Published: Oct 09, 2017, 02:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 09, 2017, 02:31 PM (IST)
Are we set for a smoke-free Diwali in Delhi and NCR this year? On Monday the Supreme Court (SC) banned the sale of fireworks ahead of the annual festival on October 19. The poor air quality in Delhi and other metro cities in India are rising concern to the increase in health hazards. Yuvraj Singh rightly came in support of a pollution-free Diwali and was pilloried by many on Twitter.
On Sunday, Yuvraj as a responsible public figure tweeted a video where he spoke about the hazards due to smoke and urged his fans to not use crackers during Diwali. He also called for lighting of lamps since it is the Festival of Lights.
Say no to crackers, let’s celebrate a pollution free Diwali #saynotocrackers #pollutionfree pic.twitter.com/l1sotpKizM
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 8, 2017
Yuvraj ended up facing the wrath of Twitterati. Some accused him being anti-Hindu. Some others mentioned animal slaughter of animals during festival of other religions. Some advised him to stop using air-conditioning and start using plastic bats in order to save trees. However, a few posted a sensible argument asking ‘what about the firecracker industry’?
https://twitter.com/amaraharish/status/917047995698339840
https://twitter.com/igaurav1234/status/917049228039352320
https://twitter.com/igaurav1234/status/917069170671366144
माना खाली दिमाग शैतान का घर होता है। लेकिन इतनी भी क्या बेरोजगारी कि कुछ भी बोल दो। टी-20 विश्वकप 2011 में पटाखे फूटने पर तो ज्ञान नही दिया। pic.twitter.com/WXxotBugFR
— Tanay Srivastava (@sri_tanay) October 8, 2017
@YUVSTRONG12 bhaiya,
1. How often do u use public transport??
2. Have u ever requested BCCI/ICC to not use fire crackers during matches.— Piyush Shahi🇮🇳 (@Piyushkshahi) October 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/Kailaashnaath/status/917075973870198784
https://twitter.com/kssansari/status/917049680491569152
Yuvi to punjabi hai shero wali baat kar
Ye hizdo wali baate na kiya kar 😏😏— Amit Kumar (@AMIT_GUJJU) October 8, 2017
Bhai holi bhi nahi manaye…ganesh ji bhi nahi bethaye…diwali bhi nahi manaye…
Toh hindu karega kya bc— Sanjay 🇮🇳 (@BeingSanjay26) October 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/rajkumar1991/status/917049646282817536
— Sachin Chavhan (@sachin_chavhan) October 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/palitkiller/status/917080641434411008
I disagree, you are trying to kill a group of Indian Industries – with a bunch of your fans, no ! Incorrect and atrocious statement !
— Srinivasan Sriram 🇮🇳 (@SSRPillai) October 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/ViditloveYuvraj/status/917046331297820677
Hello @YUVSTRONG12 don't lose love and respect by falling prey to the Pseudo seculars, you should have appealed for the compassion towards animals during Bakrid too! #Hypocrite
— karnik Upadhyay 🇮🇳 (@karnikUpadhyay) October 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/quest_illusion/status/917274029177954304
Who will feed their family? pic.twitter.com/UmmkVOSr6r
— சு.பா. (@kovai_su_ba) October 8, 2017
Yuvraj however found some support as well.
https://twitter.com/aadarsh_khanna/status/917254018312790016
Completely support @YUVSTRONG12 paa.The morons replying crap in name of Hinduism r a blotch to this sacred religion. #PollutionFree #Diwali
— Suvajit Mustafi (@RibsGully) October 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/chauhan1208/status/917096231939145728
https://twitter.com/iamAkshaysOm/status/917067878167232512
.@YUVSTRONG12 had made a request every normal individual would.
Some of the comments he received are nauseating.
How worse will we get? https://t.co/sjOXt5dfpb— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) October 9, 2017
Being a cancer survivor, he understands the plight of the smoke-affected better.
Yuvraj last played for India in the ODI series in the West Indies tour. He was also a part of the Champions Trophy 2017 team, a tournament where India ended as runners-up.
