In what has been viewed as an unfathomable event, the Uddhav Thackeray led Maharashtra government has announced that it will be ‘probing’ two living legends of India, Latha Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar, both of whom are conferred with India’s highest civilian honour ‘Bharat Ratna’, for putting out pro-India tweets after singer Rihanna’s comments on the farm laws.
Social media was abuzz many celebs started sending out tweets against Rihanna who sided with the controversial ‘farmer’ protesters sitting at the Delhi Border. The (accidental) revealing of a toolkit by Greta Thunberg with prefabricated messages and objectives to undermine the Modi government has also made the matter very delicate for the opposition.
Following this, many Ministers and personalities like Sachin Tendulkar, Lata Mangeshkar, Virat Kohli, Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar, etc had put out tweets that were pro-India.
Now the Maharashtra Government is going after those personalities who posted such tweets which includes Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar as well.
#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda pic.twitter.com/JpUKyoB4vn
— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) February 3, 2021
“It has been revealed that there were same posts by celebrities and at the same time. Hence it will be investigated why it has happened”, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has been quoted as saying.
As per reports, it is the Indian National Congress that has come out with a complaint and reportedly had demanded an investigation into whether the BJP had “pressurised the celebrities” to post their tweets.
On February 6, NCP supremo and former Agriculture Minister of the Central Government, Sharad Pawar had asked Tendulkar ‘Exercise caution’ when commenting on farmers’ protest.
In what could be seen as sheer arrogance and condescension, Pawar said, I would advise Sachin to exercise caution while speaking about any other field,” Mr Pawar was quoted by news agency ANI.
#WATCH: NCP chief Sharad Pawar says, "Many people have reacted sharply to the stand taken by them (Indian celebrities). I would advise Sachin (Tendulkar) to exercise caution while speaking about any other field." pic.twitter.com/adUmovzzDX
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2021
It must also be noted that the members of Indian Youth Congress poured black oil on a cut-out of Sachin Tendulkar in Kochi and the irony is that it is the Congress government that gave Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar.
However, some experts believe that the Congress party led by Sonia Gandhi is very upset with Sachin Tendulkar as it was the Congress government that bestowed the Bharat Ratna on him and nominating him to the Rajya Sabha.
India’s sovereignty cannot be compromised. External forces can be spectators but not participants.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 3, 2021
Indians know India and should decide for India. Let's remain united as a nation.#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda
Also, in 2017 when Sachin Tendulkar was going to make his first speech as an MP in the Rajya Sabha, Congress members of parliament continued to shout slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi that led to the master blaster unable to make his speech.
BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra lashed out at the Uddhav Thackeray led government and called the move ‘disgusting’ and ‘deplorable’. He questioned if the Maha Vikas Agadi government lost its senses and called for ‘probing the mental state’ who ordered probes against Bharat Ratnas.
Has this MVA Govt lost all it’s senses❓
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) February 8, 2021
MVA should feel ashamed while using the word ‘probe’ for BharatRatnas❗️
Actually, now it seems necessary to probe the mental state & stability of the ones who made such demand & of people who ordered probe against our BharatRatnas ❗️
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