Remember touching the book to your forehead and then kissing it every time you mistakenly drop it or touch it with your feet? In fact, our parents ask us to do it even today because there is nothing bigger than knowledge and wisdom. These are small things that we pass on to other generations, and this is what makes Indian culture and tradition unique. Something related to this veneration has got Mrs. Funnybones aka Twinkle Khanna in trouble. The actor turned author has often got into controversies because of her sarcastic tweets and comments. But this time, a photograph of hers has made Tweeple angry.
Twinkle Khanna recently posted a picture in which she is sitting on a pile of books. The actress is no doubt looking gorgeous but the concept of the photograph has hurt the sentiments of many people.
Here, take a look at the picture that Twinkle posted:
Sometimes I get to do this as well- like the Madonna song ‘Strike a pose -Vogue, Vogue Vogue!’ @VOGUEIndia pic.twitter.com/bXDTY01hnQ
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) October 24, 2017
People slammed Twinkle for disrespecting books. Many even claimed that she has kept her foot on the books and that’s utter disrespect of vidya (knowledge).
Here’s how people reacted.
Kitabo pe pair rakna buri baat ha madam
— mukarram (@mukarram3) October 24, 2017
Looking perfect gorgeous hot beautiful but foot on books?? Who else’s will respect books if not a writer.
— Farwa Shahzad (@farwashahzad) October 24, 2017
. @mrsfunnybones shameless creature aping western culture for posing cool.. absurdity at its best. #RespectBooks @VOGUEIndia
— Asha Bisht (@AashaBisht) October 24, 2017
Mam we consider books as god
Vidya maa n u insulting it by siting on it
Not cool mam
Not at all😡— rangbirangi (@coloringlife54) October 24, 2017
In India we treat books as Maa Saraswati & your sitting on books also keeping your feet on it. being yourself a writer pls respect the books
— Ranjit Gaonkar (@ranjit0723) October 24, 2017
#iThink you may shoot again replacing books.In India books are treated as goddess saraswati
— PK S (@ideasevak) October 24, 2017
Twinkle then responded to this outrage and cleared that she has kept her foot on a stool and not on books. Talking about how she used to sleep on books while reading them and how reading, not worshipping, that makes the God of wisdom visit the reader, Twinkle wrote”
“For the easily outraged : My foot is on a stool and not a book because I don’t want to get dust on the cover- aside from that I have no qualms with sitting on books, sleeping next to them or even keeping a pile in the bathroom to read regularly-The God of Wisdom visits you when you read books not worship them – Love and laughter from this bookworm.”
Here’s the post in which she has given reply to the people who slammed her,
Twinkle even retweeted one of the hate tweets and said,
I guess some people can’t see let alone read-it’s clear in the picture and the caption that my foot is on a stool-Blind leading the blind:) https://t.co/uqVI3jIW6e
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) October 24, 2017
