Sri Lankan singer Yohani de Silva’s “Menike Maga Hithe” is now being used by the Indian ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as their theme song in the Uttar Pradesh elections.
‘”The party’s latest poll anthem for UP elections has the lyrics ‘Yehi Modi, Yogi, Upyogi, Upyogi…aayegi phir se BJP’ to send the message across to voters that it’s PM Modi and CM Yogi who they need to vote for in the upcoming assembly elections. The catchy duet, based on “Manike Mage Hithe”, the sensational Sri Lankan Sinhala-language song” Indian media reported.
Uttar Pradesh, among India’s largest States, will go to the polls on February 10. (NewsWire)
यूपी में फिर चलेंगी, मोदी-योगी की फिर हवाएं, सब गाएं,
सबके मन की ये भाषा, यहां दो-दो हैं आशा,
यहीं मोदी-यहीं योगी, उपयोगी, सहयोगी,
आएगी फिर से बीजेपी… pic.twitter.com/l67VLIaLdg— BJP (@BJP4India) January 16, 2022
