Maldives sacks multiple ministers to pacify India

[BhootPishash]

I do not hold a brief for the Congress.

Your tone sounds like your are from old coterie of "Darbaris" who lost their privilege after 2014.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Better? Sorry but there is no better among them. They all are bad in their own ways. You just dislike one specific kind of bad more. Its a personal preference. Objectively, they all stink as you said.

The fundamental difference is that the BJP denies the citizenship of millions of Indian citizens because they belong to a different religion. There is no greater constitutional trespass than this. Worse, there is no greater betrayal of our freedom struggle than this.

 

[Vox Non Dei]

The fundamental difference is that the BJP denies the citizenship of millions of Indian citizens because they belong to a different religion. There is no greater constitutional trespass than this. Worse, there is no greater betrayal of our freedom struggle than this.

I dunno! Congress denied basic divorce rights to entire gender of Muslims retroactively after a supreme court decision for its vote bank politics. Looks massively fucked up to me. And then they cry about secularism till they are hoarse.

 

[Joe Shearer]

I dunno! Congress denied basic rights to entire gender of Muslims retroactively after a supreme court decision for its vote bank politics. Looks massively fucked up to me.

It does. And that was not the only crime committed by that regime. In my opinion, the BJP is guilty of far worse. The Congress' crime did not lead to a campaign of maiming and murdering Muslims, as the BJP's stated and unstated positions did.

 

[Sharma Ji]

Violence is Still the Norm in Bengali Politics.

Ye toh hai.

Along with UP and Bihar, but those see violence of a different kind, also not good.

Party cadre going on a rampage during elections but, perhaps unique to Bengal.

It'll take a while before the BJP can breach that fortress, if ever !

They've made some gains in recent times but..

tuk tuk kar ke runs ban re hain

 

[Vox Non Dei]

It does. And that was not the only crime committed by that regime. In my opinion, the BJP is guilty of far worse. The Congress' crime did not lead to a campaign of maiming and murdering Muslims, as the BJP's stated and unstated positions did.

As I said, its a question of what makes you feel worse.

BTW, Congress led a systematic campaign of murdering and maiming Sikhs in the wake of 84 and likes of Sam Pitroda till date dare to say "Hua to Hua". I believe Congress is as fucked up as they come. Telling one is worse is rather .... well, an exercise in futility.

 

[Joe Shearer]

BTW, Congress led a systematic campaign of murdering and maiming Sikhs in the wake of 84 and likes of Sam Pitroda till date say "Hua to Hua". I believe Congress is as fucked up as they come. Telling one is worse is rather .... well, an exercise in futility.

How is it that because I am hostile to the BJP, I am a Congress supporter? Never been able to figure this out. People very close to my family have authored some of the most damning accounts of that incident, that has hurt a vital component of our citizenry.

Look up Amu; the director went on in later life to marry the director of the movie Chittagong, that dealt largely with the Chittagong Armoury Raid, again something that came very close to the bone.

 

[Pingle]

Karnataka is the answer to the Maldives, if we needed an answer to the Maldives, but a dull and uneducated idiot - nobody we know - might come to the wrong conclusions. Such a hypothetical, purely imagined character might object to Karnataka having booted out a most objectionable bunch of idiots out, and might not want that standing in front. Might want to leverage the existing very high recall of God's own country to push an archipelago within swimming distance (I'm joking) of the Kerala coastline.

Yes seriously karnataka is actually blessed with the best beaches in India.... just visit karwar, gokarna, murudeshwar beaches and see the beauty.....

Even Ravindra Nath Tagore has written a poem when he first time saw the beauty of karwar and its beaches and have to agree its still as it is maintained what I have seen from my childhood.....

Karnataka government is very protective about nature as well I heard once it even won award for being the most jungle rich state in India.... So I doubt they will ever become goa or Maldives as from my locals in karwar I feel karnataka people don't want their beaches to turn in Goa type beaches where Europeans and Russians will sit without clothes and beer in hand.....

Once a Russian naval team visited to sea bird naval base in karwar and after their work they went to town Beach to enjoy.... after seeing the beauty they removed clothes started taking sea bath with beers which made locals angry and police also arrested them..... navy had to interfere to rescue them.... this is a well known incident in karwar..... but yes karnataka has a potential to kill any tourist destination if decided.....

 

[Vox Non Dei]

How is it that because I am hostile to the BJP, I am a Congress supporter? Never been able to figure this out. People very close to my family have authored some of the most damning accounts of that incident, that has hurt a vital component of our citizenry.

I did not call you Congress supporter. Did I?

Its Pepsi And Coke situation. If you dislike Pepsi, you must be a Coke guy. Does not matter if you do not like to drink either or any carbonated sugar pop.

 

[karma]

The Maldives is massively popular with western tourists including film stars etc whose average spend per visit is much higher than a dozen middle class Indian families.
Yes a snub may hurt a bit but can be offset.

The popular Daily Mail had an article on this today;

How A-listers are ditching Dubai because its 'the new Magaluf'

The modern desert metropolis of Dubai has built its flashy reputation as being the go-to destination for celebrities and holidaymakers but its dominance could be ending.

www.dailymail.co.uk

With Dubai now relegated to also ran, many more Hollywood A-listers are flocking to the Maldives attracted by the pristine white beaches and luxury resorts including the Oblu Select Lobigili hotel.

The hotel stretches out to sea and even includes an underwater restaurant - perfect for Instagrams.

Among the most popular of the Maldives' inhabited islands is Maafushi, which offers an abundance of beach bars, restaurants, water sports and snorkelling tours.

Other hotspots on the archipelago include the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island where the Kardashians are known to frequent.

I may be wrong but i fear there is ban on alcohol and pork which westerners find in other island beach destinations .

 

[Vox Non Dei]

I may be wrong but i fear there is ban on alcohol and pork which westerners find in other island beach destinations .

There is also a demand for modesty from women, which at times leads to trouble. That being said, its a tropical Island, what were these folks expecting. LOL!

 

[karma]

It does. And that was not the only crime committed by that regime. In my opinion, the BJP is guilty of far worse. The Congress' crime did not lead to a campaign of maiming and murdering Muslims, as the BJP's stated and unstated positions did.

Wait for another five years congress , communist , namazwadi parties like jd , jdu, sp , tmc ,dmk ,aidmk , all will chant jai shriram to get elected to the loksabha and vidhan sabha .

 

[Lionheart]

SOPs are not really like programs but more like guidelines and directions. A company can still choose different cells to grow the viruses for instance.

Since you have FORCED me to go into details here it goes...

https://www.astrazeneca.com/what-science-can-do/topics/technologies/innovating-production-and-manufacture-to-meet-the-challenge-of-covid-19.html#:~:text=Ensuring%20the%20vaccine%20produced%20is%20of%20consistent%2C%20high%20quality%2C%20the%20production%20process%20utilises%20living%20%E2%80%98producer%20cells%E2%80%99%20derived%20from%20a%20human%20cell%20line%2C%20created%20more%20than%2050%20years%20ago.%20The%20cells%20are%20altered%20to%20act%20as%20%E2%80%98mini%20factories%E2%80%99%20to%20produce%20the%20vaccine%20rapidly.

AZ grows viruses in a cell culture derived from human cell line created more than 50 years ago..

SII grows it in a cell culture of HEK 293, which was first created in 1973.

So ... clearly, they are not referring to HEK 293. I do not know which cell culture they used to grow the viruses but it is different from one used in SII.

So there is your first difference in manufacturing.

I'm sorry to correct you again. I also sincerely apologise to "force" you to go into wrong section of the internet library. It is very easy to get lost in the information available.

Viral vector culture is not "mix and match". The particular viral vector was designed to be cultured in HEK293 cell line from beginning. All vaccines whether produced by AstraZeneca or SII, are using same viral vector cultured in same cell line media.

SII was chosen because it has massive capabilities of mass production of the vaccines using HEK293 cell line. Still it had to undergo rapid expansion of the facilities and also "burnt" it's fingers in the process.

https://indianexpress.com/article/i...india-fire-all-you-need-to-know-7157180/lite/

If you go through the news article you'll also find following paragraph that may help you realise your faulty assumption.

"SII is manufacturing the Covishield vaccine by Oxford-AstraZeneca in India under a license."

Also, let me take the opportunity to force you to go through the product insert of the covishield vaccine.

https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca-product-information-approved-chmp-29-january-2021-pending-endorsement-european-commission_en.pdf

Please note that AstraZeneca vaccine is also produced in same cell line.

 

[Sharma Ji]

I may be wrong but i fear there is ban on alcohol and pork which westerners find in other island beach destinations .

Not when out and about and not for the locals. Though I'm sure there must be some locals who like a tipple.

For tourists inside hotel or resort premises, like anywhere else in the Muslim world.

In fact even here in Pushkar, for example.. you can get your usual chicken and meat stuff and alcohol inside those establishments.

 

[Lionheart]

Here to contradict Doc is really to give birth. You will be well advised to stay out of it.
That is free advice, and naturally will not be heeded.

Seniority and experience is always to be respected, sir. But it is also one's duty to correct when somebody is wrong.

I also have a genuine free advice for you sir.

Limit your screen time. I'm concerned by your 24X7 presence on this forum. Digital well-being is very important.


I do hope you consider this advice.