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Anuvab Pal

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
295 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

And a 19-year-old journalist asked why Narendra Modi hasn't done a press conference since 2014, at which point Narendra Modi, like all good democratic leaders, walked out.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

leaving the head of the Ministry of External Affairs to give this 19-year-old journalist, who was basically, I think, it was probably her first press conference.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

She was just looking for some viral clips.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

And she basically said, why doesn't Narendra Modi do press conferences?

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

What will India do for rights of minorities?

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

I think she just wanted some coverage.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

And an Indian uncle just basically gave her a three-hour lecture on why India is great.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

And I realized that after this, I think all Indians just basically realized the moment...

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

you bring up India in any context.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

Like, hey, I was in Delhi and this kebab roll was really spicy.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

An Indian uncle will just take that as a personal affront on a 2,000-year-old civilization.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

And then this little girl got trolled.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

Lots of people jumped on social media saying India's great, India's this.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

She's like, I'm not interested, man.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

I just asked him why there's no press freedom.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

And just goes to show, I don't think we can take criticism at all.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

Not well, not at all.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

This is going to be a loop.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

Because the first way they reacted to this young Norwegian woman was to say she's a spy.

The Bugle
Woolly Mammoth or Inflation? You Decide!

But then they couldn't figure out who she'd be a spy for.