Congress retorts, names public toilet after Rishi Kapoor

Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) Days after Bollywood veteran tweeted questioning naming of properties after Gandhis, some Congress workers on Monday hung a placard with his name on a public toilet in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad.

Congress workers gathered at the Shivaji Park area in Allahabad and hung a placard over a Sulabh toilet with Rishi Kapoor name, according to a report in Pradesh18.
On May 17, Rishi Kapoor in an explosive attack, had strongly lashed out at Gandhi family members especially Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
He tweeted, “Change Gandhi family assets named by Congress. Bandra/Worli Sea Link to Lata Mangeshkar or JRD Tata link road.”
“Baap ka maal samjh rakha tha?,” Rishi Kapoor said in a tweet.

Change Gandhi family assets named by Congress.Bandra/Worli Sea Link to Lata Mangeshkar or JRD Tata link road. Baap ka maal samjh rakha tha ?

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016

In a series of tweets, Rishi Kapoor had questioned naming of assets after Rajiv Gandhi, “If roads in Delhi can be changed why not Congress assets/property ke naam? Was in Chandigarh wahan bhi Rajeev Gandhi assets? Socho? Why? (sic)”
“We must name important assets of the country who have contributed to society. Har cheez Gandhi ke naam? I don’t agree. Sochna log! (sic),” Rishi Kapoor tweeted.

If roads in Delhi can be changed why not Congress assets/property ke naam? Was in Chandigarh wahan bhi Rajeev Gandhi assets? Socho? Why?
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016

Why Indira G airport International ? Why not Mahatma Gandhi or Bhagat Singh Ambedkar or on my name Rishi Kapoor. As superficial! What say?

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016

In an amusing turn of events preceding the ongoing verbal war between the Congress loyalists and Rishi Kapoor, Congress supporters in Allahabad have named a Sulabh Shauchalaya (public toilet) after the veteran actor. They have been up in arms against Kapoor since his tweet on May 17 that suggested that names and airports and other important places should be named after Bollywood actors and sport heroes, instead of only concentrating on Gandhi and Nehru and their family members. 
When asked for a reaction to a toilet being dedicated to him, Kapoor guffawed and said, “I am thrilled. At least I will be of some use to someone. These people (Congress loyalists) are of no use to anyone. I take pride in the fact that the Sulabh Shauchalaya is named after me because it is the Prime Minister’s pet project right now.”
Continuing the conversation, Kapoor said, “On a serious note, it really doesn’t matter to me what they do. They seem to have not understood what I implied by my tweets. I have nothing against the Nehru or Gandhi family. I am against the people exploiting their family name. I have been trying to say that I am against how blindfolded these people are to such issues. I am not saying anything wrong or disrespectful of Gandhi or Nehru or their family members. What I am saying is of national importance; people should realise the folly of naming everything after two families. This is just an observation by a citizen of the country and I have every right to voice my opinion. I know I have ruffled a few Congress feathers but they have misunderstood my intentions.”