When it comes to fast food, momos strike our minds instantly, not just because they are tasty but their easy availability also makes them popular. It won’t be incorrect to say that momos are giving tough competition to the very famous Indian snack “samosa” and have made a distinctive place, especially among youngsters.
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However, there are some people who don’t keep a good opinion about momos and want them to be banned. Yes, you read it right! Ramesh Arora, BJP MLC from J&K, feels that momos are, “the root cause of several life-threatening diseases, including cancer of the intestine.”
There are already many controversies going on which are related to BJP, such as beef-eating and ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter and now this BJP MLC is running a campaign against momos. The main reason behind Arora’s disliking for momos is that it has Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) which is also called ajinomoto and is used for increasing the taste of food items. He said,
“Ajinomoto, a kind of salt, causes serious diseases, including cancer. It is responsible for converting a minor headache and migraine.”
As per National Herald, Ramesh Arora is also not happy with the fact that the “foreigners including Bangladeshi and Burmese” are carrying out the business of selling momos and this is adding more aggressiveness to his campaign.
Ramesh Arora is of the opinion that the sale of momos has decreased by almost 35% since he has started the campaign of spreading awareness about side-effects of momos through seminars and meetings. However, it seems as if some of his own party members are not in the mood of leaving momos as Jitender Singh, the Minister of State for PM Office, has been seen enjoying momos in a post on social media site Facebook.
Twitter also reacted over the matter and here are few selected tweets:
Food police:
https://twitter.com/Shehzad_Ind/status/872447092978876416
Momos are anti-national:
OK folks. Another ban coming up. Momos to be declared as anti-national https://t.co/kh5DvseQC8
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) June 8, 2017
Send them to Pakistan:
https://twitter.com/MrTheCHOWDHRY/status/872448846806241280
Does this indicate towards Sonia Gandhi?
Surprising that Sanghis didn't ban Pizza so far inspite of their hatred for all things Italian .
— faiyaz ahmed (@faiyazasm) June 7, 2017
Anti-momos squad be like:
Anti Momo Squads pic.twitter.com/apELfQbLzR
— pAgaL_P₹oj3ct (@HoeZaay) June 7, 2017
LOL 😀
He's right. They're dangerous. I highly recommend they send all Momos to my home, I'll dispose them off safely. Unless they're paneer momos
— Karan Karayi (@karankarayi) June 7, 2017
Who knows?
https://twitter.com/KaahilBanda/status/872448465149636609
It’s Momobandi after Notebandi:
https://twitter.com/Shehzad_Ind/status/872468096023384064
Heights!
Thank your stars they didn't add, Momos cause rapes.
— Dr. Sanjukta Basu (@sanjukta) June 7, 2017
That will be easier and shorter:
Why dont they just give a list of things we CAN eat. That will be much shorter.
— My Fellow Indians (@MyFellowIndians) June 7, 2017
No comments 😛
May be it's rhyming a problem for him, Momos and Muslims. 😂😂
— Fahad Haneefa (@fahadhaneefa) June 8, 2017
Witnessed everything:
https://twitter.com/Daenerys2596/status/872484810819850242
Do let us know your opinion on Arora’s campaign against momos in the comments section below.
