According to the Indian Express reported on the 18th, Nana Patole, chairman of the Congress Party in Maharashtra, India, recently claimed that he could "beat Modi", which triggered a war of words between the Congress party and the party. The BJP accused the Congress party of indulging in "politics of terror." However, Pator later issued a statement saying that the person he mentioned was a person with the same name as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, not the prime minister himself.
Nana Pator Source: Indian Media
A video circulating on social media showed Nana Pator, chairman of the Congress party in Maharashtra, saying: "I've been in politics for 30 years, and usually within 5 years, a politician can earn enough money to feed his next generation." By building schools, they can feed one or two generations. I've been in politics for so long that I don't even have a school under my name, and I haven't signed any contracts. I always help everyone. Whoever comes to me for help, I will help. That's why I can beat Up Modi and abuse him. That's why he launched a campaign against me. ”
Devendra Fadnavis, a member of the Maharashtra parliament, accused the Congress party of indulging in terror politics. "The president of the Congress party in Maharashtra, Nana Pator, said he could beat and abuse the prime minister. What's going on in the Congress Party? The Congress party, which is leading India's independence struggle, seems to have crossed the line. Should we think of the Congress as a democratic party or as an organization that spreads terrorism?" He said.
Indian Prime Minister Modi Image source: Indian media
Sudhir Mungantiwar, senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, demanded an unconditional apology from Pator. He said: "Pator's statement against Modi shows insensitivity and irresponsibility ... Pator should publicly apologize for his statement. He should admit that his remarks against the prime minister were wrong and retract them immediately. ”
However, Pator said the person he was referring to was not Prime Minister Modi, but another man with the same surname in his constituency. "There is a circulating video showing me saying something offensive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he said. I'm not talking about the Prime Minister, but another guy named Modi, who is a criminal in my constituency. ”
Pator added: "Some BJP leaders deliberately tried to allude to this statement as directed at the Prime Minister. They do so in a disrespectful way to the Prime Minister. ”
In December 2017, Pator returned to the Congress after a period of time with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He publicly criticized Modi before he quit the BJP, causing an uproar.
(Editor: ZLQ)