On Sunday, 22 March, India observed a Janata Curfew - a 14-hour lockdown on all public activities and services including shops and public transport - in a bid to contain the swiftly spreading COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
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While the country observed a complete shutdown, Union minister Smriti Irani came up with a rather unique idea to pass time by playing 'Twitter Antakshari'. She further added that it might be difficult to tag everyone in a family of 130 crore members, adding that netizens should just tweet songs and lyrics to participate.
Check out their Twitter interaction here
Namaste @indiantweeter ji tech check 1,2,3 for #TwitterAntakshari 🙏join in one and join in all .. at 11 am we set the ball rolling 🙏
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) March 22, 2020
Soon after the announcement, netizens began rolling the dice and twitter walls were filled with songs and lyrics. However, filmmaker Karan Johar chose a very unfortunate song with 'Lag Ja Gale'. Irani was quick with a tongue-in-cheek response and wrote that the song is incorrect during the time of coronavirus pandemic.
Lag jaa gale is the wrong song during #corona ♀️♀️♀️♀️
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) March 22, 2020
Joining @smritiirani ‘s #twitterAntakshri with one of my favourite songs!
Musafir Hoon Yaaron Na Ghar Hai Na Thikaana, Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai... Bas Chalte Jaana
keep the chain going guys! https://t.co/1j4BXGgDAr
— Ekta Kapoor (@ektarkapoor) March 22, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed 'Janta Curfew' on Sunday between 7 am and 9 pm as part of social distancing to check the spread of the deadly virus. He said that it will add tremendous strength to the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. In an attempt to contain the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak in India, several states announced they will be imposing lockdown till 31 March.
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