S. Raghotham

Former Opinion Editor@Deccan Herald

[S. Raghotham @sraghotham]

@vtchakarova That’s the global malady!

[S. Raghotham @sraghotham]

@ShashiTharoor @ShashiTharoor, I remember publishing @ArmaanMathur's pieces when I was Opinion Editor of Deccan Herald. They were well thought-out, well written pieces. And I remember he was introduced to me by another young thinker, @ZeeMohamed_ . Through you, Shashi ji, Congrats to Armaan!

[S. Raghotham @sraghotham]

This is a good idea to increase women's representation -assuming interest in doing so is genuine -without opening Pandora's box. Congress should engage with it, ensure BJP can't ignore it. There're issues to consider. One is, LS shouldn't be enlarged without expanding Rajya Sabha

[AVS Namboodiri @AvsNamboodiri]

My article in Deccan Herald proposes a new method for women’s reservation. It avoids the delimitation process and proposes a fair and realistic way out of the present deadend. Comments are welcome.(The table may need to be modified.)
@BJP4India @INCIndia

https://t.co/qsSYvGbIjc

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What exactly happened in Bengal? What did our most important constitutional institutions do? Hear it from @_YogendraYadav. Bengal Elections: Yogendra Yadav On Bengal Opinion Polls, SIR And The Gr... https://t.co/9P4b8YXc4o via @YouTube

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Can a PM make a political speech attacking the opposition in the form of a national address? Is it ethical in a democracy, especially with the Indian flag in the background? #Modi

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Modi’s speech also had some of the most shameful phrases that any PM has ever uttered. This man is desperate. He has shown he can stoop to any level. Be warned, India. #Modi

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Apart from all else that was so unbecoming of the PM, @narendramodi's address to nation today was a clear violation of MCC. Will @ECISVEEP take action? Oh, but I forget, the Election Commissioners are appointed by Modi&Shah & are at their mercy. Such's the state of our democracy!

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Also note that at least some of Tellis’ friends are still standing by him. The thing to worry about is whether Tellis is the beginning of an episode of McCarthyism as a new Cold War takes hold.

[S. Raghotham @sraghotham]

Now, now, to all those saying Ashley Tellis was a darling of Congress and Liberals, please note it was the Vajpayee govt that gave Tellis unprecedented access, almost to the bomb basement, as a top N-scientist put it to me in 2003. It was for good reason. @amitmalviya

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At this time, Tellis is only indicted, not proven guilty. I know, the details seem damning. But remember, in the world of spying/espionage and when there are multiple 3-letter agencies, things can get very complicated. Exactly what he was doing, for whom, no one knows.

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Ashley Tellis?!

[S. Raghotham @sraghotham]

Here’s what my suicide note might look like someday: No one is responsible for my death. Not even me. I was frustrated. All I did was to try to login to IRCTC and book a train ticket. @RailMinIndia @AshwiniVaishnaw

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Trump delivers — from the heart, thanks to teleprompter failure — what seems like a schizophrenic speech. One part gaslights Europe on migration, climate change, even religion. And then ends the speech with the words of a global statesman. What do we make of it?

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Considering all that’s being said over the past two weeks, did Mukesh Ambani just extend an olive branch to Modi and Adani?

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With the bill to sack CMs if jailed for 30 days, Amit Shah ji planned an urgent fake encounter of democracy and a very basic principle of rule of law “innocent until proven guilty”. This is not amendment of the Constitution, it’s its very destruction. @ncbn, this is aimed at you.

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This comes to mind over @ECISVEEP’s SIR in Bihar and its arguments in SC: Majdhaar mein naiyyaa dole, to maanjhi paar lagaaye
Maanjhi jo naaw dooboye use kaun bachaaye?

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