Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner turns meme creator
The Hindu
Chips in with a meme to raise COVID-19 awareness
“We need more Mariyammas and Bakkiyams to control #COVID19,” goes a tweet from the Coimbatore Corporation. The image below is a screen grab from the latest Tamil movie Sarpatta Parambarai. The top half of the screen grab shows the protagonist’s wife warning him of not stepping out of the house. The bottom half of the grab shows the protagonist’s mother chiding him for leaving the house to watch a match (boxing). Corporation Commissioner Raja Gopal Sunkara said he created the meme.
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