Since tweets by @rihanna and @miakhalifa are now considered 'external forces' and 'foreign interference', a small reminder... During the first Emergency, the Sangh's main line of dissent was through foreign press, governments, activists, and funding.
A short thread.


Its language – of ‘anti-India propaganda’, ‘external enemies’ – was exactly the same we're hearing today.
The anti-CAA movement, and now #FarmersProtests, are naturally finding support and safety there.