People are sharing stories and photos of their father on social media after a controversial statement by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
My father fought in the 1971 India-Pakistan war. As a soldier, he served in the Indian Army with bravery and honor. He also trained at NDA and IMA. He retired from the Indian Army as Deputy Chief.
This post on Twitter is written by Shaira Shah Haleem. He also posted a picture of his father in an army uniform.
The #AbbaJaan 'Abba Jan' hashtag is trending on Indian social media, especially Twitter, and people are sharing stories about their fathers with their hashtags.
The perpetrators include people of many faiths, including Muslims and Hindus, and the background to the trend is linked to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's address on Sunday.
Controversial speech by Yogi Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath during a rally in Kashi Nagar accused the previous governments of appeasing Muslims.
He said that the BJP government provided toilets and rations to every poor person without any discrimination.
Yogi said, 'Was this ration available even before 2017? Then the people who called themselves Aba Jan would digest all the rations. Then the rations of Kashi Nagar would reach Nepal and Bangladesh.
"Now no one will be able to swallow the rations of the poor, they will not be able to swallow the rations, they will go to jail," he said.
On social media, many criticized Yogi Adityanath's statement as part of the politics of sectarian polarization.
Abajan is a beautiful word, not abusive
After this, people started posting about their father on Twitter in protest against the statement of Yogi Adityanath.
A post on Twitter said, "Abajan means dear father. It is unfortunate that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath feels that such beautiful words should be used as an insult.
"It is an attempt to snatch the dignity of a section of the society and change the beautiful words. Anyone who loves his father should tell Yogi Adityanath that Abajan is not abusive."
Journalist Alishan Jaffery wrote, "We say 'our father' to show respect and love for our father but some people make fun of him. Be part of this campaign. Share your Abajan photo and story. '
Dr. Qazi Arshad Hussain posted a picture with his father and wrote, "My father spent his life working hard and showed me the way to become a good doctor."
'Abba Jan'
Shah Alam Khan shared a picture of himself with his father and wrote jokingly, 'This is us, this is our Abajan and this is our' shift '(party). Trollers are not invited to the party.
Addressing Yogi Adityanath, Samridhi wrote, "If you are the Chief Minister, it does not mean that you can say anything on behalf of everyone. I will never hesitate to call my parents father and mother, yes, I am a Hindu and you need to understand that father is not a word to be politicized.
Pooja Primoda wrote, 'My father was born in India before the partition of India. He knew how to read and write Urdu. They have taught me many beautiful words like Abajan.
Filmmaker Anusha Rizvi wrote, 'My father taught me the poems of Jayasi, Surdas and Kabir. A research journal is named after him.
Journalist Naghma Sehar tweeted, "My father has retired from the Indian judiciary." He served as a judge in the affected areas. I am proud of them.
Leaders of various parties have also objected to Yogi Adityanath's controversial statement.
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of the National Conference Omar Abdullah wrote, "I always say that the BJP does not want to contest elections on any agenda other than sectarianism and hatred against Muslims."
"There is a chief minister here who is saying for re-election that Muslims have eaten the rations of Hindus," he said.
What else did Yogi Adityanath say?
Yogi Adityanath had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened the way for development for people of all classes. All have made progress. No particular class has been welcomed.
He had criticized opposition parties like Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party.
'Abba Jan'
Yogi Adityanath had said, “What was lacking in Uttar Pradesh? Apart from disease, unemployment, mafia rule and corruption, what has the Congress, SP and BSP given to the state apart from corruption?
"If development projects are worked on, the Congress will not be limited to seven seats in the last elections," he said.
Yogi Adityanath also called the Congress the 'mother of terrorism'. He said: 'Congress is the mother of terrorism in the country. People who harm the country need not be tolerated. If there is a BJP, then everyone is respected, faith is respected
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