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Thread on Arnab and the Settler-colonial Genocidal Project in Kashmir: Here’s why Kashmiris are not the least bit surprised by the recent news on the Indian state’s chief propagandist. (1/11)
India knew about or pre-planned the Pulwama attack in Feb 2019, an ‘attack’ that helped Modi win the election. Once in power, Modi embarks on his settler-colonial project in #Kashmir, for which he had a public mandate given the role of the Indian media- including Arnab- (2/11)
in whipping up immense anti-Kashmiri Muslim sentiment. Days before the air-strikes against Pakistan, in the video below, Goswami can be heard saying at 1:07:47 onwards, “I am saying that we now need to have a tough military option & I’m saying as a (3/11) https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=4071&v=x4vOCU1JIuQ&feature=youtu.be
....proud Indian, I am prepared for collateral damage to take on terrorists within J&K & their supporters because now operation elimination will start & we will have to eliminate all these people.” (4/11)
At about 55:12, he says, “Kill thousands, kill them,” with regard to stone-pelters in Kashmir. A little further into the debate Goswami suggests that the only solution for Kashmir is use of force & strong military action. (5/11)
He also says that the sole fix for the problem of stone-pelters is to round them up, hold them by their hair & thrash them. (6/11)
This is just one example of Arnab’s repeated calls for genocide against Kashmiris on Primetime TV. With the latest news on Arnab Goswami, it's not surprising that he shows glee over the numbers of dead. (7/11)
It's a performance that he has continued for over a decade by dehumanising and race-baiting Kashmiris day in and day out. (8/11)
The vitriol on Indian news channels like the Republic also led to xenophobic attacks on Kashmiris students, businesses and families in India. Over 4000 Kashmiris were forced to return to Kashmir. (9/11) https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/2/16/fear-grips-kashmiris-living-in-india-after-deadly-suicide-attack
And in the end of the debate, he advocates for the complete annexation of Kashmir - five months before it happened. Arnab Goswami performs the job of Goebbels for India's occupation and settler-colonialism in Kashmir. (10/11)
Kashmiris know that the script was already written. These incidents are critical to how India maintains its occupation & plans next steps, esp if there is any concern of intl criticism. Yet, the intl community continues to willfully ignore the writing on the wall. (11/11)
