New Delhi: The juggernaut of Jagannath Yatra ensured the rath yatra sees the light of day, after the Supreme Court allowed the yatra to take place.
Oh, and the all-elusive coronavirus cure has reportedly been invented.
Let’s see how Twitter took the news:
Many BJP leaders shared good wishes for the Rath Yatra at Puri.
Leading the way was Prime Minister Narendra Modi with wishes of health and happiness, while Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani sought Lord Jagannath’s blessings. Former chief minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje focused on the auspicious aspects of the festival.
भगवान जगन्नाथ की रथ यात्रा के पावन-पुनीत अवसर पर आप सभी को मेरी हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। मेरी कामना है कि श्रद्धा और भक्ति से भरी यह यात्रा देशवासियों के जीवन में सुख, समृद्धि, सौभाग्य और आरोग्य लेकर आए। जय जगन्नाथ!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 23, 2020
समस्त देशवासियों को महाप्रभु श्री जगन्नाथ जी की रथयात्रा की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
भगवान जगन्नाथ जी की कृपादृष्टि हम सभी पर बनी रहे।
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) June 23, 2020
देश में सौहार्द, भाईचारे एवं एकता के प्रतीक भगवान जगन्नाथ रथ यात्रा महोत्सव की सभी देशवासियों को हार्दिक बधाई एवं मंगलकामनाएं। इस अवसर पर मैं महाप्रभु से सभी नागरिकों की सुख-समृद्धि एवं खुशहाली की प्रार्थना करती हूं।
।।जय जगन्नाथ।।— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) June 23, 2020
BJP’s spokesperson Sambit Patra was happy he had fulfilled his pledge of seeking Lord Jagannath’s blessings.
मैंने संकल्प लिया था अगर SC से राहत मिला तो मैं पूरी धाम जाऊँगा।
संकल्प अनुसार आज मैंने “दीपदान” कर प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी एवं श्री @AmitShah ji को धन्यवाद अर्पण किया।
रथ को नमन कर अब मै दिल्ली वापस आ रहा हूँ ..सभी पूरीवसियों से अपील TV के माध्यम से प्रभु दर्शन करें🙏 pic.twitter.com/c3zuAcLS7k— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) June 22, 2020
And now to the coronavirus cure brought to you by none other than Baba Ramdev. Alas, Professor Ashok Swain isn’t convinced and challenges the yoga guru to self-test his own Covid ‘cure’.
Will Ramdev agree to expose to #Coronavirus and then to be cured with his new medicine before selling that to fools? https://t.co/L6VhlSKXGY
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) June 23, 2020
Don’t know who’ll take more offence to this, Patra or Major Arya? Or will they take this as a compliment?
What sambit patra is to Doctors .
Gaurav Arya is to Army .
— Dr Jwala Gurunath (@DrJwalaG) June 22, 2020
BJP’s Amit Malviya questions the Opposition’s patriotism, yet again. Yawn.
The commanding officer of the PLA battalion deployed in eastern Ladakh and his second-in-command died in the violent faceoff between Chinese and Indian soldiers in the Galwan area…
Did you hear a word of praise for the Indian Army from the opposition? https://t.co/Kf9AeZJfSj— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) June 22, 2020
Here’s a classic ‘thanks but no thanks’ from the Congress to the Aam Aadmi Party.
Glad to see Newest member of RSS Family acknowledging that the Congress government was pro-people & Congress rule was better! https://t.co/9qDpO5fn4R
— Delhi Congress (@INCDelhi) June 23, 2020
Many IIT graduates will agree with this tweet. Hear, hear!
Being able to attract the best and the brightest through the H1-B visa program has made America more successful and resilient. Knowing how to tap foreign talent is a US strength, not a weakness! #H1B #usindia
— Alice G Wells (@AliceGWells) June 23, 2020
See how Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan gets drunk on the past.
T 3571 -' MILI' .. the film .. Jaya and me .. an art work of such beauty .. my first drunk scene in the film , much before the mirror scene of AAA, and Satte pe Satta, HUM, or Shakti pic.twitter.com/zMpSrOpi5r
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) June 22, 2020
Lyricist Manoj Muntashir has some advice for Bollywood aspirants.
छोटे शहरों में रहने वाले साथियों,आप #Nepotism से डर के घर बैठ गए तो वंशवाद की जीत और प्रतिभा की हार हो जाएगी. टिकट कटाइये,मुंबई आइए. आपमें हुनर और हिम्मत है तो nepotism आपका कुछ नहीं बिगाड़ सकता. इस अफ़वाह से बचिये कि बाहर वाले यहाँ सफल नहीं होते.ये आपको बाहर रखने का षड्यन्त्र है
— Manoj Muntashir (@manojmuntashir) June 22, 2020
RJD leader Manoj Jha puts the Delhi Police on the spot.
Dear @DelhiPolice … Beginning with putting #SafooraZargar #MeeranHaider and several other young voices behind the bar on fabricated charges..You have now moved on to @_YogendraYadav and @harsh_mander ..Voices which always stood for constitutional values.
— Manoj Kumar Jha (@manojkjhadu) June 23, 2020
Why is director Mahesh Bhatt having such morbid thoughts?
Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly. pic.twitter.com/szcc5w8DgO
— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) June 23, 2020
BJP MP Varun Gandhi remembers his late father.
Today, I pay tribute to my father Late Shri Sanjay Gandhi on his 40th death anniversary. A man of steel, generations ahead of his time, who worked towards a strong and self-reliant India, with both the vision to see what lay ahead and also the courage to act on it… 🙏 pic.twitter.com/xI3Wi3gAx3
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) June 23, 2020
Congress’ Rahul Gandhi also evokes his father’s memory, but with more political intent.
चीनी आक्रमण के ख़िलाफ़ हम एकजुट खड़े हैं।
क्या भारतीय ज़मीन पर चीन ने कब्ज़ा किया है? pic.twitter.com/YCEd0P20aU
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 23, 2020
Talking about lakes, here’s a photograph of cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma. At the Pangong Lake?
Throwback to when you could go to such beautiful spots in nature. Just to be able to sit together and just soak it all in. With my one and only ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/AsyxoICMqv
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 22, 2020
And US President Donald Trump is trying to play the victim.
PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2020
With inputs from Pia Krishnankutty