New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s spoke in both houses of Parliament in the votes of thanks to the President’s address. The PMO handle highlights his promise on the Citizenship Amendment Act—this is worth saving.
I want to clearly state- with the CAA coming, there will be no impact on any citizen of India, practising any faith: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 6, 2020
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor thought PM Modi’s speech was ‘mellifluous’ (brownie points if you know what that means!) but had mixed reactions to the PM naming him four times in his Lok Sabha speech.
Don’t know whether to be flattered or amused to hear my name four times in the Prime Minister’s mellifluous speech. But I was not amused that he continued to tilt at the windmills of history &reduce a solemn Constitutional occasion into an occasion for a petty political speech.
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) February 6, 2020
Biryani has been the flavor of the Delhi elections ever since Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath spoke of it last week. And it remains on the menu: here are Congress leader Salman Nizami and ABP news anchor Rubika Liyaquat fighting over it.
सिम कार्ड लेते समय आधार कार्ड मांगा था. दादा जी का जन्म प्रमाणपत्र नहीं। वैसे मोदी जी को सलाह जरूर दीजिएगा: हमारी बिरयानी, पाकिस्तानी बिरयानी से ज्यादा लजीझ है! https://t.co/xOCvADw9vV
— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) February 5, 2020
Just a quick question for BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya — is your mouth watering at the sight of the biryani?
Proof of Biryani being distributed at Shaheen Bagh! pic.twitter.com/ylwnjJr2oy
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) February 5, 2020
Meanwhile, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant expresses his love for a particular biryani. What do you have to say to that Mr Malviya?
The best biryani in world is Thalassery fish biryani from Paris restaurant. It’s made using short-grained local rice with white aikora or kingfish also known as king mackerel in Thalassery ( Kerala). Its awesome & beats all other biryanis by miles. https://t.co/MjCmNAD3aA
— Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) February 4, 2020
Union Minister for Animal Husbandry Giriraj Singh’s anti-Muslim tweet with a video about a place which doesn’t look like Shaheen Bagh.
यह शाहीन बाग़ अब सिर्फ आंदोलन नही रह गया है ..यहाँ सूइसाइड बॉम्बर का जत्था बनाया जा रहा है।
देश की राजधानी में देश के खिलाफ साजिश हो रही है। pic.twitter.com/NoD98Zfwpx
— Shandilya Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) February 6, 2020
The connection between ‘sushasan and rats’ according to former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi.
बिहार में 1100 करोड़ का बांध चूहे खा गए। पुलिस कस्टडी में रखी 9 लाख लीटर शराब चूहों ने पीकर ग़ायब कर दी। अस्पताल में नवजात का हाथ खा गए। और अब 40000 नियोजित शिक्षकों के फ़ोल्डर चूहे कुतर गए।
क्या कथित सुशासनी सरकार में व्याप्त भ्रष्टाचार का सारा दोष चूहों पर मढ़ा जा रहा है? pic.twitter.com/LADKSiXWNZ
— Rabri Devi (@RabriDeviRJD) February 5, 2020
Political activist Angellica Aribam has a message for Twitter. And it ought to pay attention.
Hey Twitter, this is my button for the day! pic.twitter.com/pNTybhYOgS
— Angellica Aribam (@AngellicAribam) February 5, 2020
Congress’s Pankhuri Pathak is most disappointed in Gunja Kapoor, curator of the Youtube channel ‘Right Narrative’. Gunja, wearing a burqa, had entered Shaheen Bagh yesterday, allegedly carrying a spy camera which led to commotion in the area.
Same here. She deceived me till the last moment & used me to make her way into politics & news studios.
I did not respond even after she targeted me on Twitter for no reason.
I understood she was over ambitious but never did I imagine that she would go to this extent. https://t.co/nPMED7zhoj
— Pankhuri Pathak पंखुड़ी पाठक پنکھڑی (@pankhuripathak) February 5, 2020
CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar tells the difference between a ‘Hindu’ and a ‘Sanghi’.
हिन्दू होने और संघी होने में क्या फ़र्क़ है?
हिन्दुओं के लिए धर्म आस्था है और संघियों के लिए धंधा।
— Kanhaiya Kumar (@kanhaiyakumar) February 6, 2020
Actor Swara Bhaskar is also very annoyed by Gunja Kapoor’s Shaheen Bagh stunt!
Shame on you Gunja! You are safe because the women you went to malign in a devious, deceitful, evil and may I say incredibly tacky plan – they shielded you. Thank them for their patience and empathy- you sick toxic shameless woman… #ShaheenBaghProtest #GunjaKapoor https://t.co/0V2R7PBa4n
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) February 6, 2020
Another war of tweets, this time between filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and comedian Vir Das over ‘angrezi’ comedy.
https://twitter.com/vivekagnihotri/status/1225056134614208515?s=20
I agree sir. So savage. Also, your tweet is in English. #BuddhuInAStrawberryJam https://t.co/GZz47hI8KK
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) February 5, 2020
This case of mistaken identity proves that there’s everything in a name.
Collateral damage ???https://t.co/uHbWV7x8Sx
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) February 5, 2020
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear medic masks — meet these men and women tackling the coronavirus in China.
#coronavirus. Photos of frontline medics after they took off their masks; some wore masks for 12 hours at a stretch. 12 HOURS. Netizens hailing them as heroes as the Chinese govt glosses over lapses in alerting its own citizens over a spreading, deadly virus. @htTweets pic.twitter.com/1eKdd1s9Mf
— SutirthoPatranobis 李学华 (@spatranobis) February 6, 2020
Not just journalist Faye D’Souza, we would also like to know the history teacher who taught BJP’s Tejasvi Surya.
Which school did this young man go to? His civics and history teachers should please stand up and take responsibility for this travesty. https://t.co/Hd27IGOxDu
— Faye DSouza (@fayedsouza) February 6, 2020
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s wonderful but scary take on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as Roman emperor Julius Caesar.
We don’t let 1 person control the water for 2.5 billion people.
We don’t let 1 person control electricity for 2.5 billion people.
Why do we let 1 man control the information seen by 2.5 billion people?
Facebook needs to be regulated by governments, not ruled by an emperor! pic.twitter.com/o4hNRFNpgt
— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) February 5, 2020
There’s no place like home! NASA scientist Christina Koch is back on earth after her record-breaking stint on the International Space Station (ISS).
There is truly no place like our home: Earth.
After 328 days in space, @Astro_Christina has returned. #CongratsChristina pic.twitter.com/tru74ExEkV
— Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) February 6, 2020
And, President Donald Trump celebrates the dismissal of the impeachment motion against him in the US Senate with some wishful thinking.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2020
Correction: An earlier version of the article identified Angellica Aribam as an NSUI leader. The error is regretted.
“some wishful thinking” is such an understatement, for such a tomfool persona — with indescribably-undeserved power.