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The Namami satire

By AT News |

Since Delhi and Dispur conceived the idea of Namami Brahmaputra, social media has been running a debate over the river festival in the cash strapped state of Assam. The opinions supporting and opposing the event flooded the social media where if one  talks  of river trade and  tourism potential one would expose the grim  reality of the homeless lots.

Right from the theme song of worth Rs 50 lakh every single event is facing the question of propriety. A parody of acerbic criticism  has gone viral in the social media a day after the organizers have alleged an attempt to spread misinformation on the Nanami Brahmaputra. We are leaving before our visitors the unedited version of a parody.


Video Source: https://www.facebook.com/mrindiazindabad/videos/441133046231846/

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