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The Election Commission of India has allotted “man blowing turha (a traditional trumpet)” as the symbol of the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar, the outfit’s spokesperson Clyde Crasto said.
“Our candidates will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on this symbol,” he told PTI. ‘Man blowing turha’ is the new symbol of NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar, the ECI said in its order.
Also called ‘tutari’ in Marathi, the trumpet is sounded to mark the entry of important persons, ranging from kings earlier to political leaders now.
The Sharad Pawar faction quoted lines from a popular poem ‘Tutari’ written by Jnanpith awardee Kusumagraj.
“The Tutari in the form of great valour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had once deafened the emperor of Delhi. It is a great honour for our party to get Tutari (Man Blowing Turha) as our symbol for upcoming elections. Our Tutari is now ready to shake Delhi’s throne under the leadership of Sharadchandra Pawar,” the party said in a post on X.
“एक तुतारी द्या मज आणुनि
फुंकिन मी जी स्वप्राणाने
भेदुनि टाकिन सगळी गगने
दीर्घ जिच्या त्या किंकाळीने
अशी तुतारी द्या मजलागुनी!”“महाराष्ट्राच्या इतिहासात छत्रपती शिवरायांच्या शौर्यानं ज्या तुतारीने दिल्लीच्या तख्ताच्याही कानठळ्या बसवल्या होत्या, तीच ‘तुतारी’ आज निवडणूक चिन्ह… pic.twitter.com/LsgvjlWzuN
— Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (@NCPspeaks) February 22, 2024
Supriya Sule, NCP MP (SCP) tweeted the new party symbol
नॅशनलिस्ट काँग्रेस पार्टी- शरदचंद्र पवार या आपल्या पक्षाला ‘तुतारी फुंकणारा माणूस’ हे चिन्ह निवडणूक आयोगाने बहाल केले आहे. हि तुतारी अन्यायाविरुद्ध पेटून उठण्याचा संदेश देते. महाराष्ट्राला झुकविण्याचा प्रयत्न करणाऱ्या ‘महाराष्ट्रद्रोही’ प्रवृत्ती, तरुणांचे रोजगार शेजारच्या… pic.twitter.com/k9cqhTj6RP
— Supriya Sule (@supriya_sule) February 23, 2024
