Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had made a comment on “individuals who say ‘abba jaan'”. (File)
New Delhi:
Setting the tone for meeting elections subsequent 12 months, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made a double-edged remark saying that previous to his authorities’s formation within the state, ration meant for the poor can be “digested” by those that utter ‘Abba Jaan‘ .
“Beneath PM Modi’s management, there is no such thing as a place for appeasement politics… Earlier than 2017 was everybody capable of get ration? Solely those that used to say ‘Abba Jaan‘ had been digesting the ration,” Yogi Adityanath stated at an occasion within the state’s Kushinagar.
‘Abba Jaan’ is a time period used to handle fathers by principally Muslims.
The remark led to extensive condemnation on Twitter as customers accused the Chief Minister of constructing communal references, beginning a marketing campaign with the hashtag HamareAbbaJaan.
Retired International Secretary Nirupama Menon Rao shared a photograph of her father saying, “My father simply as he joined the Military in 1941. He made me what I’m. My #AbbaJaan.”
My father simply as he joined the Military in 1941. He made me what I’m. My #AbbaJaanpic.twitter.com/D2jQyTKzqn
— Nirupama Menon Rao ????????, നിരുപമ മേനോൻ റാവു (@NMenonRao) September 13, 2021
Mediacorp’s Chief industrial and digital officer Parminder Singh additionally shared a photograph of his father.
Like most different Dads my Dad believes in preserving & recycling issues. Ceaselessly stunning us with merchandise acquired from my earlier employers. Like just a few years again he confirmed up in Singapore sporting my outdated Apple cap and tee! He turned 80 this 12 months. #HamareAbbaJaanpic.twitter.com/PxUIaho0aa
— Parminder Singh (@parrysingh) September 14, 2021
Journalist Saba Naqvi posted a throwback image together with her father, famous journalist Saeed Naqvi, from their ancestral village in Uttar Pradesh.
#HamaareAbbajaan … in our village house in sure, Uttar Pradesh. Hamaari bitiya in lap and proud Dadijaan in centre. pic.twitter.com/MzE8546cCH
— Saba Naqvi (@_sabanaqvi) September 13, 2021
Author and chronicler Rana Safvi shared a photograph of her father saying, “he taught us the worth of truthfulness, honesty and above all humanity.”
#HamareAbbaJaan
He taught us the worth of truthfulness, honesty and above all humanity pic.twitter.com/5qfpzefwnc— Rana Safvi رعنا राना (@iamrana) September 13, 2021
British-American author and journalist Aatish Taseer tweeted an image of his father and mom.
Abba jaan aur ammi, mohabbat ki ibtida primary. pic.twitter.com/fdZkUHNmx3
— Aatish Taseer (@AatishTaseer) September 13, 2021
Nationwide Convention vice-president Omar Abdullah additionally criticised the chief minister’s comment with a tweet saying, “I’ve all the time maintained the BJP has no intention of preventing any election with an agenda apart from blatant communalism & hatred with all of the venom directed in the direction of Muslims. Here’s a CM looking for re-election claiming that Muslims ate up all of the rations meant for Hindus.”
I’ve all the time maintained the BJP has no intention of preventing any election with an agenda apart from blatant communalism & hatred with all of the venom directed in the direction of Muslims. Here’s a CM looking for re-election claiming that Muslims ate up all of the rations meant for Hindus. https://t.co/zaYtK43vpd
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) September 12, 2021
Final month, Yogi Adityanath had blamed the opposition for vaccine hesitancy within the state, saying some solely took the jab after their ‘Abba Jaan‘ did.
