Pakistani internet sours over ‘one-sided’ national sweet poll, demands fresh vote

[Yankee-stani]

Halwa

 

[Zibago]

Pakistani internet sours over ‘one-sided’ national sweet poll, demands fresh vote
January 5, 2019

Zulfiqar Kunbhar


A few days after the Government of Pakistan declared the Gulab Jamun the national sweet on the basis of a Twitter poll, a group of social media users and mithai-lovers protested in Sanghar on Saturday, rejecting the result.

Restricting the online survey to one social media network was an injustice to other more popular social media networks and mithai lovers, they argued.



To drive home their point, they ate different mithais of their choice. They shouted “Mithai Poll Namanzoor” and “Mithai Poll Dobara Karwao”. They held up placards saying, “Facebook and Instagram should be included in #MithaiPoll”, “Barfi is Pakistan’s number one sweet”, “Yaktarfa #MithaiPoll Namanzoor”, “Mithai poll dobara karwaya jai”, “Sanghar’s special Mawa should be declared national sweet” and “Meri Mithai Meri Marzi”.

Related: What is the national sweet of Pakistan?

Protesters urged the government to hold another poll and include results from other popular social media networks used in Pakistan beyond just Twitter.

The government had asked citizens on Twitter what they considered to be the national sweet.

A total of 15,196 tweeple responded. The government said that the Gulab Jamun emerged as the clear winner with 47% votes. The Jalebi came second at 34% and Barfi third with 19% votes.

View image on Twitter


Govt of Pakistan

✔@pid_gov
https://twitter.com/pid_gov/status/1080116435827871744

Poll Question: What is the National Sweet Of Pakistan?
Answer: The right answer is Gulab Jamun.


1,704
8:00 PM - Jan 1, 2019

370 people are talking about this

Twitter Ads info and privacy


In Pakistan, 35 million users are active on social media networks. Out of this, 32 million are on Facebook, 5.2 million on Instagram and only 5 million people are active on Twitter. That means that the poll ignored Facebook and Instagram, protesters said. “A large number of men and women use Facebook, next comes Instagram. Twitter comes at number three,” said protester Amir Rajpoot. “We demand re-polling for mithai that includes Facebook and Instagram so that our favorite sweets get a chance.” He claimed that a majority of mithai lovers in Pakistan like Barfi.

Zahir Shah, a Facebook user, said he was fond of Barfi but he could not vote for his favorite mithai because Facebook was not included. “We want Barfi to be number one,” he said.

Mithai-lover Iqtadar Hussain Sanjrani said limiting the vote to Twitter also excluded a lot of women, who were mostly on Facebook and Instagram.

Dilshad, a local mithai vendor, also put his weight behind protestors. He argued that all types of mithai are popular among the people and therefore you could not declare on mithai type the national sweet. “Overall, mixed mithai is used most of the time,” he said. “When there is wedding season in winter, the Ras Gulla is the most sold mithai. Barfi is sold on normal days. On Eid days, people by mixed mithai. And the Jalebi is a winter item.”
https://www.samaa.tv/culture/2019/0...sided-national-sweet-poll-demands-fresh-vote/

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Pakistani internet sours over ‘one-sided’ national sweet poll, demands fresh vote
January 5, 2019

Zulfiqar Kunbhar


A few days after the Government of Pakistan declared the Gulab Jamun the national sweet on the basis of a Twitter poll, a group of social media users and mithai-lovers protested in Sanghar on Saturday, rejecting the result.

Restricting the online survey to one social media network was an injustice to other more popular social media networks and mithai lovers, they argued.



To drive home their point, they ate different mithais of their choice. They shouted “Mithai Poll Namanzoor” and “Mithai Poll Dobara Karwao”. They held up placards saying, “Facebook and Instagram should be included in #MithaiPoll”, “Barfi is Pakistan’s number one sweet”, “Yaktarfa #MithaiPoll Namanzoor”, “Mithai poll dobara karwaya jai”, “Sanghar’s special Mawa should be declared national sweet” and “Meri Mithai Meri Marzi”.

Related: What is the national sweet of Pakistan?

Protesters urged the government to hold another poll and include results from other popular social media networks used in Pakistan beyond just Twitter.

The government had asked citizens on Twitter what they considered to be the national sweet.

A total of 15,196 tweeple responded. The government said that the Gulab Jamun emerged as the clear winner with 47% votes. The Jalebi came second at 34% and Barfi third with 19% votes.

View image on Twitter


Govt of Pakistan

✔@pid_gov

Poll Question: What is the National Sweet Of Pakistan?
Answer: The right answer is Gulab Jamun.


1,704
8:00 PM - Jan 1, 2019

370 people are talking about this

Twitter Ads info and privacy


In Pakistan, 35 million users are active on social media networks. Out of this, 32 million are on Facebook, 5.2 million on Instagram and only 5 million people are active on Twitter. That means that the poll ignored Facebook and Instagram, protesters said. “A large number of men and women use Facebook, next comes Instagram. Twitter comes at number three,” said protester Amir Rajpoot. “We demand re-polling for mithai that includes Facebook and Instagram so that our favorite sweets get a chance.” He claimed that a majority of mithai lovers in Pakistan like Barfi.

Zahir Shah, a Facebook user, said he was fond of Barfi but he could not vote for his favorite mithai because Facebook was not included. “We want Barfi to be number one,” he said.

Mithai-lover Iqtadar Hussain Sanjrani said limiting the vote to Twitter also excluded a lot of women, who were mostly on Facebook and Instagram.

Dilshad, a local mithai vendor, also put his weight behind protestors. He argued that all types of mithai are popular among the people and therefore you could not declare on mithai type the national sweet. “Overall, mixed mithai is used most of the time,” he said. “When there is wedding season in winter, the Ras Gulla is the most sold mithai. Barfi is sold on normal days. On Eid days, people by mixed mithai. And the Jalebi is a winter item.”
https://www.samaa.tv/culture/2019/0...sided-national-sweet-poll-demands-fresh-vote/

Wtf be happening? The sensible answer should have been Perras, those things are amazing in kpk

 

[Aryan0395]

May i suggest considering Ras Malai as a contender?

 

[integra]

Wtf be happening? The sensible answer should have been Perras, those things are amazing in kpk

Perras , aren't those a bit dry though?

Wonder if you guys ever tasted some "Rose Malai Chom Chom"

Or Komola Blossoms (Orange Blssom)

Heavenly !

 

[Zibago]

Do Pakistanis have Biryani that comes with a boiled egg ??



All of them are too sweet.

Biriyani with eggs?I saw something like that on a cooking show but nothing like that in any market

Wtf be happening? The sensible answer should have been Perras, those things are amazing in kpk

Why not reweriyan or makhaney?

 

[Indus Pakistan]

I think it should have been item which solely belong to Pakistan not which you can find all over South Asia. For example Multani Sohn Halwa, Hyderabdi Rabari etc something unique from KPK or Baluchistan.

Agreed. How can this be national sweet dish of Pakistan when it probablt is more associated with India. The other thing is how has biriani become national dish of Pakistan. Did I miss the boat here?

These surveys just highlight what is popular in Karachi or second Lahore. The vast country is overlooked. If people in Karachi begin to eat fish an chips soon enough they will be telling is that is the national dish. Wtf?

 

[lastofthepatriots]

Why not falooda or saiewiyaan?

This chuttiya government needs to get its act together before coming out with bullshit like this.

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Biriyani with eggs?I saw something like that on a cooking show but nothing like that in any market


Why not reweriyan or makhaney?

Reweriyan are horrible and havent tried makhaney, so wouldn't know.

Perras , aren't those a bit dry though?

Wonder if you guys ever tasted some "Rose Malai Chom Chom"
View attachment 531078


Or Komola Blossoms (Orange Blssom)


View attachment 531079

Heavenly !

Depends on where you get them. There is a specific place in kpk where my family goes to get them. I dont remember the city, cause I havent gone in 6 years.

 

[ghazi52]

I like

 

[TheDarkKnight]

The Senate, as it equally represents all provinces, needs to debate and provide 8 choices (two from each province). ECP should then hold a referendum in 3 rounds, with each round eliminating lower half ( 8, then 4 and finally 2 contenders). Finally this should be repeated every 15 years.