I’m finding it hard to piece together my thoughts about this, but there’s something that’s immensely puzzling about the manner in which the so-called proponents of “Freedom of Speech” have resorted to the classic woke “cancelling” culture of anyone speaking in favour 1️⃣
Of the Government over the Farm Laws & how a certain section of “eminent” cricket journalists are tweeting about the “spinelessness” of a Sachin, Dhawan, Raina et al when probably their own spine is made of paper. It’s really funny to see them & the wider Left in India 2️⃣
Cheering lustily for Rihanna & Greta Thunberg commenting without an iota of knowledge about what the Farm Laws are about, as if Rihanna & Greta & their community will be paying the electricity bills & other daily life expenses for all their cheerleaders in India 3️⃣
The hatred that these “cricket journalists”, “human rights activists” & their lot have for the current PM of our country Narendra Modi has subsumed into a virulent hatred for the country itself & for any legislation that seeks to positively change lives of crores of Indians 4️⃣
Is extremely sad to see, as they all seem to be reasonable educated human beings...the manner in which they’re going about cancelling a Sachin Tendulkar or a Shikhar Dhawan or even the legendary Lata Mangeshkar ji just reflects the moral bankruptcy that has set in 5️⃣
With this community & in one stroke, they’re ready to burn them for heresy for not adhering to the “Liberal Code of Conduct”...Sachin Tendulkar, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Virat Kohli, Lata Mangeshkar & all these people have brought immense pride 6️⃣
For our country in their lifetime through their various accomplishments in various fields & just because they’re standing up for their nation at a time when their voices must be heard & it’s burning your sold-out conscience, doesn’t mean that they become lesser idols for us 7️⃣
The echo chambers you & your cabal had built up over the past 70 years or more has collapsed & today, your voice isn’t the dominant voice. India today isn’t limited to South Delhi, South Mumbai & the other mini-bourgeoisies around the posh localities in other cities but 8️⃣
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