UP Minister Sunil Bharala Called Sonakshi Sinha A Dhan Pashu. So You’re Here Just To Serve Mankind, Is It?

UP Minister Sunil Bharala Called Sonakshi Sinha A Dhan Pashu. So You’re Here Just To Serve Mankind, Is It?

Irony is a funny thing. And in India, we particularly enjoy it. Without realising it, most of the times. Like this UP politician Sunil Bharala who called Sonakshi Sinha a money animal for not knowing Indian mythology. First of all, what does even mean? Secondly, what does knowing about mythology have to do with making money? Look bro, we know you are there trying to secure a seat for your party not to make money but for the greater good of mankind. Of course not. We don’t believe for a moment that you’re there to make money. No way. You are just a kindred spirit looking to give back to society. But we suggest you shut up. Because you’re making no sense. Which, we get it, is an every day thing for you but then again, it’s not every day that you get to grab the headlines for your stupidity.

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For those of you who missed our story yesterday, Sonakshi was a guest contestant on KBC with Ruma Devi. One of the questions in the show was about the Ramayana, “Hanuman fetched Sanjeevani for whom?” Although it is a pretty basic question (it would seem to an audience member), Sonakshi seemed stumped. But let’s face it, this has happened to us all. She was majorly trolled for opting for the, “Ask the expert” lifeline. They went as far as calling her “dumb” and blaming her father for not teaching her about Hinduism. As unfair as that was, she gave it back to her trollers in the best way possible.

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Then, something happened that has us all in a rage. Sunil Bharala who holds a ministerial position as the chairman of the Labour Welfare Coucil, commented on this situation and called Sonakshi a ‘Dhan Pashu’ (Money animal). He said that people like her just want to earn money and have no time to learn anything and we don’t know whether to laugh at the irony or be furious at his guts. Does he honestly think just because he is a politician, he can go around commenting on people’s mistakes? He said, “In modern times, these people are only after money. All they care about is earning money and spending that money on themselves. They have no knowledge of history and gods. They have no time for learning. Nothing can be sadder than this,” A politician calling an actress a money hog and uneducated is honestly baffling. And since when did having knowledge of “history and gods” become a measure for one’s intellect or intelligence?

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Granted, Sonakshi could not answer a simple question but surely we could cut her some slack? Give the girl a break!

At a time in our country when we are facing major climate change, the Kashmir issue, the Pakistan threat and hundreds of real issues, why are politicians concerned with whether a celebrity knows her Ramayana or not? You know, if our politicians did their own jobs once in a while our country would’ve been in a far stronger position. Maybe they should take a leaf out of the Ramayana to know how to run the country. We are good even if they would go to exile, actually.

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