Edited video being shared online claiming Modi ignored Aus captain Cummins after World Cup victory
Ahmedabad: An edited video is being widely shared across social media platforms claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ignored the Australian team and did not congratulate them after they won the ICC ODI World Cup defeating India in Final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the several high-profile spectators of the match at the stadium along with former players, Bollywood stars.
PM Modi handed over the trophy to the Australian Captain Pat Cummins after the match presentation. After handing the trophy to Cummins, Modi stepped away from the stage and congratulated Australian players who were waiting down the stage.
But a viral video states that Modi left the stage and did not congratulate Cummins or other Australian players, asserting that the move was a wrong gesture at a global event.
The edited video only shows Modi leaving Cummins deserted on the stage. Cummins was actually waiting for his players to come on the stage but in the video, it is shown as Cummins was left awkwardly on the stage by PM Modi.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
