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| After Godse Row, Congress Switches To Mahatma Gandhi Photo On Twitter | | | New Delhi:
The Congress today took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi - after he attended his first ever press conference in five years - by changing the profile photo on the party's Twitter handle to that of Mahatma Gandhi.
The change could be seen as a reference to the controversial remark made by Pragya Singh Thakur, the BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, about Nathuram Godse - the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi.
The saffron-wearing Pragya Thakur, whose alleged involvement in the 2008 Malegaon blast prompted the Congress to coin the phrase "Hindu terror," had said: "Nathuram Godse was a deshbhakt (patriot), is a 'deshbhakt' and will remain a 'deshbhakt'."
Her controversial comment drew heated criticism from opposition leaders and forced the Prime Minister to publicly state he could "never forgive her for insulting Bapu".
Earlier Mr Shah and PM Modi hosted what was billed as a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi. The hugely anticipated event was the first time the Prime Minister had attended one in the country, despite several calls from the opposition daring him to do so.
However, as it turned out the Prime Minister limited his time on the microphone to a short monologue thanking "countrymen for blessings through the ups and downs" of campaigning and praising his government for managing "to hold elections, observe Ramzan, Easter and more."
He then refused to answer any questions, directing one that was asked to Mr Shah, prompting Congress president Rahul Gandhi to tweet: "Congratulations Modi Ji. Excellent Press Conference! Showing up is half the battle. Next time Mr Shah may even allow you to answer a couple of questions. Well done!" |
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