New Delhi: Covid-19 has infiltrated the political elite circle from Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to Congress leader Karti Chidambaram who tested positive for the virus Monday.
Good wishes poured in for Shah from across the spectrum — and the Congress made a point to send out its messages, with Rahul Gandhi leading the charge.
Wishing Mr Amit Shah a speedy recovery.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 2, 2020
देश के गृहमंत्री अमित शाह जी के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं ।#AmitShah
— P L Punia (@plpunia) August 2, 2020
Wish you a speedy recovery. May God be with you in these crazy times.@AmitShah https://t.co/DuMQ6P4Z8l
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) August 2, 2020
I wish you Mr @amitshah a quick recovery from the infection, and back to good health and cheerful spirits.
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) August 2, 2020
Journalist Tavleen Singh defends her son Aatish Taseer’s `uncouth’ language.
Sunil if you had been wrongly thrown out of your country you might find it hard to wish the man who did it well. What is more ‘uncouth’ and ‘uncivilised’ than exiling a writer because you didn’t like what he wrote? https://t.co/BBhURw4HCV
— Tavleen Singh (@tavleen_singh) August 3, 2020
Every now and then @TheTweetOfGod stretches the limits of our our moral universe. Just as our love of a free press requires us to defend the @DailyMailUK, so now too we are called upon to wish this fat bastard (who has done nothing but evil in his life) a speedy recovery. https://t.co/warr3KdkFS
— Aatish Taseer (@AatishTaseer) August 2, 2020
Actor Sushant Singh recommends a specific line of treatment for the Home Minister, in the spirit of atma nirbharta (self-reliance).
आप गौमूत्र पीजिए और गोबर लपेटिए।
काढ़ा, कोरोनिल और भाभी जी के पापड़ खाइये। हर राज्य में बनने वाले AIIMS के सामने सवा लाख की क़तार में खड़े हो जाइए। साहब Medanta जाएँगे, और आप आत्मनिर्भर बन जाएँगे।— सुशांत सिंह sushant singh سوشانت سنگھ (@sushant_says) August 3, 2020
Moving on, AAP leader Atishi sees the positive side of the lockdown experience.
There’s much talk abt learning loss during the pandemic, but it’s also an opportunity for us to re-think what children should be learning! My 7-yr old nephew, Amlaan, has learnt how to make perfect round rotis in the lockdown, a life skill he may not have acquired otherwise! pic.twitter.com/Cy5QlPB7kj
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) August 2, 2020
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar acquires two new nicknames.
बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री कुर्सी कुमार पिछले 120 दिन से घर में दुबके बैठे हैं, जनता को मरने छोड़ दिया है। आज से हम प्रदेश के सभी बाढ़ ग्रस्त क्षेत्रों का दौरा शुरू कर रहे हैं। जनता की जान की कीमत बताके रहेंगे कुशसन बाबू को।
— Yashwant Sinha (@YashwantSinha) August 3, 2020
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s thinks he knows why so many BJP leaders have contracted the coronavirus.
सनातन हिंदू धर्म की मान्यताओं को नज़र अंदाज करने का नतीजा।
१- राम मंदिर के समस्त पुजारी कोरोना पोजिटिव
२- उत्तर प्रदेश की मंत्री कमला रानी वरुण का कोरोना से स्वर्गवास
३- उत्तर प्रदेश के भाजपा अध्यक्ष कोरोना पोजिटिव अस्पताल में।— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) August 3, 2020
Meanwhile, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury predicts the future of LAC.
…They will be also obdurately holding their position on Depsang, no doubt a great strategic loss, talks now are simply futile exercises
(2/2)— Adhir Chowdhury (@adhirrcinc) August 3, 2020
There were many Rakhi greetings on Twitter—Lata Mangeshkar greeted PM Modi and the Gandhi siblings shared their moments together. But the divisive tweets don’t end. Here’s one on the origins of the festival.
Draupadi once tore a piece frm her saree & tied it around wounded finger of Krishna. Krishna was touched by her action& declared her to be his sister. Bt Historians claim Rakshabandhan was started by Mughals. That’s why New Education Policy ws needed. ? #HappyRakshaBandhan2020 pic.twitter.com/7pfUCjgfjG
— Pradeep Bhandari(प्रदीप भंडारी) (@pradip103) August 3, 2020
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah’s tart comment on the ‘Chinese’ angle of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
BCCI/IPL governing council has decided to retain all sponsors including the big Chinese ones. I feel bad for those idiots who threw their Chinese made TVs off their balconies only to see this happen.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) August 2, 2020
Actor Salman Khan may be a fitness fanatic, but who will save him from this savage burn?
All this but still couldn’t press the brake pedal that night ? https://t.co/xHyZNCsNdM
— Vigilante (@vigil_nte) August 2, 2020
Prime time television news — truly beyond science.
Two of the 3 ‘forensic experts’ are even wearing stethoscopes.
You know, in case the dummy develops a heartbeat in between the post mortem. ? https://t.co/ld6TxNK5SS
— Doctor Roshan R ? (@pythoroshan) August 3, 2020
Last, but definitely not the least, watch NASA make a plash!
"Thanks for flying @SpaceX."
? Current Location: Planet Earth
A 2:48pm ET, @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug splashed down, marking the first splashdown of an American crew spacecraft in 45 years. #LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/zO3KlNwxU3
— NASA (@NASA) August 2, 2020
With inputs from Shubhangi Misra