Tiruppur police shared a picture of former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and used his initials MSD to come up with the public awareness message: Maintain Social Distancing
Picture/Tiruppur Police-Twitter
#tnpolice #Tiruppur#tiruppurcitypolice
— Tiruppur City Police (@Thirupurcitypol) July 20, 2020
M S D-maintain social distance pic.twitter.com/Ul38Uqp1vK
The police department shared the post on Monday on Twitter and received heaps of praises from netizens for their work amid the pandemic.
Here's how Twitterati reacted to the post:
Sir,you are our true inspirations.....we dont need any model,sportsperson and celebraties support and pics and memes of them to spread awarness.....@Thirupurcitypol @Vijaykarthikeyn
— RAMKUMAR.M (@RAMKUMARMBE1) July 20, 2020
Super sir....
— MagudeeswaranMM (@MagudeeswaranMM) July 20, 2020
Ithu namma list laiye illaye ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0094¥ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0094¥ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0094¥ Creativity level Everest âÂu00c2u009d¤
— Yuvi Stephen (@Yuvaraj7373) July 20, 2020
Sir, great initiative ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008dðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u008f»ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008dðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u008f»
— Sudarsan Vasudevan (@SudarsanVasude1) July 20, 2020
Super sir
— Amudhansri (@amudhans2) July 20, 2020
'Do it the Mahi Way'
Earlier, Mumbai Police had made a similar post to wish the ace cricketer, also known as 'Captain Cool' on his birthday on July 7. In the post, the police department had given a meaning to Dhoni's initials that formed the message, 'Maintain Social Distancing'. The caption of the post read, 'Do it the 'Mahi Way' - Stay 'Not Out', Stay Cool & Stump #coronavirus."
Do it the ‘Mahi Way’ - Stay ‘Not Out’, Stay Cool & Stump #coronavirus
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 7, 2020
Happy Birthday, Captain Cool.#HappyBirthdayMahi #SocialDistancing pic.twitter.com/piH7jNFBIK
The post had garnered more than 13,000 likes and close to 3,000 retweets. It also received tonnes of comments praising Dhoni, while some resonated Mumbai Police's message to 'Maintain Social Distancing' and appreciated their efforts.
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