Friday, March 29, 2024

Tharoor says sorry to Modi for his criticism on B’desh liberation





Senior Congress leader and former mnion Minister Shashi Tharoor on Saturday admitted his mistake and said “sorry” for slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for omitting former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s role in the freedom of Bangladesh. The leader said his assumptions were “on the basis of a quick reading of headlines and tweets”. 

The Congress leader on Friday had tweeted indicating that PM Modi did not acknowledge former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s contribution in liberating Bangladesh in 1971. 

Apologising for the same, Tharoor took to twitter and said, “I don’t mind admitting when I’m wrong. Yesterday, on the basis of a quick reading of headlines and tweets, I tweeted “everyone knows who liberated Bangladesh,” implying that PM Narendra Modi had omitted to acknowledge Indira Gandhi. It turns out he did: Sorry!”

The Prime Minister PM Modi while addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s Independence and the birth centenary of its founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had said that he did ‘satyagraha’ for Bangladesh’s freedom. 

“I must have been 20-22 years old when I and my colleagues did satyagraha for Bangladesh’s freedom,” he said

 


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