To Tweet or not to Tweet

Social media is all about making statements and if you  are in country like India, we have many rights. We can say anything but on right forum as right time. There are so called self proclaimed vigilanty who are always looking something to hold and make news of. They have one agenda and that is to be in news and be famous. Showing to people that they are fighting for them, which also pacify there ego’s.

The columnist tweeted after the Congress announced the decision to create a new Telangana state, "Maharashtra and Mumbai??? Why not? Mumbai has always fancied itself as an independent entity, anyway. This game has countless possibilities."

Just saw the news about the Shobha dey’s above statement about the statements of the Political parties in Mumbai who made statements against her statement on Twitter (shhhh…..). It’s confusing I know but If you ask me it is just confusion and nothing more but you know me. I am going to do the postmortem..My way.

Looks like this cycle is not going to stop and news channels going to get something to fill in the evening chat show discussion slot. It all started with the tweet from shoba Dey on Mumbai. She made this statement in the context of the Telangana Separation and defended it on Non-Marathi News channel’s which obviously not based here. So what’s wrong with Shobha’s tweet or Is there anything wrong at all?

My take is this is its not correct on giving statements on something, which is as complex and as sensitive as separating Mumbai. I am supporter of the smaller states. I think Vidharbha is going to be the next state to be created. I do support that, as I think they have been neglected by the politicians from western Maharashtra and it’s their time to get exploited by their own. There is definitely merit in breaking bigger states like Maharashtra but separate Mumbai is quite different than a state.

If you ask me, 99.99% mumbaikar’s are not even interested about  making separate or not. Everyone is in hurry to make ends meet, people are worried about the roads, water, corruption and traffic. Mumbaikars are really worried about these things and nothing else. Politicians has surely made some under the belly comments but shobha de also should have been little wise in making the comments.

Sometimes it looks like she has made these comments to come on the TV and has no real substance. She very well know the culture in the Mumbai and what those comments can do here.  At least it was all peace full and fire flared on the TV only. Everyone wants to make comments about everything, that doesn’t mean they should. For me there is always a right time and right forum for these things. She should try not to instigate and flare up the troubles for already harassed mumbaikars.

But this lady has not learned her lesson and again has instigated the fire so it would be interesting to see the reaction from political parties. I fear it not going to be parliamentary words in reply but hoping that this controversy will die down and these politicians will concentrate on the real issues.

In the end I might have this question but Shobha’s has already answered the dilemma about

To Tweet or Not To Tweet.