"I Can Hit Modi": Congress Leader's Video Triggers Controversy, Party Clarifies
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The Congress was quick to issue a clarification saying the Maharashtra state party chief was not referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole has courted controversy after a news clip showed him saying "I can hit Modi and abuse him". BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla tweeted the clip making an oblique reference to the Prime Minister's recent security breach in Punjab. Mr Patole has, however, clarified that the video clip where he is speaking in Marathi is actually a reference to a local goon who shares the surname of the Prime Minister. CONGRESS MAHARASHTRA PRESIDENT NANA PATOLE SAYSमैं मोदी को मार सकता हूं और गालियां भी दे सकता हूं -I can kill/ hit PM Modi , I can abuse himNow you know why PM Security breach was a SAAZISH ….Reported by : ABP, TV9 Marathi, Maharashtra Times https://t.co/0yshZlasEMpic.twitter.com/fCemNILdjG people of Maharashtra Congress president Shri Nana patoleji's constituency was complaining about local goon who is known as Modi whatever patoleji said it was about him and not about honourable PM Narendra Modiji
"Now you know why PM Security breach was a SAAZISH (conspiracy)," Mr Poonawalla said. He was referring to the PM Modi's recent trip to Ferozepur in Punjab where he was stuck atop a flyover for 15-20 minutes due to the road being blocked by some protesters. The Ministry of Home Affairs had termed it as a "major lapse" in his security.
The Congress was quick to issue a clarification saying the Maharashtra state party chief was not referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but some local goon who shares his surname. People in Mr Patole's constituency were complaining about a local goon who is known as Modi, Congress Maharashtra general secretary Atul Londhe Patil said on Twitter, adding that "whatever patoleji said it was about him and not about honourable PM Narendra Modiji".
