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Author Chetan Bhagat, who doesn’t shy away from giving comments and sharing his opinions on contemporary issues, has now decided on an NMEP or “No More Explanations Policy”. Taking to Facebook, the author and columnist said he would no longer explain whatever he says even when someone asks for an explanation. “Whatever I have said, I won’t explain it. You think I am doing it out of ulterior motives – be my guest.”
“The way I was brought up, it was considered rude not to respond to people. Especially when they seemed to have some doubts about what you said. Based on that etiquette, I made the mistake of explaining myself when some on Twitter questioned me – whether on my politics, my old versus new tweets, my views or whatever,” Bhagat wrote in a detailed post of more than 570 words.
Underlining that any of his tweets or remarks doesn’t mean he is aligned with any political party, he wrote, “I have said it multiple times that I will not take permanent sides in politics and will give my view based on what I think.”
Read the full post here:
Arguing that he was only being objective, he further said, “Of course, being objective doesn’t mean you cannot praise someone. Neither does being brave mean you have to abuse and yell and scream on every allegation against any leader.”
He also shared the same explanation on Twitter, posting screenshots of the message and it garnered a lot of attention — and most trolled him. While some found the NMEP “bizarre and funny”, others couldn’t stop talking a jibe at him for writing an explanation for an No More Explanation Policy.
https://twitter.com/AnnakkavurKesav/status/999527575780118528
Recently, the author was roasted on Twitter after he tried to explain the spiralling fuel price hike and many alleged he was siding with the government. The message of his NMEP comes days after people started trolling him on Twitter and sharing memes.
https://twitter.com/paul270780/status/999201949596733440
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