AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL NORTH INDIANS FROM A SOUTH INDIAN BROTHER

AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL NORTH INDIANS FROM A SOUTH INDIAN BROTHER *Dear North Indians,* I am a South Indian, Tamilian to be specific, who has lived over two decades in Tamil Nadu and now living in Delhi for the last 10 years and has travelled to almost all North Indian states, except Chhatisgarh. Yes, we Tamilians also migrate for better opportunities like anyone else does and I have never, never, ever felt unwelcomed or discriminated against in any part of north India. On behalf of my fellow southern folks, I sincerely apologize to all so-called Hindi belt people for the ignorant, arrogant, and unruly behaviour of some South Indians who have been criticizing every North Indian after Congress suffered a humiliating defeat in three out of four large states in the recent elections. There’s nothing called the North-South divide. Our diverse language system across the country since times immemorial united us. The language was never a hurdle for Sankaracharya when he stepped out of Kerala to unite all diverse sects/sampraday of what we now call Sanatan dharm or Hinduism but today unfortunately in the era of Western social media tools, it is dividing us. I am sorry for all Gaumutr racist and Islamist slurs targeted at you. In my opinion, the entire Bharat i.e. India is a cow-belt region as cow is sacred to all of us. It is the faulty ideology of secularism and Muslim appeasement that dominated the states of North India for so long, which is responsible for the backwardness of some of these states. Under the Hindutva regime today: - A law-abiding Uttar Pradesh is progressing towards a $1 trillion economy, - Madhya Pradesh is no longer in the BIMARU category, - Gujarat and Maharashtra collectively contribute to GST collection than Kerala+Tamil Nadu+Karnataka+Telangana combined. - While Bihar, despite its "secular and socialist" label, is still grappling with significant backwardness due to misplaced priorities of divisive caste politics and religious appeasement, - Bengal is, for some reason, competing with Bihar in going backwards, (I really don't get why Bengalis are abusing north India!) - Punjab, under AAP rule, is burdened with the highest public debt at 47% of its state GDP. Similarly, in the South, the situation is very challenging: - Kerala has one of the highest debts at ₹4 lakh crore, implying that every child in the state is born with a debt of more than half a lakh rupees. With limited opportunities for employment, the state has one of the highest suicide rates and out-migration. - Karnataka, after a Congress victory, struggles with financial constraints, with the CM seeking additional funds from the Centre for funding its freebies. - Tamil Nadu, with its pathetic infrastructure stands exposed during present floods and who’s helping us? When the system has collapsed and no DMK (@arivalayam) leaders can be seen on the ground, it is @BJP4TamilNadu and #RSS volunteers, who despite their own challenges, are on the ground helping us with food and relief materials. Similarly, I can go on and on about the advantages/disadvantages of every state but let us stop here. Thus, every state, whether in the North or South, has its unique challenges and problems, but what matters is the intent of the elected government. If UP can be reformed under @myogiadityanath, then any state can be. Building a nation requires the efforts of everyone, and I am committed to being a part of it. We are India, and we are Bharat—no difference, division, or distinction. We’re united. Once again, on behalf of some bigoted and misguided sections of South Indians, I apologize to all my fellow North Indians. Love, Logical GenZ #NorthSouth #UnitedIndia