Islamabad, Dec. 6: Now Munni badnam hui has found a place in the political circles of Pakistan with politicians from leading parties using the hit Bollywood item song to take a swipe at one another.
Speaking at a party function a couple of days ago, ruling the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader, Mr Imtiaz Safdar Warraich, said, “We are being blamed for the wrong doings of others.”
In an obvious dig at the Opposition, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), he said: “Our situation is such that we can only say, Munni badnam hui darling tere liye.”
The Punjab law minister, Mr Rana Sanaullah, was quick to latch on to the opportunity, “What a pity that the PPP leader has termed the entire party as Munni, he said, adding that this Munni is not getting a bad name because of the darling, but because of her own actions.”
This is the latest reflection of the popularity of the Bollywood song picturised on Malaika Arora in the movie Dabangg.
The song has become a rage in Pakistan. No wedding revelry or function is considered complete without the song.
However, the catchy song has created problems for the real life Munnis in the country.
Munni, a mother of two from Lahore, has been harassed so much that she has shut her small shop.