Rashmika Mandanna praises Atal Setu, lauds Modi in an ANI interview
Actress Rashmika Mandanna praised Atal Setu, the longest sea bridge in India which was inaugurated by the PM in January, as ‘unbelievable’ for the way it has drastically cut down the travelling time between Navi Mumbai and Mumbai. She also lauded Modi in her on the road interview to ANI along the Mumbai bridge on Tuesday.
Calling Atal Setu a game changer for transportation network of the second largest megacity in India, Mandanna stated that “The journey of two hours can be done in 20 minutes… You wouldn't even believe it! Who would have thought that something like this would have been possible. From Navi Mumbai to Mumbai, Goa to Mumbai and Bangalore to Mumbai, when all the journeys [are] made so easily and with such amazing infrastructure… It makes me proud!"
Commenting on how infrastructure developments only seen in western countries were now made possible in India, Rashmika Mandanna said, “Indians are not willing to hear ‘No’ anymore. Now at least India is not stopping anywhere. Nobody is saying that it’s not possible in India [anymore]… Look at our country grow… I think now it’s the ‘Haan’ (yes) time”.
Expressing amazement at how India had turned ‘unstoppable’ in the last 10 years, an indirect praise directed at PM Modi’s rule in India, Mandanna called the growth ‘freaking brilliant’. Lauding the infrastructure development being done in the country, Mandanna agreed with the ANI correspondent when he said that projects like Atal Setu took ‘decades to complete earlier and this was done in just 7 years’. “Everything, it is just brilliant - I think now it's our time!... it's all done in seven years and it's 20 km. It's amazing! Look at it. I am speechless honestly... India is the smartest country, I would like to say!" she added.
Speaking about the future prospects of the country, the actress stated that young India was growing at ‘such fast speed’ and the youth were being ‘very responsible’ and were not easily influenced by ‘whatever you say’. Declaring that the country was heading in ‘the right way’, Mandanna said, “As a young Indian, to all of you from this majestic architecture-the majestic infrastructure Atal Setu, Vikas aur development rukna nahi chahiye, vikas aur development keliye vote kariye. (Progress and development must not stop, please vote for progress and development)”.
However the actress’ comments have received mixed responses in social media. While some where happy with her good words about the developments in the country, many others wondered if she would follow the path of Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut to politics or whether she was afraid of an IT raid due to her increasing income. Rashmika Mandanna, seen last with Ranbir Kapoor in ‘Animal’, is waiting for the release of her next film ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’. She is also starring against Salman Khan in the A R Murugadoss’ movie ‘Sikander’, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, set to release in 2025.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
