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BBC Row: UK report states VHP planned Gujarat violence in advance, Godhra a “pretext” Hartosh Singh Bal 23 January 2023 UK report states VHP planned Gujarat violence in advance, Godhra a “pretext

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What Digvijay says.. https://youtu.be/xOgPsQSXZ2k?t=44

@Jairam_Ramesh Twitter https://twitter.com/Jairam_Ramesh/status/1617507374755123202
The views expressed by senior leader Digvijaya Singh are his own and do not reflect the position of Congress. Surgical strikes were carried out before 2014 by UPA government. Congress has supported & will continue to support all military actions that are in the national interest.

@DrSpock10  People like Digvijay Singh are digging grave for Congress. Why is Congress busy raising issues which date to before 2019 - Surgical strikes, Pulwama, Demonetisation etc. Does Congress have a better, future development agenda or they will only harp on how bad the RSS are ??

@venkatm65230644 Why are you on the defensive? Digvijay singh did not say anything wrong. In a democracy we need to know what happened. He is not at all insulting the military.

@The_true_Jay BJP's Balakot misinformation campaign have been already debunked many times. BJP hide our own 6 military deaths for 8 months to avoid election defeat.

@suklasen  https://twitter.com/suklasen/status/1617709163827826688 Independent analysis of satellite photographs and ground visits by foreign entities conclude that the "strike" missed target. Balakot air strike: Pakistan shows off disputed site on eve of India election 10 April 2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47882354  Satellite images show buildings still standing at Indian bombing site https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-pakistan-airstrike-insi/satellite-images-show-madrasa-buildings-still-standing-at-scene-of-indian-bombing-idUSKCN1QN00V?fbclid=IwAR2vqhJhxSSEX_BeykMZxwWetYsa6-y8_W4i3wItuNMaoZbfjIpU9_7Wqoo

Far more important, it's for the first time an aerial raid was carried out against a country with nuclear weapons.
Foreign interventions averted disaster. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-crisis-insight-idUSKCN1QY03T  Pakistan says it will release Indian fighter pilot to ease tension https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pakistan-says-it-will-release-indian-fighter-pilot-to-ease-tension World Feb 28, 2019

See chapter: 'Balakot Airstrike: A Game Changer!? in Pokhran-II and Since - A Quick Analytical Survey | Sukla Sen Mainstream, VOL LVIII No 49, New Delhi, November 21,2020 https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article10134.html  

These days, anyone can make money online by building a brand around being themselves – or not – as Liver King, an extremely buff fitness creator recently found out. Liver King, is the social media personality of Brian Johnson, a muscular and often shirtless TikTok star who promotes “ancestral living” as something he does to be “strong, healthy and happy (autoimmune-free, eczema-free, allergy-free, fatigue-free”. For Johnson, this means eating platefuls of bull’s testicles, raw animal livers and cows’ brains.

https://livewire.thewire.in/out-and-about/liver-king-how-the-rise-of-mega-influencers-has-put-consumers-at-risk/ 

He sells his lifestyle in the form of nutritional supplements, personalised dietary advice, as well as workout exercises – and he also promotes different services and products to his 1.7 million followers on Instagram and 3.8 million followers on TikTok.

That is, he did until leaked emails revealed that Johnson’s looks were not so much explained by the performance of his products, but by a monthly US$12,000 investment in steroids, which he hid from his fans. Liver King is now being sued for US$25 million by his followers who feel they were tricked into buying his muscle-building supplements.

These days mega-influencers are no longer the only stakeholders of an ever-growing industry. Instead, monetisation options on social media platforms have exploded, meaning that more and more people now make a living online. As mapped in a recent study for the European Parliament, subscriptions, donations from live streams and the selling of merchandise or digital content online is big business.

Through their content, creators establish trust, relatability and authenticity with their audiences. This one-sided relationship that a social media user engages in with a media persona is known as a “parasocial relationship”. This is where users form attachments with public figures that feel (and are) very real. Research shows that these kinds of relationships can influence a person’s beliefs, attitudes and purchasing behaviour as well as levels of trust in various groups.

by Catalina Goanta  

23/01/2023