thirdmainroad @thirdmainroad

@Olacabs things in Chennai airport are getting atrocious. Customers getting harassed to pay extra citing “toll”. When we refuse look what they are doing,

@DrTamilisai4BJP @BJP4TamilNadu @BJP4India @narendramodi @AmitShah @PiyushGoyal @NitinNabin @NainarBJP @ReddySudhakar21 @MenonArvindBJP @NaMoInTamil Akka, after Annamalai left, no one is going to listen to you or take you seriously. Your opinions simply don’t matter anymore. That’s the hard truth!

@abhishekrungta @svembu It’s just Indians being Indians, this personal attacks!

As someone who has been a strong supporter of the BJP and Prime Minister Modi, I find myself questioning some recent developments. One of the most common criticisms of this government has been that it is becoming increasingly authoritarian. Looking at what’s happening today, I can’t help but wonder if there is some truth to that. Where is the accountability? The NEET paper leak has shaken the confidence of millions of students and parents. In any healthy democracy, such a major failure should have consequences. I believe the Education Minister should take responsibility and resign. Power should never place anyone above accountability. If we expect higher standards from others, we must expect the same from those we support. That’s what good governance is about. Sadly, I still believe the Congress and most other opposition parties would be an even worse alternative. That is what makes this so disappointing. If those we place our faith in also begin to drift away from accountability, who are we left to turn to?

Over the past many years, I have taken a personal stand in support of the NEET examination, arguing that it brought uniformity in student selection across the country and gave students from underprivileged backgrounds a real shot at pursuing their dream of medical education. In the last 5 years, the NEET UG question paper has leaked thrice. Imagine the amount of pressure that it puts on students, who had to go through the examination process yet another time when the system that was supposed to bring in uniformity was failing. Yet there was no accountability, and I believe strongly that it was that moment that brought in a shift in the minds of the students to take to the streets to cry their hearts out. Protest is a fundamental right in a Democracy. The pertinent question, however, is this: why did the BJP-led Central Government take so long to initiate a dialogue with the protestors? Why was meaningful engagement delayed until the protest had escalated to a flashpoint? What kept you waiting? The students and the people who are leading them also have a responsibility here. It is natural that when a protest stays on for weeks, people with vested interests will take the stage to air views that are either completely irrelevant to the initial demands of the protests or would try to completely hijack it to serve their agenda. If you remain silent and let these people with vested interests further their agenda, then you are deviating from your core objectives. Please do not let it happen! I urge the BJP-led Central Government to engage in meaningful dialogue, uphold transparency, and take swift, appropriate action to address the concerns at hand. The strength of any nation lies in the confidence its youth place in its institutions. If our students lose faith in the fairness and credibility of our education system, we are jeopardising the future of our nation.

@PanasonicIndia service for aircon under your extended warranty raised on 30th, no engineer call or visit, then cancelled without my approval. Raised again on 05 June, and again cancelled without no call or visit. Original Job ID: R30062627816132 Created on: 30/06/2026 Product: Aircon What is the meaning of this? No service standards anymore?

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NEVER FORGET: The British oversaw the deaths of more people in our own land in 2 years than the Nazi’s did in concentration camps in 12 years. THE GREAT MADRAS FAMINE 1876–1878 5.6 to 9.6 million people died across famine-hit India. Starvation Rations: The daily ration was strictly cut to about 1 pound (450 grams) of grain and a tiny wage per day. This amounted to roughly 1,625 calories a day—far lower than what a human needs to survive heavy labor. For context, this was less than the rations later provided in Nazi concentration camps. The disaster devastated the Madras Presidency, Mysore, Hyderabad, Bombay, and beyond. Relief workers were forced into hard labour on the infamous “Temple Wage.” The starkest symbol of colonial indifference occurred in January 1877. At the very height of the famine, when thousands were dying daily, Viceroy Lytton spent a massive sum of imperial capital to host the Delhi Durbar—a week-long, extraordinarily lavish celebration to declare Queen Victoria the "Empress of India." Vast amounts of food and resources were redirected to feed British elites and Indian princes at spectacular banquets in Delhi, while millions of the Queen's new subjects starved to death across the south. During the famine, grain exports from British India continued. Lord Lytton oversaw the export of a record 6.4 million hundredweight of wheat — about 320,000 tons — to England during the Great Famine Remembering this history is not about reopening old wounds. Save. Share. Remember.

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@ganesh_sanjana I did enjoy reading this! But.. is this more of an essay on growing up, success and changing relationships - creative prose rather than real life? Was trying to find the movie on the Cannes list but couldn’t seem to dig up anything.

@anushiyaxx Why don’t you point out instead that the motorist had crossed the stop line and deserved to be abused?

Will YOU save ancient, priceless idols? They have survived 1500 years but now are being destroyed! Come demand accountability and help preserve them Egmore museum, 11 am Saturday 13th. Behind bronze gallery, in front of King George sculpture. Reply with a yes if history and heritage is an important to you and you will come!

⚠️ DISASTER AT MADRAS MUSEUM! ⚠️ Priceless ancient artifacts dating back to the 3rd century & earlier are being treated like worthless junk. Rushed renovation work is happening directly on top of & around these irreplaceable treasures, leaving beautiful historical sculptures buried under construction pipes, rubble, and heavy machinery as seen in attached images and videos!

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Ancient sculptures and temple pillars seized and repatriated by the #TamilNadu Idol Wing lie amid construction equipment during ongoing renovation work at Chennai’s Egmore Government Museum, prompting concerns ✍🏽@ganesh_sanjana thehindu.com/society/histor…

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Followed up on a tweet that @thirdmainroad shared about further degradation to ancient idols retrieved by the TN Police due to renovation works at the government museum in Egmore. Really hope things change. Some of these date back to the 11th Century surely.

Please come to the Egmore Museum this Saturday 11 am! Save our idols and art, demand accountability! TOI has now covered it too. But sharing is not enough. Priceless Chola and Pallava artefacts are lying neglected and being damaged in the very institution meant to protect them. This cannot end with outrage online. We have to show up. We have to demand accountability. We have to ask who is responsible, why this was allowed to happen, and what will be done immediately to protect these treasures. Please come to the Egmore Museum this Saturday. Let us stand together for our history. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/e…

Join the peaceful protest on site to demand that the authorities immediately stop this recklessness and move these treasures into safe, professional keeping. 📍 WHERE: Behind the Bronze Gallery, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai 🗓️ WHEN: Saturday, 13 June ⏰ TIME: 11:00 AM

@elangovan_HM Right behind the bronze gallery in the Egmore museum.

The damage continues as you read this! The core issue is: these are not random stones. These are Chola, Hoysala and other ancient artefacts seized by the police after being stolen and smuggled in a major case. They were targeted by international smugglers because they are among the most beautiful and priceless pieces of art we have. The Idol Wing spent years recovering them. Now they are being damaged like construction debris. I am organising a peaceful protest on site to demand that the authorities immediately stop this recklessness and move these treasures into safe, professional keeping. (3/4) 📍 WHERE: Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai 🗓️ WHEN: Saturday, 13 June ⏰ TIME: 11:00 AM Bring your love for history. Bring your anger. Bring your voice.

📍 WHERE: Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai 🗓️ WHEN: Saturday, 13 June ⏰ TIME: 11:00 AM Bring your love for history. Bring your anger. Bring your voice. Let us show up in numbers and demand accountability. Tamil Nadu’s heritage cannot be left under rubble, pipes and concrete. See you there. @CMOTamilnadu @htTweets @the_hindu @NewIndianXpress #SaveTamilHeritage #MadrasMuseum #Chennai #TamilNadu #Chola #Hoysala

🚨 1,500-YEAR-OLD IDOLS BEING DAMAGED AT MADRAS MUSEUM AS YOU READ THIS🚨 I went back to the Egmore Museum today. Work is in full swing, with more workers on site. The core issue is this: these are not random stones. These are Chola, Hoysala and other ancient artefacts seized by the police after being stolen and smuggled in a major case. They were targeted by international smugglers because they are among the most beautiful and priceless pieces of art we have. The Idol Wing spent years recovering them. Now they are being damaged like construction debris. (1/4)

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thirdmainroad @thirdmainroad

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⚠️ DISASTER AT MADRAS MUSEUM! ⚠️ Priceless ancient artifacts dating back to the 3rd century & earlier are being treated like worthless junk. Rushed renovation work is happening directly on top of & around these irreplaceable treasures, leaving beautiful historical sculptures

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Retweets and likes alone will not protect our history. It is time to step out from behind our screens and stop being armchair activists. If we do not stand up for our heritage today, there may be nothing left for future generations except photographs of what we allowed to be destroyed. I am organising a peaceful protest on site to demand that the authorities immediately stop this recklessness and move these treasures into safe, professional keeping. (3/4)

Rushed or finished, the damage is already happening. Some may already have broken after being dumped. Many more are being damaged by heavy machinery, concrete work, pipes, beams and sheer disregard. The Hindu has now reported this crisis after my post went viral: thehindu.com/society/histor… I have taken hard-hitting videos on site showing exactly how dire this is. Watching construction continue around 1,000-year-old sacred art is sickening. (2/4)