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Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. (September 21, 2023)

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 95 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nation that assassinates political activists in Canada accuses Canada of terrorism.

[–] Craftkorb@feddit.de 19 points 1 year ago

Assholes love to project their idiocy on others to blame them for being assholes. Tale old as time.

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 69 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems like India has really gone downhill under Modi.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are a lot of Modi's ardent followers in developed countries, who cheer his violent Hindu supremacism and fascism.

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Real people or anonymous accounts on social media?

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Real people

[–] yata@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 year ago

Doubtful. There are a lot of hopeful CEOs of companies who sees investment possibilities and politicians who sees alliance possibilities, but actual and real followers not really.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 60 points 1 year ago

The Hindu supremacist Modi govt that has unleashed a wave of domestic terrorism against Indian muslims, indian Christians, Sikhs, our Dalits and other oppressed castes is calling Canada “a safe haven for terrorists, for extremists, and for organized crime,”??!

I am so angry at the Indian govt's stupidity right now.

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How un-self aware can you be as a country, jesus christ

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Fascist gonna fash. If Modi and his BJP stop whining about how the world is being mean to ~~India~~ Bharat, people might start noticing all sorts of uncomfortable things about them.

[–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn’t have this for my 2023 bingo card

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Indians were warned by Governor Satya Pal Malik, who had worked closely with Modi in the past, that 'He is capable of anything.'. And we know Sikh solidarity and support for India's farmers thwarted Modi's attempts to hand over India's agri business to his close corporate Adani.

Plus he's desperate af to win 2024 elections and a 'Modi is being targeted. oh Hindu's are in danger' victim-card might distract voters from the absolute mess he's made of India's once-booming economy.

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sikhs do not support Khalistan. A very small faction Nihangs support Khalistan. Stop spreading nonsense.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course Sikhs don't support Khalistan. here have I said they do. They're India's backbone and so Modi govt & its godimedia are defaming them to

  1. create a bogeyman so majoritarian Hindus can be conned to feel they're in danger AND

  2. as a vindictve response to the Sikh support for the farmers protest that derailed Modi's favoured oligarch Adani's plans to control India's agri business.

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure that Sikh farmers have isolated Nihangs away from their protest. Most Indians hate Godi Media to begin with, and we saw in protests how Godi Media people were booed and driven away by farmers from protest sites. The Khalistan flag incident was also quickly corrected and condemned by farmers.

Modi may use it to fuel his hatred agenda, but the unfortunate part is that Khalistanis have been sheltered by Canada, UK and USA for decades now, with nothing ever done by these "western democracies".

[–] PuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Hahaha

This is hilarious

Meanwhile, eye medicine produced in India makes people go blind.

If the choice is either imaginary Canadian terrorists or actual India induced blindness, I know which I pick.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Bahahahahahahahhaha

[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Ope, India tryin' to make Canucks look bad, don'tcha know...

Has Canada apologized yet?

jk...

[–] tellah@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey is this the part where we ask for proof?

Cuz all I've been hearing is that Canada's allegations are totally baseless until we provide proof. Isn't that how it works? Or is proof only required when India is being accused?

[–] Poob@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you got downvoted by people who thought you were asking for proof that India murdered that fellow.

I found it pretty clear you were mocking India's government for not providing any proof of Canada being a terrorist sanctuary.

[–] tellah@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Lol thanks, you got it. I'll wear the downvotes as a badge of shame, and a reminder to take the time to think before I shoot off a stupid comment.

Bah, who am I kidding. It's not the first time this happened and it won't be the last. I once got downvotes in a newiran subreddit because the OP compared the Iran govt to neanderthals - I felt that homo sapiens neanderthalensis is a bit misunderstood and didn't deserve to be insulted by the comparison.

[–] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, c'mon. The RCMP aren’t that bad.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rcmp-bombed-oil-site-in-dirty-tricks-campaign-1.188599

False flag bombings on behalf of oil companies say otherwise. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But it come with a free poutine.

[–] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

but it contains potassium-benzoate

[–] GloveNinja@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 0 points 1 year ago

However the poutine is layered, so that makes it good.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Poutines for everybody!

Just not state sanctioned assassins.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks.

state sanctioned assassins and their cheerleaders don't deserve anything good.

You’re going to piss off a lot of Americans with that comment.

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago

I love the outcome of this. Suddenly Sikhs would stop migrating to Canada, and those over there would face harassment or mob murders, effectively allowing Canada to look like the true oppressive state they are. And it would be very much in character, since they do it to Wetsuwet'en.