Congress hits back at Rishi Kapoor, names public toilet in Allahabad after him


New Delhi, May 23 (India Today) : Angry over actor Rishi Kapoor's recent remarks questioning the naming of country's assets after the Gandhi family, Congress workers named a public toilet in Allahabad after the Bollywood personality.

Dozens of Congress workers gathered at Shivaji Park area in Allahabad today and hung a board bearing Rishi Kapoor's name outside a Sulabh toilet. Congress party workers justified naming of buildings, roads after the Gandhi family arguing that they played a huge rule in country's freedom.
What's the issue

Last week, Rishi Kapoor, took to twitter to question why "har cheez" (everything) in the country is named after the Gandhis.

"Baap ka maal samjh rakha tha? (Do they consider it their father's property?)" tweeted the 63-year-old actor, once known as one of India's best romantic stars. "If roads in Delhi can be changed why not Congress assets/property ke naam?" he asked.

"We must name important assets of the country who have contributed to society. Har cheez Gandhi ke naam? I don't agree. Sochna log!" said another tweet by Kapoor, whose scathing and often self-deprecating tweets have earned him over a million Twitter followers.

"Why Indira Gandhi airport International? Why not Mahatma Gandhi or Bhagat Singh Ambedkar or on my name Rishi Kapoor. As superficial! What say?" Kapoor said as he posted a series of questions.

Kapoor's comments had invited a massive protest by Congress workers outside his house in Mumbai last week.

  

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  • mahesh, udupi

    Tue, May 24 2016

    This shows how much Congis are in bad situation. They left only with toilets for naming. Ayyo Papa

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  • ALEX, BAHRAIN

    Tue, May 24 2016

    THU THU THU THU THU THARA...THODONA DIL HAMARA

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Let PM Modi 'swachh bharat abhiyan' elect Rishi Kapoor as brand ambassador for Toilet before temple project.

    Flush system should have special Rishi kapoor flush button to familiarise the Indian user,when flushed should make purrrrrr sound to confirm the flush.

    Jai Hind

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  • Vatta nagesh, moodubidri

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Chocolate hero Rishi kapoor

    just tell us.. what is your social contribution to the nation. do u have anything show..

    if Salman khan says.. we may agree.. cuz he had done lots thing to our indian society irrespective of cast, relegion though being human.

    even name a toilet is not suitable for you.

    go pub and naacho.. gaavo...

    Jai Hindustan.. Jai mahathma gandhi

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  • Deepak Kamath, Mangalore, India

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Rahul Gandhi's grand father and great grand father fought for India's independence. His father and grand mother died for the country. Can anyone tell me what Rishi Kapoor's and Modi's ancestors did for the country? Rish Kapoor wants to please Modi and Company. Sacrifices of the Gandhi family is there for everyone to read and see. Dear Rishi Kapoor, please stop your nonsense.

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  • Bhaskar Acharya, Shirva

    Tue, May 24 2016

    That does not give them any right to loot the nation!

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    If you have any proof of their looting the nation , then forward it to Chief Justice of India and CBI. Why do you think your Modi and BJP has not done anything in last 18 months if they had proof? BJP looted Karnataka and where were you then?

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  • NR, mangaluru

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Any way RISHI now need publicity
    need new films contract.

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  • Rohan , mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Rishi kapoor is taking advantage like Anupam kher & swamy, he knows congress party is not doing well in election,maybe he want to join politics,that's why he is doing all this natak now,what he did for our country

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Tue, May 24 2016

    The reason why Rishi Kapoor raised objection for naming Gandhi's for big projects is, he could not ask directly to name his father 'Raj kapoor', as he was known as Womanizer in the bollywood industry.

    Regarding naming Rishi kapoor to toilets by Congress, it is not the proper way of protesting.

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  • Alphonso Rodrigues, Udupi

    Tue, May 24 2016

    I tend to agree with Rishi on one aspect that is naming each and everything on the 'Feku Gandhis'.
    The question to Rishi is, why has be woken up now, after so many decades?

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    He has woken up now coz, the relevance of Gandhees has been deteriorating very fast and time has come now that no bosy bothers about Gandhees. the recent poll debacle is the finest example.
    Rishi just cautioned the remaining few states of Congress, not to name or rename things on Rahul Gandhi. People will ask who is he!!

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  • Bhaskar Acharya, Shirva

    Tue, May 24 2016

    He is better, compared to so many people who are still sleeping and has not woken up!

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  • Suman, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Congress supporters proved again how brainless they are !!

    Having public toilet in your name is also an achievement. Poor to rich everyone uses public toilet and will be thankful.

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  • arm, ksa

    Tue, May 24 2016

    The rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Rishi Kapoor was supported by Aam Aadmi people by seeing their movies.

    Of course he is Good Actor.
    Now he found NDA = National Dongi Actors.

    Rishi Kapoor enjoyed nicely from the public supported money and deceived tax payment to the Government.

    WHAT CHARITY HAS HE DONE TO THE POOR PEOPLE. HAS HE BUILT ANY PUBLIC TOILETS FROM THE POOR AND NOW STARTED BLAH, BLAH, BLAH... BIG MOUTH.


    BETTER BUILD FEW MORE PUBLIC TOILETS IN HIS NAME AND ALSO AMITHAB BACHHAN AND AISHWARYA RAI'S NAME.

    THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT PAYING TAX TO THE GOVERNMENT PLUS ENJOY LIFE FULL AT THE BRIM.

    ALL THESE ARE NATIONAL DONGI ACTORS.

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  • Stan, Udupi/ Dubai

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Bash Gandhis and get award as reward.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    BJP encourages its "pets" like AnuPM, rishi, swamy, DOngey babas to target Gandhi family....but bjpee walas do not realize that by attacking them constantly, they are making their opposition only more stronger.

    Yesterday, Aunty-National SMriti tried to take on an unknown INC spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi on Twitter, but it boomeranged badly and the MoHRD was on the receiving end on Twitter...this episode made Priyanka more popular.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Rishi Kapoor and family only involved with Bollywood with huge amounts!!!Never tried to reach to the common man in any way!!To say If a common man asks this same question to Gandhi family,it is fully justifiable!!!

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  • Bhaskar Acharya, Shirva

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Another living example of Utter Arrogance!

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Each and every earstwhile leader has either a bridge, street , airport or township names after him or her.

    IF Delhi has Indira Gandhi International Airport then Port Blair has it airport names after sanghi Veer Savarkar who had tamely surrendered in front of British.

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  • CONRAD JOHN TAURO, SHIRVA/UDUPI/DUBAI

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Susu Kapoor...

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  • Praveen, Udupi

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Excellent One....

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  • Af,, MANGALORE

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Congress sheera for RISHI kapoor.

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    After Anupam Kher everyone knows if they want Some Vibhushan Award engage in Gandhi bashing.Congress should not stop with toilet but continue naming everything after Rishi that insults him just as he let loose his tongue without thought.

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  • Moses,

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Why no one raised this issue then, why now? Learn how to live with harmony, peace & love. Do not bring Dirty Politics in society.

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  • Harsha, BCroad

    Tue, May 24 2016

    If anything is told about BJP or Hindutwa and BJP protested then it is intolerance... Then what is this? If somebody put is view out they started object it and put a board bearing Rishi Kapoor's name outside a Sulabh toilet... What a blunder..

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Congress has shown its level!!

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  • Rajesh G., Mangalore / Dubai

    Tue, May 24 2016

    When Ri Shi# Kapoor said "Im a Beef Eating Hindu", He was anti national to Bhakts. Now he is patriot because he is anti Gandhi. he he

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  • rahul, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Butr when he told am beef eating Hindu, he became Hero, and congress thought to rename of Karnataka Vidhana Souda as Rishi kapoor soudha,
    But when he raise voice against fake Family, u named toilet as kapoor toilet???

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  • R.Bhandarkar, Mangaluru

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Jahaan 'Soch' Wahaan 'Souchaalay'

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  • Hussain, Abudhabi

    Tue, May 24 2016

    He's trying to impress so that he could get some awards as his friend Mr. AnuPM kher got few months back ..

    AAKHIR CHAMCHA LAGANA KAAM AATA HAI

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  • willie, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    One thing is sure. Rishi Kapoor is unstable in his thoughts.Age is such . He is trying something to name after his family name - KAPOORs.Do not deserve. Contribution towards nation building by Kapoors is a big zero.
    We do speak like we know entire length and breadth of our Country. There are many institutions, monuments, roads bridges etc are named after many other leaders of our country other than Gandhis.It is not entirely true only Gandhi names are used. The people who say country has been looted for 65 years, please ask yourself - are you aware of these 65 years ? How old are you? Remember there are two sides for each coin. Bad do exist along with the good. Do not be so deceive so easily without fair conclusion.
    Rishi Kapoor must be still searching for his lost key since he is still locked in his mental room.

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  • xavier, Bikkaranakatta/Mct

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Next confirmed candidate for Award

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  • dev, mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    FAKE PEOPLE WITH FAKE SURNAMES n FAKE IDENTITY
    Rishi kapoor's opinion is right

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  • Roshan, Abu Dhabi

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Gandhi family deserves for this honor for the sacrifice they did..
    Rishi kapoor got it now what he deserve.

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  • krish, Dubai

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Dear Roshan
    Please let us all know what is sacrifice they did to nation?

    Please dont include their scam list as their Sacrifies.

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  • Raj, Bangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Please list out the sacrifices or movement in which this fake Gandhi families were part of and their contribution to the country apart from ruling since 1947. Eg. Fighting the british in freedom struggle.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Now Rishi Kapoor & Anupam Kher will get plum overseas posting ...

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  • krish, Dubai

    Tue, May 24 2016

    2 Days before you questioned "has he ever held a cricket bat .." on news "Anurag Thakur becomes youngest BCCI president"

    Answer: Yes, He played Ranji from Himachal Pradesh in 2000. And he was captain of Himachal Pradesh Ranji team.
    But i want to inform you that Mr. Sharad Pawar never played Cricket. But you supported him unconditionally, because he was Part of UPA.

    Unfortunately you are opposing Mr. Anurag, who is a cricketer.

    Sad Part is that with out having least knowledge about him you started writing on him.

    Please stop "FEKUGIRI"

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  • R M, Shirva

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Heights of ignorance.. do u know how anurag thakur became a ranji player...
    he was the president of Himachal pradesh cricket association(HPCA). one fine morning he ed himself to the and team and also decided to be the captain of the team and scored 0 of 7 balls faced.
    the reason- he wanted to be national level or of junior team and the requirement was to be a first class cricketer.
    there are enough corruption/nepotism cases against him n his father who is two time chief minister of Himachal

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Now, this is pure INTOLERANCE on part of Congress

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  • Rakib, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    It is not intolerance?

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  • vivek, hirebyle/ Abu dhabi

    Tue, May 24 2016

    what Rishi kapoor...if No Raj Kapoor....and believed that Rishi kapoor raised a valid question..why until now he was Dumb!!....Kapoor don't dream that you will get Governor Position...may be some award...sure!!...

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  • Lexy Saldanha, Mangaluru/Sydney-Australia

    Tue, May 24 2016

    What Rishi Kapoor said is cent percent right, it is only difficult to digest the truth, 90% of buildings, Roads, free ways, awards, parks, swimming pools, indoor stadiums, outdoor stadiums, airports, ports, you name it, are named after either, Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajeev Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi. Is in't this ridiculous, so many great worriers who fought for Independence, they are names are missing, so may soldiers who gave their lives for this country, their names are missing, many scholars, poets, social workers, sports personalities who contributed to this country in their own field, their names are missing, great freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh, Maulana Azad, leaders like Lal Bhadur Shashthri, Vallabhai Patel, Dr. Radha Krishna and list goes on, why they have not named after them.
    Had enough of these useless Gandhi's. These useless Congress workers naming Toilet in Rishi Kapoors name, why not name it after their great leader Rahual Gandhi.

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  • PEACE LOVER, INDIA

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Lexy, Please do not make general comments ! I See a Ambedkar Road in every city and village. Lal Bahadur Shashtri Marg too in major cities. Chatrapati Shivaji Airport in Mumbai, Kempegowda airport in Bengaluru. I believe most of the well known personalities are taken care. Soon you will see Nathu Ram Godse Road, Col. Prohit Singh Road, swami Aseemanand road.

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  • Neeth, mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Is this "hitting back"? This is called showing their "aukaath"

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Frazer Town,B'lore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Both action and reaction to Rishi Kapoor's unwarranted statement on Gandhis is of bad taste.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Rishi Kapoor will now disappear in London ...

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  • JK, Udupi

    Tue, May 24 2016

    I am tired of reading useless peoples names in prestigious institution. Why Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi, why not PV Narasinha rao or Atal Bihari Vajpayee?. Why only Gandhi families, why not PM of non Gandhi families?.

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  • Hemanth Hedge, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Eat beef, drink whiskey, enjoy social media but dont comment, and just switch off computer and sleep a sound sleep in this age, instead waking up for a disastrous mess. Boda sheera.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Mon, May 23 2016

    hats off to SHRI RISHI KAPOORJI.

    YOU ARE 100% RIGHT.
    IN LAST 65 YEARS ITALIAN LED CONGRESS LOOTED THE COUNTRY AND NAMED ALL ASSETS IN THIER NAME.

    SHAME SHAME SHAME

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  • Ahmed, Mangaluru

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Hats? it's not Indian culture. Topi pehno topi.

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  • rahul, Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    But congress is Italian Culture my dear friend Ahmed.

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  • Rajesh G., Mangalore / Dubai

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Maamu, He still Eats Beef.LOL

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Mon, May 23 2016

    The very essence of slavery is that the slaves to go any extent, to please their white masters... to safe guard the brand name of their white masters at any cost. If they see the white master is sad, they can do any monkey act to bring smile back on the face..
    acts.

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  • Praveen, kulshekar

    Mon, May 23 2016

    Rishi Kapoor with due respect did you question your dad for making Indian Heroins half naked for his films which further branded as asuper hit.

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  • kishore, mangalore

    Mon, May 23 2016

    Ri-shi# Kapoor!

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Mon, May 23 2016

    Kapoors have forgotten at that one time in Bombay everything was named after kapoors. Many of them got into film industry only because of the Kapoor name even though they could not act. May be he is jelous that they are not naming after them now.

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  • SS, Bannajje

    Mon, May 23 2016

    Cliffy..
    Just name few public places named after kapoor family.
    Don't name Kapoor Lamps..owner is different or Kapoor Glass..owner is Parsi.
    After are kapoor belonged to peshwar same place as of dilip kumar...who is just street fruit vendor.

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  • SS, Bannajje

    Mon, May 23 2016

    Mentality of the people as same like leaders of the party.
    Our prime minister slog 16 hours a day to take nation to higher slot.
    These people only looted nation from last 67 years.
    At least they have provided good infrastructure like road, electricity, water and home.
    Not able to build even toilets.
    Now they awared what's the importance of toilets under 'swatcha bharat'..
    Chintu you are shining...

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  • alfria, mumbai

    Mon, May 23 2016

    PM slogging 16 hrs. either by flying or by giving bashans. That is not called slogging it is called enjoying life.

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  • SD, Manipal

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Your ignorance is hilarious... lol!

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  • Alfria, Mumbai

    Tue, May 24 2016

    Ignorance is better than having no knowledge and commenting on DW for time pass.

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  • Allan dcosta , Kinnigoly/Abu Dhabi

    Tue, May 24 2016

    What is this ss bannanje. You are also crying like other bakths. What is this raaga always "looted from 67 years ".
    My dear.if Congress would have looted as per you people,you would not even have telecom to comment on daijiworld.everything has been provided step by step. Nothing comes immediately. And what infrastructure Bjp has provided you are saying? Hope they will not destroy whatever has been done.
    I agree that corruption was there during Congress regime. But don't say that people in Bjp are saints.

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  • SS, Bannajje

    Mon, May 23 2016

    Hahaaa..new hide out of puthhu..
    Near by home of grand mother..great grand father and great great grand father.
    Should not born in family having Raj Yog.

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  • Amigo , Mangalore

    Tue, May 24 2016

    If there are people called UN-GRATEFUL, they are the one from Brashta Janara Party and their Bakhts who are living in the well (frogs) because their memory is very short and the discarded bollywood actors competing with their foul language to grab the RS seat so that again they can spend their last journey with luxury on tax payers money. Shame on this useless drunkard Rishi Kapoor.

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  • Santosh,K, Mangalore

    Mon, May 23 2016

    Boda sheera !!!!!!!!!
    Sulabh toilet da ulai !!!!!!!!

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  • noor, DUBAI

    Mon, May 23 2016

    kapoorji wait you will be getting one award soon

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  • SS, Bannajje

    Mon, May 23 2016

    At least one good thing done by congress from last 65 years.
    May be they have changed a lot...given chance to others to keep there name.
    They knows what store for them in future.
    Hope not puthhu hide in same toilet here after.

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  • Rosario Fernandes, Kallianpur

    Mon, May 23 2016

    Dirty politics.

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