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Shashi Tharoor
MP for Thiruvananthapuram. Author of 18 books. Former Minister of State,Govt.of India. Former UnderSecretaryGeneral,UnitedNations. RTs do not imply endorsement
A “How to Cope With #COVID19 #Lockdown ” story from Thiruvananthapuram: man runs 42.2km marathon inside his apartment! Great work RakeshNair of @TOIIndiaNews !
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Today, the 13th Read-aloud story for #lockdown kids in @ShobhaTharoor 's series: "The Blue Jackal " from the Panchatantra. Sadly, one who treats his own with scorn will only come to a bitter end!
As we head to the #9MinuteLightUp tonight, a reprise of my debate on @IndiaToday w/ the BJP's most reasoned voice, @PandaJay , on the PM's speech to the nation: @rahulkanwal
The media suddenly showing a lot of interest in what MPs like myself are doing during the #Lockdown ! & &
A very short Q&A with @BhavyaDore of @IndiaToday on my writing:
Pleased to launch THE ARGUMENTATIVE MALLU, an initiative by 3 college students from Thriruvananthapuram, Manu Ramesh, AdarshH.S &Sidharth MJoy, aiming to inculcate critical thinking on social issues & popularise the scientific temper. Their first video :
Good going, Balram. Community engagement is the key to effective policing! @Cptvmcity
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As an MP, I appeal to @PMOIndia to divert the ₹20,000 Cr earmarked for new Parliament building & Central Vista to supplement the ₹15,000 allotted to fight #Covid19 , which is merely ₹20 Cr per district. Grand spending on buildings at this time of crisis is a postponable luxury.
Listened to the Pradhan Showman. Nothing about how to ease people’s pain, their burdens, their financial anxieties. No vision of the future or sharing the issues he is weighing in deciding about the post-lockdown. Just a feel-good moment curated by India’s Photo-Op PrimeMinister!
It’s been just 9 days since we expressed national solidarity with our healthcare workers on the frontlines. Those serving us from medics to cleaners are people of all religions. This is no time to promote communalism for TRPs. Shameful to give the virus a religious identity!
I don’t know who this brilliant poet is, but “hum kagaz nahin dikhayenge” is destined to be one of the most powerful anthems of the #CAA_NRC_Protests !
This is no accident: the PM spoke on Ram Navami at 9 am for 9 mins, asked us to light diyas & candles on 5/4 at 9 pm for 9 mins. He is invoking all the auspicious elements Hinduism associates with number 9. Back to Ram Bharose?! #COVID19 must be more serious than we thought!
An unprecedented drop in electricity demand at 9pm Sunday &an immediate surge at 9.09 pm could cause the electrical grid to crash. So Electricity Boards are contemplating load shedding from 8 pm & staggered return to normal after 9.09pm. One more thing the PM didn’t think about!
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