Storm in eyes, folks troubled, but why is Saheb' quiet: Rahul Gandhi
He added a new line to the words, bringing in a Saheb who remains quiet despite being in the know.
New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday recalled lines from a Bollywood film song to take an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the toxic air in the national capital. Mr Gandhi gave a new twist to a couplet from a song in the 1978 film Gaman, which looked at life in a city, and without naming Mr Modi, indirectly referred to government inaction on pollution. “Seene mein jalan/aankhon mein toofaan sa kyun hai/ iss sheher mein/ har shaks/ pareshaan saa kyun hai... (Ache in the heart, storm in the eyes/ why is everybody in the city so troubled),” he tweeted, in a clear allusion to the high levels of air pollution.
He added a new line to the words, bringing in a “Saheb” who remains quiet despite being in the know. “Kya batayeinge Saheb, sab jaankar anjaan kyun hain, (Knowing everything, why is Saheb quiet),” Mr Gandhi tweeted. He also posted with his tweet a picture of children wearing masks and a news report that said 18 lakh people died in India because of air pollution.