BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra is back in news after he returned from Odisha to cast his vote in Delhi, whose seven seats went to polls on Sunday. Patra, who ran a high-octane campaign for himself in Odisha’s Puri parliamentary constituency, shared a photo of his inked finger on Twitter to announce that he had voted. Little did he realise that his announcement will make him a prime target of incessant trolling.
Taking to Twitter, Patra shared his photo as he flaunted his inked finger. His photo was captioned as “I have voted for development Have you …”
I have voted for development
Have you … pic.twitter.com/aHfeN2OmVK— Chowkidar Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) May 12, 2019
No sooner did he share his photo, Twitterati began to ask Sambit Patra if by ‘development’ he meant that he had voted against the BJP since the BJP’s campaign in this year’s elections has been in the name of nationalism and religious polarisation.
So U voted for INC. Thanks.
— #Nyay for India| INC SUPPORTER (@bigheera_inc) May 12, 2019
So you also voted against BJP. Great going Sambit
— Saurabh Shrivastava (@saurabh_srvt) May 12, 2019
Kya yar tune bhi Bjp ko vote nahi diya?♂️
— Amit Saxena (@CSamitsaxena) May 12, 2019
What??? Why did you vote for Congress…??
— KamDev Baba (@TheKamDevBaba) May 12, 2019
Meanwhile, Sambit Patra also lashed out at Congress leader and Punjab minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu for allegedly ridiculing his surname. He wrote, “Sidhu ridicules my surname saying ..वो कौन है पटरा टटरा ..ओह हो पात्रा ..मेंढक की तरह टर टर …He could always target me ..but why a “Odiya” surname? ..can he do the same with surnames of any other state ..NO ..just because Odiyas are simple people ridicule even their surnames?”
Sidhu ridicules my surname saying ..वो कौन है पटरा टटरा ..ओह हो पात्रा ..मेंढक की तरह टर टर …
He could always target me ..but why a “Odiya” surname? ..can he do the same with surnames of any other state ..NO ..just because Odiyas are simple people ridicule even their surnames?— Chowkidar Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) May 12, 2019
His subsequent tweet asked if Sidhu will ever make fun of Italian surname. He wrote, “He will dare not say वो कौन है “Maino” ..faino ..Ohh Antonio Maino..Rather He will ridicule Indians calling them “Kale Angrez” & Indian Surnames …सिंधु जी हिम्मत है तो एक बार इटालीयन surname का मज़ाक़ उड़ा के दिखाओ तो जाने ..” His sarcasm was aimed at the Italian name of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
He will dare not say वो कौन है “Maino” ..faino ..Ohh Antonio Maino..
Rather He will ridicule Indians calling them “Kale Angrez” & Indian Surnames …सिंधु जी हिम्मत है तो एक बार इटालीयन surname का मज़ाक़ उड़ा के दिखाओ तो जाने .. https://t.co/jsCfBZkJTe— Chowkidar Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) May 12, 2019
Sidhu had recently compared Patra to a frog as he told reporters, “What’s his name? Tinku Tatra or Patra, that frog who keeps doing trr, trr but a koel keeps quiet. Why give him importance?”