More than a thousand devotees gathered in Haridwar to take part in Kumbh Mela on Monday for ‘Shahi Snan’. Pictures and videos of the event are doing rounds on the internet where devotees can be seen flouting the COVID-19 guidelines amid the surge in the cases.
The royal holy baths will take place on Monday and Wednesday.
The event comes after the day when the state has registered its highest single-day spike this year on Sunday with 1,333 cases. Given the second wave of the deadly coronavirus in the country, authorities responsible for organising the Kumbh Mela said they would emphasise on the strict adherence to the Covid-19 protocol.
However, netizens have slammed the government for allowing devotees in such a large number for the event and shown their concern about the spread of the virus due to the lack of guidelines being followed.
The microblogging site has been dominated by the tweets under #TablighiJamaat. Some sections of people are relating it to the controversy that occurred in April 2020.
Now, netizens on Twitter are comparing the two events that created a huge political controversy in the country last year.
Have a look at the tweets:
“Do gaz ki doori” is not applicable here because this is not #Tablighi_Jamaat@sakshijoshii@rohini_sgh@sushant_says
And where is godi media ? pic.twitter.com/sFYktVxYom— Tauqueer Sidd توقير صيد (@tauqueer_sidd) April 12, 2021
Do you think an apology is enough for what these Rwanda Radio journalists did to Tablighi Jamaat and Muslims?
Don’t ask for an apology, demand justice and accountability! https://t.co/ZpGcCP8UZE
— Naina Raathore💜✊🏻 #MLM (@NainaRaathore) April 12, 2021
Tablighi Jamaat Vs Kumbh
Some Secular Traitors who supported Tablighi Jamaat of Jihadi terrorists last year are angry over Kumbh Now.
Why this hypocrisy? Because
Hindus are crushing their Pseudo
Secularism across India.Pakistan is for the Jihadis who feel unsafe in India. pic.twitter.com/sN5SqAIiP8
— Angry_Hanuman (@_SatyamVada) April 12, 2021
Tablighi Jamaat was called ‘Single Source’ by Godi Media when 2500 people attended & total cases were just 1000
Does Godi Media have the guts to call Kumbh Mela as ‘Single Source’ when lakhs attend it & cases are 1.7 lakh/day?
Pin-drop silence now by shameless Bhakts & Modia 😠
— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) April 12, 2021
this SCREAMS majority privilege. remember tablighi jamaat? https://t.co/ang1I5dkje
— Alisha (@alishhhhxx) April 12, 2021
This nation, especially our media, owes an apology to the Tablighi Jamaat. https://t.co/Le1TjgP8Cp
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) April 12, 2021
All the folks, including politicians & news channels, that went berserk over Tablighi Jamaat even deeming it “Corona jihad” last year at the beginning of the pandemic seem to have suddenly lost their voice over Kumbh. Hypocrisy got your throat? Shameless bigots. This is criminal https://t.co/mXDBb7Pn8s
— Anusha Ravi Sood (@anusharavi10) April 12, 2021
Tablighi Jamaat was called ‘Single Source’ by Godi Media when 2500 people attended & total cases were just 1000
Does Godi Media have the guts to call Kumbh Mela as ‘Single Source’ when lakhs attend it & cases are 1.7 lakh/day?
Pin-drop silence now by shameless Bhakts & Modia 😠
— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) April 12, 2021
Tablighi Jamaat is a Talibani crime, not negligence: 2020 March
Mr @naqvimukhtar is still looking for a term for the Kumbh mela congregation on a day India witnessed the highest one day spike and has overtaken Brazil as the 2nd worst hit country https://t.co/PuNsDtJVQR
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) April 12, 2021
Yes the Khumb mela should be banned as India battles covid. The difference between an extremist like you fanning hate on Twitter & me is that I don’t provide excuses for mass congregations like Tablighi Jamaat. https://t.co/YbgLttPe3i
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) April 12, 2021
More than a Lakh assembled when Daily Covid19 cases reached 1.5 lakh.
Last year this same time, Media had run full propaganda against Tablighi Jamaat when they were only 2500 people assembled before restrictions, Covid19 was mostly new and daily New cases were hardly 500. https://t.co/74y5K9NRk4
— Drunk Journalist (@drunkJournalist) April 11, 2021
@ShekharGupta if what the Tablighi Jamaat did was a crime against humanity what’s this happening at the #KumbhMela . You don’t seem to feel the same level of disgust. Sad but I guess this is the new reality of the country. #HinduRashtra @RanaAyyub https://t.co/KQOtzoeXwW
— Yasar Khan (@yasar50) April 12, 2021
Tablighi Jamaat were hounded for a meet organised when Govt was saying “Corona is not a health emergency” and total cases were less than 5000. Today when Cases are in Lakhs everyday, Kumbh Jamaat and Shahi Snan Jamaat have gathered in Lakhs to spread Covid all over India
— Joy (@Joydas) April 11, 2021
This country, system, society and Media systemically targeted Muslims and Tablighi Jamaat last year.
Each and every Anti-Muslim news was very well planted in Media, they ran # tags against Muslims, they attack poor Muslim vendors on the street!
Now no outrage on Maha Kumbh?
— Md Asif Khan (@imMAK02) April 11, 2021
Last year, the media ran a vile propaganda against the Tablighi Jamaat.
Will the Media show Kumbh gathering in the same light? Isn’t Kumbh gathering responsible for spread of the virus?
It is so disgusting to see the double standards of the media! pic.twitter.com/bU3rOZbdK3
— S Rajasekar (@srspdkt) April 12, 2021
Why is the Tablighi Jamaat still the byword for all extra-crowded religious congregations that are breaking COVID protocols? Their mistimed congregation happened once while India was just preparing to handle.
The current ones are happening knowingly amidst a vicious second wave.— Shivam Bahuguna (@JanusBlinked) April 12, 2021
remember when they made a whole thing out of tablighi jamaat? tweet unrelated 🙂 https://t.co/BBzQy6Vvoq
— 2 donuts (@am0lpal3kar) April 12, 2021
