A contestant at the Miss Kohima 2019 pageant has set the social media platforms on fire.
During the question answer round of the pageant held in the capital of Nagaland on October 5 last, one of the finalists had a strong message for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The contestant Vikuonuo Sachu was asked by one of the judges what would she tell PM Modi if invited for a chat with him.
A video of her answer has gone viral online.
“If I were invited to have a chat with the Prime Minister of India, I would tell him to focus more on women instead of cows,” the 18-year-old said.
The video has been viewed almost 60,000 times on Twitter and has generated thousands of ‘likes’.
Sachu was crowned second runner-up in the pageant.
Incidents of cow vigilantes taking on alleged cattle smugglers have been reported frequently over the last couple of years, drawing criticism from different quarters.
In September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that it is unfortunate that some people get shocked on hearing the words “Om” or “cow”.
“Some people, if they hear words like ‘gaay’ (cow) and Om, their hair stands on end. They feel that the country has gone back to the 16th century. Can one talk about rural economy without animals,” Modi had said during the launch of the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) along with other schemes for farmers.
One can watch the video here:
During Miss Kohima 2019 beauty pageant, a contestant was asked the question:
“if Prime Minister of our country Modi ji invites you to chat with him, what would you say?”
She replied: If I were invited by the PM of India, I would tell him to focus more on women instead of cows. pic.twitter.com/Q4HDgjlYWt
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