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MK Stalin is 73 years old. He will be 78 when the next Tamil Nadu elections are held in 2031. Suffice to say, he will probably not be CM ever again.
Pinarayi Vijayan is 80. Will be 85 in 2031. Even if the Left continues to be a dominant political force in Kerala (it has been declining precipitously in India), he will probably not be CM again.
They join a long list of stalwarts of South Indian politicians who have probably served their last day in the CM's office, or are serving their term and will find it hard to get re-elected.
- KCR (K Chandrashekar Rao) : He is 72. He will be 75 come the next Telangana elections. Even if BRS manages to win that election, expect him to groom KTR to take over the reins very soon into his term.
- N Chandrababu Naidu : He is 76. Will be 79 during the next state elections. Even if TDP wins, will be very hard for him to serve the full 5 years from 79-84 years of age. Expect him to hand over the reins to Nara Lokesh in the next term.
- BS Yeddyurappa : He is 83. BJP will go gung-ho to win the 2028 elections in Karnataka come what may, but they are not going to back an 85 year old as CM face. He has had his fair share of conflicts with the BJP high command, so expect him to be pushed to the sidelines as well.
- Siddaramaiah: He is 77, going to be 80 by the time of the next elections. DK Shivkumar is dying to be CM of Karnataka, and he would have been had it not been for the Congress high command. He is also going to be "sunsetted" by the time the next elections arrive.
- EPS (Edappadi K. Palaniswami) - He is 72. He is not going to become CM this time. Vijay will never align with the BJP-AIAIDMK alliance. He will be 77 by the time the next elections take place in 2031. Surely the AIADMK dispensation would want a fresher, younger face to lead the alliance the next time.
We are entering unprecedented territory - several stalwarts of south indian politics who have defined the politics for decades, if not generations will go into the twilight around the same time. "Chaos is not a pit, it's a ladder" said one Petyr Bailish on Game of Thrones not so long ago. This is probably the time when we will see fresh faces emerge, unexpected political events happen, and see younger, talented politicians make hay when the sun shines. We've already seen a massive turnaround in Tamil Nadu with Vijay's superstar showcase. Expect to see even more of that in the coming few years.
Papers being transparently published on arXiv is a recent phenomenon. Mostly scientific research used to exist behind paywalls inaccessible to people not in large institutions. Still is that way for a lot of science
Do you all realize what is happening?
Science is becoming privatized.
Theoretical science is increasingly becoming compute-driven, and similarly, experimental science will increasingly become robotics-driven.
Both increase the role of capital and reduce the role of talent. Ergo, fewer and fewer humans are going to be needed to do frontier science.
And when fewer humans are needed, global collaboration becomes less critical. The days of science as a public, academic good - with papers being transparently published on Arxiv and open journals might be coming to an end.
Now, in a globally open economy, this might have been alright, but fundamentally, this puts every country except US and China in a difficult spot. This includes India, UK, Japan, Korea etc. Geopolitical turmoil makes it even more obvious.
Notice how every single scientist that OpenAI is collaborating with for reviewing their latest AI-led science, is based in the US.
Will it be wise for Indian nuclear physicists to use ChatGPT models for their scientific analysis? All secrets are lost when you use cloud-based LLMs.
Some are starting to recognize this. (See @UKSovereignAI). I think we will see similar response from almost all of the top 10 countries.
Science, after all, is power.
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In 2011, then Gujarat Chief Minister Thiru @narendramodi avl said that if his hands were not tied, he would have gone to Delhi and waged war against the central government. Thiru Narendra Modi avl made this statement in response to the police crackdown on the peaceful anti-corruption campaign led at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi. In my opinion, what the Hon PM said then was absolutely right, and there is nothing wrong about it.
Today, you could be jailed indefinitely; your surety bonds could be rejected; and, surprisingly, a Special Executive Magistrate will play circles around you when he/ she is empowered to deal with preventive bond cases.
If you question the violation of due process of law in a democracy, you would be called names, and a barrage of attacks would follow, including being labelled a Foreign Agent.
Ever since I asked the Central Government to speak with the protestors during the NEET exam protests, I have faced constant attacks, but I let them pass because I felt it was important to focus on the issues on the ground in Tamil Nadu. I also, in a way, enjoyed this as it would quickly remove the tag of me being a BJP B Team and sent to TN as a Dhurandhar 😍
Yesterday during a press meeting, I questioned the Delhi Police’s methods of detaining protestors of CJP.
Since yesterday, the attacks have resumed, as expected. For some in the BJP, let me make this categorically clear, in case you have selective amnesia: I left the BJP on June 5, 2026.
As I mentioned yesterday, I might not agree with the tactics of the CJP, and I think many of theirs are misguided. But if you ask me whether they have a right to oppose/argue/protest on an issue that they think is important?
I would categorically say - YES.
So, I would like people to ask the questions again, even if it makes some of them uncomfortable, and I wish the Central Government would answer them instead of resorting to whataboutism.
1.How was Jantar Mantar denotified as a protest site as per a standing order of the Ministry of Home Affairs after a letter was handed over by CJP seeking permission to conduct a protest?
2.How long can we have a system that gives powers to an Asst Commissioner of Police as a Special Executive Magistrate who rules over whether to keep someone in preventive detention? The ACP of Delhi Police stands over the trial where Delhi Police is the complainant against the accused CJP. Now you know which way the wind will blow.
3.On October 19th, why did the Special Executive Magistrate, aka ACP of Delhi Police, deliberately arrive late for the bail hearing of those who were arrested from Jantar Mantar on October 13th and recuse himself, saying there is a threat to his life? Is this some kind of a joke?
4.Why were 8 sureties rejected, and why was the person who came for surety subjected to cross-examination by the Special Executive Magistrate?
5. Any action taken on pellet gun usage by the Delhi police or other actions on Delhi police who have violated the standard operating procedures against the protesters during the NEET fiasco stir?
Has no BJP karyakarta in Delhi violated any bond conditions during the previous Congress and AAP governments. I trust the same Delhi police were then also when barricades were jumped and orders disobeyed? How were they dealt with then? Like this?
Definitely - NO.
Now I hear that the detained functionaries of CJP were released by SEM after the case reached the High Court.
I also recently saw a cockroach effigy burned as part of the Dusshera celebrations. Out of curiosity, I tried to find out who is giving this free publicity at a National level. No surprises here. It was led by a BJP MLA, Ashok Goel.
My question again is: is the BJP opposing the CJP or giving it free publicity? Does it want the opposition votes to split by making CJP a bigger player? At this rate, the CJP couldn’t have asked for a better PR team, even if it had paid for one! (1/2)
I used to have a lot of sympathy for Sharjeel Imam. Still do, he has been treated unfairly by the state. But, after reading this interview, I think he's a very dangerous person. It's strange that he radicalized so much despite going to a prestigious IIT.
thequint.com/news/politics/s…
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A few years ago, Ashu had a high-paying corporate job in London, earning millions. Saurav was writing about the country’s legal system and living a great life. Both had successful careers, financial security and every reason to continue living the lives they had built for themselves.
But they chose to give it all up in the hope of making this country a better place. They had absolutely no reason to leave behind their comfortable lives, take to the streets, face uncertainty and eventually end up in jail. Yet they did.
What I admire most about these two is that despite coming from privileged backgrounds, they chose to fight for those who aren’t as fortunate. They could have easily looked the other way, enjoyed their lives and never bothered about the struggles of people they had never even met. Nobody asked them to make these sacrifices. Nobody expected them to. But they did, because they genuinely care about people beyond themselves.
And to me, that is the greatest quality a human being can have. To stand up for people you don’t know, to fight battles that aren’t your own, and to risk everything you have so that someone else might have a better life.
That’s the kind of people Ashu and Saurav are.
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Surjit Bhalla's description of an entire generation as “entitled” is deeply disappointing.
To dismiss young citizens who dare to question those in power as arrogant or ill-informed is condescending behaviour disguised as "analysis".
What Mr Bhalla sees as entitlement, I see as courage.
His own estimates suggest that nearly 7 million eligible voters may be missing from electoral rolls without adequate explanation. Yet this is somehow presented as statistically insignificant. Since when did the possible disenfranchisement of millions become such a trivial issue ?
One may disagree with the Opposition's demands or the methods of protesters. But questioning those in power is neither arrogance nor entitlement.
If anything, this generation deserves credit for refusing to remain silent in the face of the most powerful.
In my opinion democracy should fear an indifferent generation far more than a questioning one.
Dissent is one of democracy's greatest strengths.
130 million off the rolls says CJP-Congress? Not so - likely closer to 7 million, less than 1 % of those eligible to vote. None should be excluded. True. But a Goebbelsian lie repeated ad nauseam does not convert it into truth.
indianexpress.com/article/op…
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Speaking against @BJP4India is NOT antinational
Bjp isn't india. India isn't Bjp.
India existed before BJP. India will exist After BJP
You have to decide whether you are willing to STAND UP & SPEAK UP to protect our democracy!
Your Silence is why tyranny continues
@Cockroachisback
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I’ve just reached London
It’s time the world sees the reality of vote chor and murderer of democracy.
International danka bajane ka time aa gaya hai
Join the protest tomorrow in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in parliament square at 12pm if you’re here
Jai Hind 🇮🇳
At this point we should stop pretending that we are a democracy. We are not. This is an undeclared emergency and we are resisting all attempts from the current regime to remove all semblance of democracy from the country #shame
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How many will the Modi-Shah put under arrest?
Abhijeet’s detention is gross violation of his rights. Every arrest this government makes more youth will hit the streets!
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If in the next 12 hours we keep changing the location ?
Kya Fattu PM pura Delhi lockdown kardega ?
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The place I am staying at has been surrounded by undercover cops from all sides.
These people are keeping me under constant surveillance.
The white scorpio has also been following me everywhere.
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You’ve heard a lot about Umar Khalid through the media. But amid the media witch-hunt against him, there has been very little space for him to speak for himself, especially since he’s spent the last six years in jail.
So I want to tell you a little about my friend Umar, in his own words, as shared with his family and friends.
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Hello @DelhiPolice,
Can you tell the people of India, how much taxpayer money are you wasting on doing illegal surveillance on me?
Just give a rough estimate :)