Apsara R

In 2011, then Gujarat Chief Minister Thiru @narendramodi avl said that if his hands were not tied, he would have gone to Delhi and waged war against the central government. Thiru Narendra Modi avl made this statement in response to the police crackdown on the peaceful anti-corruption campaign led at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi. In my opinion, what the Hon PM said then was absolutely right, and there is nothing wrong about it. Today, you could be jailed indefinitely; your surety bonds could be rejected; and, surprisingly, a Special Executive Magistrate will play circles around you when he/ she is empowered to deal with preventive bond cases. If you question the violation of due process of law in a democracy, you would be called names, and a barrage of attacks would follow, including being labelled a Foreign Agent. Ever since I asked the Central Government to speak with the protestors during the NEET exam protests, I have faced constant attacks, but I let them pass because I felt it was important to focus on the issues on the ground in Tamil Nadu. I also, in a way, enjoyed this as it would quickly remove the tag of me being a BJP B Team and sent to TN as a Dhurandhar 😍 Yesterday during a press meeting, I questioned the Delhi Police’s methods of detaining protestors of CJP. Since yesterday, the attacks have resumed, as expected. For some in the BJP, let me make this categorically clear, in case you have selective amnesia: I left the BJP on June 5, 2026. As I mentioned yesterday, I might not agree with the tactics of the CJP, and I think many of theirs are misguided. But if you ask me whether they have a right to oppose/argue/protest on an issue that they think is important? I would categorically say - YES. So, I would like people to ask the questions again, even if it makes some of them uncomfortable, and I wish the Central Government would answer them instead of resorting to whataboutism. 1.How was Jantar Mantar denotified as a protest site as per a standing order of the Ministry of Home Affairs after a letter was handed over by CJP seeking permission to conduct a protest? 2.How long can we have a system that gives powers to an Asst Commissioner of Police as a Special Executive Magistrate who rules over whether to keep someone in preventive detention? The ACP of Delhi Police stands over the trial where Delhi Police is the complainant against the accused CJP. Now you know which way the wind will blow. 3.On October 19th, why did the Special Executive Magistrate, aka ACP of Delhi Police, deliberately arrive late for the bail hearing of those who were arrested from Jantar Mantar on October 13th and recuse himself, saying there is a threat to his life? Is this some kind of a joke? 4.Why were 8 sureties rejected, and why was the person who came for surety subjected to cross-examination by the Special Executive Magistrate? 5. Any action taken on pellet gun usage by the Delhi police or other actions on Delhi police who have violated the standard operating procedures against the protesters during the NEET fiasco stir? Has no BJP karyakarta in Delhi violated any bond conditions during the previous Congress and AAP governments. I trust the same Delhi police were then also when barricades were jumped and orders disobeyed? How were they dealt with then? Like this? Definitely - NO. Now I hear that the detained functionaries of CJP were released by SEM after the case reached the High Court. I also recently saw a cockroach effigy burned as part of the Dusshera celebrations. Out of curiosity, I tried to find out who is giving this free publicity at a National level. No surprises here. It was led by a BJP MLA, Ashok Goel. My question again is: is the BJP opposing the CJP or giving it free publicity? Does it want the opposition votes to split by making CJP a bigger player? At this rate, the CJP couldn’t have asked for a better PR team, even if it had paid for one! (1/2)

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பெருமதிப்பிற்குரிய முன்னாள் குடியரசுத் தலைவர், பாரத ரத்னா டாக்டர் ஏ.பி.ஜே. அப்துல் கலாம் அவர்களின் பிறந்தநாளான இன்று, அவரது கனவுகளையும் சிந்தனைகளையும் அடுத்த தலைமுறைக்குக் கொண்டு செல்லும் வகையில், Abdul Kalam Centre for Ethics and Politics இன்று தொடங்கப்பட்டதில் மகிழ்ச்சி. இந்த மாபெரும் நிகழ்வில் நேதாஜி சுபாஷ் சந்திர போஸ் அவர்களின் போர்ப்படையான INA வின் மூத்த வீரர் ஐயா உயர்திரு.மாதவன் பிள்ளை அவர்கள், ரூட்ஸ் குழுமத்தின் தலைவர் திரு. K. ராமசாமி அவர்கள், கலாம் ஐயாவின் குடும்ப உறுப்பினர்கள் திரு. APJ ஜெய்னுலாபிதீன் மரைக்காயர் அவர்கள் மற்றும் APJMJ ஷேக் சலீம் ஆகியோர் கலந்து கொண்டு சிறப்பித்தனர். அரசியல் என்பது அதிகாரத்திற்கான பாதையல்ல அறநெறி, நேர்மை, மக்கள் சேவை ஆகியவற்றின் அடிப்படையில் சமூக மாற்றத்தை உருவாக்கும் கருவி என்பதை இளைஞர்களுக்கு உணர்த்துவதே இந்த மையத்தின் நோக்கம். டாக்டர் அப்துல் கலாம் அவர்கள் கனவு கண்ட வளர்ச்சியடைந்த இந்தியாவை உருவாக்க, அறிவும் அறமும் பொதுவாழ்வில் இணைந்து பயணிக்க வேண்டும். அவரது பிறந்தநாளில் தொடங்கப்படும் இந்த முயற்சி, நேர்மையான அரசியலையும் பொறுப்புள்ள தலைமைத்துவத்தையும் உருவாக்கும் ஒரு புதிய தொடக்கமாக அமையட்டும். (1/5)

Thank you, my dear leaders of @WTLFoundation and respected dignitaries, for making this day memorable! Today, with the inauguration of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Ethics and Politics, we have begun our pursuit of creating righteous leaders who will nurture change at the grassroots level. Here’s a glimpse of today’s event.