"Won't Work": Naveen Patnaik Snuffs Out BJP "Discussion" About His Hands
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Naveen Patnaik said, "I believe the BJP, which is known to make non-issues into issues, are discussing my hands. This will certainly not work"
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has responded to BJP jibes about his trembling hands and close aide VK Pandian's efforts to hide it from public view, with his trademark calmness. This is a deeply distressing video. Shri VK Pandian ji is even controlling the hand movements of Shri Naveen Babu. I shudder to imagine the level of control a retired ex bureaucrat from Tamil Nadu is currently exercising over the future of Odisha!BJP is determined is give back… pic.twitter.com/6PEAt7F9iM
"I believe the BJP, which is known to make non-issues into issues, are discussing my hands. This will certainly not work," said the 77-year-old, who, amid assembly elections in the state, has been increasingly targetted by the BJP over his health.
Earlier today, Mr Pandian was caught on camera trying to hide Mr Patnaik's trembling hands while he was delivering a speech.
