If you have been following Temjen Imna Along, a Nagaland politician on Twitter you may be aware of his amazing sense of humour and fun posts. He also keeps sharing important life advices with his followers and fans. In one such post, Along shared a strong message about littering on roads and the damage it is causing to the environment.
The minister took to Twitter to share a street littered with broken glass bottles by tourists. "Ayalee! It's Bad. Don't do this. 'Atithi Devo Bhava' ka matlab hi bigad diya. Drinking & throwing scrap bottles are injurious to health & environment!," read the post.
Along posted the message in response to a user's tweet that read, "Kuch mahine pehle @AlongImna logon ko kohima visit k liye bula rahe the maine bola sir please mat invite karo hum log ko abhi hum log busy hain Shimla Manali kasol McLeod ko Delhi banane mein jaise hi yahan se free honge swayam aa jaayenge Northeast. (A few months ago, @AlongImna was inviting people to visit Kohima. However, I told him not to invite us as we are busy turning Shimla, Manali, Kasol, McLeod into Delhi. Once we are done with work here, we will come to the northeast)".
Since being shared the post has amassed 57.7k views, 1,461 likes and several comments from social media users.
"That’s bad. Shame on the people who do this. These same people when they go abroad behave responsibly. @AlongImna
maybe stricter laws, CCTV might help in reducing the problem," wrote one user.
"Strict rules are required. Like Lachung,Sikkim,using or throwing of plastic bottles is punishable", wrote another user.
"Atithi rakhsas ban gaye hai...Fine them persecute them", wrote a third.
"Side effects of development .... Everything gets ruined", wrote a fourth.