Prakash Raj terms PM Modi's feet washing gesture as election gimmick


Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (EP)

Bengaluru, Feb 25: Actor Prakash Raj termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gesture of washing feet of sanitary workers as election gimmick and advised him to stop it.

Prakash Raj tweeted the video of the PM washing feet of five civic workers and wrote “dear supreme leader. Stop this ELECTION GIMMICKS Manual #scavengers need Dignity of labour .. job security.. future for their children .. better equipments n safety measures .. NOT YOUR DRAMA.”

The video which starts with PM washing the feet continues portraying the hard work put in by manual scavengers and their struggles without equipment and facilities.


The Prime Minister had taken part in Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. He applied Vibhoothi on his forehead, poured water on the feet of civic workers and wiped them with cloth. The Prime Minister then draped shawls on the civic workers, joined hands and bid goodbye to them.

The Prime Minister took a dip in Triveni Sangam before washing the feet of the civic workers. He had visited Kumbh to take part in Swachh Kumbh, Swachh Aabhaar programme.

  

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  • Manvit, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Day before yday,
    Modi washed all black money holders by demonetization
    Yday,
    Washed the foot of employees who helped to clean Ganga
    Today,
    Modi washed all Pakis and made ash.
    Tomorrow,
    Modi will wash again someone.

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  • kumara, abu dhabi

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    pappu's phatahua shirt, standing in q during demonit, telling he is a chaste upper class hindu are all genuine???

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  • Sandesh, Dubai / Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Deserves 'BASKAR award' for best acting. I mean 'OSCAR'...

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    chaiwala dramebaaz, dombarata...

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  • ahmed, mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    for vote purpose MODI ready to do boot polish also ..

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  • cyril mathias, udupi

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    The Pm needs to wash the dirt in politics,he needs to wash the unemployment problem, and the borders have to be washed of the terrorist activities,.Mere symbolic show is not enough. Any good washing must be done not in the glare of TV cameras.

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    last 5 years he has not done all this drams, now suddenly everything is coming out, A comon sense person will understands this, others will tell jai ho jai,bahu parakh bahu parakh.

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  • Nishan, MANGALORE

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    may be there were too many cameras and cameraman of different channels of local state national and international...

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  • Vny, Udupi

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Pidi's have never worshiped anybody other than Gandhi family till date, they can not digest this gesture.

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  • pereira, fajir/mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    We have a wonderful drama artist in the political party too :-) can be awarded as a best actor :-)

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  • Roshan Rodrigues, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    who cannot respect his Father and Wife, disappears from there life, when required he is not found, if he wash million peoples feet no use. let him wash his wifes feet first.
    Same type drama done by Yedurappa Yogi............................

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  • Salim, Bagalkot

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Prakash Raj says PM is doing this as a political gimmick but on the contrary Prakash Raj is a brilliant actor both on screen and off screen. PM is doing a good job everyday.

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  • Paul, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Who is said ... ??
    Only good job is doing is by giving feku speech. Thats the only good job
    First let him clean his self in heart & his corrupt chelas

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    He is copying Jesus Christ ...

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  • JK, Udupi/Dubai

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Oh God! they don't know what they are talking! please excuse them!

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    In the beginning used to sweep the road along with media
    Now totally stopped

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  • gm, mlur

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    He will loose in elections for this act.

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  • Vantage Point, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    The angle with which video was caught would win best cinematography in Oscar

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  • Indian, Bangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Already someone has nominated this short film for best actor award.

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  • Anand, Surathkal

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Good for nothing fellow. Compete with Mr.Modi and do something better than him, then say bla bla....

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  • readerwriter007, pune

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    this stupid will not understand all these gestures ... because he has never done all those to his elders...

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  • Jd, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Absolutely. Greed for power gets people to do anything.

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  • Sk, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    CURSES OF INNOCENT PEOPLE WILL NOT GO WASTE

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  • Nicholas, Canada

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Same drama repeating,before last election he touched Advani feet & after election he even didn't care to acknowledge Advani.Now cleaning the feet & after election kicking them.
    Better to be careful before getting kicked

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  • Evans C. Sumitra, New York, USA.

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    My hats off to on your comments which I hope many will understand. Now it is only talk and false promises with no action. Just fooling the poor innocent people for votes, votes and votes.

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Modi needs to wash his heart and soul first. He bluffed and lied every single Indian and now just for power washing the feet countable persons. Shame Modi shame.....keep your dignity and promises....

    One doubt...Maybe some astrologist insisted Modi do this. So he can continue to be a PM and great lier...

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  • Rita, Germany

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    PM is aping Jesus christ who washed the feet on day before good friday of his Apostels.But why did Pm did it before his election?Anyway Prakash Raj has right.Probably Modi wants his chair to be made stabil.Not scavangers job and salary.Modi shouldnt copy someone but do his own .

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  • Ronald D'Souza, Mangalore/New Zealand

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    There were more camera men present than people whose feet were to be washed.

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  • Sunil, Udupi

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    It's just a drama. Is it only 5 guys clean whole kumb mela place . MR. Modi peoples are educated now , please stop all this drama.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    After more than 30 years in Politics, now Modiji thought of washing feet of selected 5 sanitation workers after buying them New dresses; coinciding with the election dates.

    But why only sanitation workers? Why only 5? Why washing the feet?

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  • Santosh, Managlore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Hmmm! I'm a fan of Modi, But This is tooo much. If your team member doing excellent work, give him an extra allowance or a certificate for motivation. but not washing his feet. Even those guys also not happy with this.... no more comments... embarrassed!

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    I salute you Mr. Prakash Raj.

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  • Prashanth Poojary, Karkala

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Mr prakasha,
    Don't curb for good qualities of great leader Mr Modi,you have no morality to abuse or degrade my country PM,
    If you had bit of love to India or its military you would condemned the recent terrorist attack on our military force,

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  • Roshan, Mangalore.

    Mon, Feb 25 2019

    Mr.rai wats ur problem with modi?? hes ready to clean ur feet also but u doesnt desrve that ....according to me this is first PM who does this

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  • Ram, mlore

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    PM does need to wash any ones feet this is begging drama for votes .But he doesnt respect his senior leaders whats the use of this drama.

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  • Thinker, Mangalore/Qatar

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Yes this is first time, because Election is nearing

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  • Hamdan, Udupi / Dubai

    Tue, Feb 26 2019

    Dear Roshan, Mangalore.

    Exactly according to me this is first PM who does this NAUTANKI.......

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  • Roshan Rodrigues, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 25 2019

    What a Joke
    He did not respect his father, He did not respect his Wife, ran from home leaving alone,
    first wash your wife's feet and ask apology . Still she is alive.
    your fooled your father and wife, what great you can do with your country people.
    as per some news Chanel group of Modi provided Soap and asked them to take good shower with entire Provided soap afterwords asked them to attend the drama function of Modi , Same thing done by our Yedurappa, with food politics, Yogi with home visit. these people are making fun of Indian Hard working Workers.
    What to Say Jai Ho Modi or ..............................................................

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  • Nithin Poojary, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 25 2019

    If Modi had done good then there was no need to do such natak...:

    Four and half years he enjoyed and did pada pooja of Ambani’s and his other corporate friends now when it’s election time he remembered these poor labor’s.

    Poor farmers from Tamilnadu came to Delhi with their concerns, they were made to strip themselves in protest and stood naked in front of Modi’s house even then Modi did not show the courtesy to meet them.

    But now Pada pooja with special effect camera’s......

    Bhakt’s disagree if you can.......

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  • DON, Udupi

    Mon, Feb 25 2019

    This is the act of devil quoting the scriptures

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  • SmR, Karkala

    Mon, Feb 25 2019

    Remember that photo of Modi sweeping the floor circulated before 2014 Lok Sabha elections? RTI Reply Has Confirmed It's Fake.
    A black-and-white photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a broom and cleaning floor had gone viral. In fact, BJP supporters used this particular picture in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls as a part of their election campaign.
    Well, it has finally been proved that it was a fake image.
    An RTI filed by an Ahmedabad-based activist has revealed that the image was a photoshopped one. And, the person in the picture was not the 'humble' Prime Minister.
    The RTI reply said, “…It is stated while the information sought does not form part of records, it may be noted that the said photograph is morphed and the person in the photo is not Mr. Narendra Modi.”

    Now two months left for 2019 Lok Sabha elections this time using a double agent like Bollywood movie 'Shahenshah'.

    In 2013, right after the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers act came into force, the government had recognized 12,742 manual scavengers in 13 states.
    The person who thinks of the next election cannot resolve the problems of the country at all." There are 105 sewer deaths were reported in 2018 and 11 so far in 2019.
    Swachh Bharat Abhiyan will not be successful until it starts looking at the relationship between caste and sanitation, and incorporates the same into the design of the intervention.
    I think Bezwada Wilson, Magsaysay Award winner and national convener, Safai Karamchari Andolan is write in his statement.
    Criticizing the PM, he tweeted, 'Clean your mind not our feet, Mr. PM! The highest form of humiliation. 1.6 lac women still forced to clean shit, not a single word in five years. What a shame!'
    How can the PM say cleaning excreta is a spiritual experience?
    Jai Hind

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  • Mr Shetty, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 25 2019

    Why Modi is washing feet of sanitary workers who have already cleaned and sanitized thier feet. Modi has desanitised thier feet again by his dirty touch.
    BTW, is it going to be a one time gimmick or every week affair??????....
    To win election Modi is ready to do even worse than this!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!?.....

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