Ever since my post about the Czar there have been some suspicious activity going on. My mobile which for convenience has been on a pre-paid mode, has been blocked from being recharged - in effect, I cannot use my mobile to post of Facebook or Tweet, when I want to.
Three days back, I was called up by my ISP asking for proof of my identity and residence - a requirement in India - and which I’d furnished when I’d taken my broadband connection 5 years back. And which I’d kept ready and which I was informed would be collected day before or yesterday, but never was.
Today, again, I was called up by my ISP and informed that such proof is required. When informed that it was ready for submission, it was told that it would be positively collected today. But sadly, inexplicably, it was not done.
Strangely, when I approached the ISP’s local office to submit the proof, I was told that ‘no such requirement has been called for’ on my broadband account and they wouldn’t take it. Even more strange, none of my friends and colleagues who had taken a broadband connection along with me (at the same time, 5 years back), have received such request.
While conspiracy theory is anathema to me, such a series of coincidences affecting my ability to connect with and blog about issues, is, to put it mildly, unique.
So, in case you don’t see any posts after a few days - know that I’ve been effectively shut down.
My Mischievous Half murmurs, ‘Hey Maddie! Now that you’ve gone public repeatedly (here and here) about these attempts and it has not had (their) desired effect (of keeping me quiet), what do you think the ‘Prime Mover’ is going to do next? Physical intimidation or actual physical restraint, perhaps?’
To which my Wicked Half whispers, ‘They might do that yet! Why not? It seems to be season for all the despots to try and repress questioning, liberal voices’
Three days back, I was called up by my ISP asking for proof of my identity and residence - a requirement in India - and which I’d furnished when I’d taken my broadband connection 5 years back. And which I’d kept ready and which I was informed would be collected day before or yesterday, but never was.
Today, again, I was called up by my ISP and informed that such proof is required. When informed that it was ready for submission, it was told that it would be positively collected today. But sadly, inexplicably, it was not done.
Strangely, when I approached the ISP’s local office to submit the proof, I was told that ‘no such requirement has been called for’ on my broadband account and they wouldn’t take it. Even more strange, none of my friends and colleagues who had taken a broadband connection along with me (at the same time, 5 years back), have received such request.
While conspiracy theory is anathema to me, such a series of coincidences affecting my ability to connect with and blog about issues, is, to put it mildly, unique.
So, in case you don’t see any posts after a few days - know that I’ve been effectively shut down.
My Mischievous Half murmurs, ‘Hey Maddie! Now that you’ve gone public repeatedly (here and here) about these attempts and it has not had (their) desired effect (of keeping me quiet), what do you think the ‘Prime Mover’ is going to do next? Physical intimidation or actual physical restraint, perhaps?’
To which my Wicked Half whispers, ‘They might do that yet! Why not? It seems to be season for all the despots to try and repress questioning, liberal voices’
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