Twitter flooded with jokes after Narendra Modi's slip of tongue
India TV news desk [ Updated 16 Jun 2014, 16:57:11 ]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a slip of tongue while addressing the Bhutan Parliament today, when he mentioned "Nepal" while praising the Bhutan Royal family. This faux pas generated mass instant reactions on Twitter.
Modi, while acknowledging the Royal family, said, "I want to begin with a tribute to the Nepal...Bhutan royal family that ensured democratic values and protected people's rights..."
Instantly, tags like #Bhutan #Nepal and #TravelTipstoModi started trending on Twitter.
Here are some of the jokes flooding the social networking site:
@anuragkotoky: I see! MT @Svvamy39 Both Bhutan and Nepal are a part of Akhand Bharat. They will be a part of India very soon.Modi ji expressing the intent
@Smit_Meister: ROFL Modi calls Bhutan as Nepal in address to Bhutan Parliament.
@IStandWithAAP: Modi refers Bhutan as Nepal!!! National Embarrassment. shameful. Such a huge nonsense gaffe?!! #Illiterate
@BabaGlocal: Modi ji, remember you're not a Sanghi PM to the world, you're an Indian PM. Every brainless gaffe of yours affects everyone.
@MasalaBai: THIS. RT @Svvamy39 Both Bhutan, Nepal are part of Akhand Bharat. They will be part of India very soon. Modi ji is just expressing the intent
@aap_umesh: Our PM Modi Started His Speech In Bhutan And Finished It In Nepal. #SlipOfTounge #KahanHaiKalaDhan
@RD_justRD: I can understand Modi can get confused btwn Bhutan & Nepal. But how did he use Ladaakh? It seems he thinks Ladaakh is a foreign country.
@chetan_bhaqat: Will write an article explaining that modi calling Bhutan as Nepal or Ladakh shows he treats all neighbors as equal @ par with part of India
@Bshworaj: #modi #slipped "I want 2 begin with a tribute to the Nepal...Bhutan royal family that ensured democratic values n protected people's rights"
@rustamkandel: Mr Modi saved the money that would have been used for his Nepal trip. #TravelTipsToModi
@AjoyChatterjee: A 'Nepal' slippage in Bhutan is so far Rahul Gandhis's only consolation toffee. While Modi pumps in confidence in "B4B" Bharat 4 Bhutan ties
@PragyaTiwari: I'm trying to get this right. Modi referred to Bhutan as Nepal or Ladakh or (Heaven forbid), both?
@MEAIndia: Spontaniety! Audience in Bhutan's Parliament applaud spontaneously as @PMOIndia ends speech notwithstanding custom not to clap hands.
@NigelBritto: Bhutan: Clapping is not applause, but "only to ward off evil spirits". They clapped for Modi.
@sd268: And how do we know the Bhutanese weren't just clapping for the usual reason they clap? :)
@priyankac19: Heard PM Modi's trip to Nepal was a roaring success..oops Ladakh trip...oh wait sorry for the slip of tongue I meant Bhutan. ;)
Modi, while acknowledging the Royal family, said, "I want to begin with a tribute to the Nepal...Bhutan royal family that ensured democratic values and protected people's rights..."
Instantly, tags like #Bhutan #Nepal and #TravelTipstoModi started trending on Twitter.
Here are some of the jokes flooding the social networking site:
@anuragkotoky: I see! MT @Svvamy39 Both Bhutan and Nepal are a part of Akhand Bharat. They will be a part of India very soon.Modi ji expressing the intent
@Smit_Meister: ROFL Modi calls Bhutan as Nepal in address to Bhutan Parliament.
@IStandWithAAP: Modi refers Bhutan as Nepal!!! National Embarrassment. shameful. Such a huge nonsense gaffe?!! #Illiterate
@BabaGlocal: Modi ji, remember you're not a Sanghi PM to the world, you're an Indian PM. Every brainless gaffe of yours affects everyone.
@MasalaBai: THIS. RT @Svvamy39 Both Bhutan, Nepal are part of Akhand Bharat. They will be part of India very soon. Modi ji is just expressing the intent
@aap_umesh: Our PM Modi Started His Speech In Bhutan And Finished It In Nepal. #SlipOfTounge #KahanHaiKalaDhan
@RD_justRD: I can understand Modi can get confused btwn Bhutan & Nepal. But how did he use Ladaakh? It seems he thinks Ladaakh is a foreign country.
@chetan_bhaqat: Will write an article explaining that modi calling Bhutan as Nepal or Ladakh shows he treats all neighbors as equal @ par with part of India
@Bshworaj: #modi #slipped "I want 2 begin with a tribute to the Nepal...Bhutan royal family that ensured democratic values n protected people's rights"
@rustamkandel: Mr Modi saved the money that would have been used for his Nepal trip. #TravelTipsToModi
@AjoyChatterjee: A 'Nepal' slippage in Bhutan is so far Rahul Gandhis's only consolation toffee. While Modi pumps in confidence in "B4B" Bharat 4 Bhutan ties
@PragyaTiwari: I'm trying to get this right. Modi referred to Bhutan as Nepal or Ladakh or (Heaven forbid), both?
@MEAIndia: Spontaniety! Audience in Bhutan's Parliament applaud spontaneously as @PMOIndia ends speech notwithstanding custom not to clap hands.
@NigelBritto: Bhutan: Clapping is not applause, but "only to ward off evil spirits". They clapped for Modi.
@sd268: And how do we know the Bhutanese weren't just clapping for the usual reason they clap? :)
@priyankac19: Heard PM Modi's trip to Nepal was a roaring success..oops Ladakh trip...oh wait sorry for the slip of tongue I meant Bhutan. ;)
Modi moves from one historical controversy to the other
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is now embarrassing the party with historical and geographical facts in his speeches. Modi who has taken a head start over his political opponents with his aggressive campaigning is now seemed to be changing the course of the history. The latest embarrassment was on November 10 when Modi confused BJP's founding patriarch Shyama Prasad Mookherjee with a Gujarati freedom fighter in a keynote speech delivered at a hospital inauguration at Kheda.
Modi a man who has positioned himself as a champion of development and a leader who had a vision for future, in the last few weeks the forward looking agenda has been replaced in his speeches with his interpretation of history. Modi's attempt has led to one controversy after the other.
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is now embarrassing the party with historical and geographical facts in his speeches. Modi who has taken a head start over his political opponents with his aggressive campaigning is now seemed to be changing the course of the history. The latest embarrassment was on November 10 when Modi confused BJP's founding patriarch Shyama Prasad Mookherjee with a Gujarati freedom fighter in a keynote speech delivered at a hospital inauguration at Kheda.
Modi a man who has positioned himself as a champion of development and a leader who had a vision for future, in the last few weeks the forward looking agenda has been replaced in his speeches with his interpretation of history. Modi's attempt has led to one controversy after the other.
ALSO SEE Gujarat: Modi makes a goof-up during a speech in Kheda
Modi had during Hunkar rally in Bihar said, "When we think of Gupta dynasty, we remember Chandragupta Maurya."
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was quick to hit back by saying, "Modi's knowledge of history is amazing. He called Chandragupta, the king of Maurya dynasty, the king of Gupta dynasty."
It did not stop here. He even said, "Taxila is in Bihar." But in reality, Taxila is nowhere near Bihar, it is in Pakistan.
But the situation now is reaching a crescendo of embarrasement after Modi referred to Shyama Prasad Mookherjee instead of Shyamaji Krishna Varma.
Modi said, "Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was a revolutionist. He died in 1930. His last wish was that his ashes should be brought to India after independence and till then it was in Geneva."
But the Jan Sangh founder died in 1953, not in London, but in Gujarat. Out of all bloopers made by Modi so far, this one will hurt him the most as it deals with the founder of Jan Sangh itself.
Modi apologised for his mistake saying, "I wanted to refer to Shyamaji Krishna Varma not Shyama Prasad MOOkherjee. I apologise for my mistake."
Congress took a dig at Modi with General Secretary Digvijaya Singh saying, "The BJP should have given him some lessons in history before making him the prime ministerial nominee."
BJP defended Modi with spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi saying, "Modi came to the stage and corrected himself on that very stage when he realised the slip of tongue."
So why is Modi, the vikas purush, trying to repackage himself as the 'itihaas purush'? Whether its comment on Nehru not attending funeral of Sardar Patel, which he backtracked later, or his understanding of Chinese economy, Narendra Modi is simply moving from one "historical controversy to the other".
Modi had during Hunkar rally in Bihar said, "When we think of Gupta dynasty, we remember Chandragupta Maurya."
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was quick to hit back by saying, "Modi's knowledge of history is amazing. He called Chandragupta, the king of Maurya dynasty, the king of Gupta dynasty."
It did not stop here. He even said, "Taxila is in Bihar." But in reality, Taxila is nowhere near Bihar, it is in Pakistan.
But the situation now is reaching a crescendo of embarrasement after Modi referred to Shyama Prasad Mookherjee instead of Shyamaji Krishna Varma.
Modi said, "Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was a revolutionist. He died in 1930. His last wish was that his ashes should be brought to India after independence and till then it was in Geneva."
But the Jan Sangh founder died in 1953, not in London, but in Gujarat. Out of all bloopers made by Modi so far, this one will hurt him the most as it deals with the founder of Jan Sangh itself.
Modi apologised for his mistake saying, "I wanted to refer to Shyamaji Krishna Varma not Shyama Prasad MOOkherjee. I apologise for my mistake."
Congress took a dig at Modi with General Secretary Digvijaya Singh saying, "The BJP should have given him some lessons in history before making him the prime ministerial nominee."
BJP defended Modi with spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi saying, "Modi came to the stage and corrected himself on that very stage when he realised the slip of tongue."
So why is Modi, the vikas purush, trying to repackage himself as the 'itihaas purush'? Whether its comment on Nehru not attending funeral of Sardar Patel, which he backtracked later, or his understanding of Chinese economy, Narendra Modi is simply moving from one "historical controversy to the other".
Gujarat: Modi makes a goof-up during a speech in Kheda
BJP's prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a goof-up while slamming the Congress party for not bringing back the ashes of freedom fighter Shyamaji Krishna Varma from Switzerland.
Instead of naming Shyamaji Krishna Varma, he referred to Shyama Prasad Mookherjee, who founded the Jan Sangh which later became the BJP.
Modi said, "Who is playing with India's history? Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was a revolutionist. He died in 1930 in London. His last wish was that his ashes should be brought to India after Independence."
BJP's prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a goof-up while slamming the Congress party for not bringing back the ashes of freedom fighter Shyamaji Krishna Varma from Switzerland.
Instead of naming Shyamaji Krishna Varma, he referred to Shyama Prasad Mookherjee, who founded the Jan Sangh which later became the BJP.
Modi said, "Who is playing with India's history? Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was a revolutionist. He died in 1930 in London. His last wish was that his ashes should be brought to India after Independence."
Instead of naming Shyamaji Krishna Varma, Modi referred to Shyama Prasad Mookherjee.
"Jawaharlal Nehru should have sent an emissary to bring the ashes back. Congress government didn't get them back till 2003. It was I who got the ashes back to India in 2003," added Modi.
However, he later apologised for the blunder. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee died on 23rd June 1953.
Modi gave this statement at an inauguration event of a multi-speciality hospital run by Muslims in Kheda, Gujarat.
"Jawaharlal Nehru should have sent an emissary to bring the ashes back. Congress government didn't get them back till 2003. It was I who got the ashes back to India in 2003," added Modi.
However, he later apologised for the blunder. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee died on 23rd June 1953.
Modi gave this statement at an inauguration event of a multi-speciality hospital run by Muslims in Kheda, Gujarat.
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