@Sobhana

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So have the trolls moved in here yet? #MastodonVsTwitter

From being a voluble opposition party reacting to every twist and turn of national politics, Mamata Banerjee and TMC are retracing their steps to West Bengal to save their home turf. I write

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/analysis-mamata-banerjees-silence-on-ayodhya-verdict/article29961206.ece/amp/#click=https://t.co/oBEfJKBZDr

Analysis: Mamata’s silence on Ayodhya verdict and its implications

Using silence, the West Bengal Chief Minister and the TMC are attempting to dodge the trap of appearing as a party that does minority appeasement

Good people of Mastodon, I've been seeing a number of posts here that compare the Ayodhya judgment to a husband losing his wife to another man, treatment of rape victims etc. This is quite worrisome.

Women aren't property that one can win/lose claim over. Such comparisons reinforce the idea of ownership over women as passive objects. I have high hopes from this space and how we talk about women here.

So please do continue with the much-needed criticism, but please keep women out of it.

BJP MP and former Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha ticks of CEA on "simplistic explanations"

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says no #slowdown but her Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar and Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian concede after being sharp questions from MPs.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cea-admits-to-economic-slowdown/article29924924.ece/amp/#click=https://t.co/BioElhW0rU

Chief Economic Advisor admits to economic slowdown

Grilled by House panel on finance

DMK MP from Villupuram V.C. Ravi Kumar is probably the first Indian Parliamentarian to join #mastodon
Mastodon happening in India: PR disaster by @twitter on #SanjayHedge case leads to upsurge in traffic at rival #Mastodon. @yuthikabhargava and I bring you the story. #MastodonVsTwitter https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mastodon-happening-in-india/article29924141.ece/amp/#click=https://t.co/KP7OuRI5i7
Mastodon happening in India

Mastodon is very similar to Twitter or Tumblr where users can make their profiles and post messages, images or videos on the platform.

#AYODHYAVERDICT is making me really nervous. I hope all this is mere social media frenzy and on the ground no one cares if a temple is built or a mosque
Mastodon happening in India: PR disaster by @twitter on #SanjayHedge case leads to upsurge in traffic at rival #Mastodon. @yuthikabhargava and I bring you the story. #MastodonVsTwitter https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mastodon-happening-in-india/article29924141.ece/amp/#click=https://t.co/KP7OuRI5i7
Mastodon happening in India

Mastodon is very similar to Twitter or Tumblr where users can make their profiles and post messages, images or videos on the platform.