I first met her in Coimbatore,when she was doing the film , ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருவன் with the late MGR. She had come down for a dance recital , & was put up in hotel Alankar which was supposedly the best , those times ; the meeting was brief and as I grew up the charm changed to others

I'm not even a primary member of BJP; I've been following Shri. Narendra Damodardos Modi,from after the carnage caused by an earthquake and it's rehabilitation. I was one of the few southern based citizen to have visited the place, after it's rehabilitation and was amazed at the

manner in which it was done, and also belonged to the clan of believing (more out of hope),that this man will head the country. I also realised that one need not be a BJP or RSS member to stand in support of this man, so young then. I've followed his political stance and stand on

various issues,since then; none has changed even now; yes I do have personal grouses that he has not declared or done to clean up the mess of the greatest fraudsters that this country is still having in @INCIndia , the commies and assorted political gangsters. However,I must add

that as a political analyst, I can understand the political compulsions and implications of any hastened act that can rebound with a non helpful judiciary,the system filled with luteyn media, the freebie lovers and so on,it makes me feel that we are heading in the right direction

and though I may not be around to see the fruit, I can see the flowers grooming. This in spite of several disasters to kill the garden with infective pesticides by the opposition all around. I'm not allowing my personal opinions cloud my assessment of the offices of the PM. That

It began sometime , a little after the manner in which he handled not only the earthquake disaster , but the speed at which he rebuilt not only the disaster affected areas in Gujarat, used it as a leverage to bring Gujarat up in the map of India ; Congress, especially Ahmed Patel

sensed the danger this man could be , not only to Congress , but their hold on people, (read as minorities) and the counter measure ,began albeit slowly. The shrewd and wily Ahmed, began restructuring the original Khan Market gang, (modern India defines them as luteyns), take a

Good look at political history from that period. Using, muscle, money power , the connection with Vatican , and the ever subservient sullahs ,the diabolical plan began to emulate, and this sinister plan kept modifying itself , as needed. This man was not bothered, he was only

focussing on the welfare of the state, and that hurt them more; by now the commies, the sundry paper maches fell in line and the narrative next was calling him a mass murderer, the carnage created , the hounding began and elevated to an international level , so that it would

blunt his growth and may dissuade him and his close circle of political well wishers; he was refused entry into the land of honey and milk (eek),and,the pitch was so strong, Ford foundation , George Soros had all marked him - atleast , that includes CIA, Knesset, Mossad,as well.

The psephologists and the SM warriors, especially the coloured sheep coming out now, unless the seat share and the constituencies of each party, I'm wondering how you're all predicting a victory , at this stage. I don't claim to be an exponent, but I'm not naive either. I've

worked ground level , and hardcore at that. I've played ,albeit a small role in bringing down DMK,after which last 10 years , they're still to find their feet. There's no magic in that. Mention DMK, and people think of power cuts (it's not 18 hours), rural was nearly 22 hours;

3. they think of land grabbing, the looting of cooperative banks, good benefit funds like Mylapore one, are but classic examples. Intact , this election they'll find it more difficult , because of Hindu polarisation. They were successful in using that card ,creating an impression

that brahmins are not Hindus , and they were usurping , which is not true and is more visible now. They've one strength , their cadre - but then let's look at generation drift - the younger generation have shifted base and very strongly too. Moreover they have lost the initiative

with a lacklustre leadership and the interference of the kitchen cabinet. As it stands now ,the 7 constituencies (5of them held by DMK), they'll not win this time . The seething undercurrent would be , may be visible , to the naked eye, in days to come; as far as AIADMK is

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இன்றுடன் லக்ஷ்மி போய் 14 நாள் ஆகிறது நேற்றுடன் கிரேக்க்கியம் முடிந்து உறவுகள் எல்லாம் ஊருக்கு போயாச்சு.
நாதனுக்கு காலை 5 மணிக்கு முழிப்பு வந்து வி‌ட்டது இது அவருடைய 78 வருஷ பழக்கம் மெதுவாய் எழு‌ந்தி ருந்து வாசல் கதவைத் 👍

திறந்து வெளி வாசல் வந்தார் . பக்கத்து வீடுக‌ளி‌ல் எல்லாம் பெருக்கி தெளிச்சு கொண்டு இருந்தார்கள். லக்ஷ்மி பக்கத்தில் நின்று ஏன்னா ஒரு வாளி தண்ணிர் சேந்தி தரேளா என்று கேட்கிற மாதிரியே இருந்தது .அவள் போடும் புள்ளி வைத்த கலர் கோலம் அவர் மனத்தில் வந்து மறைந்தது.

துக்கம் குடலை புரட்டியது ஆண்கள் அழக் கூடாது எ‌ன்று எல்லோரும் சொல்வார்கள் ஆணும் அழத்தான் செய்கிறான் வாழ்வில் இரண்டு முறை. ஒன்று தாயை இழக்கும் போது இன்னொரு முறை தாரத்தை இழக்கும் போது.
மணி 6 ஆயிடுத்து. பையன், நா‌ட்டு பொண்ணு தூங்குகிறார்கள் போல. பெட் ரூம் கதவு இன்னும்

திறந்த பாடில்லை
ஓரு நிமிடம் அவர் மனக்குதிரை பின் நோக்கியது
லக்ஷ்மி 5 .25 ஆச்சு இன்னும் காப்பி ரெடியாகலியா?
இருங்கோன்னா சித்த வெயிட் பண்ணு ங்கோ 5 நிமிஷம் என்று சொல்லி முடிக்கும் போதே ஆவி பறக்கும் காப்பி டம்பளர் உடன் ஆஜராகி விடுவாள். மணி ஏழை தொட்டது வயிற்று பசி வாயின் எல்லை வரை

வந்து நின்றது . அப்பாடா ஒரு வழியா பெட் ரூம் கதவு திற‌ந்து பையனும் நாட்டுபெண்ணும் வெளியில் வர இன்னும் ஒரு 5 நிமிடத்தில் காப்பி வந்துடும் னு இவர் நினைக்க நாட்டுபெண் ஹிண்டு பேப்பர் கையில் எடுத்து படிக்க ஆரம்பித்தாள்.ஒரு பத்து நிமிடத்தில் அவள் இடத்தை விட்டு எழுந்திருக்க அவர்

Brilliant women are almost without fail maligned, diminished and erased in life and death. Glad to see this writing-in for Kamla Chowdhry, a pioneer in so many

I loathed Khushwant Singh for his sexism (that I could spot in his writings even as a teen).

The harm he did to SO many women as he pushed his sexist bile thinly disguised as wit is incalculable

I think he was the first writer I encountered that I read first, quite liked the work, then slowly recognised the issues.

By the time I met him in Delhi, I had zero tolerance for sexist, predatoey men who thought they could make and break women’s careers and lives with impunity

I met him around the time my book came out at a literary do. He was holding court, surrounded by lots of women, men leering at the women while snarking enviously. One of the publishing folk introduced me. He immediately checked me out and told me to ‘drop in for a visit’

I made appropriate noises and walked away. Then someone else at the party told me that I should visit him because ‘if he likes you, he can make your career.’

The implication of what the visit would entail was clear.

Emilio Sanchez is one of the most interesting and important abolitionists you've never heard of. He was an anti-slave trade spy in #NewYorkCity in the 1850s and 1860s //THREAD

The Deradicalised (1): One Man’s Journey From Almajiri To Jihadist And Then IDP

[THREAD]

Bye, Boko Haram

“We started hearing about the Safe Corridor programme over the radio and they also threw flyers in the bush, which contained messages about it in English, Kanuri, Arabic, and Hausa,” narrates Usman.

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters had launched Operation Safe Corridor (OSC), a multisectoral programme, in 2015 and kickstarted it a year later. Its aim was to “rehabilitate repentant Boko Haram militants and reintegrate them back into their respective communities as ..

productive law-abiding citizens”.

Despite widespread criticism from those who consider the programme premature or a misplacement of priorities, it has since gone on to graduate about 2,000 former Boko Haram members.

Usman had started regretting leaving the city for Boko Haram’s Daulat especially as his economic fortunes took a downturn. The routes outside the group’s territory were not easily accessible and, in his words, “things by then were not moving well”.

I would like to present on my #Thread on highly overrated Prime Minister from Congress, PV Narismha Rao. Many BJP supporters also get carried away with some asking for Bharat Ratna 🙄

I will try to present few facts on how PVNR was nothing but yet another failure from Congress.

I would first like to start on why Rao was chosen for the job in 1991.
Forever Prime Minister in waiting Shri Sharad Pawar has alleged in his book that Arjun Singh convinced Sonia Gandhi that Rao will be lame duck Prime Minister & Rao will make way for Arjun Singh to be Cong head

But Rao, didn't step down frm the position of the Party President and this started an internal tussle between then senior Congress leaders & they all formed regional parties. There are two reasons for it, one they were against Rao & 2nd they wanted to get minority votes post 1992

Now lets looks at Rao's role in Barbie demolition, many say Rao was in favour of demolition & some Congress ppl allege that Rao could have saved the demolition by suspending the UP govt, some say he was happy with the demolition.

Its all lie, I will explain you in detail

PVNR was basically in checkmate situation in 1992, whr he had 2 options:
1- He could hav used military against Ram Bhakts, whr he feared military will not fire on ppl chanting Jay Shree Ram
2- Take strict action post demolition to pacify Mυzlims by taking action

He went for 2nd

On Thomas Paine's bones and what happened in Mahad (Maharashtra) in 1927. Thread.

The most reviled man in early 19th century America (because he wrote The Age of Reason) died a pauper in the worst kind of squalor, his body covered in cankers. Denied burial at the Quaker burying ground, he was buried in the orchard of his home in New Rochelle, New York State.

Only six mourners showed up for his funeral. No eulogies were offered. Marguerite Bonneville, a woman he had rescued from France, who became his caretaker in his final years, recalled his interment in this manner:

I, placing myself at the east end of the grave said to my son Benjamin, “stand you there, at the other end, as a witness for a grateful America.” Looking around me and beholding the small group of spectators, I exclaimed as the earth was tumbled into the grave:

“Oh! Mr. Paine! My son stands here as the testimony for the gratitude of America, and I, for France!”