#DismantlingGlobalHindutva conference claim they are against Hindutva not Hinduism at large.

This claim is far from truth.

Our probe finds startling mismatch between their words & actions.

A Thread 🧵 (Read the blog to know more)

Let us look at some of the anti-Hindu comments made by DGH panelists.

Akanksha Mehta: "I emphasize, without hesitation, that Hindutva is inseparable from Hinduism. And arguments that Hindutva is not Hinduism is deeply dangerous and will not lead us to the future we want" (2/n)

Dr Shana Sippy: "Hindutva is a form of Hinduism. There is no way to dismantle Hindutva if you are going to ignore the Hinduism of it."
(3/n)

Panelist Meera Nanda openly vilified Ayurveda and other Indian medicine system and termed them as Hindutva jingoism. (4/n)

Another panelist Joseph Alter termed Mahatma Gandhi as a fundamentalist. The panel did not spare the stalwarts like Vivekananda, Dayananda Saraswati etc. (5/n)

Three years ago, #SterliteCopper plant in #Thoothukudi was closed down after violent agitation.

India was reduced from an exporter of copper to an importer.

Around one lakh families lost their livelihood.

How did this happen? What is the truth?

A thread (1/8) ⬇️

1. Protestors accused plant of environment pollution. But expert study suggests otherwise.

Propaganda : Plant wastes pollute environment

Reality : No incident of unhygienic waste disposal reported. Waste generated are used in cement production, road construction etc. (2/8)

Propaganda: High level of SO2 emitted by plant.

Reality : Study conducted by TNPCB repudiated the claim. SO2 is not discharged but used as raw material for manufacturing 'sulphuric acid'

Similarly claims about cancer, groundwater pollution etc. was also found exaggerated. (3/8)

2. Realization of mistake

▪ Locals reeling under unemployment created by closure and aggravated by pandemic have started petitioning for reopening of the plant.

▪ Survey reveals how people were misled by 'outsiders' into protests. (4/8)

3. Ecosystem

▪️ Maoist
▪️ Tamil Chauvinists like Vaiko
▪️ Anti-Development activists like SP Udaykumar
▪️ PFI
▪️Pseudo Environmentalists like N Jayaram & Fatima Babu
▪️ Tuticorin Diocese

And lurking in dark is CHINA

Purpose - To destroy India's self sufficienty in Copper (5/8)