Was govt ‘cow-ed’ by jokes or was it ‘cow-ardice’: Tharoor’s dig after ‘Cow Hug Day’ attraction withdrawal
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NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a swipe over the Animal Welfare Board of India withdrawing its attraction to have a good time February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’, asking whether or not the federal government was “cow-ed” by the jokes made at its expense or was it merely “cow-ardice”.
Tharoor’s dig got here a day after the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) mentioned it has withdrawn the attraction to have a good time February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’ following instructions from the federal government amid widespread criticism on social media.
Reacting to the event, Tharoor mentioned on Twitter, “Was the Government cow-ed by the jokes made at its expense or was it merely cow-ardice?” “My guess is the original appeal was an oral instruction: ‘Valentine’s Day: let them hug their guy’ & the last word was misheard by a Hindu Rashtravadi as gaay!’,” the previous Union minister mentioned.
The withdrawal of the attraction got here only a day after Union minister Parshottam Rupala mentioned will probably be good if folks reply positively to the decision given by the board to have a good time February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’.
February 14 is noticed as Valentine’s Day internationally.
“As directed by the Competent Authority and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying the appeal issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India for celebration of Cow Hug Day on 14th February, 2023 stands withdrawn,” the board’s secretary S Ok Dutta mentioned in a discover posted on its web site.
It was for the primary time that the AWBI had appealed to cow lovers within the nation to have a good time ‘Cow Hug Day’.
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a swipe over the Animal Welfare Board of India withdrawing its attraction to have a good time February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’, asking whether or not the federal government was “cow-ed” by the jokes made at its expense or was it merely “cow-ardice”.
Tharoor’s dig got here a day after the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) mentioned it has withdrawn the attraction to have a good time February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’ following instructions from the federal government amid widespread criticism on social media.
Reacting to the event, Tharoor mentioned on Twitter, “Was the Government cow-ed by the jokes made at its expense or was it merely cow-ardice?” “My guess is the original appeal was an oral instruction: ‘Valentine’s Day: let them hug their guy’ & the last word was misheard by a Hindu Rashtravadi as gaay!’,” the previous Union minister mentioned.
The withdrawal of the attraction got here only a day after Union minister Parshottam Rupala mentioned will probably be good if folks reply positively to the decision given by the board to have a good time February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’.
February 14 is noticed as Valentine’s Day internationally.
“As directed by the Competent Authority and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying the appeal issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India for celebration of Cow Hug Day on 14th February, 2023 stands withdrawn,” the board’s secretary S Ok Dutta mentioned in a discover posted on its web site.
It was for the primary time that the AWBI had appealed to cow lovers within the nation to have a good time ‘Cow Hug Day’.
