The Dakhni razor-sharp wit and satire was on full display with Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi repurposing the wildly popular poem ‘Nai Boleto Sunte Nai’ to criticise Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his policies and his communal rhetoric.
“Ine kya khaara/ une kya pakaara/ jhaankte phirre/ ghareebaan bhukke marre/ nai bole to sunte nai (What is this person eating/ What is that person cooking/ the poor are dying/ you just don’t listen),” the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president recited at a recent public meeting to rapturous applause and cackles of the audience. The lines were an sarcastic reference to the Sangh Parivar’s objection on the consumption of meat in households.
“Hyderabad ka naam badal ke Bhagyanagar rakhte kathe/ Baap ki jaagir kaiku samajhre/ Nai bole to sunte nai (To rename Hyderabad to Bhagyanagar they say/ why do you think it your father’s property/ You just don’t listen),” he continued amid more applause, as he sought to take on the narrative put forward by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to rename Hyderabad to Bhagyanagar.
