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Office Of Vijay Patel@VijayGajeraO · Aug 5, 2026

This could be the most SHOCKING thread of the year. Read this thread, and you will understand why CJP and other…

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This thread alleges a coordinated network linking US citizen Dinesh Thakur, pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, Indian tech companies (Wipro, Infosys), and activist organizations in India, claiming they funnel money through NGOs and media outlets to support political protests and activism. The author argues this represents foreign influence on Indian civil society and government criticism.

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    This could be the most SHOCKING thread of the year. Read this thread, and you will understand why CJP and other professional protesters have so much support from Western countries and what the role of FCRA is. Meet US citizen Dinesh Thakur, who funds CJP spokesperson Saurav Das

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    2. In 1997, Pfizer launched one of the best-selling drugs in history, Lipitor. In August 2002, Indian company Ranbaxy filed an ANDA for generic Lipitor. In 2003, Pfizer filed a case against Ranbaxy.

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    3. In May 2003, Dinesh Thakur and his friend Dinesh Kasthuril joined Ranbaxy. That same year, Dinesh Thakur obtained U.S. citizenship. In 2005, Dinesh became a whistleblower against Ranbaxy. It has paralyzed Ranbaxy.

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    4. After he left Ranbaxy and joined Infosys Technologies in the USA, which is a technical partner of Pfizer.

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    5. In 2007, Dinesh Thakur cofounded a company with Pfizer India's executive director, Chitra Lele. Another co-founder was Dinesh Kashturil.

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    6. Ashok Ganguly was on the Advisory board of Dinesh Thakur’s company. Ashok was also on the boards of Wipro and Microsoft. He was also a special advisor to the PM.

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    7. Wipro also provides technical and KPO services to Pfizer. Surprisingly, Dinesh Kasthuril, co-founder with Dinesh Thakur, now works for Wipro.

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    8. Dinesh Thakur, the paralyzed Indian pharma executive at Ranbaxy, which benefited an estimated $100 billion for Pfizer. Yes, you have heard it right. It's $100 billion.

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    9. In 2015, Wipro’s Azim Premji and Nilekani from Infosys started a fund worth ₹100 crore along with other pharma and IT companies. They started funding Marxists and Islamists like The Wire and Altnews.

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    10. Dinesh Thakur also received millions from the US government for his whistleblowing against Ranbaxy. He also started the Thakur Family Foundation and began funding the same people and outfits that received funding from the IPSMF.

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    11. Anjali Bhardwaj, who was active in CJP, an RTI partner of Kejriwal, and a guru of Saurav Das, was on the advisory board of the Thakur family foundation.

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    12. Big pharma, like Pfizer, roots its money via International Christian NGOs like World Vision, Save the Children, and Action Aid.

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    13. In India, people like Harsh Mander and Shabana Azmi have been running these NGOs for years. Interestingly, Azim Premji also funds these NGOs and personal NGO of Harsh Mander, too

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    14. This is the reason the co-founder of Harsh Mander’s NGO, Jean Dreze, was at the protest site while Harsh Mander himself was rewarding his actors after the protest.

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    15. It's also shocking that Azim Premji funded Internet freedom foundation was the behind the two faces of Gen Z protest.

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    16. They have created an entire toolkit to paralyze the government machinery. They even went to court against the internet shutdown and to restore SM accounts that were actively spreading psychological warfare.

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    17. You must read this thread by @DisinfoLab on Thakur Family Foundation.

    DisInfo Lab@DisinfoLab · Jan 25, 2024

    Sudden spike in news about ‘bad’ Indian medicine – from US, Gambia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka - and emergence of Indian origin American ‘hero’ #DineshThakur. Story of biggest assault on #IndianPharma, aided and abetted by Indian media, particularly, The Wire. A Thread:

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    @DisinfoLab 18. From the unofficial mouthpiece of CJP, Peek TV, to Marxists, The Red Mike, News Laundry, Altnews, and The Wire are funded by the IPSMF and Thakur Family Foundation. All of these were hyperactive.

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    @DisinfoLab 19. My and my team @OnlyFactIndia are working on your support. We never accepted or will never accept funds from such ecosystem. Your small support will help us to fight against the powerful ecosystem. Thank you 🙏