#PadhmaAwardForBhakt trends on twitter after govt’s announcement for Padhma
Srinagar Jan 26: As the Union government announced a list of 114 recipients for the prestigious Padma civilian awards on the eve of Republic Day, observers on social media quickly spotted a trend #PadmaAward4Bhakt, started by @DrunkVinodMehta.
Three of the award winners had participated in the March for India in Delhi in October, protesting against writers and other cultural luminaries who had been returning their awards to express their disquiet over what they said was the rising tide of intolerance in the country.
While actor Anupam Kher had led the effort, director Madhur Bhandarkar and singer Malini Awasthi had cheered him on. On Monday, many attributed the decision to award the trio as a reward for their loyalty. Kher in particular was singled out on social media for criticism, overshadowing even Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth, who will be awarded the Padma Vibhushan.
The Congress promoted the trend #PadmaAward4Bhakt which was trending on top for the full day. Angry Anupam first reacted with this tweet “Sunn raha hoon hai aaj bazaar mein Burnol bahut zoro shoro se bik raha hai.” In a personal tweet he tagged the congress leader from J&K Salman Nizami, I wish you get some brain one day, Kher later tweeted again “Advice for certain people- Google search me.smile emoticon #PadmaAward4Bhakts ; Salman immediately compiled a series of his pictures and tagged him with this tweet “@AnupamPkher This is what we got from the GOOGLE search! Anupmer later deleted his few tweets and #PadmaAwardForPatriots , but the trend #PadmaAward4Bhakts supported with lakhs of tweets was trending till late morning.
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