Sachin batted more mins in his career than Truss stayed PM, Indian journo trolls England Barmy Army
London: Liz Truss, the English Prime Minister who had taken charge of the country’s premiere office recently, resigned from the post on Thursday sending shockwaves in the international political circle.
The news of Truss resigning only 45 days after taking charge also caused an uproar across social media platforms including Twitter where several renowned figures took to the micro-blogging site to express their opinion on the matter.
Journalists, politicians, sportspersons, activists, and others were among the people who voiced their opinions about Truss’ resignation. The trolls nevertheless, also had a field day and within minutes of Truss’ resignation, the internet was flooded with memes and posts mocking the UK’s economy and Truss.
The Barmy Army the official Twitter handle of England Cricket fans also posted a tweet in this regard asking users to describe the current political situation in cricket terms.
Several users came up with creative replies to the tweet and tried to describe the political turmoil in the language of the sport. However, one reply that caught the eye of many and was appreciated by the users was that of an Indian sports journalist Himanshu Pareek.
Himanshu replied to The Barmy Army’s tweet with “Indian team captaincy”, he further posted another tweet adding Sachin Tendulkar, the Indian legend batted more minutes in his career than Liz Truss stayed as Prime Minister of the UK.
He added Tendulkar batter for 70,211 minutes across his career that spanned for over 24 years while Liz Truss stayed PM for only 64,800 minutes.
“Minutes Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar batted in his career-: 70,211 mins Minutes Liz Truss stayed as Prime Minister-: 64,800 mins” (SIC) he added.
The reply was liked by over a thousand people at the time of the posting of this report and it was liked by over a hundred people at the same time, the numbers were comparatively much higher than it was on the other replies.
Describe the current political situation in cricket terms 👇
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) October 20, 2022
Indian team captaincy
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) October 20, 2022
Minutes Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar batted in his career-: 70,211 mins
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) October 20, 2022
Minutes Liz Truss stayed as Prime Minister-: 64,800 mins#LizTrussPM #LizTruss
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Karnataka electoral roll SIR exercise to begin from June 20
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka will begin SIR of electoral rolls from June 20 as part of a nationwide exercise covering 16 states and three Union territories, CEO Anbu Kumar said on Friday.
The drive will cover more than 5.55 crore electors in the state, he said.
As per the schedule notified by the Election Commission (EC), preparation, training and printing activities will be carried out from June 20 to June 29 and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct house-to-house visits from June 30 to July 29.
The rationalisation of polling stations is scheduled to be completed by July 29. The draft electoral roll will be published on August 5, following which claims and objections can be filed between August 5 and September 4.
The notice phase and disposal of claims and objections will continue from August 5 to October 3, and the final electoral roll will be published on October 7, it said.
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Addressing a press conference here, CEO Kumar said that in Karnataka, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer is fully prepared to proceed with the SIR of electoral rolls.
As part of this exercise, we have successfully mapped 86.46 per cent of our voters, he said.
"The primary objective of this entire exercise is to ensure that every eligible voter is enrolled, while simultaneously ensuring that no ineligible individuals are included in the voter list. Therefore, I seek the support and cooperation of all the voters of Karnataka, all political parties, and our friends from the media," he added.
According to the statement issued by the CEO's office, 59,050 BLOs will be involved in the SIR of the electoral roll in the state. The exercise will cover approximately 5,55,74,064 electors in the state as of May 12.
The SIR is a participative and transparent exercise involving electors, political parties and the election machinery. During the revision process, BLOs will undertake house-to-house visits for the distribution and collection of enumeration forms, the statement said.
Stating that there are currently 25,284 Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by recognised political parties, the CEO urged all recognised political parties to appoint BLAs for every polling station to ensure active participation and transparency in the revision process.
Electors have been requested to cooperate with BLOs during the house-to-house distribution and collection of enumeration forms.
Further details regarding the revision process, forms and schedule will be made available on the official websites of the District Election Officers, the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, and the Election Commission of India, the statement said.
