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‘The bird is freed’: Elon Musk takes over Twitter, fires “smash Brahmanical patriarchy” fame Gadde, CEO Parag Agarwal

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‘The bird is freed’: Elon Musk takes over Twitter, fires “smash Brahmanical patriarchy” fame Gadde, CEO Parag Agarwal

On Friday (October 28), Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired top executives of Twitter Inc. including CEO Parag Agrawal and its legal Head Vijaya Gadde, reported Reuters.

The development came immediately after Musk took over the ownership of the micro-blogging platform on October 28. Besides Agrawal and Gadde, the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Ned Segal was also fired for misleading the Tesla CEO and the investors about fake accounts on Twitter.

Citing sources, Reuters reported that Parag Agrawal and Ned Segal were ‘escorted out’ of Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco after the $44-billion deal came to fruition. Elon Musk tweeted, “the bird is freed”.

Elon Musk had vowed to eliminate spam bots from the micro-blogging site, protect Twitter from becoming an eco chamber for hate and division and make algorithms open-sourced.

In April, it was reported that Gadde was all set to lose her $17 million-a-year job as Musk expressed no confidence in the top management of Twitter. The Tesla CEO had taken potshots at her for censoring the critical ‘Hunter Biden story.’

She also played a vital role in terminating ex-President Donald Trump’s account on Twitter. In an article, Politico had reported that Gadde broke down in tears after learning about the possibility of a change in ownership of the micro-blogging platform.

In 2018, Twitter founder ack Dorsey stoked a massive controversy after he was seen holding an anti-Brahmin placard, which read ‘Smash Brahminical Patriarchy.’ Dorsey was accompanied by Vijaya Gadde along with the poster’s designer, Thenmozhi Soundararajan.

Following outrage on social media, Vijaya Gadde ‘profusely’ apologised to people for hurting their statements.

Events leading up to the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk

On Thursday (October 27), Elon Musk visited Twitter headquarters, carrying a ceramic sink. He shared a video of his entry with the caption “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!”

“Let that sink in” is an English phrase used to ask someone to realize the importance of a statement, or event. Musk has also changed his Twitter bio to ‘Chief Twit’, and had added ‘Twitter HQ’ as the location. He had earlier shared that buying Twitter was the first step towards making X, the everything App.

In a note addressed to Twitter advertisers, he shared his motivation behind purchasing Twitter and his thoughts about advertisements on social media. Musk said that he bought Twitter to help humanity, not to make money, and not because it was easy.

“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence,” he wrote.

Musk had said that despite his goal of serving the humanity, content moderation on the platform will remain. “Twitter obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences,” he said. 

Did Donald Trump issue a statement after Elon Musk takeover of Twitter saying his account is set to be back Monday? Not quite

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Did Donald Trump issue a statement after Elon Musk takeover of Twitter saying his account is set to be back Monday? Not quite

The $44 billion takeover of Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk is finally complete. The richest person in the world and Tesla CEO became the owner of Twitter months after making the first bid. After the takeover on Thursday, according to reports, CEO Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal have been fired. Both executives have left the company’s San Francisco headquarters and will not be returning. Apart from Twitter’s Indian CEO Agarwal and Segal, legal policy, trust, and safety head Vijaya Gadde was also fired, the Washington Post reported.

After the takeover news, a statement by the former President of the United States of America Donald Trump started doing the rounds on Twitter. It was shared by several individuals celebrating that Donald Trump’s account was set to make a comeback by Monday.

The purported statement by Donald Trump after Twitter was taken over by Elon Musk
The purported statement by Donald Trump after Twitter was taken over by Elon Musk

The statement that was doing the rounds on Twitter congratulated Elon Musk on the purchase of Twitter and asserted that many people are saying that the change was necessary since the old management was “too concerned with the woke agenda”. Further, the statement said that his old account, which was permanently banned by Twitter, would be back on Monday. “Happy to be able to engage with an African-American owned business”, the statement ended.

However, it soon emerged that the statement was fake. News agency ANI that had tweeted the viral statement earlier published a twitter retracting their earlier update.

On the 26th of October, Elon Musk had entered Twitter headquarters, carrying a ceramic sink. He shared a video of his entry with the caption “Let that sink in”. Musk has also changed his Twitter bio to ‘Chief Twit’, and has added ‘Twitter HQ’ as the location. He had earlier shared that buying Twitter is the first step towards making X, the everything App. ‘Twit’ is slang for a stupid person.

In April 2022, Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter at $44 billion and said he would like to take the company private. The deal was approved by the board of directors at Twitter. However, later Musk said that Twitter was allegedly holding back information about the spam accounts on the platform. Twitter, on the other hand, denied the allegations.

“Next time, send the real Mr. Bean”, Zimbabwe President to Pakistan after Zimbabwe stuns Pakistan team at the World Cup

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“Next time, send the real Mr. Bean”, Zimbabwe President to Pakistan after Zimbabwe stuns Pakistan team at the World Cup

The “Mr. Bean controversy” between Zimbabwe and Pakistan is showing no signs of ending any time soon as the current President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa joined the fray. After Zimbabwe shocked Pakistan during their World Cup encounter in Perth during the ongoing World T20, the Zimbabwean President took to Twitter to advise Pakistan to send the real Mr. Bean the next time.

After praising the Zimbabwe team for the historic win and congratulating them, the President added, “Next time, send the real Mr. Bean”.

The “Mr. Bean controversy” blew up on Twitter ahead of the Pakistan-Zimbabwe contest as Zimbabwean fans urged their cricket team to take revenge on Pakistan for sending a fake Mr. Bean to Zimbabwe and making a fool out of them.

After Pakistan Cricket shared the schedule of their next match with Pakistan, Zimbabwean cricket fan Ngugi Chasura made the world aware of this controversy when he replied, “As Zimbabweans, we won’t forgive you…you once gave us that Fraud Pak Bean. we will settle the matter tomorrow just pray the rains will save you.”

On being asked about the details of his grievances, Ngugi Chasura tweeted, “They gave us Pak Bean instead of Mr. Bean on one of our local events called agriculture show.”

Pakistani Mr. Bean

Asif Mohammad is a Pakistani citizen who is an alleged look-alike of Rowan Atkinson. Asif Mohammad, supposedly known as Mr. Pak Bean, was called to Zimbabwe in 2016 for some programs where he was supposed to entertain the people. According to reports, the performance by Mr. Bean’s look-alike at the Harare International Conference Centre was a massive flop show, as there was little laughter in the ‘comedy show’. Despite being labelled as ‘Mr. Pak Bean’, he didn’t have any stand-alone act, he performed with other local artists and delivered a very disappointing performance.

According to Ngugi Chasura, this Mr. Paki Bean’s show was charged $10 per ticket and had no value for money as such. He, therefore, wished for the Pakistani cricket team to be defeated in the world T20 championship match against Zimbabwe so that the Pakistanis get a lesson.

Ahead of the contest, the match was dubbed the “Mr. Bean derby” as the news went viral on the internet. Zimbabwe’s President decided to join the fun and after the historic win for his team, decided to tweet a joke on the topic.

In the actual match, Zimbabwe scored 130 for 8 batting first before restricting Pakistan to 129 for 8, earning a hard-fought 1-run victory.

RTI reply reveals that the Delhi AAP government gave Rs 101 crores to the Delhi Waqf board in seven years

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RTI reply reveals that the Delhi AAP government gave Rs 101 crores to the Delhi Waqf board in seven years

An RTI response has shown that the Delhi government under Arvind Kejriwal has granted the Delhi Waqf board more than Rs. 101 crores of public funds in the last 7 years. In just the past year, the AAP Government has granted the Waqf Board more than Rs. 62 crores.

RTI activist Ajay Bose inquired about the grant in aid received in the office of the Delhi Waqf Board since 2015. In the response received, it was found that the Delhi government led by Arvind Kejriwal granted crores of rupees to the Delhi Waqf Board. In the financial year 2015-16, the Delhi government granted Rs. 1.25 crores to the Waqf Board. In the subsequent financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 the number went on increasing to Rs. 1.37 crore, Rs. 5 crores, and Rs. 8.85 crores.

In the financial year 2019-20, the Delhi Waqf Board received Rs 22.72 crores from the Delhi government. In the financial year 2020-21 alone, Rs. 62.57 crores were given to the Delhi Waqf Board. The total of these grants comes to be more than 101 crores.

In September 2022, it had come to light that the Congress-led-UPA government gifted 123 government properties in Lutyens’ Delhi to Waqf in 2014.

As per a news report by Times Now, the decision was taken by the Cabinet and conveyed through a secret note, just days prior to the 2014 General election. The properties are located in prime locations such as Connaught Place, Ashoka Road, Mathura Road and other VVIP enclaves.

Times Now reported that it took just a phone call to identify the 123 government properties in favour of the Delhi Waqf Board. The news channel also shared the secret note, which is dated March 5, 2014, and signed by Additional Secretary JP Prakash.

World T20: Memes flood the internet as Zimbabwe pushes Pakistan toward World Cup exit with a 1-run win

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World T20: Memes flood the internet as Zimbabwe pushes Pakistan toward World Cup exit with a 1-run win

Pakistan succumbed to their second successive loss at the ongoing ICC World T20 in Australia as they fell short by 1 run while chasing Zimbabwe’s total of 130 runs. Needing 3 runs to win off the last ball, Pakistan could only get a single sparking joyous celebrations in the Zimbabwe camp and reducing Pakistan to repair.

Having lost its opening encounter to India, Pakistan is in a perilous situation right now in the tournament and needs a string of results to go its way if they hope to progress to the next stage of the tournament. Most of these calculations rely on Pakistan winning their remaining 3 matches, which is not a guarantee as well given their current form.

While there was doom and gloom in the Pakistan camp after the result, the internet was full of jokes after this unexpected result as Zimbabwe pulled off one of the biggest shocks of this World Cup. There were memes about the result all over the place to mark the huge shock.

A Twitter user @vishcomical posted a famous photo of Rahul Gandhi saying ‘maza aaya’ with the caption, “Whole of India after watching Pak vs Zim today”.

Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag posted two pictures of Mr. Bean, that is, Rowan Atkinson and his Pakistani look-alike Asif Mohammad, also known as Mr. Paki Bean with a caption that read, “Pic 1 – Pakistan After 20 overs of Zimbabwe batting. Pic 2- Pakistan after 20 overs of their batting.”

It is notable that a Zimbabwean cricket fan wished that Zimbabwe beats Pakistan in this match just because Pakistan sent a fake Mr. Bean for a comedy show that charged $10 per ticket.

Another Twitter user posted a short video from the TV serial Ramayana with the caption, “Zimbabwe Beat Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar to Babar Azam.” In this video, Ravana says to his brother Vibhishan, “Go. You are a blot on our clan. You have no place here.” Following this scene, Ravana kicks Vibhishan out of his palace.

Another Twitter user @memesbybadshah shared a meme that read, “I took that personally”, a reference to the Michael Jordan memes from ‘The Last Dance’ where Jordan shared how he elevated his game every time someone offended him. This was again about Zimbabwe and Mr. Paki Bean, and how Zimbabwe players raised their game to take revenge for that fraud on the people of Zimbabwe.

Twitter user Abhishek posted a meme that read, “Aur Padosiyon, aa gaya swad?”

There were several other memes and jokes online as Pakistan, one of the favourites leading into the tournament, hang on for dear life after this disastrous start.

Pakistan next faces the Netherlands on Sunday, October 30, as they look to finally kickstart their World Cup campaign. Zimbabwe faces Bangladesh in a crucial encounter earlier on the same day to keep up their momentum in the tournament.

‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk assures advertisers that Twitter will not become a ‘free-for-all hellscape’ amid concerns of softened moderation under him

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‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk assures advertisers that Twitter will not become a ‘free-for-all hellscape’ amid concerns of softened moderation under him

Ahead of acquiring Twitter in the $44 billion deal, ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk today assured advertisers that Twitter will not become a free-for-all hellscape. Musk’s assurance came amid speculations in the media that advertisers may abandon the platform if Twitter removes restrictions on hate speech after the transfer of its ownership.

Elon Musk posted a note addressed to advertisers today on Twitter, where he shared his motivation behind purchasing Twitter and what he thinks about advertisements on social media. “There has been much speculation about why I bought Twitter and what I think about advertising. Most of it has been wrong,” he said.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO said that he has not acquired Twitter to make more money, but to provide a common digital town square. He said that it is needed as current social media platforms are in the danger of splitting into far-left and far-right echo chambers. He said that the traditional media houses are also fuelling such polarised extremes for money.

“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence,” he wrote. Musk said that he bought Twitter to help humanity, not to make money, and not because it was easy.

However, Musk said that despite his goal of serving the humanity, content moderation on the platform will remain. “Twitter obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences,” he said. The soon-to-become Twitter owner said that while Twitter will adhere to rule of the law, it must be warm and welcoming to all.

He also had some advices for advertisers on online platforms, asking them to make their ads entertaining and informative, and not turn them into spam. He said that Twitter must show advertisements to people as relevant as possible to their needs. “Low relevancy ads are spam, but highly relevant ads are actually content,” he said.

At last, he said, “Twitter aspires to be the most respected advertising platform in the world that strengthens your brand and grows your enterprise.” “Let us build something extraordinary together,” he appealed to everyone who have partnered with Twitter.

The full text of Elon Musk’s note is given below.

I wanted to reach out personally to share my motivation in acquiring Twitter. There has been much speculation about why I bought Twitter and what I think about advertising. Most of it has been wrong.
The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence. There is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society.
In the relentless pursuit of clicks, much of traditional media has fueled and catered to those polarized extremes, as they believe that is what brings in the money, but, in doing so, the opportunity for dialogue is lost.
That is why I bought Twitter. I didn’t do it because it would be easy. I didn’t do it to make more money. I did it to try to help humanity, whom I love. And I do so with humility, recognizing that failure in pursuing this goal, despite our best efforts, is a very real possibility.
That said, Twitter obviously cannot become a free-for-all hellscape, where anything can be said with no consequences! In addition to adhering to the laws of the land, our platform must be warm and welcoming to all, where you can choose your desired experience according to your preferences, just as you can choose, for example, to see movies or play video games ranging from all ages to mature.
l also very much believe that advertising, when done right, can delight, entertain and inform you; it can show you a service or product or medical treatment that you never knew existed, but is right for you. For this to be true, it is essential to show Twitter users advertising that is as relevant as possible to their needs. Low relevancy ads are spam, but highly relevant ads are actually content!
Fundamentally, Twitter aspires to be the most respected advertising platform in the world that strengthens your brand and grows your enterprise. To everyone who has partnered with us, I thank you. Let us build something extraordinary together.

Responding to Trump’s tweet, Twitter’s chief customer officer, Sarah Personette, tweeted that she had a discussion with Elon Musk on Wednesday evening over the matter. “Our continued commitment to brand safety for advertisers remains unchanged. Looking forward to the future!” she tweeted.

Earlier today, the Wall Street Journal published a report claiming that advertisers are concerned about the billionaire’s plans to soften content moderation, and they were also worried about conflict of interest in automobile advertising as Musk runs Tesla. WSJ claimed that some advertisers are contemplating exiting the platform if former President Donald Trump’s account is reinstated on Twitter.
Notably, Trump has said that he won’t return to Twitter if the ban on him is removed. He now runs his own social media platform Truth Social.

In another development, Elon Musk visited Twitter headquarters earlier today, carrying a ceramic sink. He shared a video of his entry with the caption “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!”

“Let that sink in” is an English phrase used to ask someone to realize the importance of a statement, or event. His visit to the Twitter HQ means that he is finally acquiring Twitter after the deal saw many twists and turns after Musks announced his intention to buy the social media platform in August.

Musk has also changed his Twitter bio to ‘Chief Twit’, and has added ‘Twitter HQ’ as the location. He had earlier shared that buying Twitter is the first step towards making X, the everything App.

Kerala: Islamists assault Tamil family, abuse women and children for celebrating Diwali- Report

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Kerala: Islamists assault Tamil family, abuse women and children for celebrating Diwali- Report

On 24th October 2022, at around 8:30 pm, a group of Islamists attacked a Tamil family in Muvattupuzha in the Ernakulam district of Kerala for celebrating the Hindu festival Deepavali, Organiser reported. The attack was led by one Rafeeq who is a police officer in the Armed Reserve Police, who along with his three accomplices barged into the house of the Tamil family and attacked the members of the family including women and children.

Thankapandyan lives in the marketplace area of Muvattupuzha with his family. His family members include his parents Meena and Bhaskaran, his wife PT Pandyan, and his two kids who are seven and five years old. The family earns their living by cooking and selling snacks. On October 24, the Islamists attacked them because the family burst firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali.

Attackers demolished their stoves while they were cooking Deepavali sweets and snacks. All the family members were brutally beaten as well. The kids, ages five and seven, were slammed to the ground. Bhaskaran was attacked by a small knife, causing him to incur an injury below his eye. A woman’s gold chain was also attempted to be snatched.

The injured, including women, are being treated in hospitals. The Tamil family complained to the police that they had been assaulted for lighting fireworks in celebration of Deepavali. The “Tamilian Collective” complained to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the Muvattupuzha Police. Police officers initially refused to register the case as local political leaders took the lead and lured the victim with some compensation money. As the senior police officers arrived, these people left the spot and the case was registered.

The incident is seen with severe concern by the locals. These kinds of acts come as no surprise to anybody because Kerala is a stronghold for religious extremists who enjoy the support of both the Left Democratic Front, led by the CPM government, and the United Democratic Front, led by the opposition Congress.

Rajasthan: NHRC issues notice over reports that minor girls are being auctioned on stamp papers and refusal leading to rape of their mothers

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Rajasthan: NHRC issues notice over reports that minor girls are being auctioned on stamp papers and refusal leading to rape of their mothers

Taking suo moto cognizance of a media report that minor girls are being auctioned off on stamp papers and their refusal results in their mothers being raped in half a dozen districts in Rajasthan, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Congress government in the state on Thursday (October 27, 2022). The Rajasthan government has been given 4 weeks to respond to the matter.

The National Human Rights Commission took to Twitter to share a link to a press release it issued in this regard, in which it stated that it had issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and DGP of Rajasthan. It said that it has requested the state authorities to provide a detailed report on the matter, as well as an action taken report, qua measures already taken and, if not, proposed to be taken to prevent such heinous incidents.

Notably, two days ago, Hindi media outlet Dainik Bhaskar had reported on the issue. BJP leader Sambit Patra also took to Twitter today to post the media report drawing attention to the horrific crime being committed with impunity in different areas of Rajasthan.

Taking cognisance of the same, NHRC stated in its press release, that a notice was issued to the Director General of Police, Rajasthan, to provide a thorough report mentioning the initiation of criminal prosecution against the perpetrators of such crime and their abettors/sympathizers.

“It must also contain the status of cases, including the registration of FIRs, charge-sheet, arrest, if any, in such incidents and the mechanism initiated to apprehend the people involved in such systematic crimes of flesh trade in the State. The report must also mention steps being taken or proposed to be taken against the public servant(s), who purported to have neglected perpetually prevention of such incidents,” read the press note.

The commission said it took suo motu cognizance of a media report in this regard that said “whenever there is a dispute between the two parties particularly involving financial transactions and loans etc, the girls aged between 8-18 are auctioned to recover money.”

These girls are being sent to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Delhi and even abroad and subjected to physical abuse, torture and sexual assault.

NHRC said media reports have documented the ordeal of many victims of such crimes, adding that if true they amount to gross human rights violations.

Without naming any particular media outlet, NHRC said that “according to the media report, carried on 26th October 2022, the Caste Panchayats in Rajasthan are committing this crime like Syria and Iraq where the girls are enslaved. Reportedly, in Bhilwada, whenever there is any dispute between the two parties, they instead of going to the police, approach the Caste Panchayats for its settlement. It becomes the starting point of making the girls slave, if they are not sold, their mothers are ordered to be raped.”

“The news report further reveals that in order to pay off Rs. 15 lakh dept a Caste Panchayat force a man to sell his sister first and even after this when the debt was not cleared, he was forced to sell his 12 year old daughter. The buyer purchased the girl for Rs. 8 lakh. Thereafter, all the five sisters became slave but still their father could not pay off his debt. In another incident a man was forced to sell his house and further take a loan of Rs. 6 lakh for the treatment of his wife, who later died, he take Rs. 6 lakh more for the treatment of his mother. In order to settle the loan, he sold his small daughter for Rs. 6 lakh to some people, who took her to Agra. She was sold three times and became pregnant four times,” the NHRC press release further read.

Notably, Hindi media outlet Dainik Bhaskar had, two days ago, published a report on the matter.

Screenshot of the report published by Hindi daily outlet Dainik Bhaskar

It revealed how minor girls are being auctioned on stamp papers in half a dozen districts of the state of Rajasthan. If refused, their mothers are subjected to rape on the diktats of the local caste panchayats for the settlement of disputes, revealed the report.

Source: Dainik Bhaskar

As evidence, the media outlet had also shared a screenshot of a stamp paper on which a caste panchayat in Bhilwara conducted a similar deal to resolve an alleged dispute between two parties.

Gujarat achieves 100% household tap water connections under Jal Jeevan Mission, 91.73 lakh houses connected to tap-water

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Gujarat achieves 100% household tap water connections under Jal Jeevan Mission, 91.73 lakh houses connected to tap-water

On Thursday, the state of Gujarat was declared a ‘Har Ghar Jal’ state which means that all households in the state now have access to running tap water. The project has been completed in stages over the years as part of the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission.’ According to government officials, all 91,73,378 homes in the state now have a tap water connection. 

The news was confirmed by Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi who said, “Yet another achievement on the auspicious occasion of New Year. Gujarat declared as 100 percent Har Ghar Jal state. Under the eminent leadership of PM Narendra Modi, CM Bhupendrabhai Patel, and the efforts of MLA Rushikesh Patel, Gujarat’s every household is now having Jal” on Twitter.

The Water Supply Department, Government of Gujarat, also took to Twitter to share the achievement. “Today is a marvelous day in the history of Gujarat as it becomes 100 percent tap water connected. Every rural household is now connected with individual Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC), providing safe, adequate, and regular drinking water”, he tweeted.

Meanwhile, water supply minister Rushikesh Patel also tweeted the news and said that the state had achieved the milestone under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on the occasion of the Gujarati new year.

According to a government official, a total of 91.73 lakh households in rural areas of the state are being provided water through tap connections under the mission. “The 100 percent coverage of rural households is possible by laying 63,287 kilometres of distribution pipelines, 3,498 underground pumps, setting up 2,396 high tanks, 339 wells, 3,985 tube wells and 324 mini schemes and 302 solar-powered drinking water distribution systems”, the government official was further quoted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission,’ from the parapets of Red Fort on August 15, 2019. The ‘Har Ghar Jal’ project is a part of the mission, which aims to provide regular drinkable tap water in sufficient quantity and quality to each and every rural household in India by 2024. The initiative aims to liberate sisters and mothers from practices of fetching water for domestic use. The initiative is bringing comfort and dignity to people in the country’s rural areas.

Notably, apart from the Jal Jeevan Mission, the state’s water supply department has begun to work on new schemes worth Rs. 15,989 crore to provide rural citizens with pure, consistent, and adequate water. Reports mention that many other Indian states including Haryana, Goa, Telangana, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Puducherry, Andaman, and Nicobar Island have achieved 100 percent tap water connection in households as part of Centre’s Jal Jeevan Scheme.

‘Like Kejriwal, like MLA’: After AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Netizens mock his MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj for following ‘adult’ Twitter account

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‘Like Kejriwal, like MLA’: After AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Netizens mock his MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj for following ‘adult’ Twitter account

Days after Arvind Kejriwal was mocked for reportedly following a Twitter account that posts adult and pornographic content, his loyalist and party MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj, has supposedly been caught in a similar predicament. On Thursday, October 27, social media was abuzz with posts lampooning the AAP MLA for following in Kejriwal’s footsteps when he was found following a Twitter account named @edynwaifu, the display picture of which showed a woman clad in skimpy attire.

The account has more than 260.8K followers and follows 48 Twitter accounts. The account’s Twitter bio reads, “your favourite anime barbie”. A visit to the Twitter account with the handle @edynwaifu [NSFW link] shows several nude and semi-nude photographs.

Twitter account @edynwaifu

Twitter users shared photos and videos as evidence to back their claim that Bharadwaj was indeed following the pornographic content account. A Twitter user Ambuj Mishra shared a screen recording of the list of Twitter users whom the AAP Greater Kailash MLA follows on Twitter and the adult content account Edyn was one of them.

“Like Kejriwal, like MLA”, Tweeted the social media user taking a dig at the Delhi CM and his MLA for their similar online antics.

Another Twitter user also shared the screenshot of Edyn’s Twitter profile to back his claim that the AAP MLA was indeed following the pornographic content account.

Inquiring into the assertions made on the microblogging site Twitter, we at OpIndia checked the Twitter account of Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj, only to discover that the adult content account Edyn is indeed on his ‘following’ list.

SS from Saurabh Bhadawaj’s Twitter account

Interestingly, only a few days ago, Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was spotted allegedly following an adult content account named Esmee. Social media users took a swipe at the AAP supremo, mocking him with memes for following an account that posted pornographic content.

Following the social media uproar, we checked if Arvind Kejriwal is indeed following @Esmee4Keeps. However, at the time of writing that report, Kejriwal’s following list had no such account. We could not confirm if Kejriwal had indeed followed the said account as alleged by social media users or if he unfollowed it after the online furore.

However, hours later, the Twitter account @Esmee4keeps responded to Kejriwal, welcoming him on her OnlyFans page and promising to chat with him later.

“@ArvindKejriwal awesome to see you on my onlyfans, chat with you later,” the account tweeted.

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