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Punjabi Twitter steps in as Diljit Dosanjh and Kangana Ranaut's war of words leaves netizens confused

The unexpected showdown between Diljit Dosanjh and Kangana Ranaut left the Indian Twitterati hooked all day.  The feud started on Wednesday when Diljit lashed out at Kangana for misidentifying an elderly Sikh woman during the farmers' protests as Bilkis Bano of Shaheen Bagh, and claimed that the woman had joined the protest for Rs 100.Kangana deleted the tweet after the severe backlash. This followed an ugly war of words. Every attack from Ranaut, Dosanjh had a counter-attack in 'shudh' Punjabi.While the heated argument was engaging, most of it was in Punjabi—which led to a major section of Indian clueless, especially with Google missing out on accurate translations.Then Punjabi Twitter stepped in— and they did not disappoint. Punjabi is tough. Any translation of this fight? Even twitter wants translation 😂#DiljitDosanjh #diljit pic.twitter.com/QcABhRvota Need of the hour. It’s high time for @Twitter to provide a native auto translation for Punjabi tweets. #DiljitDosanjh Translation:Do they appear to you as one who will incite violence?Every word you say is like that, what do you want?They are like God for usDid nobody teach you any etiquette of speaking?Punjabis will teach you how to speak to those who are elder to you https://t.co/3vOMV1Gwn9 Can someone kindly give us Punjabi-challenged folks a translation of @diljitdosanjh’s tweets? Can’t be missing this :-( https://t.co/M5yiTMZLPG "Brainless mannerless person, i'm talking about the mother whose photo you shared saying she can be hired for Rs 100. Have you heard her response or should I send it again? Don't divert the topic or run away. Your crooked methods may work in Bollywood, won't work with Punjabis" Translation: So friend last tweet of the day@KanganaTeam is known to divert attention from the issues at hand The issue is about unfair Farm Bill and we stand with farmers in peaceful solidarity If one wants to fix their Karma they must apologise to the mothers of Punjab https://t.co/wure9HTJ02 Senior?She disrespected our aged mother, where was this seniority then?Does she have any sense on how to speak to elders? Senior, as if!Dont worry about my career buddy, ill take care of it. Why don't you restrain her. https://t.co/4I3A86YOjj Our mothers are like OUR GODS Who disparages on our mothers and speaks ill of them is NO CELEBRITY FOR US Don’t you dare run @KanganaTeam, answer our mother I think this is it enough for you todayWhenever you have an itch the next time, let us know we’re always ready for you https://t.co/JQgYxvRUJo

The Tribune

2020-12-04