New Delhi: Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan was found guilty of criminal contempt by the Supreme Court earlier Friday for two of his tweets, and Twitter had a lot to say about the judgment.
Historian S. Irfan Habib talks about the Supreme Court’s punishment in the context of Independence Day – and British rule.
SC finds @pbhushan1 guilty on the eve of our Independence Day. I don’t think even the British ever punished dissenting or even critical voices of lawyers, poets, writers and intellectuals this way.
— S lrfan Habib (@irfhabib) August 14, 2020
Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav ‘knew’ what the verdict would be.
Ye to hona hi tha.. https://t.co/BlVemGJXk6
— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) August 14, 2020
Historian Ramachandra Guha has some ‘dark’ thoughts…
Through this act, the Supreme Court has let itself down, and has let the Republic down too. A dark day for Indian democracy.https://t.co/owN10z95FG
— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) August 14, 2020
However, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra thinks otherwise.
GUILTY BHUSHAN
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) August 14, 2020
Moving on to other subjects: Congress leaders Abhijit Mukherjee and Sharmistha Mukherjee share updates on their father and former President Pranab Mukherjee’s health.
The 96 hour observation period Ends today. My father's vital parameters continues to remain stable & he is responding to external stimuli & treatment .
My father always said " I Got much more from People of India than I could Give back" . Pls Pray for him ? #PranabMukherjee— Abhijit Mukherjee (@ABHIJIT_LS) August 14, 2020
Without getting into medical jargons, whatever I could understand from last two days is that though my dads’ condition continues remain very critical, it hasn’t worsened. There’s little improvement in his eyes’ reaction to light.
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय?
— Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) August 14, 2020
Columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni shares heartfelt greetings for Pakistan. Find out why.
#HappyBirthdayDearPakistan from a fearless friend of Pakistanis.
Remember: On 14.8.1947, Pakistan won independence not from India or Hindus, but, like India, from British colonial rule.
We share a common past. May we share a common future as two separate but friendly neighbors. pic.twitter.com/wPvtYCBNWx
— Sudheendra Kulkarni (@SudheenKulkarni) August 14, 2020
Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav takes a dig at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the Sattarghat bridge collapse.
छप्पर पर फूंस नहीं, ड्योढ़ी पर नाच pic.twitter.com/J1y692jhwe
— Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) August 14, 2020
Good to see Amitabh Bachchan after he recovered from coronavirus. Here’s a heartwarming photograph and anecdote.
T 3626 –
This large 'Gulmohar' tree was planted as a sapling by me when we got our first house 'Prateeksha' in 1976 .. the recent storm brought it down .. yesterday Aug 12th on my Mother's birthday I replanted another fresh new 'Gulmohar' at the same spot , in her name .. pic.twitter.com/fRTOAShdN3— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 13, 2020
In a refreshing tweet, BJP leader B.L. Santosh becomes that rare BJP leader, who wants intellectual debates instead of whataboutery, at least that’s what he claims here.
Ex CM of @INCKarnataka has tagged me in 13 tweets . Not one condemning riots or attack on his own party’s Dalit MLA or asking Govt for tough actions . Same beating around the bush asking irrelevant questions to BJP. Fear of votes & Policy of appeasement. #CongressAgainstDalits
— B L Santhosh (@blsanthosh) August 13, 2020
Here’s actor Taapsee Pannu finding the newly released film Gunjan Saxena inspiring.
Story of every woman : to prove that you are ‘good enough’ you have to actually be better than the Best.
‘Last option’ से ‘first choice’ का सफ़र हमारे लिए सामान्य से कुछ ज़्यादा ही होता है। #GunjanSaxenaTheKargilGirl #Inspiring
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) August 13, 2020
After Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer backed out of the US Open because of the pandemic, Novak Djokovic has now signed up for the tournament. This after he and other top-ranked players contracted the virus at a tournament organised by him.
I’m happy to confirm that I‘ll participate at #CincyTennis and #USOpen this year. It was not an easy decision to make with all the obstacles and challenges on many sides, but the prospect of competing again makes me really excited ??? https://t.co/qgxSTHrKK4 pic.twitter.com/tg6rgwfFqm
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) August 13, 2020
US Senator Kamala Harris is thinking of the good old days…
My mother always use to say, “Don’t just sit around and complain about things. Do something.” I dearly wish she were here with us this week. pic.twitter.com/RHO2VnlZs4
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 13, 2020
Lastly, it can happen only in Incredible India…
Boss of the boss ?
(This is illegal. Hope the law keepers take it to its logical conclusion) pic.twitter.com/fVL6Tq2lRF
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) August 13, 2020
With inputs from Shubhangi Misra