Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
New Delhi, Mar 12: Within hours BJP leaders attacking Congress party president Rahul Gandhi after 'Masood Azar JI' video went viral, Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi hit back BJP with video clip of union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addressing terrorist Hafeez Saeed as 'Hafeez ji'.
In her tweet, Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday morning mocked BJP saying "Hope this finds pride of place in BJP‘s revamped website, as and when it returns. BJP‘s admiration of Hafeez Saeed and is ilk. Also reminds us how they sent their special emissary to Pakistan ,Ved P Vaidik, to have a dialogue with him and hug him. Hugplomacy began from there. #BJPLovesTerrorists"
There are no details on the tweet when Prasad had addressed, but video shows clear expression of 'Hafeez Ji'.
On Monday, while addressing Congress workers in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi referred most wanted terrorist who reportedly hides in Pakistan as 'Masood Azar JI'. Soon after a national news agency tweeted the video, BJP leaders from across the nation jumped the gun on Congress president via social media accusing Rahul Gandhi of loving Pakistan and terrorists.
This is not the first time Congress party leader invited wrath from BJP for addressing terrorist as Ji, Digvijay Singh, senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh MP was caught addressing Osama Bin Laden as 'Osama JI' a few years back when Osama was alive.
Earlier, the BJP in its tweet has claimed that Rahul has more respect for terrorist who was responsible for the recent Pulwama terror attack.
It may be recalled that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the nation that it was the BJP government which released terror outfit JeM chief Masood Azhar from an Indian jail. Addressing a public rally here in north Karnataka, Gandhi said, "Let Modi make me understand who sent Masood Azhar from Indian jail to Pakistan."
While several Rahul bashers on Twitter have helped spread the video clip far and wide, it seems that Rahul Gnadhi made the statement in a sarcastic tone, implying that the government had helped Masood Azhar escape the country.
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