Anil Vij faces flak for tweaking X profile, playing down 'Modi Ka Parivar'
Chandigarh, Apr 8: Haryana BJP leader Anil Vij is facing flak from party supporters for tweaking his profile name on X -- he shifted the "Modi ka parivar" tagline to the bio to make space for his changed status as an ex-minister now in the state cabinet.
Earlier, the tagline came immediately after his name. Now it reads, "Anil Vij Ex - Home Minister Haryana, India." The "Modi ka parivar" tagline is mentioned in the profile's bio now.
Vij on Monday justified the changes, asserting that he remained part of "Modi ka parivar (Modi's family)" and a "staunch devotee" of the BJP.
He was recently dropped from the state cabinet after the BJP replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini as the Haryana chief minister in a surprise move.
Vij kept away from the swearing-in ceremony and has confined his electioneering in the Lok Sabha polls to the Ambala Cantonment constituency. But he insists that he is not upset over not being included in the new cabinet.
On the changes he made to his X profile, the BJP leader told reporter, "As you know I am an ex-minister now. When I was making a change in my bio on X to make it clear that I am a former minister now, it exceeded the word limit after I added the words Ex - Home Minister. Then I put it ('Modi Ka Parivar' tagline) in the bio slightly down below."
He made the same point explaining his stand in a post in Hindi on 'X' after the controversy erupted.
BJP leaders across the country last month added the 'Modi Ka Parivar' tagline to their social media profile names after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that the whole country is his family.
On if he would campaign across Haryana for the Lok Sabha polls, Vij said, "My work area is Ambala Cantonment and I will give better results here than others."
"I am just a small worker of the BJP. I am a six-time MLA from Ambala Cantonment and this is my work area where I am doing my work," he added.
सब को पता है की मैं अब एक्स हो गया हूं और सभी जगह पर मुझे एक्स लिखना चाहिए । परंतु जब मैं X पर अपनी प्रोफाइल में एक्स लिखने लगा तो नाम में लिखे जाने वाले अक्षरों को संख्या निश्चित संख्या से ज्यादा हो गई तो उस में से ( मोदी का परिवार ) जो कि मैं हूं ही वह ऊपर से हटाकर नीचे लगाना…
— Anil Vij Ex - Home Minister Haryana, India (@anilvijminister) April 8, 2024
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Tribal man brings dead sister's skeleton to bank to withdraw money from her account
Keonjhar (PTI): A tribal man in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Monday brought the skeleton of his dead sister to a bank to withdraw the money deposited in her name, police said.
The incident occurred at Maliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank located at Patana block of Keonjhar district. The man was identified as Jeetu Munda (50) of Dianali village. He was seeking to withdraw Rs 20,000 from the bank account of his elder sister, Kalra Munda (56), who died on January 26, 2026.
"I have run several times to the bank, and the people there told me to bring the account holder to withdraw money deposited in her name. Though I told them that she had died, they did not listen to me and insisted on bringing her to the bank. Therefore, out of frustration, I dug the grave and brought out her skeleton as proof of her death," an illiterate Jeetu Munda told reporters.
Patana Police Station Inspector in charge (IIC) Kiran Prasad Sahu, who reached the bank after getting information, said, "Jeetu is an illiterate tribal man. He does not know what the legal heir or nominee is. The bank officials have failed to make him understand the procedure to withdraw money from the dead person's account."
However, after the incident, the police assured Jeetu Munda that they would facilitate the withdrawal of money from the bank account of his dead sister. Later, the skeleton was again buried at the graveyard in presence of police.
Meanwhile, local Block Development Officer (BDO) Manas Dandpat said that he was not approached by anyone for the legal heir of late Kalra Munda. "Today only, I came to know about it. We will see what can be done to resolve the issue," the BDO said.
Meanwhile, bank sources said that the nominee in Kalra Munda's bank account was also dead. Therefore, Jeetu Munda was the lone claimant over the money deposited in her name.
The local administration has directed the bank officers to make arrangements and ensure that Jeetu Munda, who is the only claimant as per the rules, gets the money as soon as possible.
