bhubaneswar: While October 2 is celebrated as a national holiday and we observe Gandhi Jayanti as well as Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary, this day is also relatable on social media for many other reasons, and Twitterati seems to be having a field day.
As Ajay Devgn aka Vijay Salgaonkar, recently dropped his ‘puraane bills’ images on Twitter, netizens are now excited to know more about October 2. . This is known as the date when Vijay went to Panjim with his family to attend Satsang.
On this occasion, the State Transport Authority of Odisha also urged people to abide by road safety rules using Mahatma Gandhi’s three wise monkeys. “STA Odisha family urges you all to follow the guiding principles of Bapu and maintain appropriate behaviour on roads to ensure road safety,” it tweeted.
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On the occasion of #GandhiJayanti, STA Odisha family urges you all to follow the guiding principles of #Bapu and maintain appropriate behaviour on roads to ensure #RoadSafety.#HappyGandhiJayanti@CTOdisha pic.twitter.com/ZehX7DBawA
— State Transport Authority, Odisha (@STAOdisha) October 2, 2022
This year Gandhi Jayanti, which is a government holiday, lapsed as October 2 is a Sunday. In a meme, the boss can be seen thanking Bapu for this Sunday.
In another meme, Mahatma Gandhi is shown a DJ and playing on the mixer.
On this day, alcohol sale is prohibited in bars, hotels, restaurants, wholesale dealers, and even casinos. A meme, created by Urban Memes Body, also went viral, asking people to make arrangements ahead of the dry day.
A meme has also been created as a word of caution for users of social media in Mahatma Gandhi’s style.