Published 17:29 IST, May 30th 2020
Arshad Warsi joins Sonam Wangchuk's initiative, says, 'going to stop everything Chinese'
Joining engineer Sonam Wangchuk's initiative, Arshad Warsi took to his Twitter handle to announce that he will 'consciously stop using everything Chinese.'
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Joining engineer Sonam Wangchuk's initiative, Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi took to his Twitter handle to anunce that he will 'consciously stop using everything Chinese'. He urged people to try and also confessed that it might be difficult in beginning, but he believes that he will be 'Chinese free' one day.
Netizens observed that Warsi tweeted from his 'iPhone' and y suggested actor 'to start by giving up phone' because apparently some parts of iPhone are assembled in China (though re are contrasting reports on same).
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'Uninstall Chinese Software, Boycott Hardware': Sonam Wangchuk
Following escalating border tensions between India and China, Engineer turned education reformer Sonam Wangchuk posted a mess on Twitter that went viral on platform — "Cheen ko Jawaab, Sena degi bullet se, Naagrik dengey wallet se (Answer to China will be given by soldiers with ir bullets and citizens with ir wallets)".
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He advocated that Indians should start boycotting Made in China goods, arguing that Chinese will feel pinch harder on "ir wallet" than on border "with bullets". Speaking to Republic TV on Friday, Sonam Wangchuk said Chinese actions on border with India are a result of domestic dissatisfaction over Chinese government's handling of COVID-19 crisis.
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He encourd people to drop use of Chinese softwares "within a week", like video sharing platform Tik Tok. Sonam said Indians have freedom to choose what y spend on with ir wallet and if a country doesn't treat India fairly n y should use boycotts as "personal ecomic sanctions".
"We should uninstall all ir apps that make ir (Chinese) companies rich. That money goes to make bombs and bullets to point at our borders. So first uninstall ir apps. n we should vote out hardware like electronics, clos, and machines slowly over a year. This signal, first from India and n rest of world will hurt China which will affect ir ecomy," Wangchuk said.
Sonam Wangchuk went on to suggest that Indians need t depend on cheap Chinese products and look for domestic alternatives.
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17:29 IST, May 30th 2020