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Four fantastical lies busted in the past few days is a window into the treacherous ‘liberal’ soul

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It is often said that the ‘Hate Modi’ brigade has morphed into a mangled, distorted version of ‘Hate India’ brigade. While the quest to undermine (and perhaps) replace the Prime Minister is an agenda they pursue feverishly, to meet that goal, they are willing to concoct fault lines that undermines the entire country. They display scant regard for all that the country holds sacred. All that holds the various threads of the society together. From dividing the society on the basis of religion and caste, to undermining the Judiciary of the country, no trick is off-limits, no length untraveled, no depths too low and no path too dirty to tread.

While the entire cabal functions on a ‘one lie a day keeps the Modi away’ mantra, three nefarious lies have been busted in the recent past, that provide us a window of understanding into the troubled soul of an average ‘liberal’.

1. The Judge Loya death 

Judge Loya, the judge who was presiding over the Sohrabuddin murder trial where BJP President Amit Shah was the main accused, passed away in December 2014.

But three years after the death, in November last year, a magazine named Caravan came out with a sensational story, which insinuated possible foul play behind the death, which was deemed as a natural death. Caravan’s story was later debunked to a large extent by an Indian Express article and an inconsistency, which the IE failed to address, was explored and debunked by us.

But the wild allegations didn’t stop. Insinuations that Amit Shah had something to do with the murder were kept afloat in a remarkable coordination between the Media, Lawyers, Congress and AAP.

In the case, Senior Counsel Dushyant Dave, Indira Jaising and V. Giri had appeared on behalf of the Bombay Lawyers’ Association, Former chief of the navy Admiral L. Ramdas, an intervenor, and Tehseen Poonawalla respectively. Senior Advocate Pallav Shishodia had represented Maharashtra based journalist Bandhuraj Sambhaji Lone, while Senior Counsel P. V. Surendranath had appeared for the All India Lawyers’ Union, another intervenor. Advocate Prashant Bhushan had advanced submissions on an intervention application on behalf of the CPIL.

To give a better perspective, Indira Jaising is a known Congress loyalist. She represented Navy Admiral L. Ramdas. Ramdas was the ‘internal lokpal of AAP’. He was also a part of the group that had filed a PIL in Supreme Court against the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as COAS. Interestingly, his daughter Kavita Ramdas is a former member of the Global Development Program Advisory Panel to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She was also appointed as a representative to New Delhi by the Ford Foundation.

Tehseen Poonawalla is Nehruvian Congressman apart from being related to Robert Vadra. Bombay Lawyers’ Association is a repeat offender as far as intervening in such cases is concerned. They had also intervened in the Sohrabuddin encounter case. Prashant Bhushan is the former AAP member and life long “activist” who had sought clemency for Yakub Memon.

This incestuous bunch tried to undermine the judiciary by casting aspersions on its judgement and trying to prove that the death of Judge Loya was a ‘murder’ and not natural. Despite Loya’s sister, whose statements were used as a basis to cry foul denying everything. She said she was manipulated and that this entire episode was a media hit job. Congress used shady “whistleblowers” with questionable pasts to create this monster of a controversy. Loya’s son pleaded to be left alone, but the ‘cabaal’ lied that the press conference was organised by Amit Shah and the son was being coerced.

After this entire drama, the Supreme Court has finally set the record straight and perhaps showed these propagandists their true place. Today, the SC dismissed a petition that sought probe into the death of Judge Loya. The parts of the judgement that have been published in the public forum are scathing.

Justice Chandrachud, while pronouncing the judgment said,

“An aura of good faith was sought to be created by the petitioners, but as submissions progressed, it fell apart.”

The court said :

There is no reason to disbelieve the sequence of events leading to the death as narrated by the four judicial officers namely Shrikant Kulkarni, Shriram Modak, R. Rathi and Vijay Kumar Barde and the assertions of Bombay High Court Justices Bhushan Gawai and Sunil Shukre.

The Bench also came down on heavily on the petitioners for casting aspersions on the Administrative Committee of the Bombay High Court.

“Even judges of this court were not spared”, it said, referring to the request made by Prashant Bhushan for recusal of judges.

The court said that this PIL was a “full frontal attack on the Judiciary” and that there exists a case for initiating contempt proceedings against the petitioners and the lawyers.


The Supreme Court specifically named the Indira Jaising, Prashant Bhushan coterie and expressed anguish on their conduct during the trial.

Judge Loya ‘murder conspiracy theory’ has fallen flat on its face. The holes were punctured by many, but the bludgeoning blow has come from the Supreme Court itself. The tiring, dirty nexus exposed. The lies laid bare. The truth pronounced. Yet, there is no point wondering if the players in this nefarious game would apologise. They are too shameless to bother. The sanctity of the Judiciary doesn’t matter as long as their political motives are served and that is evident now with the loud shrieks of the usual suspects doubting the judgement, calling it a ‘black day for Judiciary’ and sticking to their dirt filled gun of lies.

2. Junaid Lynched because he was suspected of carrying beef 

In 2017, an unfortunate crime took place. A young man called Junaid was murdered in a moving train. The unfortunate murder was given an interesting turn by the usual suspects. Many media houses reported how Junaid was killed because of the suspicion that he was ‘carrying beef’. The country’s “liberal” elite had taken to social media and the streets to claim “not in my name” when the beef theory peaked.

The High Court put this drama to rest in its recent judgement during the bail hearing of one of the accused. In no ambiguous terms, the Judge stated that the fight started over seat dispute and there was no religious motivation to the crime. The crime wasn’t preplanned and there was no intention of creating disharmony. The word “beef” appears nowhere. Not in the FIR and not in judgement of the High Court or the sessions court.

The entire intolerance debate and ‘not in my name’ coordinated drama that maligned India on an international stage was aimed at one thing and one thing only. To project the Prime Minister as a man who has turned India into “lynchistan” with his supposed Muslim hate. That the minorities aren’t safe. The usual atrocity literature was created, but this week, the truth prevailed. One wondered, however, was the damage already done?

3. Semengate 

Hindu festivals are generally considered to be devious by the self-proclaimed liberals. Diwali creates pollution. Karva Chaut is regressive, and the list goes on. Usually, Holi is the festival where they talk about water conservation. This time, however, they took things a little further. Some girls alleged that semen filled balloons were thrown at them. This asinine allegation was picked up by the usual suspects and an entire narrative of how “dirty hindu men use Holi to molest women” was crafted.

This ridiculous lie was busted recently when the forensic reports confirmed that the balloons were not filled with semen but perhaps only with shameless Hinduphobia. The latter is my deduction, I must confess.

4. Saffron Terror 

Perhaps the greatest fear of the left and congress ecosystem is the consolidation of Hindus and their votes. Lest they start asserting themselves and demanding rights denied or equality snatched away in the name of minority appeasement. Towards that end, a carefully crafted narrative was furthered by the Congress party. That of saffron terror. That Hindus can be terrorists too. That Islamic terrorism isn’t as bad and certainly not the only thing we must worry about.

According to reports, after the blasts, the police suspected the involvement of Pakistan based terror group Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI) in the blasts. The Hyderabad police had also interrogated about 90 men and charge-sheeted 21 of them including one Billal, who was considered the mastermind and was linked with HuJI.

But the Congress had different plans. Their poster face for this treacherous argument was Swami Aseemanand who was furthered as the mastermind behind the Mecca Masjid blast of 2007.

On April 16th 2018, all accused were acquitted of all charges by a special NIA court. The saffron terror bogey was demolished.

Congress is presenting its President, Rahul Gandhi in a new avatar. The temple going, janeu dhaari Hindu. And to solidify that aura, their previous assertions of Hindu terror had to be negated. They lied that the party or Rahul Gandhi had never used the term ‘Saffron Terror’. We had recently jogged their memory and reminded them of the times they indulged in this treachery. From asserting that Hindu Terror was a greater threat as compared to Islamic radicalization, to releasing a book titled “26/11 – RSS ki Saazish”, the Congress party did it all. Their lies now in shambles sending them looking for cover.

Four supremely perfidious lies exposed in quick succession. There have been no apologies and no retractions. Perhaps their aims have already been achieved. Perhaps the narrative they wanted has already been furthered. Perhaps the perfumed elite don’t care about the sanctity of this nation and her people. However, the truth is out there and perhaps, someday, the truth will overshadow their perilous existence.

And an appeal to my fellow countrymen with overflowing milk of human kindness, especially to those who still consider themselves Hindus, next time you outrage on something, or feel ashamed of your culture, just remember these lies. These are just four in one week, and there are 52 weeks in an year, and you have lived many years on these lies. It’s time to unlearn and open your eyes.

Crater on Pluto’s largest moon named after Mahabharata character ‘Revati’ by International Astronomical Union

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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) in a press release dated 11 April announced various names for the craters crevices and valleys on Pluto’s largest moon Charon. Out of the 12 odd surfaces which have received official names, one of them (a crater) has been named after mystical Mahabharata character ‘Revati’.

The IAU is known as the internationally recognised body for naming celestial bodies and their surface features. This naming of Charon was a result of a recommendation made by the team of NASA’s New Horizons aircraft. This spacecraft famously approached and studied Pluto’s moons back in 2015, which included its topology like craters and crevices.

Before the official christening of the craters, the New Horizons team was informally using quite a few of the recommended names.

These names though incidentally weren’t conceived by the New Horizons team but were picked up via entries sent via the public during its naming campaign carried out in partnership with the IAU.

When it comes to the Revati crater, the press release describes it as, “named for the main character in the Hindu epic narrative Mahabharata — widely regarded as the first in history (circa 400 BC) to include the concept of time travel”.

The character Revati believed to be a daughter of Kakudami who reigned in the midst of the Satya Yuga. As the story goes Revati was taken to Lord Brahma by her father to seek advice over a prospective groom. There they waited for 20 minutes while Brahma watched a musical performance, and then showed him the shortlisted grooms.

To this Brahma laughed and commented that all the prospective grooms had already died at the time of their conversation, owing to time flowing slower in the Brahma Lok as compared to earth. As per Brahma, during Revati and her father brief time at the Brahma Lok, 27 Chatur Yugas had already passed on earth. By that time, Vishnu’s older brother Balarama had already incarnated on earth and was described as a worthy husband for Revati.

Following this, Revati and Kakudami returned back to earth and grappled with the vast changes which took place in earth during the time frame which was relatively very brief for them.

This story might possibly be one of the earliest concepts of time dilation appearing in a text, the concept which is explained as the difference in “elapsed time” for two observers. This occurs owing to them either being exposed to gravitational fields of different magnitudes or a different velocity with respect to each other.

The rest of Charon’s surface names include:

  • Argo Chasma – Named after a ship carrying Jason and the Argonauts in the Greek poem Argonautica
  • Butler Mons – After science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler
  • Caleuche Chasma – A mythological ghost ship believed to carry the dead in the seas around Chiloé island near Chile
  • Clarke Montes – After well known science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke
  • Dorothy Crater – Named after the protagonist Dorothy Gale in the Wizard of Oz
  • Kubrick Mons – For film director Stanley Kubrick who directed the famous 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Mandjet Chasma – Egyptian mythological boat carrying the sun god Ra (Re) across the sky every day
  • Nasreddin Crater – Named after the popular folklore character of Nasreddin Hodja
  • Nemo Crater – Named after famous Captain Nemo, who is the captain of submarine Nautilus made famous in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
  • Pirx Crater – After a protagonist in Polish writer Stanislaw Lem’s short stories
  • Sadko Crater – Character in Russian epic Bylina who travelled to the bottom of the sea

Mamata Banerjee, Maneka Gandhi take dig at each other over killing of Royal Bengal Tiger

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Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday came down heavily on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on the illegal killing of wild animals, days after a Royal Bengal Tiger that had strayed into West Bengal’s Lalgarh forest, was allegedly killed by hunters. She said West Bengal is the only state in India where illegal killing of animals is ‘allowed and encouraged’. Gandhi was referring to the hunting festival known as ‘Shikar Utsav’ which is organised in Ajodhya Hill area of West Bengal, claiming thousands of animals are killed every year.

Appealing for immediately banning of the festival, Gandhi said the festival is also used as a cover by ‘so-called tribals’, smugglers and poachers and that the state forest department is doing nothing about it. However, Mamata Banerjee didn’t take it lying down.

Taking a dig at Union Minister, Mamata Banerjee called Maneka Gandhi ‘anti-Adivasi’ she said her comments wee ‘unwarranted’. Asking Maneka Gandhi to apologise to the Adivasi community, Mamata attacked the Central government and said, ‘With people like them in the Cabinet, the government as well as the nation is in a precarious situation. I completely condemn the comment made by her.’

“Did she use a telescope? A tiger died and curious people came to see it. Even when people die, relatives and others come to pay their respects. How can she compare this with Shikar Utsav? She cannot ridicule a tradition of the Adivasi community,” the Chief Minister said.

Modi Hurricane to hit Karnataka from April 29, PM to address 16 rallies in 8 days

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The Karnataka assembly elections are coming closer and all political parties involved are gearing up for the big fight with all the manpower and ammunition they have got. Pre-poll predictions have projected a hung assembly in the state and that is expected to make the players invest more energy and efforts in the hopes of gaining a few seats more towards a majority.

The BJP is ready to bring in its ‘Bramhastra’, that is Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the state from April 29. PM Modi is not only a game changer for elections but his rallies also see massive crowd turn up. Cashing in on his popularity, the BJP is well geared to use this particular weapon to its full potential.

The Prime Minister is to address no less than 16 rallies in 8 days. According to reports, though BJP President Amit Shah has established a strong network of grassroots level workers, PM Modi’s popularity and oratory skills are expected to win BJP the much-needed advantage over the state populace.

The PM will begin his rally spree in Kolar in South Karnataka on April 29, followed by Raichur on the same day. On May 1 he is expected to address rallies in Bellary and Belagavi and on May 3 he will be addressing to the people in Chamarajnagar and Udupi.

The PM will be speaking in Jamakhandi and Bengaluru city on May 5 followed by Karburgi and Hubbali on May 6th. On May 7th he will be speaking in Shivamoga and Tumukuru and on May 8th he will address to the public in Mangalore and Bengaluru city. The two locations for his May 9th rally are yet to be finalised.

According to reports, the PM will travel to Karnataka five times between April 29th to May 9th.

The state elections are scheduled to be held on May 12th and results will be declared on May 15th.

The BJP had announced its first list of 72 names for candidates earlier and it announced its second list of 82 candidates on Monday. Former CM B S Yeddyurappa will be the party’s CM candidate and he will be contesting from Shikaripura constituency.

Indian Army’s Kashmiri soldier posted in Bihar joins Hizbul Mujahideen

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A Kashmiri soldier, Mir Idrees Sultan, who was posted in Bihar, went home to Shopian on leave and and has now reportedly joined the terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. He is believed to be the second soldier in past nine months to join the terrorist organization. A picture of Sultan holding an AK47 rifle has gone viral on social media and Shopian SSP Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar has confirmed that he has joined Hizbul Mujahideen.

According to the picture that has gone viral Mir Idrees Sultan has studied till second year of B.Sc. and was serving in the Army’s 12 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry in Bihar. Sultan had been missing since Saturday and his father reported him missing on Sunday. Police say he has joined the terrorist group along with two other local youths.

Idrees had joined Indian Army two years back, as reported by The New Indian Express. The officials are looking into the matter on how and when he joined Hizbul Mujahideen and whether he has provided any sensitive information. It is believed that he joined the terrorist outfit after the 1st April gunfight in Shopian which killed 12 terrorists and four civilians.

Earlier in July last year, it was reported that Zahoor Ahmad Thokar of 173 Territorial Army had also joined Hizbul Mujahideen. In May last year, a J&K Police member had joined the ranks in Hizbul Mujahideen. J&K Police constable Syed Naveed Mushtaq Shah had decamped with service rifles.

Raghav Chadha accessed confidential budget documents to ‘manage’ companies which donate to AAP, alleges Kapil Mishra

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Following the cancellation of appointment of nine advisors to Delhi Government by Ministry of Home Affairs saying these posts were not sanctioned, AAP rebel leader Kapil Mishra has accused of a major scam in the appointment of advisors by the Aam Aadmi Party.


In a video released today, Mishra alleged that while Raghav Chadha took up the job of being an advisor at a pay of Re 1 per month, he could have even done the same for free as a volunteer if he really cared so much about the cause. However, with a salary, even if it is Re. 1, Chadha’s name gets into the official government records, giving him access to all official confidential documents pertaining to the Delhi government.

Over and above the fact that he could get all expenses and bills reimbursed, Chadha worked on the Delhi government budget for the two and a half months when he was also the treasurer of Aam Aadmi Party. Mishra alleged that the Chadha didn’t work for ‘free’ but for the privileges, he would get the advisor and access to documents, especially budget documents.

He says Chadha knew which industry would get which tax benefit, leading to share price fluctuations. Chadha was also in charge of getting and keeping a record of the donation received by Aam Aadmi Party and to ‘manage’ the companies which would donate to AAP through the budget.

Mishra accused the appointment as being a big financial crime in Delhi government till date. He claims that Chadha knew and was deciding which industry should benefit in Delhi and which industry should get sops. He says such financial decisions were taken by the man who was the treasurer of Aam Aadmi Party.

On Atishi Marlena, Mishra said, she had no prior experience to influence government policies.


Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia has termed the move of sacking the advisors a ‘conspiracy’ against AAP. K

Rural Maharashtra becomes open defecation free after building largest number of toilets: Devendra Fadnavis

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Rural Maharashtra was declared open-defecation free by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, who also claimed that the largest number of toilets were constructed in his state. If indeed true, this would mark a sharp a contrast from the 2012 situation when about 55 percent of the rural population in the state had no access to toilets.

As per Fadnavis, these toilet-less households were provided with the facility in the last three and a half years, which encompassed 34 districts, 21,000 gram panchayats and 40,500 villages. Quoting figures Fadnavis claimed that 2016-17 saw the construction of 19.16 lakh toilets which was trumped by the figure of 22.51 lakh toilets in 2017-18. He claimed that a total of 2.81 lakh common toilets too have been constructed.

The total cost to build the toilets has been estimated at Rs 4,500 crores, the expense which, was borne jointly by the centre and the state. Fadnavis also boasted that no other Indian state had managed to construct so many toilets in the past three and a half years.

Fadnavis claimed that the government won’t be stopping at this and would launch a second part of “‘Swachh Maharashtra” campaign which will encourage people to use the constructed toilets. This proposal is in line with the Maharashtra government’s previous decision to “shame” people for defecating in the open.

With regards to the “open defecation free” claim, the Fadnavis government has claimed that it has employed a three-tier validation process, where the said region is first inspected by a local body, then by a state body and finally by a central agency before being declared open defecation free.

Back in October 2017, President Kovind had declared urban Maharashtra as open defecation free, while congratulating the Fadnavis government for taking the lead in fulfilling these objectives. This claim though was disputed by media reports which claimed that the capital Mumbai provided evidence to the contrary.

Fresh development in Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India submits second round of pleadings at ICJ

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India on Tuesday filed its second round of pleadings to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague regarding the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on alleged espionage charges.

A spokesperson of The Ministry of external affairs confirmed that “As per the Court order, India had filed written pleadings (Memorial) in the case on 13 September 2017 and Pakistan filed its Counter-Memorial on 13 December 2017. Today, India filed its Reply to Pakistan’s submissions to the Court. Pakistan has been given time till 17 July 2018 by the Court to file its response (Rejoinder).”

India first approached the Court on 8th May last year for egregious violation of the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963 by Pakistan in the matter.

The Court had on 18 May last year indicated provisional measures as requested by India and passed an order obligating Pakistan to not carry out the sentence that was awarded Jadhav through a farcical trial by the Military Court of Pakistan.

Pakistan claims that its security forces arrested Jadhav from restive Balochistan province on March 3, 2016, after he reportedly entered from Iran. However, India maintains that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he had business interests after retiring from the Navy. Jadhav’s sentencing had evoked a sharp reaction in India.

It is said that one of the most important pillars of any democracy is the media. Media acts as a watchdog, keeping an eye on and bringing the truth to the fore, unfortunately, a controversial publication ‘The Quint’, had earlier in its reports declared that Kulbushan Jadhav was an Indian spy. Opindia then had rebutted their fantasy story point by point and detailed why they should be ashamed of themselves.

The Ministry of External Affairs said India remains committed to making all possible efforts to “secure and protect” the rights of Jadhav.

Indian Navy welcomes China like a boss, conveys the ‘we are watching’ message

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The Indian Navy today shared a tweet expressing ‘warm welcome’ to three naval ships from China. The Indian Navy’s official Twitter handle shared a Tweet that had pictures of the three warships from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (Navy) or PLA-N.


The Chinese ships were from China’s 29th Anti-Piracy Escort Force. It is notable here that China often deploys its warships as measures against piracy but the Chinese Navy is also notorious for their strategic deployments in the Asia Pacific and the Indian Ocean Region aimed at carrying out reconnaissance activities, establishing bases and deploying submarines.

The Indian Navy, through a simple welcoming tweet, has let China know that they have eyes and ears in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and they are watching them.

The Indian Navy followed the previous tweet with another tweet in which they uploaded a map of the vast area they are guarding constantly. The subtle message was clear, ‘we are watching your every move’.


The second tweet stated that in the entire IOR, from the Persian Gulf to the straight of Malacca and from Northern Bay of Bengal, southern ends of the Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa, nothing escapes their watch. The Indian Navy has 50 combat ready warships on constant vigil over the entire IOR and they keep their Area of Responsibility (AOR) safe.

Swara Bhaskar should be the last person to accuse anyone else of being a ‘rape apologist’

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The nation’s conscience was shaken up when the gruesome details of the rape and murder of the eight-year-old in Kathua were made public. The heinous crime took place in January this year but the charge sheet was made public earlier this month which led to a lot of anger among people and understandably so.

Bollywood, which usually stays silent on sexual harassment in their own industry, too came forward in unison to protest against the rape, highlighting the fact that the rape allegedly took place inside a ‘temple’. Lot of people, including Swara Bhaskar, Kareena Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, whose new film Veere Di Wedding is due to release soon, held the placard emphasising how they are ‘Hindustan’ and how the rape took place inside ‘Devi-sthan’. Keeping aside the fact that their conscience doesn’t wake up when rapes take place inside mosques or on rampant child abuse in churches, their selective outrage got them slammed on Twitter.

Amidst all this, Swara Bhaskar, daughter of Ira Bhaskar, who teaches cinema studies in JNU and was also on the Censor Board (I am sure she has achieved all that she has in the film industry on her own and her Censor Board member mother had absolutely nothing to do with it), who felt reduced to a vagina after watching Padmaavat, came down heavily on those who called out her hypocrisy.

On an aside, Swara’s mother, Ira is one of the 14 ‘intellectuals’ and flag bearers of feminism, who insisted that ‘due process’ is followed when someone accuses an academic of sexual harassment. Ira Bhaskar had passive-aggressively implied that victim may be lying about sexual harassment and hence the accusations may be unsubstantiated. Swara, at that time, did not call out her mother for being a rape apologist.

Recently, Swara got into a spat over Twitter with columnist Shefali Vaidya, who called to boycott films by placard Bollywood activists for bringing religion and maligning Hinduism and Hindus for rape.


While I don’t really condone boycotting products or people as a means to protest, Vaidya, just like everyone else, has her right to express her anger within means of law. However, Swara thought Vaidya, who has very vehemently raised her voice against crimes against women and children, was being a ‘rape apologist’.


She was joined by other ‘Bollywood journalist’ who also equated the pointing out of hypocrisy as being a rape supporter.


This is a bit rich coming from Swara, a Sociology graduate from one of the most prestigious universities of India, JNU, she glorified stalking, a crime numerous women are a victim of, and called it an ‘unapologetic celebration of crazy love’.

She dismissed the criticism of the cinematic depiction of a love-obsessed man who fell in love with an unattainable girl, who does not give in to his advances in the film Raanjhanaa, which brought stalking alive on the celluloid. She justified it by saying the actor was ‘rendered endearing in his naïve innocence’.

She invoked her inner feminist after watching Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat and said the movie glorified ‘jauhar’ i.e. committing suicide rather than get oneself raped by barbaric invaders who want to keep you as a sex slave and force religious conversions. She downplayed the brutality of 13th century Islamic invaders under the veil of feminism. She said you would not choose jauhar (assuming she meant if she were a 13th century Rajput woman facing Islamic invasion with almost certain fate of being a sex slave for rest of your life) and would live as a sex slave.

In the face of her recent activism, once would certainly wonder if Swara is the original rape apologist. A woman who questioned another woman’s decision to commit suicide rather than spend her life as a sex slave in a barbaric Islamic invader’s harem. One who can attach religion to rape. One who glorifies stalking. One who picks and chooses which victim she wants to support depending on the narrative that would suit her politics. One who rather demean other women than look within. And incidentally, one who speaks up against the suffering of her fellow women only when she has a movie slated for release.