After Yogi Adityanath's Barb, Netizens' #AbbaJaan Pushback
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's comment led to wide condemnation on Twitter with users starting a campaign with the hashtag HamareAbbaJaan.
Setting the tone for assembly elections next year, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made a double-edged comment saying that prior to his government's formation in the state, ration meant for the poor would be "digested" by those who utter "abba jaan". My father just as he joined the Army in 1941. He made me what I am. My #AbbaJaanpic.twitter.com/D2jQyTKzqn Like most other Dads my Dad believes in preserving & recycling things. Forever surprising us with merchandise received from my previous employers. Like a few years back he showed up in Singapore wearing my old Apple cap and tee! He turned 80 this year. #HamareAbbaJaanpic.twitter.com/PxUIaho0aa #HamaareAbbajaan ... in our village home in yes, Uttar Pradesh. Hamaari bitiya in lap and proud Dadijaan in centre. pic.twitter.com/MzE8546cCH #HamareAbbaJaanHe taught us the value of truthfulness, honesty and above all humanity pic.twitter.com/5qfpzefwnc My Bawa Jaan and Ammi Jaan.A humanist, secularist and a believer in Gandhian philosophy, my Bawa Jaan always believed that India was the safest home for his children.He shaped my worldview and has been the biggest influence on my life and my work. #HamareAbbaJaanpic.twitter.com/nyxlHcnvQt "Under PM Modi's leadership, there is no place for appeasement politics... Before 2017 was everyone able to get ration? Only those who used to say 'Abba Jaan' were digesting the ration," Yogi Adityanath said at an event in the state's Kushinagar. 'Abba Jaan' is a term used to address fathers by mostly Muslims. The comment led to wide condemnation on Twitter as users accused the Chief Minister of making communal references, starting a campaign with the hashtag HamareAbbaJaan.
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