On social media, people pointed out that the Harappan script has not been deciphered yet. Incidentally, the BJP in Tamil Nadu, in November, had faced flak for alleged ‘saffronisation’ of Thiruvalluvar, when the party released an image of him with saffron robes, vibhuti and rudraksha.įinally, before proceeding to speak about direct taxation laws, Sitharaman quoted a Sanskrit verse that poet Kalidasa had written of a king in the Raghuvamsa, believed to be an ancestor of Lord Rama: “It was only for the good of his subjects that he collected taxes from them, just as the sun draws moisture from the earth to give it back a thousand times.”Īpart from literary references, Sitharman also spoke of seals dating back to Harappa and the Indus Valley civilisation of 3300 BCE. In the past, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram would also turn to quote couplets from Thirukkural to draw parallels to contemporary governance.
“ Pini inmai-Prime Minister Modi’s Aayushman Bharat that guarantees health for all selvam- wealth-creators will be respected in this country vilaivu-having good crops through PM-Kisan and doubling of farmer income, improving agricultural output inbam-happiness to people through ease of living, and above all, emam-national security is a top priority of this government,” said Sitharaman, amid loud protests on the floor of the Parliament. Sitharaman then quoted Thiruvalluvar to talk about how the Narendra Modi-led government has already accomplished the “five jewels that make a good country”: Pini inmai selvam vilaivu inbam emam, which translates to: Unfailing health, wealth, fertility, happiness and security. This resulted in remarks of protest on the floor, with an unidentified Parliamentarian even shouting ‘Omar Abdullah’, possibly referring to how political representatives of Kashmir are under detention and the people of the Union Territory continue to suffer from lockdown, and internet shutdowns since the government announced the abrogation of Article 370 in August. Mera watan, tera watan, hamara watan, duniya ka sabse pyaara watan.”. While her attempts to break the monotony of the Budget presentation with literature garnered appreciation last year, this time around, some of Sitharaman’s verses riled up members of the Opposition.įor example, she translated Dina Nath Kaul Nadim’s Kashmiri verses into Hindi, saying, “Hamara watan khilte huye Shalimar Bagh jaise, hamara watan Dal lake mein khilte huye kamal jaisa, nau jawaanon ke garam khoon jaisa. In her maiden Budget speech in 2019 too, the minister-who is an alumnus of Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)-had quoted Vivekananda, Chanakya, Pisirandaiyaar and Basaveshwara. In what was the longest Budget speech in Parliamentary history, stretching to almost three hours, the Finance Minister recited a variety of verses: A Kashmiri poem by Dina Nath Kaul Nadim a line from Tamil saint poet Avvaiyar’s Aathichudi one kural of Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukkural and a Sanskrit verse from Kalidasa’s Raghuvamsha.
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