After his speech counting advantages of having small eyes went viral, Nagaland’s education and tribal affairs minister Temjen Imna Along grabbed a lot of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As World Population Day approaches, the minister has once again made headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Let’s inculcate informed choices on child bearing on the occasion of #WorldPopulationDay,” he tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the tweet that has been retweeted more than 4,000 times is all about joining the singles movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can make a positive impact on the future if we #StaySingle like me,” Along tweeted as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He soon received a flood of funny reactions and memes from Twitter users. According to a commenter, a user asked whether the minister would get married, and another responded with a famous line from the web series Mirzapur in which Munna Tripathi (Divyenndu) says,”I haven’t thought about it, but will definitely think about it.”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A video of Along’s speech about the stereotype faced by people of northeastern states about having small eyes went viral few days ago. Yuvraj Vats wrote, “Finally, we have a leader of singles.” Despite their smaller eyes, people from the northeast have sharp vision, and their small eyes protect them from dirt and other foreign substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having smaller eyes prevents dirt from getting inside the eyes. And we can easily sleep when a long program is being broadcast,” the minister said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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