"Lower literacy & lower female literacy": Salil Tripathi's offensive remarks on voters after BJP sweeps in 3 states
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The so-called "journalist", Salil Tripathi, has passed objectionable remarks after the Bharatiya Janata Party registered huge victories in the Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. He has "blamed" the aspects like "lower literacy, lower female literacy, lower female labour force participation" for BJP's victories in the assembly elections.
Taking to X, Tripathi wrote, "I know correlation isn't causality, but the states that have lower literacy, lower female literacy, lower female labourforce participation, higher use of Hindi, higher population, higher fertility, and lower tolerance of meat-eating, seem to prefer voting for BJP".
This tweet went viral facing massive backlash from the netizens.
You are racist trash.
— Indian-Americans (@HinduAmericans) December 4, 2023
In 2018, all these three states had elected Congress.
— Shining Star 🇮🇳 (@ShineHamesha) December 3, 2023
In 5 years everything changed? 😂
Higher fertility??? 😂😂😂 What does it even mean?
— Rohit K (@RohitInExile) December 3, 2023
That’s a disgraceful, hypocritical statement from you, the “literate.” You are describing a lot of India. And it is improving. And exercising free choice in food, language, education, voting. You don’t like that, do you? May we always be poor & at your feet? Forget it
— Manjeet Kripalani (@ManjeetKrip) December 3, 2023
Soon after netizens called out him for his "racist comments" against voters, he justified saying that, "The idea, that voters' verdict is to be respected, needs to be unpacked. Of course it must be honoured. But it does not mean it is beyond criticism."
The idea, that voters' verdict is to be respected, needs to be unpacked. Of course it must be honoured. But it does not mean it is beyond criticism. German voters were wrong in 1933. Brexit voters were wrong in 2016. Trumpists were wrong that year. 1/2
— saliltripathi (@saliltripathi) December 3, 2023
Another so-called journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta wrote on similar lines. "Victory for Hindutva and its coalition partner Big Business. Soft Hindutva of Cong fails miserably. North-South divide widens. Cong fails to win votes of poor. Infighting & weak party organisation hurting Cong badly – it's unable to counter BJP's control on institutions & media," he said.
Victory for Hindutva and its coalition partner Big Business. Soft Hindutva of Cong fails miserably. North-South divide widens. Cong fails to win votes of poor. Infighting & weak party organisation hurting Cong badly – it's unable to counter BJP's control on institutions & media.
— ParanjoyGuhaThakurta (@paranjoygt) December 3, 2023
These so-called liberals, with an aim to spread propaganda, are trying to divide North and South ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections.
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