Manipur's BJP President, Saikhon Tikendra Singh, died of COVID-19. After then, Kishorechandra Wangkhem, a Manipur resident, was arrested for claiming that COVID-19 is not cured by cow dung or urine.
Following the death of Manipur's BJP President, Saikhon Tikendra Singh, Wangkhem wrote, "Santhi Sanyung na yadrabo, oh!!! RIP #Rashikang_Kangyet Hayeng nga chaani." (Cow dung cow urine didn’t work. Groundless argument. Tomorrow I will eat fish.)
His arrest ignited anger among netizens, with many claiming that it was unjustified. The arrest caused widespread outrage on social media, with netizens expressing their displeasure with the arrest.
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Farhan Akhtar has now responded to the situation, taking to Twitter to express his displeasure. Also is against the government and its policies. He took to his twitter handle to criticise the government.
He wrote,” First you couldn’t criticise the government. Then you couldn’t criticise any government policy. Then you couldn’t criticise their lack of any policy to tackle Covid. Now you can’t criticise cow dung. Next..??
People are supporting his tweet. One of the users said,” You read newspaper, it’s filled with criticism of the govt.You open social media, it’s filled with criticism of the govt. You read messages on phone, it’s filled with jokes on govt. And then they say there is a curb on free speech and criticism of the govt. Next...?
Farhan Akhtar slammed the Modi government. This isn't the first time a celebrity has criticised the Modi government. Previously, actor Siddharth took a shot at the Modi government with a series of tweets.