Thread by @chasing_highs, First Pic - US media. Second Pic

First Pic - US media.

Second Pic - Russian media.

Russia is our traditional time tested friend & understand our culture sentiments & sensitivities.
Russian media didn't use a single pic of "burning bodies".

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This is on 22 April when it all changed & toolkit activated, notice 21 April FT report.

Pulitzer Prize winner took this drone pic of burning bodies & from here on all West media followed.
Unsurprisingly, he skipped graveyard becaz for him Pandemic is by Hindus & for Hindus.

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Your burning bodies are really "stunning" to me & that's on you if you savage people don't understand English, not my fault.
Why you brown people are such a low lives & disgusting?

3/n

Focus on burning bodies pics & blame Modi.

4/n

More burning pics.

5/n.

Focus on Hindu nationalists & saints, focus on burning bodies, blame Modi.

For West, Coronavirus is Hindu-made.

However, in march every leader made this type of claim about 1st wave, even Prashant Bhushan called to open Universities so that students can protests.

6/n

West media is presenting current situation in India as an "Apocalypse".

While I'm not saying the situation is good or under control but all advanced countries having strong health infra suffered similar fate last year.
Remember US ran out of toilet papers & graveyard?

7/n

US election.
Biden & Trump both did rallies.
Massive BLM protests, anti-mask, anti-lockdown protests were organized.
More people died per million in rich West countries like US, Italy, Spain & others.
Dear West, STOP judging the Indians, you were no better than us.

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US election.Biden & Trump both did rallies. Massive BLM protests, anti-mask, anti-lockdown protests were organized. More people died per million in rich West countries like US, Italy, Spain & others. Dear West, STOP judging the Indians, you were no better than us.8/n

Last year when India started the #VaccineMaitri to help other poor developing nations then i noticed there was a sense of 'envy' & 'shock' in the West & some Pakis.
Now after seeing the pics of "burning bodies" at the front pages of all the global media i know why!

9/n

We live in a time where hoarding vaccines & restricting raw materials is called as 'Liberalism' & donating vaccines & other life savings items to poor developing countries is called as "Hyper Nationalism" or "National Pride".

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Now, you can ask why would they deliberately choose to highlight only burning bodies?

Here is a perception of a random American

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Now, you can ask why would they deliberately choose to highlight only burning bodies?Here is a perception of a random American11/n

West media is saying that Indian gov is fudging Covid related data but do they know that Central gov get those data from states?
States are underreporting deaths/cases to save their own faces.
Also, its impossible to not make mistakes in a country of 1.3 billion people.

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Then West media allege that Modi ordered Social media platforms to remove genuine criticism but they didn't care to check the fact that all those posts were anti-mask, anti-lockdown & anti-vaccine & some also were old pics of Kumbh.

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The irresistible itch to compare Modi with Bolansaro & Trump, though they never comapre Modi with Xi Jinping, don't know why?
BTW, there is sky-land difference bw Modi & Trump/Bolansaro.
Unlike them Modi isn't anti-mask, anti-lockdown, anti-vaccine or anti-climate action.

14/n

This kind gentlewoman put all the blame on Modi, giving free pass to all the CMs, just on the basis of a thread from Alt News founder.

Do i need to tell political affiliation of Alt News?

15/n

Save Biden anyhow, blame Trump.
If Biden fumbles then he is a human, when Modi fumbles then he is a demon.
No surprises, there are more Anti-Modi articles in Indian print media than Anti-Biden articles are in US media".

Free Press in US....huh?

16/n

Subnational Diplomacy : Bypass Modi gov & deal directly with states gov & NGOs to create pressure over Modi as openly discussed bw Nicholas Burns & Rahul Gandhi.

17/n

The moment these two tweeted i understood there is really something sinister about

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The moment these two tweeted i understood there is really something sinister about 18/n

Biden ain't going after only Modi rather going after every World leader who had a good relationship with Trump.
Be it Netanyahu or Bolsonaro or MBS.
I'm also afraid for Macron as he was the only World leader who criticized suspension of Trump's social media handles openly.

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It's been 100 days of Biden admin & still no US Ambassador to India. Hosted Japan PM & going to UK-Belgium.
Freedom House report, FONOPgate, currency manipulator, vaccine nationalism & that Nicholas Burns-RaGa talk.
Enough signals to understand priorities.

20/n

Modi isn't anti-mask, anti-vaccine, anti-climate action, anti-science, anti-globalization or anti-multilateralism.
So, it would be impossible for Biden to corner Modi like Trump.
However, Modi can corner Biden on the issue of Climate Justice & Vaccine Nationalism.

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Here is an example of sycophancy :

Her parents are now SAFE becaz they got FREE vaccines in India as Indian government prioritized elderly citizens first & she is thanking Biden?

22/n https://twitter.com/RepJayapal/status/1387096706676842500?s=20

https://twitter.com/RepJayapal/status/1387096706676842500?s=20

India & US are close & strategic partners.
But US media, specially New York Times & Washington Post, still treats India like a Soviet Ally & a third world country.
Local media plays a very important role in bringing countries & people together.

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Quick Qs :

Did Modi invent virus or new variants - No.

Did developed countries having very less population than India & their health infra save them last year - No.

Did Modi warn states before - Yes.

Is India's vaccinations process fast enough - Fastest in the World.

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Did election rallies/religious gatherings spread the virus - May be.

Only Modi responsible & not CMs/other parties - No.

Did mass gatherings happen in US last year - Yes, BLM protests & football matches.

Did Modi/India shamed them last year when they were suffering - No.

25/n

As far as Modi's preparedness against the Pandemic goes then go through this thread

26/n https://twitter.com/knowthenation/status/1385609730408603649?s=20

https://twitter.com/knowthenation/status/1385609730408603649?s=20

Public health is a state subject.
Instead of preparing to fight pandemic Punjab CM was busy in inciting middlemen, Maharashtra CM was busy in corruption/extortion, Chattishgarh CM was busy in Assam poll & Delhi CM was busy in wasting public money on ads.

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They blame Hindus, Kumbh, Modi & his rallies but ignores these

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They blame Hindus, Kumbh, Modi & his rallies but ignores these 28/n

As far as Election rallies are concerned then this was the stand of all opposition parties during Bihar election last year

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As far as Election rallies are concerned then this was the stand of all opposition parties during Bihar election last year29/n

Also, if Modi, Kumbh, Hindus & election rallies are responsible for current situation in India then who's responsible for the same in Pakistan, Nepal & Sri Lanka?

30/n

So much of misinformation went unreported in media just becaz the perpetrators are Anti-Modi.

Fearless journalism & new Liberalism.

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Imagine someone spreading anti-vaccine misinformation in Biden's America??

This also went unreported in West media.

No NYT & WaPo articles to report these.

32/n

Conclusion :- Global Anti-Modi cabal & Wokes think they have a Trump-like moment against Modi to pin him down.
But they misjudged & mistimed this very badly.
They forgot that Modi isnt Trump & neither Modi's supporters are like Trump's supporters.

33/n

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