Imagine being so salty toward a specific faith that you deliberately wait for Ganesh Chaturthi, make a sign, stand like a zombie amidst people celebrating, and record the entire spectacle just to chase online clout.
The criticism of the word "putra" in the Ganesh aarti's line "baanjhan ko putra de" comes from pure linguistic ignorance. In classical Sanskrit, putra is often used gender-neutrally to mean "child," much like how "mankind" or "primitive man" in scientific literature refers to humanity as a whole, encompassing both men and women.
Also, the 17th-century saint attributed to this composition, Samarth Ramdas, also composed deeply revered aartis for Goddess Durga, making accusations of inherent misogyny entirely baseless.
This performative outrage has become an annual ritual driven by bad faith rather than legitimate critique. High time people stopped inventing grievances where none exist and let devotees celebrate in peace.
Gambhir asked, “Tum kaha aim kar rahe ho? North Wing?” (Where are you aiming?).
Hardik replied, “On the first tier.”
Suryakumar Yadav reacted, “Abbey second tier pe maar diya?” (He hit it all the way to the second tier?).
He is Sam Pepper, a well-known influencer in the UK.
He came to India on Diwali and fired a rocket toward a group of kids, hitting a little girl. Because it was livestreamed, he couldn’t delete the footage, and his followers openly criticised him for the reckless act and expressed concern for the child.
He later claimed that the girl had only a minor cut, that he paid for the hospital expenses, apologised, and that the matter was settled. He immediately left India after that. However, the truth is coming out now.
The girl did not suffer a minor cut but permanent damage to her left eye, full-thickness corneal injury with uveal tissue prolapse. She lost her eye because a gora streamer wanted to have “reckless fun.” The Indians who feel “ashamed as an Indian” the moment some gora experiences the slightest discomfort here should now see how many gora feel “ashamed as a British” for this.
Requesting @MEAIndia to take up this issue officially with the UK govt. This incident must have serious legal and financial repercussions for that influencer.