overs without anyone truly sharing the load. And still he got there.

[Sarayu Pani @sarayupani]

The Azim Premji Foundation pledged 1500 crores of its own funds over three years to provide eggs to kids in mid day meals in Karnataka. They’re the reason kids in Karnataka get eggs 6 days a week.

But they’re rarely hyped up in the way iskon is

[Valia🍉 @livetime_fe]

As a Tamil person, I'm laughing.

But also, since when is a grinder called kundi and in which language????

[Shukriya Karam Nawazish @typicalnawazish]

Back in 2014, Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister, Raghuram Rajan was the Governor of the RBI, and Montek Singh Ahluwalia was in the Planning Commission. These giants are institutions in themselves.

& people were convinced that our economy is not in safe hands.

[amit kilhor @amitkilhor]

@Zakka_Jacob Fellas, Managing Editor, Times Now.

Casually requesting to kill an industry contributing 7% to GDP. And employing 50 lakh people.

We'll save more fuel if Times now is closed for a while. It will mean short term pain for few but long term happiness for all.

Dude is dumb.

[Rajagopalan Venkataraman @rajagopalanv]

Recent political events in #TamilNadu just show why CN Annadurai's words "aatukku thaadiyum naatukku governorum thevai illai" (The goat doesn't need a beard, the country doesn't need a governor) ring true today
#TVKVijay‌ #DMK #AIADMK

[Rajagopalan Venkataraman @rajagopalanv]

Recent political events in #TamilNadu just show why CN Annadurai's words "aatukku thaadiyum naatukku governorum thevai illai" (The goat doesn't need a beard, the country doesn't need a governor) ring true today
#TVKVijay‌ #DMK #AIADMK

[Rajagopalan Venkataraman @rajagopalanv]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Manya @CSKian716]

Seeing this I'm convinced Jamie Overton could have won a seat right now if he contested.

[Oluwatimileyin✨🦋 @Timmysofine]

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1. Go to the Imdb page of the specific movie or show you want to watch

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[Sanitary Panels @sanitarypanels]

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This week’s comic for @thenewsminute

[The Caravan @thecaravanindia]

📷It is nothing short of horrifying that Amit Shah is now the country’s home minister, responsible for maintaining domestic peace. Besides being tainted by charges in multiple fake encounters, Shah has been accused of using the state machinery to spy on a woman for Modi.

Worms in the Chocolate: The Indian media’s collective, voluntary amnesia https://t.co/kcnayu9rVM

[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

This is a photograph of Albert Einstein with an unassuming Indian man you probably haven’t heard enough about. He spent his life working on one idea: women should be able to live with dignity and make their own choices. Thread.

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