1. Punjabi villages 10km from the Pakistani border were evacuated today as India launched an LoC offensive#PunjabSuffersInIndoPakHostility
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
2. Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt. Ranveer Singh had earlier confirmed attacks on terror launch padshttps://t.co/S7hNUss1cJ
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
3. News coming out of Punjab is sketchy, but it was reported that District Commissioners (DC) were given a 3 hour window to evacuate people
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
4. Should there be surprise at the escalating events? @naujawani's Kuki Gill wrote about rising discontent in July:https://t.co/agvln33h5K
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
5. There was little international outcry when Kashmiris were placed under curfew back then,even less attention to the imposed media blackout
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
6. Growing concern of impending war is justified; my colleague Avtar Singh outlined why it's part of Modi Govts planhttps://t.co/3SJOatd5W5
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
7. If one looks at the history & ideology behind the Indian nation state, it is possible to see that this is not reactionary, but inevitable
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
8. From a Punjabi pov there will be inferences drawn that this has conveniently timed well to impact the outcome of upcoming State elections
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
9. The political landscape may have never looked more open in Punjab, but in reality the pawns are played in Badal's Machiavellian wet-dream
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
10. My colleague Kuki Gill hinted at this in a recent piece lamenting the power of the traditional political playershttps://t.co/28F0wxG459
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
11. As for the present Sikh leadership in Punjab, Mr Badal has made his usual statements to the press, making empty promises and saying nada pic.twitter.com/sxhWv2uIIi
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
12. Quite perplexing were the words used by Simranjeet Singh Mann's office on twitter, making a shameless appeal to the US Govt to intervene pic.twitter.com/Kc5OUj2bSK
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
13. Not only is Mann's public plea a PR car-crash, but entirely unbefitting of a Khalsa and naive to disregard the danger of US intervention
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
14. But it is all too easy to point blame at this time- at our leaders, at the Govt, at terrorists, even ourselves; this does not move us on
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
15. Diaspora Sikhs looking to do something would do well to think long term
Hashtags are temporary
We need
education->discourse->make change— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
16. Mimicking other movements that dont reflect our thinking is unbecoming
I do not #prayforPunjab
I #fightforPunjabhttps://t.co/Ian9AWoMtS— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
17. I appreciate younger Sikhs who have more social media savvy than me, but trust me
we don't pray for change
Sikhs get up & make it happen— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
18. I'm not going to criticise, instead I'll highlight art and music that is reigniting a pan-Punjabi identity and inspiring people to think
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
19. This awesome remix by the talented @DesiFrenzy combines meaningful songs and lyrics to a beat you want to repeat https://t.co/RJ16i1lBbf
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
20. This heart-touching poem by @RupinderKW represents the Punjab as it was and continues to be in both the East and West despite the border pic.twitter.com/vzlDIi6oPm
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
21. This legendary vid from @AK_aka_Amazing is a masterpiece that combines current affairs, thoughtleaders & visualshttps://t.co/zF5iA5pOhi
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
22. I could go on and on, there is so much now being created and published; let's see that talent channelled armed with an informed opinion
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
23. Read history because todays events are the same shit on a different day e.g. EVERY Sikh & Punjabi must read thishttps://t.co/umXs5ddTiM
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
24. What do you think '84 was about? https://t.co/e59HFZ0Qq2
Don't buy into the propaganda of flushing out militantshttps://t.co/VdVqv1w06R— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
25. I just lost some of the audience by mentioning '84. That's divide and conquer in action right there folks.
1849, 1947, 1966, 1973, 1984.— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
26. This twitter essay has come to an end. So what to do? I can't tell you that – your path is yours, mine is mine; you do you, i'll do me.
— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
27. But to all the Sikhs reading this:
'vidhiya, veecharee ta praupkaree'
Read the Shabad, connect with Guru & become the heroes we eulogise— Harvy Mander (@HarvyMander) September 29, 2016
