New Delhi: Looks like not just actors and sportspersons, but even politicians can resist themselves to join the viral "pawri ho rahi hai" trend which has taken the internet with a storm lately. Recently, the viral trend found an echo during an election rally in West Bengal. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda gave his own spin to the 'pawri' trend while addressing a crowd in Bengal's Anandpuri.
Nadda used the viral catchphase to reiterate BJP's promise of 'parivatan' (change) in the poll-bound state.
"Yeh Bengal ki prabuddh janta hai, yeh hum sab hai, aur Bengal main parivartan ki tayyari ho rahi hai (These are excited people of Bengal, this is us, and people in Bengal are getting ready for a change),” Nadda said from the podium. [Catch the 'pawri' reference below from 32:19]
While its not clear that if Nadda's statement on Pakistani 'pawri' girl's line was intentional or not, but social media could not overlook the reference. Even BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga shared an edited video which shows pawri girl Dananeer Mobeen's actual footage followed by the snippet of Nadda's reference.
This is not for the first time that a political leader of party has referred to the trend. Earlier, Trinamool Congress (TMC) also used the Pawri meme to take a pot shot at the BJP.
TMC shared a photo from the BJP’s public meeting in West Bengal showing empty chairs, with the caption: “Yeh @BJP4Bengal hai. Yeh unki jansabha hai. Aur yahaan inki pawri ho rahi hai! (This is Bengal BJP. This is their public meeting. And they have a party going on).”
Meanwhile, putting the curtains down, the Election Commission on Friday announced dates for the much-awaited West Bengal Assembly Elections. As per the poll body, voting in the state will be held in as many as 8 phases, starting March 27. Counting of votes and result announcement will be done on May 2.