New Delhi: Twitter today was full of political jibes, India-Pakistan rivalry, and an unusual invocation of Nehru by BJP.
Here’s personal bonhomie between political foes: Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha sent ‘get well soon’ wishes to BJP’s spokesperson Sambit Patra who has been admitted to a hospital for coronavirus.
Wishing my good friend @sambitswaraj a quick, great recovery and lots of happiness and good health always. Take care, bro, you will soon be as fit as a fiddle.
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) May 28, 2020
BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga takes a jibe at Rahul Gandhi with the age-old Nehru joke. It’s getting tiresome now.
आप चिंता न करो राहुल जी, ये नेहरू जी का 1962 वाला भारत नही है ।
— Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga) May 29, 2020
Here’s a kissa minister ka: BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia did not know who the Union Minister for Labour is. See what happens…
We have a DISASTER in the name of Govt when the ruling party BJP doesn't know who is the Labour Minister in their Govt. @gauravbh, no wonder the poor labourers are suffering & dying in India.
Amazing that @RubikaLiyaquat doesn't find it problematic. Good expose @rohanrgupta! pic.twitter.com/xoSGCcZ5Z6
— Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) May 29, 2020
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav appeals to the UP government to take care of ‘Lockdown Yadav’ baby born in a shramik train.
कोरोनाबंदी के दौर में ट्रेन में जन्मे ‘लॉकडाउन यादव’ के उज्ज्वल भविष्य की कामना. आशा है नोटबंदी के समय लाइन में जन्म लेने पर मजबूर ‘खजांची’ अब अकेला महसूस नहीं करेगा.
अब भाजपा सरकार ये सुनिश्चित करे कि इन बच्चों की आगामी यात्रा, इनके जन्म जैसी कटु परिस्थितियों से बहुत बेहतर हो. pic.twitter.com/0lOoUVlZEq
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) May 29, 2020
BJP leader Amit Malviya hits out at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after the Delhi High Court took suo moto notice of the cremation of those who died due to Covid-19.
The situation is so bad in Delhi that the high court had to take suomoto cognisance.
But Arvind Kejriwal need not worry because Delhi government’s outsized ad spend has meant no critical coverage, despite massive mishandling of Covid…
Delhi should be worried, really worried! pic.twitter.com/svvnh6ixrD
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) May 28, 2020
Looks like actor Akshay Kumar will have to look for a new producer. His old producer Twinkle Khanna, who also happens to be his wife, is not particularly pleased with him.
Please mere pet pe laat mat maro ?? Missed tagging the team. Apologies to my producer, @mrsfunnybones, director #RBalki and the man without whom Padman wouldn’t be made @murugaofficial https://t.co/FbrOBSFLjG
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) May 28, 2020
Comedian Kunal Kamra shares a video showing how India-Pakistan rivalry is being ‘played’ out in TV news studio.
Errror 404 irony not found ??? pic.twitter.com/z9KDFLwqhN
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) May 28, 2020
SpiceJet provides a glimpse into the new way of flying during Covid-19.
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Here're some glimpses of safe flying aboard our newly-resumed flights. pic.twitter.com/KRGJpATTmv
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) May 27, 2020
Actor Soni Razdan thinks someone is to blame for Mumbai’s Covid-19 menace—read and find out who.
The fact is that Mumbai is paying the price of years of neglect. The city that pays the highest taxes has the worst slums. You’d think they’d have sorted that one out years ago and built decent low cost housing, but no. And here we all are. Citizens bear the brunt of greed
— Soni Razdan (@Soni_Razdan) May 28, 2020
Author Chetan Bhagat gets philosophical about ‘knowing thy neighbour’.
Which of our neighbors are we friends with right now?
Actually, are we friends even within ourselves?
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) May 29, 2020
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has a typical English response to a troll.
To the person who suggested I'm not really manning this twitter account and not genuinely answering children: I think we can agree that nobody pretending to be me would feel comfortable telling you to bog off.
Kindly bog off. ?
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 28, 2020
Even ‘God’ has given up. Now what?
I have lost control of the situation.
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 28, 2020
Writer Britni Danielle flagged a tweet by US President Donald Trump for threatening violence, Twitter seemed to agree. This will add fuel to the President’s fiery rage against the social media giant. Can’t wait to see how the drama unfolds….
I reported this tweet because it threatens violence. I suggest you do the same. pic.twitter.com/N5kLqTHu8q
— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) May 29, 2020
With inputs from Tina Das