Shashi Tharoor admits mistake, says sorry after slamming PM Narendra Modi's speech in Bangladesh
The Prime Minister during his two-day visit to the neighbouring country had said that he did 'satyagraha' for Bangladesh's freedom.
FollowNew Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today apologised for getting some of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's views on the Bangladesh war wrong.
The Prime Minister during his two-day visit to the neighbouring country 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," PM Modi had said in Dhaka while addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh's Independence and the birth centenary of its founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Tharoor admitted his mistake saying it was based on the "quick reading" of headlines and tweeted "sorry". The Thiruvananthapuram MP's post came a day after he posted another one implying that PM Modi had not acknowledged former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's role in the liberation of the eastern wing of what was united Pakistan till 1971.
Tharoor wrote, “don’t mind admitting when I’m wrong. Yesterday, on the basis of a quick reading of headlines &tweets, I tweeted “everyone knows who liberated Bangladesh,” implying that @narendramodi had omitted to acknowledge Indira Gandhi. It turns out he did.”
Slamming the speech, Shashi Tharoor took to his official Twitter account and said, "International education: Our PM is giving Bangladesh a taste of Indian “fake news”. The absurdity is that everyone knows who liberated Bangladesh."
Meanwhile, PM Modi on his second day of the visit is attending an event at Bangladesh's Orakandi.
"Both India and Bangladesh want to see the world progressing through their own progress. Both the nations want to see stability, love, and peace in the world instead of instability, terror, and unrest," PM said during an address to the Matua community in Orakandi.
Bangladesh won its independence in 1971 following a brief war between India and Pakistan. The country is now celebrating the Golden Jubilee of its founding with Prime Minister Modi himself attending the proceedings in Dhaka. He is set to meet Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina today.
