'Disappointed with PM Modi': Shehzad Poonawalla’s sarcastic 'dictator' jibe at oppn
Former BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla released a video criticizing the Congress party while sarcastically calling PM Modi a failure for not acting like a dictator. He contrasted Modi's policy of forgiveness toward protesters with the historical actions of Congress leaders like Indira Gandhi.
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The article reflects the intense political polarization in India and the use of historical narratives to frame current political discourse.
NEW DELHI: A day after resigning from the party, former BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday released an Instagram video saying he was “disappointed” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In a sarcastic jibe at the Congress and its most prominent face, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Poonawalla said that unlike Congress prime ministers, PM Modi, despite being in office for 12 years, was still to become a “dictator." Poonawalla’s remarks came after PM Modi, in his fifth Instagram video since the recent student protests in Delhi, said he had “forgiven” protesters who allegedly abused him and his late mother during the agitation. Several people, mostly youngsters, were booked for allegedly abusing the PM and his mother, after the protests ended with the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union education minister on July 25.“I am completely disappointed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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