On JP Narayan's birthday on Sunday, PM Modi spoke at an event to felicitate those who fought against Emergency and paid rich tribute to all those who raised their voice during that period.

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Modi felicitated veteran BJP leader LK Advani, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal, four Governors Kalyan Singh, OP Kohli, Balram Dass Tandon and Valubhai Vala, former Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda, besides BJP leaders VK Malhotra, Jaywantiben Mehta and Subramanian Swamy.

NCP leader DP Tripathi, journalists Virender Kapoor and K Vikram Rao, Prof Ramji Singh, Kameshwar Paswan and Arif Baig were also honoured by Modi.

However while talking about Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, Modi dubbed him as "India's Nelson Mandela" for spending long years in jail like Madiba. 

However, many Twiter users found it amusing and soon #YoBadalSoMandela started to trend. These are some of the most hilarious tweets using that hashtag.