Twitter Reactions: Aaditya Thackeray declares change in Ministry of Environment's name

Amidst the rising cases of coronavirus in the country Maharashtra's Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Aaditya Thackeray announced a change in the name of the Department of Environment, to Department of Environment and Climate Change. The young Sena leader also thanked  his cabinet colleagues for giving their consent for the same. In his  tweet, Thackeray junior wrote,  that the decision moves the department to an active role in climate change mitigation. However the change in name was met with mixed reactions by netizens as many questioned his move of announcing the name change at a time when the state is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Let us have a look at some of the reactions by netizens.....

I thank the cabinet colleagues for approving the proposal of changing the name of the Department of Environment, to Department of Environment and Climate Change, as a Ministry in Maharashtra Cabinet. This moves the dept to an active role in climate change mitigation.

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) June 10, 2020

You're a real agent of change, little Obama. https://t.co/k0V6IQ3oXr

— Ajit Datta (@ajitdatta) June 10, 2020

state has 100K cases, but priorities for baby are well set. https://t.co/AwhYEfU9JD

— BGrtemis (@BGrtemis) June 10, 2020

Yeh kya hai? You will fight Covid in this way? https://t.co/NCRIUnQa60

— #ShibKumarJalan (@imskjalan) June 10, 2020

A good move. Youth leaders are the future.. and thinking about future with respect to climate change should be the only major aim of all governments. @LicypriyaKhttps://t.co/uML6eVbNIN

— Paras Patel (@prp_Paras) June 10, 2020

Just a PR. What's next? Dept of Corona or Pandemic? Dept of Disaster? Dept of Cyclone? https://t.co/axIBCbTN2h

— The Departed (@GireeshMandhale) June 10, 2020

Active role in climate change by changing the name of the ministry ?
🤔🤔 https://t.co/1zX8nh7qNS

— Tapas Karia ~ તાપસ (@TapasKaria) June 10, 2020

We hope Sir that the misadverntures of earlier Govts are corrected and M'tra's Forest reserves,Western Ghats, Mumbai's Aarey Colony are protected & monies not spent on the wasteful Coastal Road but re vamping our public health & natural health reserves. #environment@AUThackerayhttps://t.co/1OnyijqHKl

— Teesta Setalvad (@TeestaSetalvad) June 10, 2020

Yogi ji is thinking to change the name of Shiv Sena, howz that?🚩😜 https://t.co/UwMA6Cltwe

— Vaibhav_D (@Vaibhav_1700) June 10, 2020

Well done 👏🏼👏🏼
Hope this monumental change will now help in ur fight against #Covid19#Mumbaihttps://t.co/Zap8JGC1YD

— Lotus (@LotusBharat) June 10, 2020