Arnab Goswami's open letter announcing Nationalist Collective to fight anti-India forces

My Dear Fellow Indians, Brors, and Sisters of Our Beloved Country,

What happened yesterday on Republic Day 2021 was an open attempt to fight democracy with anarchy. We cant be bystanders anymore. If anarchist forces have declared ir intent, we must ensure that we collect toger and fight m. We must fight back with all our heart and effort - to defeat forces who undermine our country’s greatest institutions. se are people who persistently target forces, legislature, judiciary, and media. If we do t collect toger with a sense of urgency, blackmail of this lobby will threaten integrity of India.

Yesterday, it was rioters in name of farmers. Tomorrow, it will be Maoists and Maoist-terrorists, and day after, it could be radicalized terrorists or any or such group. We cant allow anti-national elements to plunder our country anymore. We are believers in democracy. Our democracy will t survive if it is t fought for and defended with all force at our command. We must, refore, rally toger and expose intentions of enemy. y are a very minuscule group of conspirators, who exercise disproportionate clout because of ir illegal and immoral methods of political blackmail, calibrated deceit, complicity with India’s external enemies like Pakistan, and brazen misuse of liberties and rights our democracy gives m. It is w time for all of us to come toger and hit m back with truth.

You have all seen for yourself vicious, vindictive, malicious attack on me, my family, friends, journalists, fellow-editors, partners, and my network over last 10 months. re has been an acid attack on me and my wife because we covered killing of sadhus in Palghar in a way that y did t like. I was locked up in two jails, y have filed 25 cases against me, we have been interrogated for 1000 hours, my reporters have been arrested, people are being tortured to falsely implicate me, my senior executives have been whiplashed mercilessly with ‘chakki’ belts, pseudos have happily published stories calling me a ‘hawala’ operator, and ir Tukde-Tukde Urban-Naxal gang which works every day with Pakistan has questioned my commitment to Nation.

I have thought through what y are doing. I am sure it is clear to you too, that y want to work as a cabal to target Republic and me. It is part of ir overall Pakistan-sponsored design to attack all individuals, institutions, and organisations which come in ir way. Organisations like Republic are a great problem for m because wher it is trying to engineer a riot after Shaheen Bagh, legitimise carn led by people like Tahir Hussain during Delhi riots in which Ankit Sharma, a young IB official was brutally killed, spin a caste-riot after Hathras, or manufacture mayhem in National Capital in name of farmers protests, organisations like Republic expose m every time. And because we expose ir blasphemous lies, and anti-India, break-India conspiracy, y respond by targeting our network, and me personally. Have doubt, we will fight m, and we will win.

Today, re is an urgent need for all Nationalists to come toger as a Collective. We, Nationalists of India, having realized intentions of anti-nationals need to join hands to take m on. Our democracy is under threat like never before. And, our country’s rise to super-power status cant be held to ransom by se frustrated, bitter individuals whose commitment is only to ir Break-India plan. battle in days ahead cant be limited to media houses like Republic alone anymore, and refore I am anuncing launch of Nationalist Collective. In next few days and weeks and months, we will be reaching out to Nationalist citizens, groups, and organisations across India to create a committed group of Indians who will pre-empt and fight every attempt at targeting Nation. With sole and clear purpose to put India first, Nationalist Collective will be an Instrument in Defence of Nation. While celebrating every aspect of India’s diversity, Nationalist Collective will emphasise need to connect all Indians with glue of Nationalist fervor, Nationalist spirit, Nationalist pride, and Nationalist common intent.

While my thoughts on Nationalist Collective are still at a preliminary st, I will be working with a group of like-minded fellow Indians to give Nationalist Collective, an organisational identity, and institutional structure. I am sure and absolutely confident that Nationalist Collective will go a long way in inspiring millions of Indians to come forward and serve morland in a voluntary, spirited, and committed manner.

Wherever I go, I meet fellow Indians who often ask me – what can we do for our country? What can we do to make our country stronger? answer is in raising your voice in defence of nation, in standing by our forces, and identifying those who run country down with ir falsities, malice, and prejudice.

I urge you all to spread word about Nationalist Collective so that we can all dedicate our lives to working for morland. India must be a super-power by 2030, and this will be a small but significant step in that direction.

Satyamev Jayate!

Bharat Mata Ki Jai!

Jai Hind!

Yours,

Arnab