Right now, there is a major debate in the country about when to hold nationwide competitive exams such as JEE and NEET. There are good points on both sides. On the one hand, there are definite risks with holding exams in the time of the pandemic. On the other hand, how long can we postpone exams? Should we let young people simply waste one of their most productive years? Striking a balance will involve some difficult choices.
But see as to who has got involved in the debate. Someone all the way from a distant European country close to where Santa Claus comes from. The is what she has tweeted,
"It's deeply unfair that students of India are asked to sit national exams during the Covid-19 pandemic and while millions have also been impacted by the extreme floods. I stand with their call to #Postpone JEE_NEET in COVID".
Why is Greta Thunberg so passionate about this? When she posted this tweet, some people welcomed it while the others accused her of being ignorant or patronising towards India.
So, there's a need to first understand who or what, Greta Thunberg is. She is not an individual who tweets on whims. She is a billion dollar brand. Her face and name are capable of raising millions of dollars for any venture. A lot of thought from a large, well paid and highly professional team goes into every venture which is backed by the brand.
Think about it : if big oil or big banks were tweeting about postponing exams in India, would you accuse them of being ignorant or patronising? Not at all. You'd be curious how the matter impacts their bottom line. So the following questions get relevant * Why is a big brand like Greta Thunberg picking up the matter of NEET and JEE exam dates in India? * It suggests that there is big money in the picture here. How did that happen? * Why is big money getting involved in a matter such as this? Probably because big interests want to destabilise India in every possible way. It's simple really. The exams are highly competitive. A very small fraction will make it through. What if those who fail are made to blame Modi instead of themselves?
This is subversion and it works. The anti-CAA protests spread like a rash across many college campuses. Someone wants to provoke the youth on a large scale and that someone has a lot of money. The same goes for abrogation of Article 370. Never have we seen top global newspapers on such a direct vilification campaign against India. Then a "riot" at the exact moment when the US President landed in India. It is promptly labelled a pogrom by intellectuals all over the world. In perfect co-ordination, they all scream : Nazi! Nazi! Nazi!
Then, the Galwan Valley clash happens in mid-June. The next day the New York Times digs up a line from Amit Shah speaking about Article 370 in Aug 2019 and claims India provoked China.
So, why is this happening?
All this began with PM Modi's second term, right when many would have concluded that BJP rule is here to stay, perhaps indefinitely.
Someone has turned these corporate machines : from the New York Times to Greta Thunberg to churn out stuff that undermines the Government of India. That someone has a lot of money. We don't know who it is but they don't wish us well. That's for sure!
Adapted from Abhishek Banerjee's article in OpIndia
PS.
And look who all have ganged up against - the usual culprits : Rahul Gandhi and his Congress, Mamta Banerjee, the Communists and surprisingly, Naveen Patnaik!
Tailpiece.
Got up at our usual time, the chores and was ready by a half past 9. Washing machinex of four days' clothes! Suma, who had told Lekha that she would be fetching up for work in the morning, was prevented from doing so by the health workers monitoring the containment zone.
Got Suraaj to grease the gate's rollers and track ways which had begun to show increased resistance.
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