Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu - news and strategy thread

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 10 Apr 2020 01:58

Mollick.R wrote:
chetak wrote:in nov 2019, EPS was almost a spent force, and the govt was a lame duck, with stalin confidently marching on his way to victory and power.

now, in march 2020, EPS is now the legitimate contender, and dare one say if the corona continues its downward trend, the favorite too

funny how fortunes have changed in a mere four months.
How and Why ?
If you can throw a little more light on this.

Is it because comparatively better handling of this ChinaVirus19 as of now ? But isn't it very early to say.

Sir, I'm very less aware about TN political dynamics
Thus asking.

not only EPS but also the BJP is making its presence felt in rural and in many urban areas by their free and fair food distribution campaigns. This is in spite of opposition parties trying to physically stop such food distribution efforts by the BJP cadres by using religiously motivated senior police puppets to place obstacles in their path on a daily basis

EPS's fair and compassionate sheltering, feeding and handling of the migrant labor issue in TN is in fierce contrast to how the kerala and delhi states have handled the same issue.

his dedicated and confident handling of the chinese virus issue has shown the TN people his administrative skills and his sincerity, as well as, his capacity to serve his people, irrespective of caste creed or religion.

But you are right. It is a bit too early to say.

but hair transplanted stalin and other fundamentalist and caste party leaders are a worried lot these days.

Pema Khandu@PemaKhanduBJP
I extend my gratitude to @CMOTamilNadu, the spirited officers of Tamil Nadu administration and young volunteers at @TNYTForum for assisting the students and daily wage earners of Arunachal Pradesh during nationwide lockdown.

Hemant Soren (घर में रहें - सुरक्षित रहें)@HemantSorenJMM

@CMOTamilNadu ji, Kindly extend help to these Jharkhandi brothers stuck in Chennai. I am grateful for the help your govt. has already provided to us.

Edappadi K Palaniswami@CMOTamilNadu·Apr 3
About 134569 migrant labourers from Orissa, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Jharkand & Uttarpradesh are ensured with food, shelter & medical facilities at various relief camps. Their families in respective states need not worry, they are in safe hands.

and in return, the response and appreciation EPS has got from other states for the help EPS has provided to their people stranded in TN

YAVATMAL POLICE@yavatmalpolice · Apr 3
@YavatmalPolice SP visited the accommodation of 400 stranded #TamilWorkers @ Pusad & ensured all support till #LockDown. Families needn't worry- #MaharashtraPolice, at your service! @DGPMaharashtra @CMOTamilNadu

Edappadi K Palaniswami@CMOTamilNadu · Apr 1
Dear @CMOMaharashtra, About 400 people from Tamilnadu are helpless at Solappur check post, Maharashtra. They are in immediate need of food and shelter. Naveen 6383086984

Kindly help them at the earliest possible. Thank you!

CMO Maharashtra@CMOMaharashtra
Edappadi K Palaniswami ji, the kids are safe & are kept in a Government facility. They have been given medical assistance & food.

Request you to please speak to them and ask them to cooperate with the officials there, we will ensure their safety.

so, Mollick.R ji

what do you think may happen, going forward.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 10 Apr 2020 19:56

Single source of Karuna Virus.

uskumar · Post by **uskumar** » 11 Apr 2020 00:31

chetak wrote: now, in march 2020, EPS is now the legitimate contender, and dare one say if the corona continues its downward trend, the favorite too

I have to say TN gov has done very good job so far. They are using volunteers to distribute vegetables and every one with ration card is getting some money and it is being delivered at home(atleast in Chennai). But as other have said, TN people suffer from anti-incumbency wave Elections. After long time JJ won in 2016 elections even with anti-incumbency. Hopefully this time also dharmic forces will come to power.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 11 Apr 2020 18:05

today's economic times

Kerala HC seeks Centre's response on plea for evacuation of citizens in UAE

A petition sought directions to the Union Ministry of External Affairs and Civil Aviation for permission to evacuate.

The court - referring to an advisory by the Government of India - observed that it is advisable for Indians in foreign countries to stay there at the moment, and that "the state needs to be on guard, and be cautious about letting persons from abroad coming at this juncture."

Sachin · Post by **Sachin** » 11 Apr 2020 20:11

^^^ Please note; Kerala and its politicians wants the evacuation to be done 'free of cost'. That is Kerala govt will not pay, the passengers will not pay and the Central Govt is to bear the cost and also arrange the logistics. And when COVID-19 subsides the next drama would be to arrange free transport to send these folks back. I am being very cyinical here, after hearing/reading about the "secular" dramas of GoKL.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 12 Apr 2020 02:16

X-Post

One Swathi Devineni, supposedly a Telugu anchor based in US posted a selfie video comparing US and Indian situation in the context of Chinese virus and talked favorably towards India and how India is better managing it than US.

There is nothing objectionable in what she said. But leftist Telugus launched a vicious lies and propaganda against her for "spreading hatred against America" (which she did not do in her video). Some leftist Telugus even went ahead and complained about her to Homeland security and launched police complaint against her that she is "spreading hatred against America".

Here is her video

Below is the moron idiot who filed police case against her for "spreading hatred against America"

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Sachin · Post by **Sachin** » 12 Apr 2020 09:03

Rony wrote:Some leftist Telugus even went ahead and complained about her to Homeland security and launched police complaint against her that she is "spreading hatred against America".

What are the 'leftists' doing in yeevil imperialistic Yamerica? They should have been in the neighbouring Cuba, right? Or are they following the foot steps of the Kerala commies who will abuse USA always and every time, but then join the IT band wagon and run away to the US? Or like the commie leaders who lead the diatribe against USA, but then go there for medical treatment (all the while saying Kerala is No:1 in health care)

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mappunni · Post by **mappunni** » 12 Apr 2020 11:29

Sachin wrote:
Rony wrote:Some leftist Telugus even went ahead and complained about her to Homeland security and launched police complaint against her that she is "spreading hatred against America".
What are the 'leftists' doing in yeevil imperialistic Yamerica? They should have been in the neighbouring Cuba, right? Or are they following the foot steps of the Kerala commies who will abuse USA always and every time, but then join the IT band wagon and run away to the US? Or like the commie leaders who lead the diatribe against USA, but then go there for medical treatment (all the while saying Kerala is No:1 in health care) .

Saar, Believe it or not, I have noticed every year during especially Onam season, my US local Malayali association chief guest is invariably a Commie leader, isn't it ironic the Commie visiting Imperialist USA and having Scotch and going around in Mercs.

Venerable P.Nari and his sidekick had to come to the US, MayoClinic and MD Anderson to get their b&^(s checked out for cancer.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 12 Apr 2020 11:48

Karnataka

just look at the size of the weapon.

The damned thing is well over 5 feet in length.

The sleuths from @aranya_kfd arrested three persons in two different poaching cases reported in Nagarhole and Cauvery Sanctuary. A weapon and carcass of a mouse-deer and spotted deer

Manish_P · Post by **Manish_P** » 12 Apr 2020 12:23

Looks like a derivative of the musket - simple to make/maintain

Look at the ex-poacher in the below article carrying his musket

Periyar Tiger Reserve, a trendsetter in converting poachers to protectors

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 12 Apr 2020 13:30

how is this waste dumping still continuing.

Is there an official ban in place on the transporting of non essential goods traffic

Aren't interstate goods carrying vehicles supposed to have valid e permits and other GST related official documents or are the commies being selective about that too.

Ethirajan Srinivasan@Ethirajans
Two containers full of plastic & rubber wastes from Kerala stopped by TN authorities @ Vaalaiyaar border & sent back.

Kerala is incorrigible!
10:40 AM · Apr 11, 2020

Prof.Venugopalan Sankaran@Gopalee67·17h
Replying to @Ethirajans
Same thing happened 3weeks back & was stopped at the same spot & sent back.
Don't understand why @CMOKerala does it again & again.
Let'em dispose their wastes in one of their own vast lands unused.
TN or any other state, shouldn't allow this in their state& also not do it 2others

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 13 Apr 2020 01:04

Rony wrote:X-Post

One Swathi Devineni, supposedly a Telugu anchor based in US posted a selfie video comparing US and Indian situation in the context of Chinese virus and talked favorably towards India and how India is better managing it than US.

There is nothing objectionable in what she said. But leftist Telugus launched a vicious lies and propaganda against her for "spreading hatred against America" (which she did not do in her video). Some leftist Telugus even went ahead and complained about her to Homeland security and launched police complaint against her that she is "spreading hatred against America".

Here is her video

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Below is the moron idiot who filed police case against her for "spreading hatred against America"

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I don't see anything she said is remotely considered hate speech by FOE standards. She is well protected under her freedom of speech rights for police or courts to consider any case.

Are you sure it is the leftist guy in the second video other than wanting to get 15 mins of fame in social media.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 14 Apr 2020 15:11

Palaniswami was seen until recently as a bad legacy left behind by late J. Jayalalithaa. That perception is changing now in the Covid-19 crisis, writes
@dksingh73

Vayutuvan · Post by **Vayutuvan** » 15 Apr 2020 06:57

ShyamSP wrote:Are you sure it is the leftist guy in the second video other than wanting to get 15 mins of fame in social media.

Swati Devineni vs. <something> Nadella and Prasad <noname>

Didn't Nadella Bhaskar Rao challenge NTR? Swati Devineni shouldn't have apologized. There may be something we don't know.

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 15 Apr 2020 09:34

Nadendla is a family or village name. Just like Kapur or Seth etc. They may not be related to the Nadedla. Same is with Devineni also. Both belong to same caste in fact.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 16 Apr 2020 23:45

Kerala’s Communist Government Releases Info On Deal With US Firm To Store Covid-19 Data After Outrage, Gets Exposed Even More

M R Subramani
Apr 16, 2020, 5:22 pm

Snapshot
The release of letters on a Covid-19 data deal with a US firm by the Kerala government has raised more questions than settling the controversy.

The Kerala government’s move to use a mobile application developed by a US-based firm to record details of its citizens under surveillance for symptoms of coronavirus (Covid-19) has sparked off a political controversy.
Sprinklr, the US company floated in 2010 by Ragi Thomas, who hails from Mavelikkara in Kerala’s Alappuzha district, uses the citizen experience management platform to help the government record data on Covid-19 patients and suspects.

The US firm had offered its services as 'donation' but the purchase order said the customer had no obligation to pay. However, after its implementation is completed, the company would provide the customer with the pricing for necessary Sprinklr services.

At that time, the Kerala government — the customer — could use its discretion to determine the amount and, if any, would be paid to the US firm for its services.

On 10 April, opposition and senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala objected to Kerala data on coronavirus patients and suspects being fed into Sprinklr’s servers.

Chennithala, who heads the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition in the state assembly, alleged that data was being uploaded from ward levels and wondered what its implications would be.

Though Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) brushed aside Chennithala’s charges, the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) released letters of affirmation — first sent on 11 April and the second on 12 April.

These letters were uploaded on the state government’s IT Department website. The release of the letters has raised more questions than settling the controversy.

There are a lot of differences between the first letter of affirmation and the second. This, critics point out, shows that the Vijayan government and Sprinklr were put on the backfoot by the charges raised by the opposition.

Within a space of 24 hours, Sprinklr’s tone changed from being assertive to meek submission.

The content also underwent changes in tune with the shift in the US company’s stand. The letters of affirmation were regarding how the data would be collected, used, stored and rights of Sprinklr over the data.

In the 11 April letter, the US company put the onus on the Kerala government to make the data available for providing Sprinklr’s services.

As per the letter, Kerala would indemnify and treat Sprinklr, its staff, directors and affiliates harmless from anyone associated with the company’s access to as well as the use of customer data.

These terms went missing in the 12 April letter of affirmation.

The first letter also gave rights to the US firm royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide right and licence to copy, cache, store, reproduce, perform, display, use, distribute, transmit and generally make available the customer data in electronic form via the Internet, through wireless communications and social media.

In the letter of 12 April, Sprinklr changed its stance and said the data at all times would remain the property of the citizen and would be removed on instruction (from the citizen).

The company said it would not do anything with data beyond the limited rights granted to it by the citizen.

In the 11 April letter, Sprinklr asked Kerala government to provide all data. But in the next day’s letter, the US company talked of personal data provided only pursuant to the citizen’s consent.

Also in the letter of 12 April, Sprinklr would host the data within the geographical boundaries of the country.

The release of the letters cut no ice with the opposition, particularly Chennithala. The senior Congress leader urged Vijayan to examine the deal and said documents released were only email exchanges.

He argued that Sprinklr’s services were not free and the state government would have to pay post-coronavirus.

One of the main allegations of Chennithala is that data of 8.7 million ration card holders had been handed over to the US firm.

On Wednesday (15 April), addressing the media, Chennithal alleged a huge scam and argued that the letters of affirmation were not a legal agreement.

He also questioned why senior bureaucrat and IT Department Secretary M Sivasankar featured in Sprinklr advertisement and wondered the reason for its removal from the company’s website.

The opposition leader has threatened to get back to the media with more details.

On the other hand, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Mulapally Ramachandran has sought the views of the CPI-M politburo as it has always championed the cause of data privacy.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 16 Apr 2020 23:55

the comparatively low spread of the chinese virus in India seems to be attracting gora vultures to feed upon and digest Indian corona virus infection data to try and determine the causes and come up with possible solutions or even tailor vaccines for similar populations elsewhere.

and rightly, they have chosen the one govt that is among the greediest in India: meaning commie, without conscience and completely amoral.

Kerala’s Communist Government Releases Info On Deal With US Firm To Store Covid-19 Data After Outrage, Gets Exposed Even More

M R Subramani
Apr 16, 2020, 5:22 pm

Snapshot
The release of letters on a Covid-19 data deal with a US firm by the Kerala government has raised more questions than settling the controversy.

The Kerala government’s move to use a mobile application developed by a US-based firm to record details of its citizens under surveillance for symptoms of coronavirus (Covid-19) has sparked off a political controversy.
Sprinklr, the US company floated in 2010 by Ragi Thomas, who hails from Mavelikkara in Kerala’s Alappuzha district, uses the citizen experience management platform to help the government record data on Covid-19 patients and suspects.

The US firm had offered its services as 'donation' but the purchase order said the customer had no obligation to pay. However, after its implementation is completed, the company would provide the customer with the pricing for necessary Sprinklr services.

At that time, the Kerala government — the customer — could use its discretion to determine the amount and, if any, would be paid to the US firm for its services.

On 10 April, opposition and senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala objected to Kerala data on coronavirus patients and suspects being fed into Sprinklr’s servers.

Chennithala, who heads the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition in the state assembly, alleged that data was being uploaded from ward levels and wondered what its implications would be.

Though Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) brushed aside Chennithala’s charges, the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) released letters of affirmation — first sent on 11 April and the second on 12 April.

These letters were uploaded on the state government’s IT Department website. The release of the letters has raised more questions than settling the controversy.

There are a lot of differences between the first letter of affirmation and the second. This, critics point out, shows that the Vijayan government and Sprinklr were put on the backfoot by the charges raised by the opposition.

Within a space of 24 hours, Sprinklr’s tone changed from being assertive to meek submission.

The content also underwent changes in tune with the shift in the US company’s stand. The letters of affirmation were regarding how the data would be collected, used, stored and rights of Sprinklr over the data.

In the 11 April letter, the US company put the onus on the Kerala government to make the data available for providing Sprinklr’s services.

As per the letter, Kerala would indemnify and treat Sprinklr, its staff, directors and affiliates harmless from anyone associated with the company’s access to as well as the use of customer data.

These terms went missing in the 12 April letter of affirmation.

The first letter also gave rights to the US firm royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide right and licence to copy, cache, store, reproduce, perform, display, use, distribute, transmit and generally make available the customer data in electronic form via the Internet, through wireless communications and social media.

In the letter of 12 April, Sprinklr changed its stance and said the data at all times would remain the property of the citizen and would be removed on instruction (from the citizen).

The company said it would not do anything with data beyond the limited rights granted to it by the citizen.

In the 11 April letter, Sprinklr asked Kerala government to provide all data. But in the next day’s letter, the US company talked of personal data provided only pursuant to the citizen’s consent.

Also in the letter of 12 April, Sprinklr would host the data within the geographical boundaries of the country.

The release of the letters cut no ice with the opposition, particularly Chennithala. The senior Congress leader urged Vijayan to examine the deal and said documents released were only email exchanges.

He argued that Sprinklr’s services were not free and the state government would have to pay post-coronavirus.

One of the main allegations of Chennithala is that data of 8.7 million ration card holders had been handed over to the US firm.

On Wednesday (15 April), addressing the media, Chennithal alleged a huge scam and argued that the letters of affirmation were not a legal agreement.

He also questioned why senior bureaucrat and IT Department Secretary M Sivasankar featured in Sprinklr advertisement and wondered the reason for its removal from the company’s website.

The opposition leader has threatened to get back to the media with more details.

On the other hand, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Mulapally Ramachandran has sought the views of the CPI-M politburo as it has always championed the cause of data privacy.

Mollick.R · Post by **Mollick.R** » 17 Apr 2020 00:04

chetak wrote:
Mollick.R wrote:
How and Why ?
If you can throw a little more light on this.
Is it because comparatively better handling of this ChinaVirus19 as of now ? But isn't it very early to say.

Sir, I'm very less aware about TN political dynamics
Thus asking.
not only EPS but also the BJP is making its presence felt in rural and in many urban areas by their free and fair food distribution campaigns. This is in spite of opposition parties trying to physically stop such food distribution efforts by the BJP cadres by using religiously motivated senior police puppets to place obstacles in their path on a daily basis

.
.

so, Mollick.R ji

what do you think may happen, going forward.

@chetak sir, Thanks a lot for valuable insights. Sorry for late the acknowledgement.

Vayutuvan · Post by **Vayutuvan** » 17 Apr 2020 04:26

Yagnasri wrote:Nadendla is a family or village name. Just like Kapur or Seth etc. They may not be related to the Nadedla. Same is with Devineni also. Both belong to same caste in fact.

I see. By the way, Nadendla Bhaskararao has joined BJP in 2019. He is active in state politics.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 17 Apr 2020 06:29

ShyamSP wrote: Are you sure it is the leftist guy in the second video other than wanting to get 15 mins of fame in social media.

X-Post from Strategic and Political Analysis thread

Rony wrote:
Jay wrote:
From the video, i heard it like Sravanth Po Reddy. Searched in Linkedin on that name and got this. But cant verify because there is no picture in the profile.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sravanth-po ... 9940bf686f

KJo wrote:
Rony wrote:
From the video, i heard it like Sravanth Po Reddy. Searched in Linkedin on that name and got this. But cant verify because there is no picture in the profile.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sravanth-po ... 9940bf686f
They are all overseas Khangressis.

http://www.indialife.us/article.php?id=114083

We have seen the ferocious attack on our chair and a great patriot Sam Pitroda , who asked a few questions about the Balakot attack. They cannot even reply in a civilized manner. Corruption is rampant in the government. The prime minister never answers to the public which is not the way of democracy. There is an unequal distribution of wealth, and a few people control most of it. The Congress Party has come out with a new program for equitable distribution of wealth benefiting the poor. If BJP comes back, we do not know whether this would be the last election in the country . This is the time to support the young visionary, Rahul Gandhi, who works tirelessly for the country , he said.

Sravanth Poreddy, KC Reddy, Ravi Peddi, Shiva Reddy, Ramesh Maganti, Vijaya Nadella, Anjan Karnati, Anna Reddy, Khursheed, Srinivas , Dhruva Chowdary too spoke.

Rony wrote:
KJo wrote: They are all overseas Khangressis.

Excellent catch KJo. Not just that Po Reddy guy but even this Vijaya Nadella which is present in your list was ranting about that Anchor Swathi Devineni and posted a video criticizing her.

Here is her video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLuP7eOYu9E

I was trying to find her details too. Now it all makes sense. In this case at least its a coordinated Oversees Congress cucks of Telugu origin who are outing other Telugu people who they believe to be "nationalists/Sanghis".

vimal · Post by **vimal** » 17 Apr 2020 08:35

It's Sravanth Poreddy for sure.

Here in the picture of "Indian Overseas Congress appoints three chapter presidents". He is standing 5th from right.

Here is a video of him giving reasons for video.

LinkedIn Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sravanth-poreddy-3572381b/

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 17 Apr 2020 15:08

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 17 Apr 2020 20:18

vimal wrote:It's Sravanth Poreddy for sure.

Funny thing, this Po Reddy guy is a cousin of one of my massa batch mates, I found him on Facebook. Him and most of his family/friends are hardcore Congis. They all hail from Hyderabad and other towns in TG. Some of them successfully made the transition to TRS but most of them stayed with TG State cong and this is nostly because they do not see eye to eye to TRS leaders(wrong cast is what I was told by one of them, long time ago). There is a lot of Congi gravy train that need to be milked and will feed these guys stomach and ego. These guys are so entrenched in the congi eco system that in my observation, they all marry only from Congi eco system families. Also, like most things in TG/AP, these guys are supremely castiest.

These guys have a penchant for drama and will do anything that will keep them in "public view". I will not at all be surprised if his Police Report on Swathi is a drama to boot. In fact, I'm willing to bet that he never stepped inside that police station in NJ. There is no law in any state in US that will entertain a case like this. You can badmouth the great Khanland all you want and it will all be protected by the First Amendment clause of US constitution. I will also be not surprised if this Po Reddy character is amicable with Swathi in real life.

KL Dubey · Post by **KL Dubey** » 17 Apr 2020 22:11

Jay wrote:
vimal wrote:It's Sravanth Poreddy for sure.

Funny thing, this Po Reddy guys is a cousin of one of my massa batch mate. Him and most of his family/friends are hardcore congis. They all hail from Hyderabad and other towns in TG. Some of them successfully made the transition to TRS but most of them stayed with TG State cong. There is a lot of congi gravy train that will feed these guys stomach and ego. These guys are so entrenched in the congi eco system that in my observation, they all marry others only from Congi eco system. Also, like most things in TG/AP, these guys are supremely castiest.

These guys have a penchant for drama and will do anything that will keep them in "public view". I will not at all be surprised if his Police Report on Swathi is a drama to boot. Infact, I'm willing to bet that he never stepped inside that police station in NJ. There is no law in any state in US that will entertain a case like this. You can badmouth the great Khanland all you want and it will all be protected by the First Amendment clause of US constitution. I will also be not surprised if this Po Reddy character is amicable with Swathi.

Is Po'reddy of Andhra like Po'boy of Louisiana?

There seem to be like 20 members of this group. With Congis fast losing ground to BJP in TG, these guys may soon have nothing to cover their rear ends.

vimal · Post by **vimal** » 17 Apr 2020 23:52

Maybe they want to open a US branch after their India and Italian branch is going bankrupt.

mappunni · Post by **mappunni** » 21 Apr 2020 23:00

A new video released by a Peacefool in Kerala suggests using the treasures from Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to fund the Kerala government. The video is addressed to Pinu.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 22 Apr 2020 00:50

Family of Telugu Hindu Man from Telangana refutes Fake News from Toilet Paper of India that Muslims Organised His Last Rites. Says Fake News Made Them Laughing Stock

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 26 Apr 2020 00:06

now, why doesn't this news surprise me

the TMC in waste bengal is doing exactly the every same thing: robbing the PDS peter to pay the jehadi paul

Dhankhar said that there were three problems with the PDS in West Bengal. “First, supplies are not reaching the needy. Second, the PDS has been hijacked by the ruling party and distribution is taking place through them. And third, people are getting the food grains in lesser quantity and of poor quality,” Dhankhar said.

could it not just be god's will, after all, seeing as to how it's god's own country anyway

Kerala: Free food kits meant for distribution among poor found in Left party offices, Congress and BJP stage protests
OpIndia Staff - 25 April, 2020

https://www.opindia.com/2020/04/kerala- ... ty-office/

SRoy · Post by **SRoy** » 26 Apr 2020 00:24

^^

What's your issue with name calling a state?

Most of the economic woes of the state can straightaway traced back to historical events and biased treatment from Congress govt.

That said, the state has sent almost half the MPs to the same party as the one ruling India right now. And every non-partial observers agrees if EC had provided central forces to cover the booths, the count of MPs as same to those of the powers in Delhi would have been past the majority mark

The citizens of the state have amply empowered the central govt. If the central govt. simply lacks the courage and conviction to dismiss the state govt. that's their problem.

By the way, what's your proper name? May we have the pleasure of analysing the achievements of your state of origin?

Juvenile acts as terming "West"as "Waste"may be okay in FB groups.
Anyway, I'm reporting your post for name calling a state.

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 27 Apr 2020 10:55

Name calling is wrong and shaming everyone in a state, it is like sikcular/ leftNazi hatred of all Gujaratis in general.

Mamata has already done her damage. Dismissing her Govt now will be counterproductive, betterto try and get rid of her democratically in 2021

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 27 Apr 2020 21:05

After Spending Spree, Kerala Government Says It Is Facing ‘Financial Crisis’ Due To Covid-19 Lockdown

During the weekend, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the state was reeling under a financial crisis in view of the nation-wide lockdown to tackle the spread of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19).

Given the poor financial situation of the state government, the statement is not surprising, especially since the Pinarayi Vijayan government has been on a spending-spree since it came to power in May 2016.

Isaac told the media that the state has been able to raise only Rs 250 crore this month and it expects to totally mop up Rs 2,000 crore including payments from the Centre.

The problem for Kerala is that salaries alone account for Rs 2,500 crore of the exchequer’s outgo.

Interestingly, the government led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) attempted to raise Rs 2,500 crore by asking the government employees to contribute their one-month salary.

The state government even proposed to collect the contribution in six equal instalments — five days salary each month for six months.

But it has run into problems with the employee associations owing allegiance to the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Congress.

The LDF government came up with the proposal of six instalments after its plea for donation during floods in 2018 was sternly opposed by various government staff associations.

Compounding the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s plans are that it has been able to raise only Rs 168.9 crore under the Chief Minister Covid-19 Relief Fund.

As against this, Pinarayi Vijayan’s LDF government has spent Rs 350 crore, which was given to the Civil Supplies Department to buy food kits.

On 27 March, the CPM-led government converted the Chief Minister’s Flood Relief Fund into Covid-19 Relief Fund.

Of the nearly Rs 4,800 crore received by the Flood Relief Fund, the state government had been left with only around Rs 1,700 crore. This amount is reported to have been allocated for welfare measures during the current lockdown period.

For April, the CPM government could resort to getting ways and means advances that the Reserve Bank of India provides to tide over a temporary mismatch in states’ cash flow.

After that, the treasury faces the danger of becoming empty, according to Isaac.

Chief Minister Vijayan says Kerala would need an overall financial package besides a special one to rehabilitate those who are returning from abroad especially Gulf countries.

He told the media that the state had raised the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and would raise it again during the video conference with the Chief Ministers.

In December last year, the UDF issued a white paper on the financial situation of the state and charged the LDF with mismanagement.

Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, presenting the white paper before the media, alleged that the financial crisis was due to the Pinarayi Vijayan government indulging in corruption and being spendthrift.

The white paper said Kerala’s public debt has increased to Rs 2.5 lakh crore from Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2016 with the annual plan fund being cut by 30 per cent.

The Vijayan government targeted a 30 per cent increase in tax collection but could achieve only a 12 per cent rise.

Another Congress leader and member of the Legislative Assembly, V D Satheesan, alleged that the state government had failed to create any assets.

The UDF white paper said that between July and September 2019, as many as 1,050 bills valued at Rs 1,133.46 crore were not cleared.

The white paper pointed out at the Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s findings that the Kerala government masked its financial crisis and was unable to rein in expenditure.

In November 2019, a controversy broke out in Kerala over the diversion of World Bank loan for meeting general expenses.

Kerala’s problem is that at least 52 per cent of its committed expenses of Rs 1.27 lakh crore goes towards salaries, pensions and interests payments.

Kerala’s fiscal deficit was estimated at Rs 26,291 crore in 2019-20 fiscal.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 28 Apr 2020 17:15

many govts in India have perfected the covertly operated the host & parasite system of sickularism

and many govts have become quite brazen in demanding that such a system now be regularized and make no bones about their demands on the majority knowing fully well that there will not be a widespread blowback.

nationwide, apart from temples and Hindus in general, there has been a pathetic response from others in spite of desperate govt pleas to contribute funds and lend a helping hand to manage the ongoing crises.

TN Government Gives Free Rice To Mosques, Gets Slammed For Asking Temples To Donate To CM’s Covid-19 Fund

Snapshot
People are questioning whether the AIAIDMK government, which is accused of legitimising temple land-grab in the High Court, is now using them to appease a community for electoral benefits.

A decision by the Tamil Nadu government to provide wheat and rice free of cost to 2,895 mosques across the state for Ramazan feast has led to a controversy with many questioning it.

On 16 April, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K Shanmugham said the mosques would directly deliver the rice to the beneficiaries in small packets.

This is an annual affair but given the fact that resources are hard to find due to the economy being hit by Coronavirus, the move has been questioned.

Eyebrows have been raised, particularly when it has asked various temples to totally contribute Rs 10 crore to the Chief Minister's Coronavirus Relief Fund.

A total of 5,450 tonnes are to be distributed to the mosques by the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government. At a cost of Rs 21 per kg of rice that the Centre charges Tamil Nadu, the state could incur a little over Rs 11 crore for the rice distribution.

The Madras High Court, while upholding the decision, has asked the Edappadi K Palaniswami-led government to respond to a plea for extension of the scheme to other marginalised groups.

The Tamil Nadu government move has particularly come in for sharp criticism from Puthiya Tamizhagam (PT) party founder Dr K Krishnsamy and its youth leader Shyam Krishnaswamy.

PT, which enjoys a good following among the Devendra Kula Vellalar community, has been at the fore demanding that the community be de-listed from the Scheduled Castes list and be treated as a Backward Cass one.

There have been others who have criticised the AIADMK government for the decision to distribute rice free of cost to the mosques, while asking temples to contribute to the Chief Minister’s Covid-19 relief fund.

“Tamil Nadu government takes Rs 10 crore from temples for Chief Minister’s fund but gives free rice to mosques from government money. Taking from one religion alone and giving free to others is secularism? Why aren’t churches and Wakf boards contributing?” a person wondered on Twitter.

Shyam Krishnasamy asked why should rice be distributed to the mosques when some jamaats have passed resolutions rejecting it.

Dr K Krishnasamy, in a statement issued yesterday (27 April), alleged that the rice was being distributed by the AIADMK government to preserve its vote bank.

He asked why should the Palaniswami government provide rice to mosques when many people were struggling for food. Poor farmers were going hungry and the rice could have been given to them, he said.

Another said that usually, the Tamil Nadu government would supply rice to the mosques to prepare porridge during the month of Ramadan, but priorities this year should have been different.

Critics on social media also pointed out how the Tamil Nadu government had wanted to legalize squatters on temple lands before the Madras High Court stepped in to stay the order.

The state government has termed the landholdings of the temples as “unwanted lands” in the court while seeking to vacate the stay.

The state government has, however, finished distributing the rice and it is now begun to reach the targeted beneficiaries.

nandakumar · Post by **nandakumar** » 28 Apr 2020 19:30

chetak wrote:many govts in India have perfected the covertly operated the host & parasite system of sickularism

and many govts have become quite brazen in demanding that such a system now be regularized and make no bones about their demands on the majority knowing fully well that there will not be a widespread blowback.

nationwide, apart from temples and Hindus in general, there has been a pathetic response from others in spite of desperate govt pleas to contribute funds and lend a helping hand to manage the ongoing crises.

TN Government Gives Free Rice To Mosques, Gets Slammed For Asking Temples To Donate To CM’s Covid-19 Fund

Snapshot
People are questioning whether the AIAIDMK government, which is accused of legitimising temple land-grab in the High Court, is now using them to appease a community for electoral benefits.

A decision by the Tamil Nadu government to provide wheat and rice free of cost to 2,895 mosques across the state for Ramazan feast has led to a controversy with many questioning it.

On 16 April, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K Shanmugham said the mosques would directly deliver the rice to the beneficiaries in small packets.

This is an annual affair but given the fact that resources are hard to find due to the economy being hit by Coronavirus, the move has been questioned.

Eyebrows have been raised, particularly when it has asked various temples to totally contribute Rs 10 crore to the Chief Minister's Coronavirus Relief Fund.

A total of 5,450 tonnes are to be distributed to the mosques by the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government. At a cost of Rs 21 per kg of rice that the Centre charges Tamil Nadu, the state could incur a little over Rs 11 crore for the rice distribution.

The Madras High Court, while upholding the decision, has asked the Edappadi K Palaniswami-led government to respond to a plea for extension of the scheme to other marginalised groups.

The Tamil Nadu government move has particularly come in for sharp criticism from Puthiya Tamizhagam (PT) party founder Dr K Krishnsamy and its youth leader Shyam Krishnaswamy.

PT, which enjoys a good following among the Devendra Kula Vellalar community, has been at the fore demanding that the community be de-listed from the Scheduled Castes list and be treated as a Backward Cass one.

There have been others who have criticised the AIADMK government for the decision to distribute rice free of cost to the mosques, while asking temples to contribute to the Chief Minister’s Covid-19 relief fund.

“Tamil Nadu government takes Rs 10 crore from temples for Chief Minister’s fund but gives free rice to mosques from government money. Taking from one religion alone and giving free to others is secularism? Why aren’t churches and Wakf boards contributing?” a person wondered on Twitter.

Shyam Krishnasamy asked why should rice be distributed to the mosques when some jamaats have passed resolutions rejecting it.

Dr K Krishnasamy, in a statement issued yesterday (27 April), alleged that the rice was being distributed by the AIADMK government to preserve its vote bank.

He asked why should the Palaniswami government provide rice to mosques when many people were struggling for food. Poor farmers were going hungry and the rice could have been given to them, he said.

Another said that usually, the Tamil Nadu government would supply rice to the mosques to prepare porridge during the month of Ramadan, but priorities this year should have been different.

Critics on social media also pointed out how the Tamil Nadu government had wanted to legalize squatters on temple lands before the Madras High Court stepped in to stay the order.

The state government has termed the landholdings of the temples as “unwanted lands” in the court while seeking to vacate the stay.

The state government has, however, finished distributing the rice and it is now begun to reach the targeted beneficiaries.

Without any freebies for Ramzan, there is a 100% chance that minorities won't vote for you. With freebies, the politician believes (mind you, it is only a belief, there is no scientific survey) there is a 10% chance that 5% of the minorities may vote for you. The cost to public exchequer is, let us say, is Rs 15 cr (Rs 30000 per tonne of rice multiplied by 5000 tonnes). What is not to like about the freebie decision?

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 29 Apr 2020 02:04

https://twitter.com/Indumakalktchi/stat ... 42531?s=20

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 29 Apr 2020 22:28

These two Telugu youtube channels are pro dharmic and good by BRF standards

Nationalist Hub ( by Sai Krishna)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3tSxE ... spw/videos

Raka Lokam ( by Raka Sudhakar Rao)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2QycH ... 89Q/videos

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 29 Apr 2020 22:36

Rony wrote:These two Telugu youtube channels are pro dharmic and good by BRF standards

Thanks for these sources. We need many more of these informed channels to bring forth out point of view.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 29 Apr 2020 23:38

Covid-19 Fight: Pinarayi Vijayan Has Become A Prisoner Of His Own Media Image; Communist ‘Kerala Model’ Is Falling Apart

Venu Gopal Narayanan
Apr 29, 2020,

Snapshot
The ‘Kerala model’ remained unquestioned by both a curiously-cowed opposition and an overawed press.

But now it seems to be falling apart.

The so-called ‘Kerala model’, aggressively promoted by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan appears to be coming apart at the seams – both fiscally and in managing the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.

Yet, two weeks ago, when Swarajya first started asking hard questions of Vijayan’s communist government, it was a lone voice disputing both the Marxists’ public reporting of the pandemic, and its management.

These queries seemed in bad taste, since, as per Vijayan’s daily evening press conferences (gushingly dubbed ‘sunset meetings’ by a formidable public relations brigade), the count of positive cases in the state was in steady decline.

They were down to the low single digits, quarantine was in full effect, and every last Nizamuddin Markaz returnee had apparently been accounted for by the end of March.

On the administrative front, Vijayan was busy declaring fresh welfare schemes, dutifully zoning districts in colour schemes, planning an exit strategy which would be the envy of the known world, announcing grand economic recovery packages, and preparing for the return of lakhs of Malayalees from the Gulf.

In the backdrop, while numerous foreign publications were writing touching pieces about how the communists’ ‘Kerala model’ was the best thing since sliced bread, the statistical veracity of these claims remained studiously unquestioned by both a curiously-cowed opposition, and an overawed press.

But not a day after the first probing queries were published, and an article appeared, hastily confirming that yes, well, while all the Tablighi Jamaat returnees were accounted for, there might or might not be a few, who might or might not be accounted for. This is what happens when journalism becomes indistinguishable from meteorology.

The same day, there was a spurt in cases, and the count started climbing up again. Only 51 cases were reported between 10 and 20 April; as many more were reported over the next three days. While this trend shift confirmed that the doubts raised were not misplaced, it ended up raising more doubts, because now, the scanty details supplied made no sense.

If Vijayan was to be believed, individuals were manifesting symptoms three to four weeks after their last probable points of infection – a medical incongruity.

Even more incredulously, a chunk of the fresh cases were located in two districts, Kottayam and Idukki, which had just been declared virus-free, and hence graded green; meaning, that they were set to exit the lockdown first.

Both became containment zones instead. As a result, Kerala was forced to witness the utter absurdity of two districts going from green to red in a matter of days. The ongoing controversy, over the origins of fresh cases in these districts, is another story entirely.

To make matters worse, Vijayan tied himself up in knots at sunset on 28 April, by saying that only four cases had been reported in Kerala that day – all from the North Malabar hotspots of Kannur and Kasaragod. That’s when the balloon went up. The hitherto-cowed local press howled in protest, since reports had already emerged from Idukki district of three new cases. Why were those not on the tally, they asked? Vijayan’s response was baffling: it wasn’t three cases from Idukki alone, he said, but 25 from the state, and all the samples had been sent back for re-testing.

Further, to add to everyone’s consternation, he blithely chose not to divulge any patient or contact tracing details. He avoided further questions, on what was an unnerving first in India – of positive cases being inexplicably and unfathomably pushed back into the system, instead of being reported.

nvishal · Post by **nvishal** » 30 Apr 2020 00:20

chetak wrote:Covid-19 Fight: Pinarayi Vijayan Has Become A Prisoner Of His Own Media Image; Communist ‘Kerala Model’ Is Falling Apart

The horse(ICMR) itself has revealed that around 70% of the covid19 patients are asymptotic. It means that the virus will remain in the population until a vaccine is developed. The only CM who has had the guts to accept his reality in front of the public is AP CM jagan reddy. All others CMs have carefully stayed quiet and preferred the wait and watch game.

Kerala appears to be always putting on a show for some obscure crowd. The centre has continued to ignore keralas antics because of the "pigs rolling in mud" argument. That southern state is experiencing community spread like other states. It's gamble of bringing back its diaspora from the gulf is going to cripple its healthcare dept. It's practice of socialist policies has already strained its treasury but communists are not afraid of bankrupting themselves in the process.

Mollick.R · Post by **Mollick.R** » 30 Apr 2020 22:16

Kerala is financially broke, says finance minister Thomas Isaac

Updated : April 25, 2020 12:33 PM IST

Isaac was peeved in the way the various staff organisations attached to the Congress-led UDF strongly opposed the suggestion that he put forward by requesting all state government employees to contribute one month's salary to the CM Covid Relief Fund.

"If we include what the Centre would give is in all we will be able to touch Rs 2,000 crores. For payment of salaries along we require Rs 2,500 crores," said Isaac to the media

month after the lockdown, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Saturday said that the state has been reeling under huge financial crisis as all what the state government could raise in April was a mere Rs 250 crores.

"If we include what the Centre would give is in all we will be able to touch Rs 2,000 crores. For payment of salaries along we require Rs 2,500 crores," said Isaac to the media here.

"Then a way out is to draw from the Ways and Means and including overdraft, it will come to Rs 2,500 crores. After that what happens would be, the treasury would be closed. Such is the situation that we are in," the Finance Minister said.

Isaac was peeved in the way the various staff organisations attached to the Congress-led UDF strongly opposed the suggestion that he put forward by requesting all state government employees to contribute one month's salary to the CM Covid Relief Fund.

CNBC TV18 LINK

https://www.cnbctv18.com/economy/kerala ... 774201.htm

Mollick.R · Post by **Mollick.R** » 30 Apr 2020 22:42

Another detailed article

After Spending Spree, Kerala Government Says It Is Facing ‘Financial Crisis’ Due To Covid-19 Lockdown
by M R Subramani - Apr 27, 2020, 6:23 pm

Isaac told the media that the state has been able to raise only Rs 250 crore this month and it expects to totally mop up Rs 2,000 crore including payments from the Centre.

The problem for Kerala is that salaries alone account for Rs 2,500 crore of the exchequer’s outgo.

Interestingly, the government led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) attempted to raise Rs 2,500 crore by asking the government employees to contribute their one-month salary.

Compounding the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s plans are that it has been able to raise only Rs 168.9 crore under the Chief Minister Covid-19 Relief Fund.

Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, presenting the white paper before the media, alleged that the financial crisis was due to the Pinarayi Vijayan government indulging in corruption and being spendthrift.

The white paper said Kerala’s public debt has increased to Rs 2.5 lakh crore from Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2016 with the annual plan fund being cut by 30 per cent.

The Vijayan government targeted a 30 per cent increase in tax collection but could achieve only a 12 per cent rise.
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The UDF white paper said that between July and September 2019, as many as 1,050 bills valued at Rs 1,133.46 crore were not cleared.
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The white paper pointed out at the Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s findings that the Kerala government masked its financial crisis and was unable to rein in expenditure.
.

In November 2019, a controversy broke out in Kerala over the diversion of World Bank loan for meeting general expenses.
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Kerala’s problem is that at least 52 per cent of its committed expenses of Rs 1.27 lakh crore goes towards salaries, pensions and interests payments.
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Kerala’s fiscal deficit was estimated at Rs 26,291 crore in 2019-20 fiscal.

Swarajya Link

https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/afte ... 9-lockdown