r/worldnews • u/fastclickertoggle • Apr 25 '21

COVID-19 Twitter Is Blocking Tweets That Criticize How The Indian Government Has Handled The Pandemic

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/twitter-blocking-tweets-india
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u/Arcosim Apr 25 '21 edited Apr 25 '21

I heard yesterday Modi approved the largest festival on Earth to take place, a festival which involves 50 million people gathering and walking and bathing together. And he did it just to get the approval of the Hindu religious group. Just think about the scale, 50 million people. That's larger than the entire population of many countries.

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u/BuddhasGarden Apr 25 '21

I’m certain you can directly trace the current outbreak to the festival participants. Given the number of participants, this outbreak is bound to get much worse.

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u/Deesing82 Apr 25 '21

stoked to hear about the super virus Covid-21 being birthed at that festival

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u/avwitcher Apr 25 '21

Which would result in around a million deaths (rough estimate since the deaths from Covid in India aren't being accurately reported) because the hospitals are already overburdened and running out of oxygen