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Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa, had commented that girls are crossing the tolerance limit by drinking beer.
Updated : Feb 10, 2018, 04:44 PM IST
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was on Saturday trolled on the social media for expressing his concern over women consuming alcohol.
Parrikar reaffirmed his government's resolve to tackle the drug menace in the coastal state even as he expressed concern over girls consuming liquor these days.
"I have begun to fear now, because even girls have started drinking beer. The tolerance limit is being crossed. I am not talking about everyone. I am not talking about those sitting here," Parrikar said in Panaji, on Friday, addressing the State Youth Parliament, which was organised by the state Legislature department.
However, his statement did not go down well with the Twitterati, who savagely tore into the Chief Minister while using a hashtag #GirlsWhoDrinkBeer
To Sir, With Love.
— Nishtha Gautam (@TedhiLakeer) February 10, 2018
Cheers from Goa, Mr Parrikar! #GirlsWhoDrinkBeer
C?mon good ladies, let?s make this weekend worth it. Use the hashtag and share your beer ?? pics on my timeline.
The one with the best pic, your beer is on me. pic.twitter.com/6AX3jejIIV
Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi also hit out at Parrikar.
PM is annoyed by women who laugh, Parrikar is scared of girls drinking beer. Yogi offers solution keep them tied to the door post.
— Tushar (@TusharG) February 10, 2018
Another also questioned as whether Parrikar is even aware of the century he was living in.
Yes girls drink beer and as long as they aren't breaking the law I cannot see how this is worrying. Please wake up and realize this is 2018! @manoharparrikar
— Priya Samagod (@priyasamagod) February 10,
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A woman also asked the Chief Minister whether they need to go through sex change operation for a glass of beer.
Are you expecting us to go through sex change operation for a glass of beer ? ??@manoharparrikar
— Saniya Sayed (@Ssaniya25) February 10, 2018
??????????*Cheers* https://t.co/S0JjG3B4kg
Singer-composer Vishal Dadlani compared the sense of how girls always make more sense.
Hey @manoharparrikar. I know women who drink beer, wine, vodka & whiskey & some smoke pot too. They're all smart, self-sufficient, strong women who don't need your approval. That said, even when totally wasted, they make more sense than you do. #GirlsWhoDrinkBeer #GuysWhoTalkShit
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) February 10, 2018
In no time, the trend became one of the top three topics on the micro-blogging site.
I will retweet all tweets of All the ladies who post a pic drinking beer today with the hashtag #GirlsWhoDrinkBeer ... c’mon ladies - let’s show these feudal jokers who is in charge in India !! Cheers https://t.co/58rqwDnOm4
— MasalaBhai’s (@rockyandmayur) February 10, 2018
Sometimes I join dad too. #GirlsWhoDrinkBeer pic.twitter.com/nYEO9H4kvy
— NRK (@PWNeha) February 10, 2018
Ladies, let's drink our beer and laugh out loud.
— Kiran Manral (@KiranManral) February 10, 2018
When you see girls drinking beer pic.twitter.com/ciObh01Nh7
— Soham (@CurryMerchant) February 10, 2018
Hi Mr Goa CM. Enjoying Saturday lunch with my mom. Two generations of #GirlsWhoDrinkBeer. My mom is currently beating me! pic.twitter.com/QPAxeeLTmq
— Prianthi Roy (@prianthiroy) February 10, 2018
Here you go ladies! Throwback to a lovely afternoon in Bangkok! @TedhiLakeer @MasalaBai #girlswhodrinkbeer pic.twitter.com/d0gOrpkTbB
— Seema Goswami (@seemagoswami) February 10, 2018
#GirlsWhoDrinkBeer and this was 25 years back... pic.twitter.com/ibJHvvd2C8
— Shalini Nair (@ShaliniNair68) February 10, 2018