India Needs Inquiry Into Our Paris Olympics Flop Show; Malayalam Film Sparks Controversy in Gulf Over Saudi Labour System
Kiren Rijiju makes up a nationalist Olympic story, Mamata trolls Amit Shah and Jay Shah, Watch out for Bharat Dojo Yatra says Rahul Gandhi,
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August 29, 2024
Siddharth Varadarajan
The debate over Rahul Gandhi’s leadership qualities can go on – a recent survey showed him inching closer to Narendra Modi as ‘first preference’ for Prime Minister – but there is no denying he has a sense of humour. On National Sporting Day he tweeted a video of himself performing the ‘gentle art’ of jiu-jitusu, which he described as a “non-violent conflict resolution technique” and wrote, ‘Bharat Dojo Yatra coming soon.’
Speaking of sports and dynasts, Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter today to troll Amit Shah on Shah on his son getting elected head of the International Cricket Council:
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