Political use and misuse of social media was propelled by the BJP to the present chaotic mess. Whether this was their objective only they will know: that this is their philosophy is well known. Just now, BJP tried to show that BJP MP’s donated Rs 25 cr towards Kerala flood relief whereas the same came from oil companies.
With so many people resorting to downright lies it is important we can spot liars and boycott all their media posts in future. How to spot them? Simple, a liar always slips up.
Take the case of cow slaughter ban. When one talks of the menace of these bovines sitting on roads, they are referred to as cattle, not cows. When one talks of beef, they speak of cow meat. In Goa, we saw some protesters trying to stop the re-opening of the Goa Meat Complex shouting ban on cow slaughter??!
The Meat Complex does not slaughter cows. These are not slips of the tongue but deliberate use of correct words. Cow slaughter is banned pan India, but people speak of ‘cow slaughter’ not being banned in Kerala! These are the ways you can spot a liar and you need to dump him.
We have two glaring examples of downright liars. First, in the recently concluded Assembly session of Goa: those who say Goans are sold formalin free fish. Those who want to subvert the SC ruling on illegal mining in Goa.
Those who say Goans use air-conditioners, get high bills and then crib about high tariff, and then go and increase their own salaries by 77% citing high cost of living but not mentioning inflation of only 7% or that they get free electricity/telephone/water, etc. They are preparing for their pension.
The second example is the campaign of the BJP to not help but stop help to Kerala flood victims. The PM himself goes back on his words that the Gal Mobile gifted by the Israeli PM would be of great help in times of calamities, but refused to send the same to Kerala. Goans must think what would be the situation in Goa in case of a calamity. Do they think they would get help? So why elect these people?
