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Janta curfew: How Twitter is reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal
“I am requesting your support for ‘janta curfew’”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation on the coronavirus outbreak, appealed to 1.3 billion citizens of the country to follow ‘janta curfew’ between 7 am and 9 pm on March 22 on Sunday. He urged people to put themselves under self-isolation and help combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
“I am requesting your support for ‘janta curfew’. The curfew will be in place from 7 am to 9 pm on Sunday, March 22,” PM Modi said. He also shared that in this time of crisis the two mantras people should follow are “resolve” and “self-control”. PM Modi added that this measure is in interest of the country as it will prepare the citizens for any future challenges.
Following the conclusion of the PM’s speech, people took to Twitter to share their views about ‘janta curfew’ – and the reactions are still pouring in.
Here’s a Twitter user who used a meme to show his support:
A person took a pledge to follow the self-imposed isolation:
Here is another Twitter user who showed their support by changing their profile picture:
Someone shared the story of how a small food stall owner decided to keep his shop closed on Sunday:
While replying to a Twitter user who asked “But why Sunday? Ek din mein kya hoga?” IFS officer Arun Bothra said this:
Even celebrities and political leaders came forward to show their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call.
MP Shashi Tharoor wrote that he welcomes the PM’s call to solidarity at this challenging time:
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tweeted “extraordinary circumstances demand extraordinary response.”
Author and actor Twinkle Khanna also praised the speech. She said that the gesture “staves off panic without undermining the gravity of the situation.”
Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif tweeted this in response to PM Modi’s call for self-curfew:
PM Modi further urged people to stand at their door or in the balcony of their houses for five minutes on Sunday, March 22 at 5pm and clap to thank the emergency workers doing their duties in their respective fields amid the pandemic outbreak.
