Our Singing CM
Moneylife Digital Team 22 March 2018
Mumbai, today, is grappling with problems of congestion, haphazard development, over-crowded public transport and rampant corruption at the municipal corporation, often, leading to loss of lives. The Mithi River, which overflowed into the streets in the 2005 deluge, remains polluted and choked with household waste.
 
 
The state is also at war with activists and concerned citizens for trying to encroach on the only two green lungs of Mumbai—the Borivli National Park and the Aarey Milk Colony.
 
The problems are humongous and the corrective action very slow and sporadic. 
 
Imagine, therefore, the public reaction when the chief minister (CM) and his wife choose to unleash a very filmy video titled the “Mumbai River Anthem” urging people to save the city’s rivers—Poisar, Dahisar, Oshiwara and Mithi.
 
To add insult to injury, the video is shot in the very lush Borivli National Park which is under threat, carefully avoiding the ugly filth of the Mithi. If that weren’t enough, it has the municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta and police commissioner Datta Padsalgikar also participating in the song-and-dance routine!  
 
The video triggered a barrage of criticism from Opposition leaders and on social media. Although the CM has brazened it out, the immature video has clearly died a quick death. 
 
 
Comments
ramchandran vishwanathan
8 years ago
Our Chief Minister & BMC Chief have gone out of their comfort zones & shot for the video. We citizens can only hope they do the necessary things on the ground too to create an impact . Use authority effectively & make things happen . Let the citizens sing your praises !!!
Chandragupta Acharya
8 years ago
I saw this video thrice today but couldn’t find anything wrong with it. The CMs (or others’) actions are nothing crass or vulgar. If the Mithi river is dirty today, doesn’t it highlight the need to have more such campaigns? Totally frivolous and cooked up controversy.
Mihir
8 years ago
Awesome! video and singing. Rockstar couple. Amazing acting, and nightingale voice. Only thing missing is a Nashik dhol.
Need to rethink next time I vote, if I want a Rockstar CM or a no non-sense and able CM.





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