After facing wrath over his abusive tweet against 'bhakts,' Congress leader Manish Tewari on Sunday evening issued a clarification, where he said that he did not mean to offend Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a thread of tweets, he clarified, "I put out a video ostensibly showing PM walking while National Anthem was playing. In response someone tweeted "AAP MODI Ko Deshbhakti Na 1/2"
I put out a video ostensibly showing PM walking while National Anthem was playing.In response someone tweeted "AAP MODI Ko Deshbhakti Na 1/2
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017
"2/2 Sikhiyan- Unko Mahatma Gandhi v Nahi Sikha Sakta...' Subsequent Tweet in colloquial was deriding the response.No offence meant to PM 2/2"
2/2 Sikhiyan- Unko Mahatma Gandhi v Nahi Sikha Sakta...' Subsequent Tweet in colloquial was deriding the response.No offence meant to PM 2/2
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017
"3/3 or the Mahatma both of whom were invoked in response not my original tweet.In between flts saw the brouhaha on Twitter therefore context"
3/3 or the Mahatma both of whom were invoked in response not my original tweet.In between flts saw the brouhaha on Twitter therefore context
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017
"4/4 if brouhaha is over Hindi phrase in colloquial -used to describe idiocity ¬hing more. In this case of person who put PM over Mahatma"
4/4 if brouhaha is over Hindi phrase in colloquial -used to describe idiocity ¬hing more. In this case of person who put PM over Mahatma
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017
He also said, "Willing to apologise for using a 'colloquial' Hindi phraseHowever will PM promise to unfollow those who heap unmentionable abuse on women???"
Willing to apologise for using a 'colloquial' Hindi phraseHowever will PM promise to unfollow those who heap unmentionable abuse on women???
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017
The Congress leader raked up a controversy when he used an abusive word for Bhakts in a response to a Twitter user's suggestion that Narendra Modi had nothing to learn about desh bhakti from Mahatma Gandhi.
He tweeted, "Is Se Khate Hain Chu***on Ko Bhakt Bana Na or Bhakton Ko Permanent Ch***a Bana Na -Jai Ho. Even Mahatma cannot teach MODI Deshbhakti."
Is Se Khate Hain Chutiyon Ko Bhakt Bana Na or Bhakton Ko Permanent Chutiya Bana Na -Jai Ho. Even Mahatma can not teach MODI Deshbhakti ???????? https://t.co/JifB926g0M
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017
Twitter user Deepak was responding to a video shared by Tewari, which suggested that the Prime Minister had disrespected the national anthem.
The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India & the National Anthem of India - Must watch pic.twitter.com/PMVgVw7CYY
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) September 17, 2017
Earlier an equally abusive message was posted by senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.
"Mere do achievements - bhakton ko ch*t*ya banaya aur ch*t*y** ko bhakt banaya, (My two achievements - I've turned followers (or devotees) into idiots, and idiots into followers).
Digvijay Singh evoked the ire of many by posting the controversial meme.
However, he stood his ground on defending his post and said that the retweet should not be counted as him saying those words.
"I just retweeted something. I did not abuse Prime Minister Modi. I have just said that he is the best in the art of fooling. Is it abusive?" Singh said to the media.
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