Politics is not a serious business all the time; It also has lighter moments, such as when Jao Ram was introduced on Twitter on Thursday evening. Aya Ram, Gaya Ram everything is fine. But go Ram? This is actually Jai Ram Thakur, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. His name was misspelled in a tweet by his government’s information and public relations department.
What’s more, many likes and at least two answers pointed to the mistake. The tweet was retracted Friday night.
Interestingly, the tweet comes at a time when there is speculation about a possible change in the state government, especially in view of Thakur’s recent visit to Delhi. BJP Changing Chief Minister in Gujarat. Elections are due next year in both Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. The BJP is known to change chief ministers in time to avoid the anti-incumbency wave.
The political corridor in the state was busy with President Ram Nath Kovind’s address during the special session of the Legislative Assembly on Friday on the occasion of the golden jubilee of Himachal Pradesh getting statehood. when indicated by Indian ExpressThe Congress camp, laughingly, split their sides.
“The IPR department knows what is going to happen in the coming days. They can feel the pulse of the people,” Leader of the Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri said while attending the dinner hosted for the President.
State Congress President Kuldeep Rathore also laughed out loud and said, “When he is leaving, he will write Ram Hi. What is wrong with it (When he is leaving, it is natural to write Jao Ram. What is wrong with that)?”
However, the BJP did not find it a joke. Party veteran and former chief minister Shanta Kumar, who did not attend the President’s dinner due to ill health, said it was a big mistake, while state party president Suresh Kashyap termed it as a typing error. Kashyap rubbished the rumor that the incumbent CM was being replaced. “There is nothing like this (there is nothing like that),” Kashyap said.
Former CM Prem Kumar Dhumal understood the seriousness of another aspect of the matter. “Such mistakes should be ignored and condoned,” he said, referring to possible action against IPR employees.
Point taken, politics doesn’t have to be serious all the time.
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