“Disgrace..Shakespearean tragedy"
Sachin Tendulkar faces fans’ ire for taking on Rihanna, Greta Thunberg for support to farmers
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Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar is facing fans’ ire after he joined Bollywood celebrities to counter the extraordinary support to farmers extended by international stars such as Rihanna, Greta Thunberg, Meena Harris and Mia Khalifa. While some termed his social media post with hashtag #IndiaAgainstPropaganda a ‘disgrace’, others called Tendulkar’s action a ‘Shakespearean tragedy.’
Tendulkar wrote in his tweet, “India’s sovereignty cannot be compromised. External forces can be spectators but not participants. Indians know India and should decide for India. Let’s remain united as a nation. #IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda.”
His fans weren’t impressed by the batting maestro’s action given that he has yet to voice his support to the hundreds of thousands of farmers, who’ve been braving the freezing cold and police brutality at the Delhi borders for over two months.
A whole generation [me included] venerated this man.
— Adv. Manoj (@RURALINDIA) February 3, 2021
That he chose to disgrace himself is right up there with the Shakespearean tragedy https://t.co/WHwKncmiPR
Just goes to show what a huge star @rihanna is. Go girl. You have rattled the high and mighty in India. You have got the entitled, co-opted boy gang in knots trying to please their masters. Thank you @GretaThunberg @meenaharris and each one of you speaking up for farmers https://t.co/SHHs73hOFM
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) February 3, 2021
You assholes have nothing to lose by endorsing BJP's propaganda sitting in the AC rooms. It's the common man who is dying for the mistake they haven't committed.#FarmersProstest https://t.co/FIVqcrKdB7
— Sridhar Jeripothula. (@Sridhar_Jeri) February 3, 2021
Breaks my heart to think that many of the 162 farmers who perished might’ve worshipped this man while they were alive.
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) February 3, 2021
India’s sovereignty isn’t so fickle that it gets compromised by valid criticism.
You surely had some humanity before Ambani came into your life & bought you. https://t.co/BKeL5V3T0E
How the mighty fall ? https://t.co/AVZtPWOHRD
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) February 3, 2021
Earlier, the usual suspects in Bollywood namely Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Suniel Shetty and Ajay Devgan were roped in by the government to counter the global impact created by Rihanna, Greta, Meena and Mia. The Ministry of External Affairs had to resort to an extraordinary step to issue a formal statement in response to social media posts by a group of private citizens abroad.
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Bus helper held for stealing USD 1,600 from Iranian woman's purse in Delhi; money recovered
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a bus helper and recovered USD 1,600 that was allegedly stolen from the purse of an Iranian woman who had forgotten it on a private bus at ISBT Kashmere Gate, an official said on Sunday.
The incident came to light on December 15, when a complaint was lodged at the ISBT Kashmere Gate police post by Dr Ali Akbar Shah, a professor at Delhi University and a resident of Mukherjee Nagar, the police said.
He informed police that his guest, Fareshteh Sayanjali, an Iranian national, had arrived in India on December 13 and was staying at his residence, they said.
The woman had travelled to Uttarakhand's Rishikesh and was returning to Delhi on December 15 in a bus. While de-boarding at ISBT Kashmere Gate around 1.45 pm, she inadvertently left her purse on the bus seat, the police officer said.
After some time, she received a phone call from the bus operator informing her that the purse had been found in the vehicle. However, when the purse was handed back to her, she discovered that USD 1,600 in cash kept inside was missing," the officer added.
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Based on Dr Shah's statement, an FIR was registered at Kashmere Gate police station on December 16, and an investigation was taken up, police said.
During the investigation, the team questioned the driver and conductor of the bus in which the woman had travelled, police said.
During questioning, the conductor told police that Monish, the bus helper, found the purse lying abandoned on a seat and handed it over to him, police said.
Monish initially attempted to mislead the investigators, but later confessed to stealing the US dollars from the purse, police said
Following his disclosure, Monish was arrested on December 17 and recovered the entire stolen amount, police said.
The accused, Monish, 26, is a resident of Jahangirpuri in north Delhi.
He has studied up to Class 10 and has been working as a helper with the private bus service for the past year, they said.
