Thank you all for your valuable insights!

Mixing religion & state has harmful effects. It is a 2-way street. But the conception of Machiavellain secularism is essentially in conflict with the idea of a civilisational state. Strict seperation is impossible in Indian context. 1/n https://twitter.com/DetectiveBilla/status/1353905461687271426

India propped up secularism as a means to manage minority discontent. DE Smith calls minorities as the custodians of a secular state. That is why we see protests led by minorities making the real noise, whether in the case of anti-CAA protests or the farmers movement. 2/n

The national flag gives me a very different idea. The green has no relation to religion, yet those who see the green as being connected to minorities should see the flag from my perspective. Remember this sculpture from Harry Potter?Muggles in their rightful place?Yes. That. 3/n

Increasing hatred for the Indian state and Indian symbols among people is generating a feeling of abandoning the country. Hopelessness is breeding Palayan-vaad. This is getting more common today than ever in the past. People who post verses from BG are encouraging emigration. 4/n

One of the reasons I strongly disliked a prominent twitter intellectual despite being a huge admirer of his immense knowledge was his unabashed, mindless promotion of emigration. What happens when V1/V2/V3 emigrate en masse?Dharma will collapse within a generation or two. 5/n

@From_Himalaya Has often said how culture in connected to geography. Disconnect from the holy land, Bharatavarsh, will ultimately lead to collapse of Dharma even outside India. You might have migrated to save Dharma. But your children will be HINO only. Exceptions exist. 6/n

Indifference towards the Indian state must not be allowed to turn into indifference towards the Indian land. This is a blessed land. That is why, despite Gunnar Myrdal calling India a soft state in his book "Asian Drama", state exists. "Ram Bharose" yet working fine so far. 7/n

We must learn to appropriate everything that our enemy owns. Mercilessly. Green as the color of auspiciousness of Uma. Yellow(that was flown from the ramparts of Red Fort yday) as the color of Saraswati, the goddess of learning, who can indeed mould us into Vishwaguru. 8/n

This nation needs a new model of Hindutva. That goes beyond the current model of defensive Hindutva & turns attacking. State will aid you once you show strength. Thucydides had said, strong shall do what they wish to do, the weak must suffer in silence. Reject all weakness. END.