‘This classless egoist called me Shurpanakha…’
Sharing a video of PM Modi, Congress leader and former Union Minister Renuka Chowdhary wrote, “This classless egoist called me Shurpanakha on the floor of Parliament. I will now file a defamation case against him. Let’s see how fast these courts work now.
Let us inform that Shurpanakha is a character of Ramayana and is the sister of Ravana. She is known for her laughter in Ramayana. Renuka Chowdhary’s tweet has gone viral. There are millions of views on the video.
What did PM Modi say in the video?
The video in which Renuka Chowdhary has shared on her official Twitter handle, claiming that PM Modi has anointed her. In that video, PM Modi says, “My prayer is, don’t say anything to Renuka ji… It is a good fortune to hear such laughter today after the Ramayana serial.” This tweet of Renuka Chowdhary has gone viral.
Please tell that this video is of February 7, 2018, when PM Modi was presenting his side on the President’s address proposal. At the same time, when PM Modi was speaking on the Aadhaar scheme, Renuka Chowdhary started laughing out loud. On which the then Chairman Venkaiah Naidu also interrupted him.
BJP leader Preeti Gandhi hit back
Retweeting Renuka Chowdhary’s tweet, Maharashtra’s BJP leader Preeti Gandhi retaliated by tweeting from her official Twitter handle. Preeti Gandhi wrote, “He (PM Modi) did not even mention Shurpanakha. It is she who is thinking like this about herself.
BJP’s former Delhi MLA Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga said on Renuka Chowdhary’s tweet, “Modi ji has not taken Shurpankha’s name in the entire video. Why only Shurpanakha is found in the entire Ramayana? Shurpanakha should file a defamation case against you.
Delhi BJP leader Ajay Sehrawat tweeted, “Renuka ji, you can file a case, but how will you prove that Modi ji has said Shurpankha?”