Tharoor had tweeted: “Nehruji was the first PM to call himself the Pradhan Sevak & the first PM to practice yoga daily (it sustained him in British jails). @narendramodi should realise that he is walking in illustrious footsteps! #InternationalYogaDay2019.” This led several Twitterati to point out that Nehru was the first PM which would make the rest of habits irrelevant while others wondered if PM Modi would also follow in Nehru’s footsteps by winning three terms.
On a day that Rahul Gandhi caused an apoplectic furore across the spectrum with an ill-advised tweet on Yoga Day, Congress’ Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor’s tweet trying to credit Nehru for Yoga day backfired.
Tharoor had tweeted: “Nehruji was the first PM to call himself the Pradhan Sevak & the first PM to practice yoga daily (it sustained him in British jails). @narendramodi should realise that he is walking in illustrious footsteps! #InternationalYogaDay2019.” This led several Twitterati to point out that Nehru was the first PM which would make the rest of habits irrelevant while others wondered if PM Modi would also follow in Nehru’s footsteps by winning three terms.
Nehruji was the first PM to call himself the Pradhan Sevak & the first PM to practice yoga daily (it sustained him in British jails). @narendramodi should realise that he is walking in illustrious footsteps! #InternationalYogaDay2019 pic.twitter.com/bjMTwkjE6N
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 21, 2019
Nehru taught humanity how to breathe. In fact he taught swimming to fishes. He was first to cook on fire, first to fly to Mars, first to discover gravity, first to invent zero, first to Google, first to win Oscar, first to score 200 in ODIs. I demand he gets one more Bharat Ratna https://t.co/4Q5mf2kQIE
— गीतिका (@ggiittiikkaa) June 22, 2019
He was the first PM to practice yoga because he was the first PM. https://t.co/5AWVHyfCmB
— Aaryan agrwal (@AgrwalAaryan) June 22, 2019
True. He was also the first PM to win three consecutive Lok Sabha elections. Narendra Modi is just walking into those illustrious footsteps. https://t.co/szPz3PfK2F
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) June 22, 2019
People like you only limit yourself to sycophancy & comparison. Who & why are you still buttering with your incessant rantings? Nehru was also a first in steering the Nation into many wrong directions to satiate his greed to become the first in everything. Be a Man now & stop! https://t.co/Jtdykzl2yJ
— manas misra (@manasmisraA) June 22, 2019
Wii you please inform this to your party president (innocent)Rahul. https://t.co/WIYmARWESx
— ML Gupta (@guptamoga) June 22, 2019
INC did not realise it but Modi make it. Better inspire your leaders and Cadres to organise this in the coming years. https://t.co/8o2yj0lWNI
— signal mitts (@subal_mitra) June 22, 2019
Mr Tharoor, i didn't know you could also joke! https://t.co/pnbfY8bvLl
— Chetan Mehta (@chemet58) June 22, 2019
Who will tell this shampoo morons that if Nehru had actually practices Yoga why he did not popularise it for the poor people of India. He hated poor so much that he wanted Yoga only for elite and not for masses. If poor fall ill, they need medicine and that's where 'cut' is. https://t.co/IIX74zxDLC
— राजेश (@marwari_heart) June 22, 2019
In a way it was reminiscent of the trolling that ensued after several Congress leaders tried to credit Nehru for the anti-Satellite tests which led to the hash tag #thingsNehruinvented.
1. Rahul courts controversy
Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday courted controversy by tweeting pictures of the dog squad of Indian Army doing yoga and captioning it "New India", drawing a sharp retort from BJP chief Amit Shah who accused him of mocking Yoga Day and insulting the forces.
The pictures in the tweet showed the Army dog unit and their trainers prostrating.
2. Shah slams Rahul
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Shah hit out at Gandhi in a tweet and said while the Congress supports the medieval practice of triple talaq, it insults the armed forces yet again. He also accused the Congress of spreading negativity.
"Congress stands for negativity. Today, their negativity was seen in their clear support to the medieval practice of Triple Talaq. Now, they mock Yoga Day and insult our forces (yet again!) Hoping the spirit of positivity will prevail. It can help overcome toughest challenges," Shah tweeted.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said when someone keeps insulting the armed forces, then the almighty should give one some good sense.
"With due respect to you, @RahulGandhi Ji, these are proud members of the Indian Army and they contribute to the safety of our nation," Singh tweeted. The BJP also said for Gandhi, life is only about a joke, as he keeps posting pictures about his pet dog.
3. BJP cries foul
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"It's painful to see how a senior politician is ridiculing IYD2019. But this is hardly surprising as they have always apologetic about and hence either pooh-poohed everything rooted in Indian Culture and traditions. Is it vote bank politics that is driving them to do this," BJP national vice president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe asked on Twitter.
BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli said under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there is a new india and Gandhi's tweet reveals a new Congress under him.
"Perhaps for him, life is one continuing joke for him and looking for opportunities to post pictures that remind him of his favourite Pidi (his pet dog)," he said.
Gandhi was also trolled on Twitter, with a number of people posting pictures about the Congress while poking fun at him and the party.
