Until about the 1960s-70s, Tamil Nadu was as poor as many other north India states of India which had more political representation and power at the Union. Tamil Nadu, today: 💰 Is the second largest state economy of India – contributes to about 9% of India’s GDP with about 6% of India’s population 🏭 Is the most industrialised state in India with more than 40,000 factories 🏙️ Is the most urbanised state in India 👩‍🏭 Is home to a staggering 42% of ALL of India’s women factory workers 🩺 Has 1 doctor for every 253 people according to a study, India has 1 for every 834 people 📚 Has a GER is 47%, while the national average is 28.4% 📖 Has a significantly higher literacy rate compared to the national average 👫 Has a more balanced sex ratio compared to the national average 📉 In multi-dimensional poverty index, India’s average is 14.96% while Tamil Nadu’s is only 2.20% 📦 Is the third largest exporter state in India 🚗 Is one of the top 10 automobile hubs in the world - accounts for about 35% of auto and auto component exports 🖥️ Is India’s largest electronics exporter 🔋 Produces 40% of EV 4-wheelers, 70% of two wheelers sold in India 🧵 Leading state in leather and textiles exports 🌍 Has the presence of 130 Global Fortune 500 Companies 📈 Has the largest number of patents filed in India 🔬 Has the highest number of research fellows in India What is the main reason for this astounding transformation over the last several decades? Listen to this Brahmin thatha for the answer:

The absolute joy in witnessing this discourse 😁

A video of @DrMohanBhagwat ji is being widely circulated as a response to my letter is false. I dispatched my letter and put it up on social media on June 15, while this interaction by the RSS Chief was on June 13/14. Let me set the record straight. The RSS has every right to be a cultural organization. That is their choice. But it cannot simultaneously exercise enormous social and political influence while repeatedly insisting that it has no political agenda and therefore owes no public accountability. The BJP itself acknowledges the RSS as its ideological parent and their sway over public life is undeniable. The RSS receives donations through a vast ecosystem of 2500 affiliated organisations, both domestic and overseas and operates out of a sprawling headquarters in the national capital and other State capitals. The RSS chief enjoys Advanced Security Liaison protocol and other people of RSS have protocols funded by the taxpayer and the public is entitled to know whether the organisation complies with the same legal standards expected of everyone else. Formal recognition under law would settle this contradiction once and for all. The argument that a religion cannot be registered and therefore the RSS need not be registered is both flawed and absurd. The RSS cannot be considered to be representing any religion when they themselves are only 100 years in existence and no Government has asked any religion to be registered. I have no objection to the RSS carrying out cultural, social, political or any other lawful activity. It can run schools, service organisations, think tanks or even a music academy if it chooses. The only expectation is that it functions transparently and within the framework of the law, like every other organised body in this country. It is pursuant to this principle that a formal response has been requested in writing. Above all, Mr. Bhagwat's immediate assertion that the RSS is under no obligation to answer any questions is the most troubling (while he enjoys every protocol on tax payers money), It reflects a mindset that public accountability is optional and that the organisation stands above legal scrutiny. In a constitutional democracy, no institution, however old or influential, enjoys that privilege. Shun the arrogance, follow the law and have your “office bearers” or “legal heads” come and explain to me. Jai Samvidhan. Jai Hindu.

Dear Shri Mohan Bhagwat ji, My letter will reach you shortly. However, I thought it was important to draw your attention to this matter early. ——————————- Firstly, congratulations to the RSS on completing 100 years. An organisation that claims over 60,000 shakhas and crores of swayamsevaks must also uphold transparency and constitutional accountability. As per RSS’ highest and most important decision making body Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha’s 2025–26 Karnataka report, the RSS has 4,127 daily shakhas, 1,389 weekly milans, 60 monthly mandalis, 2,194 Samajotsavas with 19.61 lakh participants and held 562 route marches with 2.21 lakh uniformed participants in the state. With such scale and influence, the RSS must clarify its legal status, registration, office bearers, funding, expenditure, taxation and permissions for public activities. If citizens, labour, NGOs, trusts, temples and companies are expected to register, disclose and comply with the law, why should the RSS remain exempt? In its centenary year, the RSS must responsibly abide by the Constitution and register, disclose, pay applicable taxes and function transparently within the Constitution. As suggested in my letter, I am looking forward to hearing from @RSSorg soon. @DrMohanBhagwat @RSSorg

Two-tier CRPF CISF escort with IAF airlift. 4-layer CCTV with AI surveillance. Biometric & facial recognition before entry. Multiple layers of frisking. Multi-level oversight with direct monitoring from the Prime Minister’s office. Yes, you read it right. But these are not arrangements to buy high-level, classified, military-grade software. These are the arrangements made by the Ministry of Education for the NEET retest scheduled for 21st June 2026. Every student would appreciate the government's efforts to prevent paper leaks by implementing additional security measures and enhanced monitoring. But an increase in scrutiny before entry, extended frisking, and an increase in the overall exam time from 180 minutes to 195 minutes will only add to their already ballooning exam pressure. While the government has taken measures to contain leaks, they have forgotten the additional burden they have imposed on a young student before they take up an assessment, one that they have spent months preparing for, dissolving the entire purpose of our exam system and the NEP 2020’s goal to reduce “Exam Stress”. Despite all these arrangements for the examination, there are issues with downloading the admit cards, and NTA has assured students that it will resolve them at the earliest. Yes, there are challenges that demand meaningful solutions. However, I am concerned that the approach devised for the NEET retest may not resolve the issue; instead, it risks creating a new set of problems.

First US President ever to lose a war with Iran. Historic!

Also when we were lagging in skilled medical cardiac doctors Rajeev Gandhi brought in Dr Trehan! Its all political will ! You pay whatever, you provide all resources get it done!

Did you know that like most capable people, Kurien didn't get along with Modi. When Kurien died in Gujarat, Modi was very close by but didn't go for his funeral

They warned me that if I voted for Kamala Harris we’d get a new deal with the Iranian regime worse than the JCPOA. I voted for Kamala, and they were right.

HE STARTED THE WAR, you stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid motherfucker.

Big day for all of us at Sarvam. I want to start by thanking my team for shouldering this mission with immense belief, urgency, and care. Reflecting on the last few years of the founding journey, my conviction has only deepened: - AI will be far more consequential than most of us realize even today - The value loops of this new world cannot be owned by a couple of companies - Country of India scale cannot rent intelligence. We have to build it ourselves We are going to push hard across every layer of the company, but the thing that excites me most right now is our shot at building frontier-class AI systems from India. We are assembling the team, the compute, and the deployment engine to make this happen. I also want to thank our new investors. HCLTech’s partnership opens joint opportunities to bring our research and platform to many of HCLTech’s clients - this is also a unique template to bring together India’s strengths. BVP brings to the team the rare combination of being at the forefront of India's biggest tech shifts for the past two decades while globally having partnered with category defining enterprise AI companies. Onwards

We're thrilled to announce that we have raised $234M in the first close of our $300M Series B at a $1.5B valuation. @HCLTech and @BessemerVP have joined us in this round, alongside continued support from @khoslaventures and @peakxvpartners For countries and companies, sovereign control on the AI stack is no longer an optionality. Sarvam will be the partner of choice for this aspiration. The capital allows us to accelerate our momentum towards this full stack of models, compute, and deployments. A huge thank you to our customers, partners, investors, and the Sarvam team for your trust and belief in what we are building. We’re just getting started. Read more: sarvam.ai/announcing-series-…

Are you telling me my tax dollars are being sent to rebuild all the shit that Pete Hegseth blew up also with my tax dollars

Living in 100% Amrit Kaal, driving 80% ethanol cars, breathing 60% polluted air, drinking 40% adulterated milk, in an education system with 20% credibility, to get killed with 0% dignity, by USA missiles, by mob lynchings, by a badly made bridge or a pothole, or just a stampede.

the world needs the strait of hormuz reopened. should have happened months ago, but today’s outcome is the best option available. having said that, iran war has been a disaster. no agreement on nukes, ballistic missiles, support for proxies…and one of the world’s most brutal regimes remains in place…and is getting paid off. biggest foreign policy failure of trump administration by a long margin.

The ceasefire agreement with Iran with the opening of the Strait of Hormuz is welcome news. Democrats should support it. I am glad it includes a provision for mutual respect of the US & Iran's sovereignty so we do not launch a dumb war of choice again. The war was a costly lesson for the US. As expected, Trump failed to bring about regime change. The terms seem no better than what Obama secured under the JCPOA nearly a decade ago. America lost 14 precious service members and wasted billions of dollars on this foolish endeavor. But today, we can be relieved that gas and food costs will start coming down for Americans. And that no more American or civilian lives will be lost. It also shows that when the Congress votes to end war --as we did last week -- it can be a wake up call for the President to listen to the anti-war sentiments of the American people.

Few points on the announcement of a US-Iran deal: - Image of US power significantly diminished. Washington could not bring Iran to heel, could not open the Hormuz Strait, could not push Saudi into war, could not impose normalisation with Israel, could not protect its allies against cheaper Iranian missiles despite its more expensive technology, could not get NATO to join the war, could not get Europe to join the war, could not convince China to pull away from Iran, and could not stop Gulf states privately negotiating with Iran to exclude themselves from Iran's list of targets. - Israel overreached and failed. It successfully dragged US to war with Iran, but failed to achieve any strategic aim. No regime change, no Arab-Israeli coalition, no newly annexed territories, publicly slapped down by Trump after attacking Beirut, forced kicking and screaming into a deal it adamantly opposed, and now faces a US public opinion that squarely blames Tel Aviv for dragging America into a war there was no need to fight with potentially generational political consequences for the US-Israeli relationship (Israel cannot fight any war without US funds, troops, weapons, and diplomatic cover). - Saudi Arabia vindicated. Refused to be dragged into conflict, resisted UAE campaign to get Arab states to join Israel's attack, resisted pressure from Trump to normalise in exchange for security, deepened coordination with Pakistan and Turkiye over integrating supply chains and routes, and successfully negotiated its own de-escalation with Iran. - Turkiye's Erdogan staves off Israeli attempts to use the war with Iran to drive a wedge between him and Trump as the latter instead asserts their personal friendship, thanks him publicly for helping to bring the deal, and affirms his belief in Turkiye as a stabilising force by promoting Tom Barrack (who the Israelis deeply resent for his alleged partiality and positive view of Ankara).

Netanyahu's entire career for decades was based on finding an American president who would fight Iran on his behalf. And he did. And they both lost.

Indian elites want western aesthetics without western value systems. Farmers' markets but no farmers. European-style parks and skateboarding arenas but restricted to residents of their gated communities. Western style protests but against Trump, not Modi. Rap music but with lyrics that have no angst about caste. Pride parade but with the KJo/Orry aesthetic. You don't get a Paris or New York like this. You only get a Hiranandani or DLF.

We are banning social media access for under 16s. These days kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their life. I just can’t let that go on anymore. So we’re giving children their childhoods back.

Following intensive talks, we are pleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED. Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon. The official signing ceremony will be on Friday, 19 June in Switzerland. We would like to thank the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran for their commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict. We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to our brothers in this mediation effort, the great leadership of State of Qatar, for their support in reaching this agreement. I would also especially thank the visionary leadership of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of Türkiye for their immense contributions in this regard. With the agreement now in place, mediators will facilitate a series of meetings this week. These pre-implementation discussions will lay the foundation for the technical talks and the official signing ceremony. @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @SecRubio @SteveWitkoff @SEPeaceMissions @drpezeshkian @mb_ghalibaf @araghchi