Updated: November 19, 2020 9:32:09 am
Karnataka IPS Officer D Roopa (Twitter / D Roopa)
Karnataka IPS officer D Roopa was tracked down on social media after she supported a ban on firecrackers. In a Facebook post on Nov. 14, he had written that setting off firecrackers on Diwali is not a Hindu tradition and that cookies are not mentioned in epics and puranas.
Citing the impact of popping cookies on people’s health and air pollution levels, as well as its effect on Bengaluru’s green roof, he wrote on Facebook: “For those who mourn victims that this is done to Hindus, well, cookies were not there during and the later Vedic ages; cookies are not mentioned in our epics and Puranas. Cookies came to this country with Europeans. It is not a fundamental tradition or custom related to Hinduism. “
He was then asked by several Twitter users if he would also question the customs of other religions.
The Twitter username ‘True Indology’ claimed that crackers have been mentioned in ancient Indian scriptures. Roopa refuted the claim and asked True Indology for evidence to back up what he said. Hours later, the ‘True Indology’ handle was discontinued.
Several Twitter users, including actor Kangana Ranaut, protested the suspension of the ‘True Indology’ identifier, questioning the abrupt movement of the social media platform. Ranaut claimed that Officer Roopa “became so vindictive that if she couldn’t win the discussions with facts, she simply eliminated @TIinExile.” After this, #BringBackTrueIndology started trending on Twitter.
Sick and tired of being treated like a slave in my own country, we cannot celebrate our holidays, we cannot speak the truth and defend our ancestors, we cannot condemn terrorism, what is the meaning of such a shameful controlled enslaved life? by the guardians of darkness #BringBackTrueIndology
– Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) November 18, 2020
Several states had imposed partial and complete bans on firecrackers this Diwali in light of the Covid-19 situation. In addition to Delhi, which has been dealing with high levels of contamination for the past few years, many other states, including Karnataka, West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, have banned the use of cookies to rule out any potential risk of spreading the virus or creating difficulties. for those who have already been battling the disease.
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