New Delhi: From ‘birthday’ wishes for a cricketing superstar to Zomato’s appetising question and a generous peppering of political gup-shup, here’s a look at what Twitter was up to, this Friday
Sachin Tendulkar turned 47 today, and he received many, many greetings. Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli, national coach Ravi Shastri and Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan all wish ‘the god of cricket’ a very happy birthday.
Happy birthday to the man whose passion for the game of cricket has inspired many. Wishing you an amazing year ahead paaji. ?? @sachin_rt pic.twitter.com/Mj7tE9evHg
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 24, 2020
Happy Birthday, Bossman. Legacy you’ve left behind in the sport is immortal. God bless Champ ? @sachin_rt #HappyBirthdaySachin #SachinTendulkar pic.twitter.com/aqSCso4in2
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 24, 2020
Happy birthday @sachin_rt
Health, happiness, love and respect always. ??
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) April 24, 2020
Filmmaker Karan Johar unveils a new version of the song ‘Teri Mitti’ that he’s produced in quarantine. The original song is from the 2019 film Kesari, which starred Akshay Kumar.
They are fighting to keep us safe and for that we are forever grateful. A tribute from our hearts to theirs, #TeriMitti. Song out tomorrow at 12:30pm.@akshaykumar @ParineetiChopra @SinghAnurag79 @apoorvamehta18 @SunirKheterpal @bpraak @arkopravo19 pic.twitter.com/BGw7ruHDTM
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) April 23, 2020
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy gives a thumbs up to the Tamil Nadu government for its fight against Covid-19 and a thumbs down to some usual suspects.
In Tamil Nadu impressive house to house daily checking is going on. Further provide free lunches superbly organised. But credit for goes to MGR’s visionary Noon Meal Scheme’s decades old infrastructure. But for Tablighi callousness TN would have been tops
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) April 24, 2020
Politicians say this is not the time to play politics but they can’t resist the temptation. Read on.
After Manipur & Goa, Tripura now becomes the third #Covid19 free state.
All three states have one thing in common – A BJP government. #IndiaFightsCorona@NBirenSingh @DrPramodPSawant @BjpBiplab
— Priti Gandhi – प्रीति गांधी (@MrsGandhi) April 24, 2020
Meanwhile, Congress compares Covid-19 test figures between BJP-ruled Gujarat and Congress-run Rajasthan….
BJP either doesn't understand the importance of testing or continues to be ignorant. In either case, it is the citizens who suffer.#BJPdestroysGujarat pic.twitter.com/CDoLcaplf0
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 24, 2020
Former MP Udit Raj compares what happened to Congress leader P Chidambaram with the Supreme Court’s 3 week relief for Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami.
चिदम्बरम को जेल, अर्नब को बेल
— Dr. Udit Raj (@Dr_Uditraj) April 24, 2020
India TV’s editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma gives a communal ‘twist’ to the Palghar lynching incident in a surprising way.
पालघर में हुई साधुओं की बर्बर हत्या की शुरुआती जानकारी आई है. क्या इसके पीछे मुसलमानों का हाथ था? बिल्कुल नहीं. ये गुमराह हुए हिंदुओं ने किया. गुनहगारों को सख़्त सज़ा मिलनी चाहिये.
— Rajat Sharma (@RajatSharmaLive) April 24, 2020
Second FIR against former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan in 12 days, this time for not ‘resuming duty.’
Ah! Another FIR. For not resuming duty(?) it seems
Come on @AmitShah! This desperate? I resigned like 8 months back.
Though I wholeheartedly volunteer to serve wherever I am required in this crisis, let me tell you this again,
NOT REJOINING IAS! Got it?https://t.co/kUpgXlmoey
— Kannan Gopinathan (@naukarshah) April 24, 2020
BJP Karnataka and IPS Madhur share a touching photograph of the police – at rest.
These Policemen are sleeping on the Streets so that the Citizens can stay safe inside their Homes during the #CoronaVirusLockDown.
Isn’t it Our duty to respect their sacrifices and stay at Home?#StayHomeStaySafe #ThankYouCoronaWarriors pic.twitter.com/cURW9NnzIN
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) April 24, 2020
Isn’t comfortable bed and an eight hour sleep such a luxury ?
Yes it is… if you are a cop !
Proud of these #CoronaWarriors pic.twitter.com/3H9ZrZupNp— Madhur Verma (@IPSMadhurVerma) April 24, 2020
Did Twitter sit on a computer keyboard? As if that wasn’t enough, Netflix followed suit.
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your turn.
— Twitter (@Twitter) April 23, 2020
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— Netflix (@netflix) April 23, 2020
Restaurant aggregator and food delivery start-up Zomato wonders what 2020 would taste like…
If 2020 was a dish, what would it be?
— Zomato (@ZomatoIN) April 24, 2020
And lastly, Brazilian author Paulo Coelho has a happy thought.
Be happy
It drives people crazy— Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) April 23, 2020
With inputs from Shubhangi Misra