" The Saj"

This from BBC News website

Mr Javid told the Evening Standard in 2012: "My dad was from a tiny village in Pakistan and came here when he was 17 to look for work.

"He settled in Rochdale and became a cotton-mill worker for Courtaulds. But he was quite ambitious, and saw that bus drivers were better paid. His nickname was Mr Night and Day because he used to work every hour God sent his way."

I am as puzzled now as I was at the start of the thread

I don't think it's a nickname. Seemingly he is the only person who calls him that.

I don't think any of the ten aspirants would make a good PM but luckily I don't belong to the Conservative party so none of this will be my fault.

All I can say to the people who have a vote is, please, try not to vote for someone who lies as a matter of course, obviously thinks they are amazing, in effect says OK I'm Muslim but look I can be nasty to other Muslims if it advances my career or says, "Hey I will give you what ever you want, just vote for me, I'm cute.

When I read the OP I assumed that his father had one of the Night and Day chain of small shops. Would that be an explanation?

(Think "the Saj" as a nickname - why do people need to give public figures nicknames anyway? - is just silly.)

I think he'd be a good PM.

But I can't for the life of me say his name.

something off of here

God of Small Things sort of thing.

The nickname Mr Night and Day does sound very punjabi/pakistani/indian/whatever. Got a lot of character to it. Like out of a book set in India.

It was his fathers nick name.

But the man lived in Bristol not India or Pakistan

The Punjab is in India but on the border with Pakistan. Before partition it was all one and the main language spoken by people in that area is Punjabi.

I just thought that the nickname “Mr Night and Day” sounded much more fluent in Punjabi so possibly that was how it was given rather than the English.

Meri rata ate dina (phonetically)

It’s a compliment to hard work.

Perhaps the OP wanted to start a thread about nicknames?
So here goes:

Harry Crosby known as Bing

Einstein was known as Depperte as a child (the dopey one)

Christiano Reynaldo was called Crybaby as a child (he would apparently cry whenever he didn't get his own way)

Daniel Craig - Mr. Potato Head

Barack Obama - Barry O'Bomber (something to do with his skill at basketball)

Anyone like to add more?

Have no idea of the context for the “Mr night and day” quote. However, do think that “the Saj” to refer to the Home Secretary either by himself or by others is the most ridiculous name. Much more suited to the playground than Parliament. On second thoughts, with this current bunch.......

Why the need to say ‘Mr Night and Day’ in Punjabi ?

Glad I am not the only one who is wondering what the point of this thread is

The father started as a bus driver in Rochdale and then they moved to Bristol and bought a shop - no doubt because of his fathers hard work.

Me too MawBroon don’t like digs cone out and say what you want to say, it’s pointless if it goes over everyone’s head
I see nothing wrong with being called Mr Night and Day perhaps he was a diligent worker who didn’t watch the clock to get home

Even more now

I thought that his parents had a corner shop in Bristol.

I thought he was of Pakistani heritage so not sure what the Punjab has to do with anything. I think his story and his father’s is quite inspirational and there’s something about this thread that makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

Still humming Night and Day

I have an ear worm now.

If it is a dig at Sajid Javid it has certainly gone over my head

Day/Night they all mingle into one.

it is utterly pointless. like many things.

I was just thinking about nick names and it doesn't seem very likely that a bus driver would say " Mr Day and Night" to his mates.

I have had a very stressful morning.

croons softly

Night and Day - you are The One

Annie
what is the point of this thread
Just what everyone is thinking