so the "protectors of Hinduism" are out here doing exactly what they accuse others of. radicalizing a festival that was never rigid to begin with

ngl the whole garba gatekeeping arc is wild. aadhaar checks, tilak at entry, muslim bouncers fired in hyderabad, muslim women with valid tickets turned away in kota, a hindu girl questioned in jamshedpur for showing up with her muslim friend even after her parents said it's fine. and the reason? "religious sanctity." ok let me actually engage with that since apparently nobody else is.

first, the "it's an act of devotion to Durga so non-believers shouldn't be there" argument. bro. gods are not exclusive clubs. you don't need a membership card to show up. sikh langar serves everyone, you don't get asked if you're amritdhari. people eat iftar food during ramadan without converting. nobody checks your aadhaar before letting you eat biryani at a muslim friend's wedding. festivals are not just about the deity, they're about people coming together. and if belief was really the bar, then let's talk about the lakhs of hindus who don't actually believe in Durga. atheists exist. agnostics exist. people go for the dancing and the food and the vibes. so why is the purity test only applied to non-hindus? pick a lane.

second, the "commercialization is ruining tradition" argument. lmao. temples were commercialized way before garba was. VIP darshan, paid aarti slots, ₹500 for a closer look at the idol. where's the outrage about that? commercialization actually made these festivals accessible and fun. festivals shouldn't feel like a school assembly. the spice is the point. obviously there should be limits, nobody wants a full nightclub with a Durga cutout, but using "anti-commercialization" as a cover to filter out muslims is not it. you're not protecting tradition, you're doing bigotry with extra steps.

third, security and identity checks. no take here, honestly. check IDs, do bag checks, keep people safe. that's fine. but notice how the security argument suddenly becomes a religion filter. checking everyone is security. checking only non-hindus is discrimination with a lanyard.

fourth, the "they only come to harass women" argument. this one is genuinely lazy. there are creeps in every crowd. there are hindu men who harass women at garba, there are men of every community who do terrible things. you deal with individuals. you don't blanket ban a whole religion because of the worst people in it. that's like banning all men from the metro because some men are creeps. you'd call that insane and you'd be right.

and the people defending this are the same ones who lose their minds when someone says hinduism is regressive. because hinduism has never been rigid like that. it's famously one of the most flexible, pluralistic, "believe what you want, do what you want" religions out there. you can be a theist, an atheist, a nastika, an agnostic, and still be hindu. that's the actual tradition. the second you start putting up gates and tilak checkpoints and asking people to prove their faith, you're not protecting hinduism. you're inventing a version of it that looks suspiciously like the thing you claim to be defending it from.

so yeah. the protectors are protecting hinduism by making it exactly what they say other religions are. rigid, exclusionary, insecure. congratulations.

the irony is doing push ups in the corner.

for anyone who disagrees, can call me out in comments....i have tried to reply to each point i have heard of...

Plz be critical....✌️✌️✌️

BJP Candidates: I don't think Narendra Modi is going to give up his seat, but Yogi seems to be next in line. Didn't hear of any other names.

Congress: Rahul Gandhi is said to be the prince in waiting; many people don't see him as a PM candidate and say Shashi Tharoor is a better alternative.

AAP: Kejriwal started the party and gave it national status within 10 years. He served as the CM of Delhi until he was jailed in the fake liquor scam.

I strongly believe the BJP is full of criminals and rapists, and they even celebrate them; simply disgusting.

Congress is also full of educated and literate criminals. That is why people put them out of power in the 2014 elections.

AAP speaks and acts in the public's favour. Although Kejriwal is called authoritarian by many, it is the only party with no hardened criminals in it.

What are your thoughts and proposal for the next PM?
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How NOTA works in India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_of_the_above_(India)#Election_Commission_of_India_(ECI)_and_NOTA#ElectionCommission_of_India(ECI)_and_NOTA)

Genuine question. I am largely apolitical, but maybe right leaning. I see this 13 crore number being thrown across in multiple platforms, including in interviews given by actor Prakash Raj. He knows nothing, i am sure people on both sides will agree. No one is claiming 13 crore illegal immigrants. But the 13 crore people includes people who are dead, duplicate names, erroneous entries, illegal immigrants. It also includes people who have moved. Lets say a voter moves from Rajasthan to kerala. They get 'deleted' from Rajasthan roll and added in kerala roll. That person did not lose their vote, but gets added as a deletion. The last SIR happened 20 years ago and with a country of our population, the revisions would obviously net big numbers. Do the protestors realize all this? Surely many of you will agree that the numbers you are throwing around is heavily overinflated.

Imran Khan openly supported the students and more importantly indian democracy. Now he is paying the price for his honesty. His upcoming comeback movie is facing a possible delay too.

On the other hand, in america, actors openly support the presidential candidate or openly criticise the govt. Taylor Swift openly supported kamala haris during the last election. While, india being a "mother of democracy" can't tolerate any opposition from an actor.

Only dictat0rs can do this. Yes, he isn't a citizen of india, but still he lives in india, he has worked here for his life, he is part of our society. He didn't do anything wrong except supporting students.

But this govt doesn't do anything against the bhakt overseas Indians, who spread propaganda all day. The people who support dictat0rs get impunity, while those who raise their voice get punished.

Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aomA7-z6fsw

LONDON — Massive protests erupted at Parliament Square today as thousands gathered for a demonstration led by Indian YouTuber Dhruv Rathee. The crowd rallied against alleged voter list irregularities in India, chanting highly charged slogans, including the viral chant targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The event laid bare deep divisions within the Indian diaspora. While Rathee’s supporters demanded electoral transparency following recent political friction in Delhi, a counter-protest simultaneously gathered outside the Indian High Commission to express solidarity with the Indian government. The overseas demonstration has sparked intense online debate, with critics arguing that staging domestic political disputes abroad fuels regional polarization.

These goons never show up when it comes to demanding justice for Hindu Girls like Ankita Bhandari. And why are the police standing and not doing anything while propels liberties are being violated?

Translation: The girl requests them to not film her. The man with the camera says he will not film her but film the boy and the man on call. The man talking on the phone finds out the mother knows. He lectures her mother to not come to him if her daughter falls victim to Love Jihad.

The call is interrupted by another call. He says on the 2nd call that he has caught many non-Hindus. He tells the caller to stop the event. The girl is apologizing to the boy.

He continues the call. It is revealed that the boy is like her brother. The girl is insisting on not taking the boy to the police. The man then says that it is goddess's festival and they should not have sent a Muslim boy.

The man then calls the tent guy.

https://x.com/RajatJain/status/2111190742630871345

Why tf can't people just stop worshiping a political party? I'm really curious to know what's going on in their mind.

To some extent, supporting bhi chalega but what's this obsession with Modi or RaGa or CJP? Why can't people just see things beyond a party or a political figure? Giving some absurd logic to explain their ideology. BJP supporters comparing things with Nerhu era just to give some illogical explanations to the shortcomings of bjp. CJP supporters can't see they are biased, they are not some dudh ka dhulla.

I have never seen a bjp supporter saying whatever Modi doing, it's pointing towards dictatorship instead they are saying he did right XD. Wht tf is this? Andhabhakti? Why can't u simply ask a freaking question to yourself, is it that difficult ya you are brainwashed completely, which you are if you can't see any negative points in BJP.

Just bcz of this andhabhakti, you guys kept voting criminals, r*pists, m\rderers just bcz they got a ticket from bjp or congress. Now you are gonna say we gotta choose the bad ones over worse. Bullshit! Again some kuch bhi logic to explain your andhabhakti. Why didn't you vote some independent candidate then? Ya hit Nota, at least it's better that consciously voting to a* r*pist.

People are so concerned about RaGa being PM bcz he isn't worthy, well Modi isn't some iron man, he isn't worthy at all. Read some international new, history, you will get it. My point is just bcz of this worshiping, BJP isn't afraid of anyone, they are doing things as they like, introducing new laws as per their convenience. What if we had voted rightly and BJP didn't have monopoly? At least we wouldn't have dictatorship today.

The political parties should fear us! Dar rehna chahiya in ganbu politicians ke bich ki agar hum kaam nhi karenge then wo won't win the next election. But guess what, today we don't have any accountability, we don't have any fear and guess why that's happening? Bcz of andhabhati and blindly supporting

Every democracy stands on "free & fair elections". Electoral integrity is the prime most thing for a healthy democracy. If people will start to lose "faith" in the electoral process, and won't respect the mandate, then indian parliamentary democracy can't survive.

It is good to see that our overseas Indians are aware about this fact and standing with Indian youth, who are opposing this tyranny govt. In my opinion, every overseas indian should be concerned about this election commission fuss. Coz it hurts everyone equally. Most of them have their families, house, business and even votes in india. They all are part of this nation. And again it's really good to see them protesting. UK STANDS WITH INDIA✊🏻

Jab jab modi darta h, police ko aage karta h.

Modi teri tanasahi nhi chalegi nhi chalegi.

Amit Shah teri tanasahi nhi chalegi, nhi chalegi.

Gyanesh Kumar istifa do istifa do✊🏻🔥

Every democracy stands on "free & fair elections". Electoral integrity is the prime most thing for a healthy democracy. If people will start to lose "faith" in the electoral process, and won't respect the mandate, then indian parliamentary democracy can't survive.

It is good to see that our overseas Indians are aware about this fact and standing with Indian youth, who are opposing this tyranny govt. In my opinion, every overseas indian should be concerned about this election commission fuss. Coz it hurts everyone equally. Most of them have their families, house, business and even votes in india. They all are part of this nation. And again it's really good to see them protesting. UK STANDS WITH INDIA✊🏻

Anayay se azadi

Shoshan se azadi

Punjiwad se azadi

Fasiwad se azadi

Sanghiwad se azadi

R$$ se azadi

Bjp se azadi

Tum police bulalo, azadi

Tum lathi maaro, azadi

Tum goli chalalo, azadi

Tum jail mein daalo, azadi

Hum ladkar lenge azadi

Hum chhinn ke lenge azadi

Hai hakk hamara, azadi

Hum gaake rahenge azadi

Tum kuch bhi karlo, azadi✊🏻🔥

Recent expulsion of Imran Khan, while may be lawfully right, but creates a very othering of former Indian citizens. We don't have an option of dual citizenship, but we shouldn't be at such odds with them.

Should Indian govt change its attitudes towards OCIs? As per law, they are not full citizens, but straightaway expulsion is a very harsh measure. There should be some form of security for OCI's, a partial citizenship charter. This would help in maintain connection with diaspora and engage with them at a stronger level, making them feel that they have a stake in the nation. As Indian diaspora expands, the second and future generations with better connection can act as an asset.

Rozy is a freelance journalist.

She came into the spotlight when she alleged that a Delhi Police officer, Vivek Bhagat,

molested and sexually harassed her during a protest.

In a newly released video, she claimed that Vivek is attempting to ruin her life.

She stated that she never made any

derogatory remarks against Vivek and that the case filed against her is false.

13 people are in Tihar because of this. It's utter sham.

Dalli Police needs to fire a lot of people, this is making no trust in anyone

Journalists Rosy and Gajendra Singh on Police Violence, Sexual Assault and the Crackdown on Journalists - https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/journalist-rosy-sexual-harassment-fir-vivek-bhagat-acp-delhi-police-desipatrakaar-gajendra-singh-tihar-jail

When Yogi Adityanath was chosen as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, I did not like him, and I had very little hope that he would do good work. However, over the last ten years, the state has moved steadily on the path of development. I am sharing this perspective now because, amid national protests, the BJP appears to be losing ground, and I am concerned about the prospect of the state returning to the Samajwadi Party, whose core electoral strategy relies heavily on the PDA (Pichhada, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) coalition rather than a primary focus on industrial growth. However, I do not support the BJP at the centre and want to see a change in national leadership in the 2029 election.

I remember being in Lucknow when the government was selected. In 2018, the state organized the UP Investors Summit. It was a massive event, and a major part of the city was transformed to welcome investors. That was the first time UP saw a concerted push by the government to bring industrialists into the state.

Ten years later, the industrial metrics reflect a substantial shift. The state has increased its number of registered industrial units from a baseline of approximately 14,000 to over 32,000 factories. Supported by industrialization, improved tax collection, and economic reforms, UP also strengthened its fiscal position, becoming a revenue-surplus state with a recorded surplus of ₹36,013 crore in the 2023–24 fiscal year.

This economic progress has been supported by a significant expansion of the state's transport infrastructure. The state has built a large network of highways, including the Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, and Ganga Expressway. Alongside these roads, the state has expanded its aviation capacity. It host multiple International and National Airports.

Industrial development is also expanding beyond traditional hubs like Western UP. A key initiative in this direction is the setting up of the Bundelkhand Industrial Development Authority (BIDA). Conceived as a major greenfield industrial city near Jhansi.

I feel that the members of the ruling party don't realize the consequences of their actions, and they're only asking for trouble by not engaging in dialogue with the citizens. I mean, detaining people from trains and flights is crazy already but detaining journalists, and normal citizens who weren't even there for the protests? Taking literal minors to unknown locations after detaining them, targeting student activists and maligning their image in the mainstream media, giving the police a free hand to beat up protesters, sending RSS goons to create havoc and asking the police to not touch them....

And now they're detaining people waving the tiranga! Seriously, if I was a supporter of the BJP then I'd surely be quite disappointed tbh. I keep seeing videos of violent protests in France on Indian RW subs, as if they're trying to justify illegal detention of Dipke and co, yet the protests here have only been peaceful, and we've only seen violence from the state in both the protests against Pradhan and the ECI.

Again, being critical of the government does not mean you're a fan of the opposition party, but that option seems more and more attractive with each passing day. It's not about BJP vs INC, I just want both sides to actually talk to each other because this is not a good look for India on the global stage.

Source: https://x.com/rshivshankar/status/2110909902902428003?s=46

Recently Baramati MP Supriya Sule spoke about undeclared emergency which was vociferously retorted by Rajdeep Sardesai.

Interesting aspect is, she seems to have forgotten what her party's govt did in Maharashtra, which was in power at the time of covid. For those who are unaware, undivded NCP was a part of MVA, which included undivided Shiv Sena and INC and it's govt was headed by Uddhav Thackeray. Additionally her party also handled the home ministry portfolio.

But when Baramati MP speaks in this manner, she should also answer what her govt did when a Marathi actress named Ketaki Chitale, shared a post which mocked Baramati MP's father and NCP supremo. The actress for sharing the post was jailed for a month.

Similarly there exists a political analyst named Bhau Torsekar, he used to appear for a Marathi YouTube channel named The Postman. In one of the videos for the channel, a YouTube user in that comment mocked NCP supremo.

Eventually a case was filed against the political analyst citing that it threatened the life of NCP Supremo.

An ex military personnel was also attacked when he shared a cartoon which poked fun at Uddhav Thackeray.

In the context of these cases, did her govt declare an undeclared emergency.

I remember in past people used to look at these minor tensions between religions as kinda foolish, and leave the tensions to those extremists themselves to fight. But these days, I see amplified posts about a Muslim did this in a Hindu temple, Hindus did that to a Masjid, like dude, I don't give a f**k about what those extremists do to themselves, maybe just hope justice is delivered to victim in that isolated case and that's it, because they are no different from any other hate crimes in this country. But these days, those religious extremists started acting like we are supposed to care about these silly incidents and their snow flake sentiments, even people started caring about these stupid sentiments like they are any use to the country. We collectively should stop thinking about these supposedly sentimental things emotionally and stop paying attention to those who want to benefit from these sentiments. We shouldn't be sentimental about any of ts, they are nothing, no use to the country.

And we should even start looking at these like foolish cases which doesn't have any useful impact on this country if they are solved any more than after a hate crime at the end of the street is solved, and even carry negative impact if we, as public who are supposed to develop this country, care about them any more than needed.

I’ve always had my issues with sloppy AI dramas, but watching one of the biggest media outlets making one, and even going on to “interview” these AI “actors” has me flabbergasted, but not shocked. Our standard of journalism has deteriorated so much - it’s concerning. Not only this, but this drama was deemed so consequential that the Maharashtra CM was invited to inaugurate it. No matter where we are in the political spectrum, I believe we can all agree that there are MULTIPLE very important issues going on in our country that deserve coverage. There was a time we’d see journalists investigate corruption, social issues, food safety, etc. Anjana is one of the biggest journalists in this country, with an immense reach, and platform - it’s disheartening to see this is how she chooses to use her platform and influence.

When former UK PM Boris Johnson came to India, he went straight to Gautam Adani. Now, American Foreign Affairs Minister Marco Rubio has made a dash to Mukesh Ambani’s house and asked his Indian counterpart to come to Mumbai. Let that sink in. What does this tell you about the current government?
The clown is compromised and reduced to sitting in the PM’s chair while his ministers are busy spreading hatred, fuelling riots and punishing Indian citizens. And we’re getting upset because Elon Musk said, “Dear Prime Minister Ambani, please accept my humble apologies for not realizing that you are the real boss of India.”
When foreign leaders land in India and their first GPS pin is Adani or Ambani, it starts looking less like diplomacy and more like a private concierge service for billionaires. The PMO is supposed to run the country, not make the world wonder who actually owns the remote control.
And now we’re offended by Elon Musk’s sarcasm? Maybe the real question isn’t why he made that joke, but why it struck such a nerve in the first place.