“And Finally Prime Minister Mentions Manipur…”: Congress Trolls PM Modi
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday wishes to Manipur Chief Minister on Monday, Congress leader Pawan Khera trolled him by saying “And finally Prime Minister mentions Manipur”.
Earlier on the day, PM Modi tweeted birthday wishes to Manipur Chief Minister and wrote on X: “Birthday wishes to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Praying for his long and healthy life.”
Birthday wishes to Manipur CM Shri @NBirenSingh Ji. Praying for his long and healthy life.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 1, 2024
In response to his wishes, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh wrote on X: “It is almost 8 months. The PM has not met with any political leader from Manipur. He spoke on Manipur for about 3 min in a 123 min long speech in Parliament in August. He has not been to Manipur.”
It is almost 8 months. The PM has not met with any political leader from Manipur. He spoke on Manipur for about 3 min in a 123 min long speech in Parliament in August. He has not been to Manipur. https://t.co/j9sjiBbumk
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) January 1, 2024
The eight month long ethnic strife in Manipur between two dominant groups resulted in the loss of many lives and displacement of many more from their land. After severe and continuous criticism of opposition over Modi”s silence on Manipur conflict, finally, for the first and only time Prime Minister addressed the issue into his speech in the Parliament in response to the no-confidence motion raised by the opposition on August 10. In the speech spanning over two hours, he touched upon Manipur conflict only few minutes. Modi then said that the central and state governments are working towards peace, and assured that peace will be restored soon Manipur.
