Twitter users mock PM Modi’s visit to “fake” classroom; here’s what they said
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again in the line of fire by the netizens a day after he shared pictures of his visit to a school and his interaction with the students for launching Mission Schools of Excellence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the ambitious ‘Mission Schools of Excellence’ project in Gandhinagar ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls. As a part of the launching of the mission Modi had purportedly visited a school in Adalaj in Gujarat and spent time with students and teachers.
PM Modi shared several pictures on his Twitter handle on Wednesday with a caption that read “Some glimpses from the memorable interaction with our youth while launching the Mission Schools of Excellence.”
However, when more pictures of his visit to the school went viral across social media platforms, users had a field day as they pointed out several loopholes in the pictures from what was being touted by the PM and other BJP leaders as a classroom of a school.
Hundreds of users mocked PM Modi and his PR team for what they termed a “PR stunt”. Among the flaws, the users pointed out from the pictures, were a fake window, a tiny classroom that could only accommodate six students, walls of the classroom that looked like it was made of cardboard, and the facial expression of the students.
Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party have hit back at the trolls by posting older pictures of the PM while he interacted with students. However, there has been no clarification on the recently posted photos.
Among those who targeted PM Modi over the propaganda and staging a fake classroom visit, were members of various political parties, senior leaders, and activists.
Here’s what they said:
Some glimpses from the memorable interaction with our youth while launching the Mission Schools of Excellence. pic.twitter.com/92p8ICcvNb
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 19, 2022
Woh kidki bahar mujhe clouds dikh rahe hai “maine socha clouds hai unke radar main aayega nahi, benefit le sakte hai” 😂😂😂 https://t.co/0u6KIRxk3e
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) October 20, 2022This is the funniest PR stunt till date 😂
— Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) October 20, 2022
- Classroom has a fake window
- Only six children in a tiny classroom
- All walls look like cardboard
- Look at the facial expression of children pic.twitter.com/WoKPFCI786
Some people are saying it’s a prototype and if true it’s even more embarrassing
— Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) October 20, 2022
After 27 years of ruling Gujarat, all they could show is a prototype of a smart classroom? 😂
The only Prime Minister who made a fake classroom for photo shoot! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Yfj13ro1sh
— YSR (@ysathishreddy) October 20, 2022
Classroom ka set khada kar diya ..
— Aarti (@aartic02) October 19, 2022
With 3 benches and 5 students ...
Seriously jisne yeh idea execute, kiya uske paise kaato 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/1RVwCQg40u
Oh Ye bacho ke Peeche Fake Classroom hai, Modi ji wala
— #ShahKaJumla (@aapka_manoj) October 19, 2022
Waah Modi ji Waah !!#ModiKaJhoothaSchoolPrem 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/M9roK33r2F
I used to say dude’s never seen the inside of a classroom. I stand corrected. Sincere apologies. pic.twitter.com/dGseUiENT0
— Amit Schandillia (@Schandillia) October 19, 2022
Leaked classroom scene 😹😹 pic.twitter.com/kNfbjnM9fs
— Rofl Democrazy (@FakeerHun) October 19, 2022
SHOCKING TRUTH OF MODI SCHOOL PHOTOSHOOT
— 🇮🇳 DaaruBaaz Mehta 🇮🇳 (@DaaruBaazMehta) October 20, 2022
It was a Staged Photoshoot Event for PM Modi
The school classroom was a staged event for Photos
Shame on Modi pic.twitter.com/nnO2aZZBQs
That boy be like- "Modiji padh lijiye PLEASE, mereko nahi toh har roz kam par jaana parta ha pas k dhaabe me. Ap padh likh lenge ta v toh hamari madad kar payenge. Merko ye nakli wale classroom me nahi bethna Modiji, asli ka school jana h merko!! " #ModiKaJhoothaSchoolPrem pic.twitter.com/h7Sx688SWm
— Sayon (@sam014paul) October 20, 2022
He went and sat in a fake classroom, with fake students just to project himself😒
— RajBhadsAviator (@RajBhads90) October 19, 2022
Never see a classroom with only 5 student sitting there and a fake window for photo op 😂😂😂😂
— RICHARD the one (@Richard_mkm) October 19, 2022
Haters will say that it was a fake classroom for PR.
— 2.0 𝓐 rundhati | ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨਾ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ (@Polytikles) October 20, 2022
Bhakts are happy bcoz finally they found his classmates.
This is a cheap congested fake classroom. pic.twitter.com/pWyUjSTYpE
— Arjun (@comradarjun) October 20, 2022
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Congress cites Maniben Patel's diary entries, asks Rajnath to apologise for Babri claim
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Saturday shared diary entries of Vallabhbhai Patel's daughter from a book to rebut Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's claim that India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, wanted to build the Babri masjid using public funds, and demanded that Singh apologise for spreading "falsehoods".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, claimed the defence minister was spreading falsehoods to “improve his relationship” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Here is Maniben's original diary entry in Gujarati on pages 212-213 in the book ‘Samarpit Padchhayo Sardarno’ by CA R S Patel 'Aaresh', published by Sardar Patel Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Society, 2025,” Ramesh said on X, sharing screenshots of the relevant pages from the book.
“There is a huge difference between what is contained in the original diary entry and what Rajnath Singh ji and his fellow ‘distorians’ are propagating,” Ramesh said.
“The Defence Minister must apologise for the falsehoods he is spreading, simply to improve his relationship with the PM,” he claimed.
The Congress had earlier termed Singh's claim that Nehru wanted to build the Babri masjid using public funds a “lie” and “WhatsApp university story”, and said the defence minister should not walk in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's path.
Addressing a gathering at Sadhli village in Gujarat's Vadodara district last Tuesday, Singh said Nehru wanted to build the Babri masjid using public funds, but Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel didn't allow his plans to succeed.
The BJP had cited a book by Vallabhbhai Patel's daughter to double down on Singh's claims, and said the first prime minister also said he felt "repelled" by some of the temples in south India despite their beauty.
“The source of what Rajnath Singh said is the 'Inside Story of Sardar Patel, Diary of Maniben Patel'," BJP Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi had said at a press conference at the party headquarters while responding to media queries on the issue.
Trivedi claimed that on Page 24 of the book, it is written that Nehru also raised the question of the Babri mosque, but Sardar Patel made it clear that the government could not spend any money on building a mosque.
