Hyderabad: Star India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who was among thousands struggling in recent Chennai floods triggered by Cyclone Michaung Thursday asked people to take climate change seriously and said everyone needed to be prepared for it.
Ashwin, who has been vocal about the challenges the Tamil Nadu administration faced while dealing with the floods, said everyone considers climate change as "someone else's problem" even though it was "coming for us".
"'I rest my case! We need to value lives and also put a value on our lives. If we don’t expect a certain standard for ourselves, no one else is going to knock on our door and give it to us. &&&&& finally! Climate change is real and make no mistake, all of us that think this is someone else’s problem have to wake up because it’s coming for us and we better be prepared," the veteran India spinner said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Ashwin also posted a scene from a Netflix web series 'Kaala Paani', where Rajesh Khattar, who played the role of Saurabh Wani answers Ketan Kamat's (Amey Wagh) question and says, "Every second day you get to hear that the plastic in the ocean is killing so many dolphins, so many turtles. What exactly do you think? that those who throw plastic on the beach want to kill those creatures? No! They do it because they can do it. That's it! And what environmental buffer zone are you talking about, Kentan Sahib?"
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I rest my case!🙏🙏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 7, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
We need to value lives and also put a value on our lives. If we don’t expect a certain standard for ourselves, no one else is going to knock on our door and give it to us.
&&&&& finally!
Climate change is real and make no mistake, all of us… pic.twitter.com/7SSYTuKScX
">I rest my case!🙏🙏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 7, 2023
We need to value lives and also put a value on our lives. If we don’t expect a certain standard for ourselves, no one else is going to knock on our door and give it to us.
&&&&& finally!
Climate change is real and make no mistake, all of us… pic.twitter.com/7SSYTuKScXI rest my case!🙏🙏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 7, 2023
We need to value lives and also put a value on our lives. If we don’t expect a certain standard for ourselves, no one else is going to knock on our door and give it to us.
&&&&& finally!
Climate change is real and make no mistake, all of us… pic.twitter.com/7SSYTuKScX
Earlier, the 37-year-old said that he received a heart-breaking response from some senior government officials about the challenging conditions residents of Chennai are braving due to Cyclone Michaung on Wednesday. "Have been speaking to some senior government officials and the stories they are sharing after being on the road for 3-4 days is heart-wrenching, to say the least," stated Ashwin.
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Have been speaking to some senior government officials and the stories they are sharing after being on the road for 3-4 days is heart wrenching to say the least. #ChennaiFloods2023 #CycloneMichaung
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 6, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Have been speaking to some senior government officials and the stories they are sharing after being on the road for 3-4 days is heart wrenching to say the least. #ChennaiFloods2023 #CycloneMichaung
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 6, 2023Have been speaking to some senior government officials and the stories they are sharing after being on the road for 3-4 days is heart wrenching to say the least. #ChennaiFloods2023 #CycloneMichaung
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 6, 2023
The off-spinner has also been posting and sharing several video clips of the water-logged city. "Hang tight for another day everyone. Even if the rain stops, recovery is going to take a while," the spinner had posted on Monday while sharing a video of a damaged road.
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No power in my locality for
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 5, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
more than 30 hours too. Guess thats the case in many places.
Not Sure what options we have 🙏#ChennaiFloods https://t.co/gWArpwH3KI
">No power in my locality for
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 5, 2023
more than 30 hours too. Guess thats the case in many places.
Not Sure what options we have 🙏#ChennaiFloods https://t.co/gWArpwH3KINo power in my locality for
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 5, 2023
more than 30 hours too. Guess thats the case in many places.
Not Sure what options we have 🙏#ChennaiFloods https://t.co/gWArpwH3KI
The 37-year-old, who is a resident of Chennai, also brought attention to the struggles he and Chennai people are facing by saying, "No power in my locality for more than 30 hours too. Guess that's the case in many places. Not sure what options we have."
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Hang tight for another day everyone🙏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 4, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Even if the rain stops, recovery is going to take a while. #ChennaiRains2023 #Michaung pic.twitter.com/QsnkuxuXx3
">Hang tight for another day everyone🙏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 4, 2023
Even if the rain stops, recovery is going to take a while. #ChennaiRains2023 #Michaung pic.twitter.com/QsnkuxuXx3Hang tight for another day everyone🙏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 4, 2023
Even if the rain stops, recovery is going to take a while. #ChennaiRains2023 #Michaung pic.twitter.com/QsnkuxuXx3
Around 16 people have died in various rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu. Personnel on fishing boats and farm tractors have been engaged in rescuing stranded people in the city.
Notably, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan was recently rescued from Chennai after the city was hit by massive floods.
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