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Dear Arvind Kejriwal, Your ‘Thulla’ Comment isn’t Cool; Here’s Why

Arvind Kejriwal referred to police officers as ‘thulla’ – and ticked off a few people.

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What do we mean when we say we love India? For many of us, it isn’t a love for its people, animals, diversity, or richness; it is merely a sense of possessiveness for its territorial boundaries.

Unfortunately, this strange sense of love for the land is reflected in our policies, our language – both colloquial and official – and in our social media gaffes.

Politicians fall unwittingly in this last ambit of gaffes and end up saying things like this:

Even if a thulla is caught demanding money from street vendors, we can’t try him.
Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM

Thulla is a colloquial term used to describe a man with a large gut. This was in context of his government not being able to function efficiently due to Union Government’s unimpeachable power over the Police.

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Constable Ajay Kumar Taneja didn’t take the comment lightly; he moved the High Court claiming that he was “mentally hurt” by the loose statement. Kejriwal has been summoned by the court where he needs to explain himself.

Meanwhile, on Twitter, #thulla trends with a national resonance, churning out absolute gems like these:

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Arvind Kejriwal  referred to police officers as ‘thulla’ – and ticked off a few people.
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Arvind Kejriwal  referred to police officers as ‘thulla’ – and ticked off a few people.
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Arvind Kejriwal  referred to police officers as ‘thulla’ – and ticked off a few people.
(Photo: The Quint)

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Topics:  Delhi   India   Arvind Kejriwal  

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