Miss World Manushi’s native village erupts in joy; Khattar lauds her feat
CHANDIGARH : Celebrations broke out in Manushi Chhillar’s native Bamnoli village near Rohtak while several ministers led by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar lavished praise after the 20-year-old was crowned Miss World 2017 at a grand event in China on Saturday.
As the news of her winning the pageant broke, Manushi Chhillar’s native village Bamnoli in Jhajjar district, near Rohtak, erupted in joy. Her uncle, Dr Dinesh Chhillar, told reporters in Rohtak that girls from Haryana have made everyone proud. “She has made us so proud. A month back, we were celebrating Diwali and it is Diwali time once again for us,” said a village elder.
Congratulating Manushi, Khattar said “she has made the state and the nation proud by winning the crown”. He said it was a matter of great pride that girls of the state were getting success in all fields. Manushi won the coveted crown in China on Saturday, ending the country’s 17-year-long dry spell at the top pageant. Aishwarya Rai had bagged the title in 1994, followed by Diana Hayden in 1997, Yukta Mookhey in 1999 and Priyanka Chopra in 2000.
State health minister Anil Vij said “she has made her state and the country proud”. The state’s Women and Child Development minister Kavita Jain tweeted that Manushi Chhillar’s success showed that the ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ campaign was moving forward on the right track.
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, who is an MLA from Haryana, also congratulated her. You have shown that Haryanavis excel in every field and make India proud, he said.
Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda also congratulated her.
MINISTER SLAMS THAROOR FOR REMARK
CHANDIGARH : Condemning Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s for making comment against the newly crowned Miss World Manushi Chhillar, Haryana women and child development minister Kavita Jain slammed the Congress leader for indulging in “callous and reckless wordplay”.
As per reports, Shashi Tharoor had allegedly taken a dig at Manushi’s surname Chhillar comparing it with ‘loose change. Tharoor had apologised later on.
Asking Tharoor to withdraw his comment, Jain said he had only exposed his own thinking by questioning the self-respect of “our daughters, the pride of the country, and the brave community Chhillar”.