Alibaug Man Moves To Bombay HC Seeking Ban On Phrase, “Kya Re, Alibaug Se Aaya Kya”

Do something stupid in front of a Maharashtrian and they won’t call you ‘foolish’, ‘naive’ or ‘dumb’. They would instead say, “Kya re, Alibaug se aaya kya?” The popular phrase is synonymous to the word stupid which is used by many, frequently in the state.

But, people from Alibaug ain’t cool with it at all! They find it disrespectful, for obvious reasons. And so, a resident of Alibaug, Rajesh Thakur, who is a businessman by profession has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking a ban on the ‘disrespectful’ phrase, reports The Indian Express.

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“Every time the petitioner hears this dialogue, he gets hurt sentimentally. This phrase always makes an adverse emotional impact on the petitioner and every person of Alibaug,” the petition says.

The petition also mentions that contrary to the ‘highly objectionable’ phrase, Alibaug stands tall as one of the most popular holiday destination for tourists as well boasts a literacy rate higher than most other cities in the state.

The petition mentions that Alibaug is hometown to several renowned names like Shahrukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri, businessmen Ratan Tata, Godrej. And so, to ridicule such a town rich in culture, history, and literacy isn’t acceptable!

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“It is highly objectionable to ridicule the people of Alibaug by projecting them as illiterate and do not have common sense,” states the petition.

Meanwhile, Twitterati can’t stop poking fun at the issue. Some said this is why there are so many cases pending in the court. Some others took a dig at the petitioner saying only a person from Alibaug can do something like this.

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He has also urged the State Government to direct CBFC to ban dialogues like “Kya re, Alibaug se aaya kya?” and “Kaire, Alibaug varun aala kay?” from TV shows and films. The plea is likely to be taken up for hearing after two weeks by a bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice N M Jamdar.

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