Why PM Modi Didn't Tweet Birthday Wishes For Yogi Adityanath

The buzz this week was that the BJP's top leaders were worried about criticism of the Yogi Adityanath government's handling of the Covid pandemic

Amid speculation the BJP's national leadership is worried about its government in Uttar Pradesh - where the party's own MLAs and MPs have gone public with grievances - Prime Minister Narendra Modi not tweeting birthday wishes to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has raised eyebrows. Sources in the Prime Minister's Office, however, pointed out PM Modi had, in fact, spoken to Yogi Adityanath on the phone on Saturday and wished him on his birthday. They said he has not tweeted to anyone in the second wave of the pandemic and also provided a list of top leaders, including those from the opposition, for whom he skipped Twitter wishes over the past few weeks. The list includes the chief ministers of Kerala, Rajasthan, Haryana and Goa.