TURK

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Born on February 26 1954 re-elected as Turkiye [Turkey] President in a tightly contested Election securing 52.2% votes against Kemal Kilicdaroglu led opposition alliance who secured 47.8% in a runoff election held on Sunday .The run-off was needed because in the first round no one has attained clear majority of 50%  .Erdogan’s AKP had secured 323 Seats out of 600 seats in the parliament .This can be described as Historic victory as Erdogan’s conservative policies got upper hand  against a more liberal Six party opposition led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu .

The Turkish president’s long road to political dominance began with his election as Istanbul Mayor in 1994 .The Secularist Elite who at that time dominated Turkey’s politics and feared the rise of Erdogan’s religious conservatism banned him from politics through a court decision that saw him imprisoned for four months over inciting religious hatred in a speech. This sentence in fact only bolstered Erdogans support with thousands of his supporters taking to the streets in protest. Erdogan has changed the Turkish republic to Islamic nation from Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who had converted mosques to museums during his reign. He formed justice and development party AKP  and went on to become the prime minister and later president .His regime allowed women to wear scarves and to flaunt Islamic symbols in public .In spite of natural calamities like earthquake which ravaged turkey and rising inflation people restored faith in Erdogan. He was at the helm for the past twenty years and he got mandate for another five years and since he took over turkey has grown as a nation. In a polarised verdict Islamic nationalism is going to stay in turkey and Erdogan stated that it’s a victory of their Democracy.  Erdogan was a former professional football player The significance of this victory is that it happened  in the 100th year of the abolition of  Ottoman caliphate .

 

MANN KI BAAT

The 100th Episode of Mann ki Baat reflects the popularity of the programme where the prime minister address to the nation and brings out those people to the fore who engage in finding their livelihood by adopting eco friendly and sustainable methods.He highlights the self efficacy of these Individuals and their sheer resolve and fortitude to succeed in life .Real life from every nook and corner of the nation makes Mann Ki Baat special.I am a keen listener as I draw inspiration from his words as a BJP karyakarta and I can imbibe his vision of india as he has clear thoughts for the welfare of the people .His confidence in the inherent strength of the people reflects in his appeal to pursue their goals in a holistic way .He trumpeted exceptionally talented children who excel in their studies and extra curricular activities .As he mentioned in his 100th Episode to the nation he speak to us as a member of our family and convey to us through his benign talk . people wholeheartedly conceive the concept of Atmanirbharta and they diligently work towards it to make our nation realise it . Another hallmark of Mann Ki Baat were the anecdotes of our cottage industries engagement in making products indigenously for our own use and for exports This inspires us to look around to our surroundings and make use of the things that lie waste and not litter.he urged people to stop single use of plastic and proper recycling of E-waste .Mann Ki Baat is widely listened not only in India but abroad and translated in many foreign languages to the Diaspora  

NEDA

Assembly elections in the north east states of Tripura ,Meghalaya and Nagaland  witnessed a resurgent Bharatiya Janata party in Tripura and Nagaland and retained its seats in Meghalaya.In all these states the voter turnout above 80% is a testimony of our electoral democracy.North East Democratic Alliance headed by BJP has won more seats and their allies made considerable gains .Manik saha and Conrad Sangma the incumbent chief ministers of Tripura and Meghalaya respectively got the mandate to pursue their policies .Infact the main factor of Bharatiya Janata party’s win is the reflection of peoples confidence in their welfare policies.with this election the countdown to the national elections in 2024 begins .The welfare policies like ujjwala and jan dhan  of the center materialised the dreams of the people and consolidated their faith in the BJP.the north east region was deprived of development and now the development policies of the government were of great help in the upliftment of these states and this result is a resonance of the nation’s aspirations.This victory augurs well for Bharatiya janata party to go ahead with the Agenda “sabka saath sabka vikas “and act east policy.it also shows that as a national political party BJP has presence all over India.  

  

Scorpion

Tyre Nichols killing in Memphis, Tennessee is yet another incident of police highhandedness in a short span of time .Earlier George Floyd was strangled to death by policeman Derek Chauvin while on patrol. This killing triggered a huge upheaval since the victim was a Black American and  instigated the campaign “Black Lives Matter“ which ended up in the regime change. Tyre Nichols was brutally attacked by the five policemen belonging to scorpion unit while on patrol and he died after few days of the incident The provocation to this police action is unknown but this time there is no racial prejudice since five of them belonged to african american race and the victim Tyre Nichols too.The Scorpion unit of Memphis police was disbanded and case is under investigation and the truth will be unearthed soon. This is a blot to the police force of the United States of America which otherwise uphold great moral values and regarded as a paragon in protecting lives .President Joe Biden condemned the killing.

DeMo 6

In a landmark judgement Supreme Court validated the Demonetisation by Narendra Modi government after six years.They found that there’s no illegality in the act though it’s was a political decision. Infact it was a phenomenal decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who announced demonetisation to come into effect abruptly considering the money laundering activities and counterfeit currency circulation and with an intention to cleanse the economy. Only a strong leader like Narendra modi can take this decision and this has curtailed the hawala trade to a large extent and also the influx of black money into the system.since demonetisation heralded new payment system and our economy has become cashless to a large extent and the ease of doing transactions by using one’s mobile phone has revolutionised Indian economy and paved way for many small and medium businesses strengthening the Indian economy. it’s great to see supreme court upheld demonetisation as its evident it has not done any harm to the economy though it wasn’t mooted by reserve bank of india but a bold political move to cleanse the system. 

Messiah

We witnessed a great festival of football in Qatar in the last four weeks .Contrary to the perception Qatar emerged as a great host.This is first time in the history of FIFA worldcup that a west asian country becomes a host. They organised matches with élan and aplomb in the eight spectacular stadiums. Euphoria of being in Qatar propelled Asian teams to the round of 16. worldcup was also a revelation of the progress these nations made to be on par with other giants. Football being a global sport drew crowds from all over the world to the stadiums and to live telecast . VAR -[Video assistant referee] is the new inclusion of the tournament and was of great help to referees who control the game where they corrected many decisions .women referee were also introduced in a match .Messi emerged as a captain who completed 1000 matches of his career. His sheer genius took Argentina to a memorable worldcup victory since 1986 an elusive feat for him thus far. Argentina a global favourite rose to the expectations of their fans despite losing to Saudi Arabia in the group match. Lionel Messi becomes one of the greatest footballers of all time.Kylian Mbappe couldn’t take france to victory this time despite scoring hattrick in the final .he was the topscorer of the worldcup and won the golden boot.

हिंदी है हम

iI would like to express my take on the present debate on whether hindi should be made official language in the states where English is the current official language.Hindi being a national language “Rashtra Bhasha” and a medium used in office and school curriculum in multiple states and widely spoken throughout India one will feel at home when you travel anywhere in India other than your Home state.In kerala our aspirations were oriented towards foreign land hence we mug up English to be competent enough to grab oppurtunities in the profession and other artistic fiefdoms.now with the Bharatiya janata party assuming power serious efforts are made to create oppurtunities inland where hindi would come in handy apart from one’s regional language.Hindi helps to integrate the nation as many people leave their home towns to other states in search of greener pastures.we accommodate them gleefully without any discrimination.hindi helps us to communicate effectively with them inorder to make them comfortable to carry out their duties.He or She might know only hindi As a student, I was initiated to the hindi language at a very young age since i studied in a syllabus which comes under [ CBSE central board of secondary education.] at lower primary school. Moreover, I developed a liking for hindi by watching hindi movies which is popular in our city.Even when I was working in other south Indian states Hindi helped me immensely to communicate with drivers and local people.central government offices display a whiteboard where one hindi word and its meaning is given everday inorder to get familiarised with certain words commonly used in correspondence and official matters.we should give hindi a special affection and should not see it as imposing on us.

Red Salute

Mikhail Gorbechev’s demise at the age of 91 and subsequent reports changed my perception about this leader.Ascended to the soviet union’s presidency in1985 when cold war was on between the two super powers USA and USSR [union of soviet socialist republic]..As all communists believe the saddest part of the history was unfolded during his tenure .his reformist measures perestroika [reconstruction] and Glasnost [openness]didn’t helped soviet union’s aspirations and led to its disintegration later contracted to Commonwealth of Independent states- CIS  with its citadel in Russia under his successor Boris Yeltsin a member of communist party of soviet union [CPSU] who took reins from him to avoid the crisis.Erstwhile soviet union was comprised of 12 republics including Baltic regions and Ukraine. Soviet union was an ally for many third world countries including India .people still gush about its glorious days where the country was prosperous and harmonious .Mikhail gorbachev led to its downfall.The might of soviet union helped them to defeat hitler’s germany in the second world war[ 1945 ]under joseph stalin .On the contrary Gorbachev was hailed as harbinger of peace when he entered into treaty with NATO -north atlantic treaty organisation  for nuclear disarmament and due to his peace initiatives he was later awarded Nobel peace prize.The truce between two nuclear powers brought an end to the arms race and new world order has emerged.

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सबाश INDIA 🇮🇳

Its euphoric to see India finish at fourth place in the medals tally with 22 Gold 16 silver and 23 bronze in the games where 43 nations. featured in medals table out of 72 nations  participated . Australia emerged winners with 67 Gold medals leaving hosts England behind in the second place with 57 Gold medals and Canada third with 26 Gold medals in the recently concluded Commonwealth games at Birmingham England .we have seen a spectacular performance from Indian contingent this time particularly in weight lifting and wrestling where Indians won 22 medals in total including the gold of mirabai chanu .Apart from this its exhilarating to see india perform well in Table tennis where Achanta Sharath Kamal won 2 gold medals and in field events Eldhose paul and Abdulla aboobacker won gold and silver respectively in men’s triple jump .In badminton p.v. sindhu and treesa jolly went on to win gold medal alongwith lakshya sen in Men’s singles.common wealth games is a an event second only to olympics .A win here would do a world of good to the sportspersons morale to achieve more as the Olympic motto implies “citius ,altius,fortius”- Faster higher stronger .   

LES BLEUS

Zinedine Zidane affectionately known as zizou among his peers turns 50 today .he has reached pinnacle of his career with his successful stint in Real Madrid as a coach.One of the greatest ever and undoubtedly on par with his countryman Michel Platini who’s admired for banana kicks here in India {swerving freekicks} .He took France to glory in 1998 world cup final against brazil with his astute captaincy and midfielding prowess which got them the coveted worldcup for the first time.He donned the colors of france again but could not repeat this feat in the world cup 2006 as they lost to Italy in the final of worldcup where zidane was shown red card and sent off for the infamous head butt incident against Marco Matterazzi of Italy after their verbal duel during the match .France was reduced to ten men and they couldn’t beat Italy who went on to win the worldcup 2006.France is the current champions of the world cup as they are the winners in 2018 .its matter of time to see whether they can defend their title in the upcoming world cup football finals 2022 in Qatar.

 

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#8YEARSOFSEVA

#8YEARSOFSEVA   Connecting with the prime minister 

Its a dream run for BJP all these 8 years and I think this is an occasion to share some interesting incidents which instilled pride in being a karyakarta and morale boosting enough to fortify my belief in Democracy and you at the helm helped in the endeavour.

This is an incident happened in Nedumbaseery Airport Kochi some time ago where your intervention in reducing the price of chai which was exorbitant on the request of a passenger  and even in small matters which usually not reach the upper echelons of prime minister’s office and get it done. your positive action is a surprise and it shows our unity in diversity and that  the north south divide is not there anymore .Moreover it gave me courage to carry out my actions as a Bharatiya janata party member each day after having a glass of steaming Chai ( tea) from the teastall here in Calicut  except Sundays .it peps me to action as my interactions are mostly with common people and babus.During covid days this teastall where we hang around  near YMCA  was the only solace for the people during restrictions.Moreover all like minded people who come to city  every day for work and for other purposes meet here and leave as soon as they had their tea keeping 'a 'safe distance' in mind.Iam also a blogger on the subject through social media 

Another incident which heartened me was the  government action in slashing the petrol price as a Deepavali Gift  before the Ukraine crisis came and brought down to the same price a few weeks ago even when the  crude oil price is high.Now with fewer  restrictions and high inflationary markets people who indulge in own business and those who commute daily from office to home find this as a boon and it all reflects the popularism of Bharatiya Janata party .Your monthly interaction with people  “Mann ki Baat “ is a novel feature and has not been done by any prime minister before .For karyakartas like me being in kerala this acts as a canvas to draw a picture of our party’s vision . 

 In the pursuit of AtmanirbharBharat and in the 75th year of Independence as we all stride forward I wish you and BJP great times ahead .