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As of today, India has reported over 20 million coronavirus infections and over 220k deaths.
Independent analysis show death tolls 8x as high.
This is not a natural disaster, it’s one whose rise has been fed by failed leadership from Modi & the BJP.
Independent analysis show death tolls 8x as high.
This is not a natural disaster, it’s one whose rise has been fed by failed leadership from Modi & the BJP.
Indian hospitals are overwhelmed.
People are dying in hallways and on roads.
The city of Delhi had to give special permission to fell trees since crematoriums have run out of firewood.
Thousands die every day. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/28/crime-against-humanity-arundhati-roy-india-covid-catastrophe
People are dying in hallways and on roads.
The city of Delhi had to give special permission to fell trees since crematoriums have run out of firewood.
Thousands die every day. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/28/crime-against-humanity-arundhati-roy-india-covid-catastrophe
For the past few weeks, it’s common for members of the Indian diaspora to ask each other “how is your family back home doing?”
Our families are scared and scarred. They spend hours trying to find beds and oxygen canisters for neighbors and relatives.
Our families are scared and scarred. They spend hours trying to find beds and oxygen canisters for neighbors and relatives.
In our office, we’ve shared stories about how several families have lost their sole breadwinners unexpectedly
How our families wear double masks inside
How whole households test positive for COVID & have nowhere to go
Of people dying in their homes without test or treatment
How our families wear double masks inside
How whole households test positive for COVID & have nowhere to go
Of people dying in their homes without test or treatment
Scrolling through IG, I see friends & family posting story after story pleading with anyone for oxygen, a hospital bed, or just a glimmer of hope
This is the experience of the wealthy & the upper-middle-class — with all crises, COVID cascades to far greater levels w/ each class
This is the experience of the wealthy & the upper-middle-class — with all crises, COVID cascades to far greater levels w/ each class
PM Modi & the BJP party maintain that no state hospitals lack oxygen
Last week a man was arrested for sending a tweet pleading for oxygen for his grandpa
Even though his tweet had no mention of COVID he was charged for “spreading misleading information" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56894757
Last week a man was arrested for sending a tweet pleading for oxygen for his grandpa
Even though his tweet had no mention of COVID he was charged for “spreading misleading information" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56894757
This is but one example of how the BJP has prioritized suppressing critique over saving lives.
BJP's @gopalkagarwal gives us more on @BBCNewsnight
https://twitter.com/i/status/1387168990741639168
BJP's @gopalkagarwal gives us more on @BBCNewsnight
https://twitter.com/i/status/1387168990741639168
The party itself is spreading misleading information, encouraging thousands to attend religious events & holding massive rallies of hundreds of maskless people
They maintained their dangerous electoral strategy even when COVID numbers were rising https://time.com/5957118/india-covid-19-modi/
They maintained their dangerous electoral strategy even when COVID numbers were rising https://time.com/5957118/india-covid-19-modi/
India spends 1.25% of its GDP on health & the vast majority of healthcare is private sector
There are shortages of vaccines & for many they're completely unaffordable
The profits of private health companies are prioritized at the expense of Indian people https://fortune.com/2021/05/04/india-covid-vaccine-shortage-daily-vaccination-rate-serum-poonawalla/
There are shortages of vaccines & for many they're completely unaffordable
The profits of private health companies are prioritized at the expense of Indian people https://fortune.com/2021/05/04/india-covid-vaccine-shortage-daily-vaccination-rate-serum-poonawalla/
For all the stories we have coming out of India we still don’t have an accurate picture
Local journalists have been reporting 10x more deaths than the official numbers but Modi refuses to take press conferences & censors social media as @RanaAyyub reports https://twitter.com/camanpour/status/1389289601420992514?s=20
Local journalists have been reporting 10x more deaths than the official numbers but Modi refuses to take press conferences & censors social media as @RanaAyyub reports https://twitter.com/camanpour/status/1389289601420992514?s=20
In the words of Arundhati Roy,
“The system hasn’t collapsed. The government has failed.
Perhaps ‘failed’ is an inaccurate word, because what we are witnessing is not criminal negligence, but an outright crime against humanity.”
“The system hasn’t collapsed. The government has failed.
Perhaps ‘failed’ is an inaccurate word, because what we are witnessing is not criminal negligence, but an outright crime against humanity.”
While the state has abandoned India, Indians have not. To send funds in solidarity, one option is to donate to Mercy Mission.
They established a helpline and oxygen, PPE, and meals for migrant workers in Bangalore. https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-mercy-mission
They established a helpline and oxygen, PPE, and meals for migrant workers in Bangalore. https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-mercy-mission
