Ten Heads on Every Screen. Who Handed You the Match?
Tonight the effigies burn. Ten heads. Paper, bamboo, firecrackers. The crowd cheers. #GoodOverEvil trends across India. Look at your phone before the smoke clears. Every party has built its own Ravana this Dussehra. And every party is selling you the match. One side stands on a stage in Goa and declares the government's "expiry date" is near. Vote chori, they shout. A viral post promises the opposition 340 seats in 2029. No method. No data. Just a number big enough to make you share it. The other side answers with gods. Their leader is painted as the lone warrior against Trump, Xi, Pakistan and every critic at once. Protesters become "anti-national." A banned separatist abroad claims he funds the street marches. Unverified. Still it travels faster than the truth. Then come the fakes. A forged BBC headline asks if Indian Gen Z is "too lazy to burn down India." Altered photos brand Indian students in London as foreigners. Fact-checkers catch them. H...
