New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came under fire from Twitter users on Monday after it listed names of Muslim countries to slam Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government’s mismanagement of COVID vaccine in the country.
On Monday morning, the official Twitter handle of AAP tweeted listed names of selective countries where the Indian government sent vaccine aid. The list of countries posted by AAP only had names of Muslim majority countries.
In the tweet, AAP added PM Modi bagged votes from India and sent vaccines to the listed countries.
After Twitter users including several journalists and activists, slammed AAP for ‘bigotry’ and compared their tactics to those of Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, the party’s handle, after about two hours later added names of all the countries where the vaccines were sent by the Indian government.
Here's AAP first tweet:
नरेन्द्र मोदी ने VOTE किससे लिया:
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) May 17, 2021
??India
नरेन्द्र मोदी ने VACCINE किसे दी:
?? Pakistan
?? Palestine
?? Iran
?? UAE
?? Syria
?? Egypt
?? Oman
?? Kuwait
?? Yemen
?? Nigeria
?? Bahrain
?? Somalia
?? Morocco
?? Tajikistan
?? Uzbekistan
?? Bangladesh
?? Afghanistan
?? Saudi Arabia
Yes, India should have vaccinated it’s own citizens first. There is no debate on that. But this selective list is nothing but bigotry. How is it different from Tejasvi Surya? https://t.co/uxSOybkbU3
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) May 17, 2021
Stop calling AAP as sanghi lite, they are true Sanghis
— پربھا ? (@deepsealioness) May 17, 2021
Sanghi Lite AAP carefully picked names of muslim majority nations and conveniently skipped
— Azaad. (@Syaahkaar) May 17, 2021
?? Nepal
?? Bhutan
?? Maldives
?? Sri Lanka
?? South Africa
?? Barbados
?? Mongolia
?? Canada
Morehttps://t.co/HEDXLLfJdI
As citizens of the world we should be proud of this gesture of caring for all of humanity.
— वरुण ?? (@varungrover) May 17, 2021
The right question to be asked is why didn't they care equally for Indians too.
(And your selective list is soft bigotry. Am sure you guys know that, unfortunately.)
What's the difference between you and Tejasvi Surya?
— Siddharth (@DearthOfSid) May 17, 2021
Saudi,iran,bahrain people voted for thier leaders why the hell they are giving us OIL?? Samaj rahe ho??
— Harish Reddy (@Harishreddy229) May 17, 2021
Out of the 95 countries to which vaccines were imported, you cunningly pick up only Muslim countries, how very convenient!!
— K (@drkouser_) May 17, 2021
India has sent vaccine to Myanmar, Nepal, Srilanka, Mongolia, Philippines,, Maldives and Mauritius and many more
— Nehr_who? (@Nher_who) May 17, 2021
Why you include only muslim nation?
And then you ppl get angry when everyone calls you CLOSET SANGHI
I dare you not to delete the tweet after your call out for islamophobia!!
— أمينة Amina (@AminaaKausar) May 17, 2021
Hey sanghi packet! Why you have mentioned only Muslim nations? Because you know you can provoke people on Hindu-Muslim!
— Shaharyar Khan (@Shaharyar__Alam) May 17, 2021
Modi Ji have also sent vaccines to Barbados, Brazil, Sheychelles, Bhutan, Mongolia and in Latin American countries.
Who is TeJasvi Surya in your party? @ArvindKejriwal or someone else?
— Orphan of Bengal (@tamashbeen_) May 17, 2021
You clubbed most Muslim nations first. And on getting called out, updated non-Muslim nations 2 hours later?
— Chandrahaas Uniyal (@taru_uniyal) May 17, 2021
Is there any reason you’ve left out the dozens of non Muslim majority countries we’ve sent vaccines to?
— Sarayu Pani (@sarayupani) May 17, 2021
SL, SA, Nepal, Barbados, Seychelles, Botswana?
Just merge with the BJP and be done with it na? Besharam log.
Why is this tweet sounding like
— Abhinav Baad (@BaadAbhinav) May 17, 2021
Hindus have elected Modi as PM of India
But he is supplying vaccine to muslim nation.
Nagpur Me Bethe Log Chala Rahe He Is Twitter Handle Ko Kya ?
— #IndiaStandsWithPalestine ?? ?? (@RoyalAzam) May 17, 2021
This list is not complete list and why only a religion specific list? Few days back I have seen ("Thank You India & PM Modi" hoardings in Canada) type tweets too. It's not the in the list. And see where the list starts from?
— ???????? (@shaileshqa) May 17, 2021
ये धर्म के नाम पर tweet कम से कम "आप" को शोभा नही देता
India has sent vaccine to 95 countries but sanghi AAP cherry picked Muslim majority countries and everyone knows the reason https://t.co/5vYbuZcuzl
— Humor Detected (@HumorDetected) May 17, 2021
??Myanmar
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) May 17, 2021
??Bhutan
??Maldives
??Nepal
??Seychelles
??Sri Lanka
??Brazil
??South Africa
??Barbados
??Dominica
??Mexico
??Dominican Republic
??El Salvador
??Argentina
??Serbia
??Mongolia
??Ukraine
??Ghana
??Ivory Coast
??St. Lucia
??St. Kitts & Nevis
??St.Vincent & Grenadines
??Suriname
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) May 17, 2021
??Antigua & Barbuda
??Democratic Republic of the Congo
??Angola
??Gambia
??Cambodia
??Kenya
??Lesotho
??Rwanda
??São Tomé and Príncipe
??Senegal
??Guatemala
??Canada
??Mali
??Sudan
??Liberia
??Malawi
??Uganda
??Nicaragua
??Guyana
??Jamaica
??UKTogo
??Togo
??Djibouti
??Sierra Leone
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) May 17, 2021
??Belize
??Botswana
??Mozambique
??Ethiopia
??Benin
??Bahamas
??Cape Verde
??Solomon Islands
??Laos
??Namibia
??Bolivia
??South Sudan
??Paraguay
??Fiji
??Zimbabwe
??Niger
??Nauru
??Trinidad & Tobago
??Guinea
??Papua New Guinea
??Guinea Bissau
??Zambia
??Comoros
??Cameroon
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) May 17, 2021
??Mauritania
??Albania
?️Eswatini
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
