To serve and protect?

It was inevitable comments about Baba Ramdev clogging timelines on either side of the Indian Ocean. The Delhi police became trending topics too, although they probably won't know what that means.

To serve and protect?
It was inevitable comments about Baba Ramdev clogging timelines on either side of the Indian Ocean. The Delhi police became trending topics too, although they probably won't know what that means.
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A certain V Sengupta assumed the lathi-charge must have been 'an eco-friendly choice for World Environment Day, saving water and all that.'



Someone called Siddhesh Kabe was more cynical: 'Not sure if I should be proud or worried about the effectiveness of the police,' he tweeted. 'Where do they go when thieves and murderers are on the loose?'

Vampires are back
This may make sense to people in their twenties alone. The trailer of Breaking Dawn, final part of the massively successful Twilight trilogy, got a lot of teens all hot and bothered. So what if the movie arrives only on November 18? For those who haven't seen the first two, a helpful tweeter says the last one involves the heroine 'getting knocked up by a dead guy and the werewolf falling in love with a toddler.' All done tastefully,
I'm sure.

Putting the war in Haridwar
Mayawati banned Baba Ramdev from entering UP, forcing the angry yogi to continue his fast in Haridwar. Like clockwork, comments on Haridwar began to appear, like this from Vikramjit Singh: 'I'm putting my money on Akshay Kumar jumping into the pandal with Khatron Ke Khiladi music playing.'

This is India. It could happen. Also trending was Rajghat, where protestors moved after being shunted from the Ramlila Maidan. Nidheesh Tyagi had a pertinent question: 'What are the BJP's leaders talking about at Rajghat? Godse, Jinnah or the legacy of a Mahatma, which was never theirs?' He may get a reply from Sushma Swaraj shortly. She's on Twitter, you know.

The last word
Mahesh Bhupathi is witty! Who knew? Sample the tennis star's last tweet: 'Dharna Mana Hai! How about that for a movie title?'

Lindsay Pereira is Editor, MiD DAY Online (twitter.com/lindsaypereira)

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