One Sunday of every month brings in new policies and philosophies direct from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The monthly talk show, Mann Ki Baat, is aired by All India Radio, Door Darshan and assorted Youtube channels and Facebook.
But, this Sunday, on 30th August, the Mann ki Baat didn’t really seem to reach the hearts of the citizens.
Mann ki Baat on both the Prime Minister’s own channel and BJP’s official YouTube channel received a rare thumbs down with a huge margin.
Till Monday morning dislikes escalated to 3.38 lakh, while likes stationed at 42 thousand, despite BJP’s strong social media presence.
Why did this happen?
A possibility citied is the PM’s muteness on students protesting against holding the JEE-NEET entrance tests on September 13. Though the Supreme Court denied the plea, it was expected that the Prime Minister would resolve the issue by perhaps, postponement of the tests. But the PM was voiceless about the agitations going on by the students and the states too.
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Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal stated after six states filed a review petition to the SC about the exams that, numerous admit cards have been downloaded signaling that students are ready for their exams. Examinees weren’t satisfied with the answer as a large number of them have stated their traveling problems amidst the Pandemic.
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Supreme Court Justice Arun Mishra, set to retire this week, was trolled on Monday for his saying ‘ Life Must Go On’ while dismissing the petition after he denied to attend his own farewell arranged by the SC Bar association reasoning the Covid-19 threat.
