Tweemergency 2012

India claims to be a vibrant democracy. Freedom of speech is essential constitutional right given in any democracy. In a newly achieved status of free market economy, free speech is becoming an scares commodity. The current environment of print and electronic media that rarely echo common Indian voice, social media like Facebook and Twitter has made deep inroads among people to communicate their views. 

Extremely critical of the print and electronic media that shapes general views of Indian citizens on government policies, the group of critics has been terms as "Hindu Right Wing"  by overwhelming "Left" leaning press. Main Stream news Media (MSM) is facing increasing threat as their "STAR" news presenters and debate organizers, and wrongly presented as journalists, are topic of the debate. As a "Self" regulated entity, satellite TV news network is doing its best to silence this new voice.

A certain section of MSM in India has become a mouth piece of government. The scam ridden government of UPA (United Progressive Alliance) led by Congress has made great record in defrauding Indian citizens by means of financial scams. Surprisingly MSM, a fourth pillar of democracy, is not critical enough. Is the government funding the MSM for not playing its rightful role?

Social media, on the other hand, is extremely critical of the scams and under-reporting of the same in MSM. It has caught government sleeping and some "STAR" journalists by surprise, threatening their credibility. In retaliation, shameless government (colluding with "STAR" journalists) has decided to block certain tweeter accounts. This is termed as "Tweemergency2012". The blocked tweeter handles include some well known journalists who also write in MSM.

Following is labeled as "AkhileshNama" - A series of self-explaining tweets during Tweemergency2012.

This is actual position of @bdutt on censoring of social media. Not even ready for court monitored process. ! twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 21, 2012

1. Apologist version of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

2. Lackey version of of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

3. Co-conspirator version of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

4. On-payrolls version of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

5. Crocodile tears version of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

6. Buffoon version of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

Dada @kanchangupta, she now wants your blogpost / Niti Central to be blocked too : twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

So @sorbonne75 has denied that he drew up block list. That leaves just two - NDTV diva & think tanki as suspects. cc: @prasannavishy
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

 There are various kinds of supporters, categorized as 

Bootlicker version of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

Research student version of of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

Confused-on-which-side-he-is version of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

History-sheeter version of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

She-hates-abuse-on-Twitter-but-is-best-buddy-with-the-vilest-abuser version of #Emergency2012 supporters : #GOIBlocks twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

Update: UPA Government got so scared in Tweemergency that twitter handle @barbarindian appeared twice in their list.

Update: MSM played leading role in preparing the list of twitter handle?

Proof of who gave list of Twitter handles for #GOIBlocks. On 19th, @sagarikaghose volunteered. On 20th, GOI obliged: twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012

One more proof. On whom she wanted blocked and why. @sagarikaghose on 19th August. On 20th Aug, #GOIBlocks : twitter.com/amishra77/stat…
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) August 23, 2012