Daijiworld Media Network
New Delhi, Nov 1: Controversy never seems to end for Congress leader and the party's social media head Divya Spandana. On Thursday, a new row was sparked by her after she tweeted a photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing next to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's newly-inaugurated 'Statue of Unity'.
The actor-turned-politician took a dig at PM Modi and captioned her tweet saying, "Is that bird dropping?"
Tweet by Divya Spandana
BJP's tweet
Hitting back on the grand old party, BJP said that it is the values of the Congress that are dropping. "Ummm no, it is the values of the Congress that are dropping. Historical disdain for Sardar Patel + Pathological dislike for @narendramodi = Such language. Clearly, @RahulGandhi’s politics of 'love'!" the saffron party said in a tweet.
Soon the, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra lashed out at the opposition party, alleging that "this is the real culture" of the Congress party. They miss no opportunity to abuse the prime minister of India, he said and also added saying, "It is the same party which called the prime minister 'neech'. Shashi Tharoor called him a scorpion and now Divya Spandana says that he is a bird's dropping.”
A defiant Divya Spandana retorted despite criticism. "When you're done huffing & puffing take a breath & hold a mirror to yourselves. My views are mine. I don't give two hoots about yours. I'm not going to clarify what I meant and what I didn't cos you don't deserve one," she tweeted.
It may be recalled, the Prime Minister inaugurated an imposing 182-metre (597 feet) statue of Sardar Patel in Gujarat's Kevadiya. Statue of Unity, the world’s tallest statue, was unveiled on the occasion of the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on October 31.