Congress wants Coldplay concert to be postponed, netizens vent anger on Twitter

New Delhi: The upcoming British rock band Coldplay’s concert which was scheduled to be held on November 19 in Mumbai has stuck itself into a big controversy. The most anticipated event of the Global Citizen Festival, could be in jeopardy. Reason? Indian politics. As people went crazy the tickets of the event were sold in no time. The Congress party and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) demanded the concert should be postponed because the ruling state government is trying to woo voters by providing concessions on festival tickets for upcoming Municipal Polls. According to a Hindustan Times report, the Congress sent a letter to the State Election Commission stating that the party in power is using the concert for political gains. As the news reached to netizens they started trolling Congress and NCP on micro-blogging site. Take a look:

Dear Congress, Thanks for doing this. Now that you are trying to get #ColdplayIndia scrapped More of a reason that people wont vote you! https://t.co/8xB2sQeAO2

— Somya Saxena (@SomyaSaxena) November 4, 2016

YEH KYA HO RAHA HAI BC DESH HAI YA CIRCUS https://t.co/ShRLFEZ17Y — Rohan (@mojorojo) November 4, 2016

2 things you NEVER thought would be acts of political defiance:

1. Watching a @KaranJohar film. 2. Going to a @Coldplay gig. — Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) November 4, 2016

It did not stay for long as the former Minister for Telecom, Milind Deora's tweet made sense for the fans. He tweeted, ''Unwise to demand a ban on @coldplay. Musical concerts don't determine elections.

Unwise to demand a ban on @coldplay. Musical concerts don't determine elections. @INCIndia has always favoured a culturally vibrant Mumbai — Milind Deora (@milinddeora) November 4, 2016