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New Delhi: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday faced backlash on social media after he said that people should avoid eating what is prohibited in Constitution. Responding to a query regarding a BJP nominee in Kerala who had reportedly promised supply of good beef in his constituency, Naidu had said,”Aapko jo khana hain voh khao…par jo samvidhan main prohibited hain usko mat khaon (One can eat his food of choice, but avoid eating that food which is prohibited as per our Constitution),”
“Food is a personal choice, but at the same time there are certain restrictions in the Constitution. So, in certain areas, certain things have to be respected by one and all. “What is prohibited as per Constitution in states…follow that. What is there as per law… follow it. I am a ‘pakka’ (staunch) non-vegetarian and will continue to so, and there is no restriction. I am the direct example (sic),” the BJP leader had told reporters yesterday.
His remarks didn’t go down well with Twitteratis and they started ridiculing the Union Minister with funniest puns. Here are some of the reactions:
@dna Wahhh! Even a most uneducated person does not speak such nonsense
— seema (@seemaadhikari) April 4, 2017
https://t.co/PZhfkjoHYO Such brains ruling India 😊😊 now Constitution decides menu
— Sun (@monsun14) April 4, 2017
@dna Our Constitution now says what to eat? BJP is a "Democracy illiterate" Partyhttps://t.co/PVgKxWsp4d
— Anil Acharya (@aa3132) April 3, 2017
@anubhabhonsle Dimag kharab ho gaya hai
— i.am.krishnam (@iamkrishnam) April 4, 2017
@dna Eh where exactly in the constitution does it tell us what to eat? Can you point it out precisely? Perhaps I missed it. @MVenkaiahNaidu
— Di (@Di_CB) April 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/Di_CB/status/849196390567862273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jantakareporter.com%2Findia%2Fnon-veg-venkaiah-naidu%2F112652%2F
Naidu’s statement came in a wake of stricter laws against cow slaughter in BJP-ruled states specifically in Uttar Pradesh, where chief minister Yogi Adityanath is cracking the whip on illegal slaughterhouses.
