Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday, June 2, sparked a fresh controversy by using objectionable language against a Twitter user who posed a question about the status of the city civic body's global COVID-19 vaccine supply contract on the social media platform.
A Twitter user retweeted a Marathi news channel’s Tweet regarding the BMC’s global tender on vaccination and asked "Contract Konala dila??" (To whom contract has been given?). Responding to this, the mayor wrote, "Tuzya Bapala" (to your father).
Pednekar, a Shiv Sena leader, later deleted the objectionable tweet, but by that time it had gone viral on social media platforms. Besides, the screenshot of the tweet is now doing rounds on social media platforms.
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Though, the Oppositions quickly latched onto the post and left no stones unturned to take a dig at the language used as the “mayor of a city”.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its Twitter handle wrote, “The tweet which has now been deleted 'has manifested her party culture.”
लशींचे कॉण्ट्रॅक्ट कुणाला दिलं, असा प्रश्न विचारणाऱ्या मुंबईकराला 'तुझ्या बापाला' असं उत्तर देणाऱ्या महापौर @KishoriPednekar यांनी आपल्या पक्षसंस्कृतीचं दर्शन घडवलंय. ते ट्वीट महापौरांनी डीलीट केलं असलं तरी मुंबईच्या प्रथम नागरिकाची ती असभ्य अक्षरं कायमची कोरली गेलीच.#जनाबसेना pic.twitter.com/LwdRWJUwyT
— BJP MUMBAI (@bjp4mumbai) June 2, 2021
National Convener of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) wrote that the words of Kishori Pednekar are an insult to Mumbaikars waiting for vaccination.
The lady in below tweet is Mumbai Mayor @KishoriPednekar
— Devang Dave (@DevangVDave) June 2, 2021
When asked who got the Vaccination Contract in @mybmc
She answers "तुम्हारे बाप को "
This is an insult to all #Mumbaikars waiting for Vaccination #ShivSenaInsultsMumbaikars pic.twitter.com/nif3GztZi7
Being the first citizen of Mumbai, citizens expect civilised and cultured language (from her) in the public domain, Bhalchandra Shirsat, a BJP corporator, said. Moreover, netizens also came forward condemning the foul language used by the Mayor and demanded an apology.
The @mybmc mayor @KishoriPednekar ladies and gentlemen, abusing a common citizen only because he asked her a polite question! This is true @ShivsenaComms culture! This lady is the first citizen of Mumbai! Well done @OfficeofUT pic.twitter.com/xMTb7FpgXI
— Shefali Vaidya. (@ShefVaidya) June 3, 2021
Dear @KishoriPednekar ji,
— Shweta Shalini (@shweta_shalini) June 3, 2021
Can I send my father’s details too ? pic.twitter.com/8ze4bxSv3v
I feel Mayor of Mumbai @KishoriPednekar must apologize publicly for using foul language. @OfficeofUT @ShivSena owes it to people of Mumbai!
— Sunaina Holey (@SunainaHoley) June 2, 2021
See what kind of language used by Mumbai Mayor @KishoriPednekar while replying to Mumbaikar on Twitter! pic.twitter.com/1mSfYXyXdT
— Ashish Merkhed (@AshishMerkhed) June 2, 2021
Look at the language of @KishoriPednekar, Mayor of financial capital Mumbai. Abusing a common man. pic.twitter.com/h64Cn97H5x
— Jiten Gajaria (@jitengajaria) June 2, 2021
हा माज मुंबई ची जनता पुढच्या वर्षी नक्कीच उतरवणार..
— sanjay thakur (@thakur_sanjay07) June 2, 2021
अरे तुझ सोडलेला पिल्लू आहे ते त्यांना परेशान करायला, contract विचारुन तुला करायचे काय आहे? Rti वगैरे ऑप्शन आहे किरीट सारखं माणूस आहे या कामांना ठेवलेला त्याला सांग ना एप्लिकेशन द्यायला, त्यांना उगा परेशान कशाला करायचे. घडी घडी जर केल तर असच उत्तर भेटणार तुम्हाला
— Ash_Nil (@NmNSpeaks) June 2, 2021
40 पैसे वाले 🍉 चे पिल्लू होत ते त्याला आई/बाप तरी आहेत का ??
— दादाराजे_9993 (@Omi9993) June 2, 2021
समोरुन लढता येत नाही म्हणून असली भिकार काम एकचं पक्ष करु शकतो, तुम्हाला मुंबई मध्ये भीक घातली जाणार नाही.#महाराष्ट्रद्रोही_भाजपा
What to expect from such low Life lady.
— ajay (@ajay101419) June 2, 2021
A three-time corporator from Lower Parel in South Mumbai, Pednekar was elected the 77th mayor of the city in 2019. Pednekar is also one of the spokespersons of the Shiv Sena, which has been ruling the Mumbai civic body, which goes to polls in early 2022, for more than two decades. In addition, Pednekar received praise from citizens for visiting hospitals and care centers without worrying about her life at the time of the coronavirus crisis.
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