Millions of Indians on Sunday observed a nine-minute blackout called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lit candles and diyas (earthen lamps) to "challenge the darkness spread by coronavirus pandemic". At 9 pm for 9 minutes, people across India switched off their lights and lit earthen lamps and candles as part of the exercise.
However, there were many who misunderstood the exercise and defeated the purpose of the prime minister's 9 pm 9 minutes blackout by bursting fire-crackers and taking out Diya and candle marches. Narendra Modi had urged people to switch off the lights at their homes and light up earthen lamps, candles or mobile phone torches for nine minutes at 9 pm on April 5 to display the country's "collective resolve" to defeat the coronavirus.
9 times people defeated the purpose of Sunday blackout
1. A building caught fire in Jaipur due to mindless firecracker bursting. The tweet says Delhi, but it actually happened in Rajasthan's Jaipur.
Compiling the thread of Damage caused due to PM Modi' & his Bhakts stupidity.
— Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) April 5, 2020
1) A building caught fire in Delhi due to mindless firecracker bursting my bhakts. Luckily, no one was hurt. #9बजे9मिनट #9baje9mintues #अंधेर_नगरी_चौपट_राजा pic.twitter.com/M422QAxkeA
2. Across the country, people decided to take out their 'Diya March' and completely ignore the Social Distancing.
2) These people decide to take out their 'Diya March' and completely ignore the Social Distancing. Wah Modiji wah, You rock! #9बजे9मिनट #9baje9mintues #अंधेर_नगरी_चौपट_राजा pic.twitter.com/FmPkgEcDqs
— Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) April 5, 2020
3. Some miscreants set fire at Ramakrisnanagar in Patna, Bihar. Overworked firemen who go around and sanitize roads for will now have to put their lives at risk and deal with this.
4) Massive at Ramakrisnanagar in Patna, Bihar.
— Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) April 5, 2020
Overworked firemen who go around and sanitize roads for us in the morning will now have to put their lives at risk and deal with this.
All for one man's megalomania. #9बजे9मिनट #9baje9mintues #अंधेर_नगरी_चौपट_राजा pic.twitter.com/JS7Qgm5Cew
4. BJP MLA and his supporters take out candle march against COVID-19.
5) "Go back, Go Back, Chinese Virus go back!"
— Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) April 5, 2020
BJP MLA and his supporters take out candle march against #COVID2019.
Social distancing, anyone? #9बजे9मिनट #9baje9mintues #अंधेर_नगरी_चौपट_राजा pic.twitter.com/a86XkWvESE
5. An apartment caught on fire at Oshiwara, Mumbai.= reportedly due to firecrackers.
6) Appartment caught on fire at Oshiwara, Mumbai. @narendramodi Ji, is this what you wanted ?#9बजे9मिनट #9baje9mintues #अंधेर_नगरी_चौपट_राजा
— Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) April 5, 2020
Video via - https://t.co/XUjLSEJgQ5 pic.twitter.com/l5r4AhNPrV
6. Corona ki baraat? In Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh, a group of people took out their own march on Sunday.
7) Ye kya hai bhai ? Corona ki Baarat ? ?
— Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) April 5, 2020
Video from Azamgarh, UP via @AshishXL pic.twitter.com/Yyo75M4lNC
7. A group of people dancing with mobile phone torches. Social distancing goes for a toss.
8) Bhangra ? Nagin Dance ? @narendramodi ji, was this also part of your plan ? #9बजे9मिनट #9baje9mintues #अंधेर_नगरी_चौपट_राजा #Hum_Light_Nahi_Bujhaenge pic.twitter.com/IexWTWfZcH
— Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) April 5, 2020
8. People took the blackout as their license to burst firecrackers. They call it "the power of Modi".
This is Power of Modi. ?⚡??✨???#9pm9minute pic.twitter.com/5L7s4zx7rJ
— Ravi (@Ravi13852240) April 5, 2020
9. A person decided to show some stunt. He caught fire while breathing fire.
9) @narendramodi ji, it seems one of your bhakts almost burnt himself. Please avoid such tasks in the future to save their lives.
— Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) April 5, 2020
PS: I hope this person is safe and unhurt. #9बजे9मिनट #9baje9mintues #अंधेर_नगरी_चौपट_राजा #9MinutesForIndia #9Minute9baje #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/jGYfnOxXmU