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**Title: The Evil of Classism**
**Main Point:** Classism, or discrimination based on social class, is a pervasive issue in Indian society, often manifesting as insults targeting people's professions, such as tea sellers, puncture repairers, waiters, and ragpickers.
**Key Examples:**
* Politicians using classist slurs against opponents (e.g., "tea seller" against Narendra Modi, "puncture repairer" against protesters)
* Religious stereotypes (e.g., "puncture-walah" for Muslims, "rice bag" for Christians)
* Societal disdain for certain professions (e.g., waiters, ragpickers, bar dancers)
**Impact on Society:**
* Reinforces social hierarchies
* Leads to inferiority and superiority complexes
* Affects the country's progress and development
* Results in poor treatment, low salaries, and lack of respect for certain professions
**Call to Action:** Recognize and challenge classist attitudes in everyday life to create a more inclusive and respectful society.
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1. **Professions mentioned as examples**: Tea seller, Puncture repairer, Ragpicker, Bardancer, and Waiter.
2. **Definition of Classism**: Discriminating against people based on their social class.
3. **Definition of Casteism**: Discriminating against a particular caste or treating people from different castes differently.
4. **Example of Classism (2014)**: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar called Narendra Modi a "tea seller", implying he couldn't be Prime Minister.
5. **Example of Classism (2019)**: BJP leader Tejasvi Surya called protesters against CAA "puncture repairers".
6. **Twitter Incident**: Times Now anchor Sushant Sinha called Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair a "puncture-walah", perpetuating a religious stereotype.
7. **Stereotype Examples**:
* Muslims as "puncture-walah"
* Christians as "rice bags"
8. **Diverse Professions of Muslims in India**:
* Chefs
* Soldiers
* Scientists
* Teachers
* Barbers
* Carpenters
* Journalists
9. **Notable Indian Muslims**:
* Naseeruddin Shah (actor)
* Irfan Khan (actor)
* Aamir Khan (actor)
* Mohammed Rafi (singer)
* A. R. Rahman (singer)
* Dr. Syed Zahoor Qasim (India's Antarctica Man)
* Asim Premji (businessman and philanthropist)
* Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (former President of India, the Missile Man of India)
10. **Ramayan Express Incident**:
* A sadhu opposed the train's launch due to waiters wearing saffron dress code, seeing it as an insult to Hinduism.
11. **Sonia Gandhi's Background**:
* Born as Antonia Albina Maino
* Italian by birth
* Father was an Italian house builder
* Worked in a restaurant in the UK during her studies
12. **Meme Incident**:
* A meme showed the UK Prime Minister telling Narendra Modi to "Stick to selling tea".
* Congress distanced itself, while the then BJP Chief Minister of Gujarat called it a classist remark.
13. **Twitter Trend**:
* #BarDancerSoniaGandhi, falsely claiming Sonia Gandhi worked as a bar dancer.