I have been listening to Kerala Chief Minister #PinarayiVijayan's daily media briefings throughout the #pandemic and have felt each time as if I'm watching a distant planet far removed from the Tower of Silence that #NarendraModi occupies. Sample this thread by @mknid 👇🏽(Contd) https://twitter.com/mknid/status/1391031101842362368
The communication from Vijayan has been clear and factual, he has not tried to shame any marginalised community for #COVID19 and he actually - you won't believe this, #Modi bhakts! - answers questions from the press. Every single time! (Contd)
Some days back, Pinarayi did something that seems so bizarre when you think of the data fudging elsewhere in India and the premature chest-thumping we've seen in Delhi - he announced the day's new #COVID19 cases & said (words to this effect): there is no need to celebrate (Contd)
...just because the numbers are lower than the previous day - that is only because yesterday was a holiday so testing was low; we need to be on our guard. Imagine that, dear knickerati! He didn't grow a long beard and declare victory over the #Coronavirus!!!! (Contd)
BJP's propaganda machine has tried hard to malign #Kerala from Day1 of the pandemic, but @vijayanpinarayi @shailajateacher @drthomasisaac & their colleagues have not allowed that noise to divert their attention from their work, including the welfare of not just the people (Contd)
...of the state but also of those from outside who have made it their temporary home. I cannot recall a single press briefing of @CMOKerala where #migrantworkers (the term used in the state is "athithi thozhilaalikal" / "guest workers") have not been mentioned. (Contd)
From the beginning, PV and #ShailajaTeacher have brought up #domesticviolence during lockdowns. There is also constant communication about #COVID-related welfare measures for the elderly, persons with disabilities, the transgender community and other marginalised groups. (Contd)
We can discuss the flaws of the LDF or have a #CPIM-versus- #Congress, #LDF-versus- #UDF debate on another day, but friends in north India, if you want to know the answer to why Kerala gave #BJP one big ZERO during the recent Assembly elections, re-read this thread. ❤️❤️❤️
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