New Delhi sources have stated that Congress leader Manish Tewari had triggered a row with a Twitter post using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, evoking sharp reactions from the BJP and the Twitterati demanding an apology from Sonia Gandhi.
Tewari is the second Congress leader after party general secretary Digvijaya Singh to come under fire for using foul language against Modi. Singh had recently had re-tweeted a post which contained expletives against the prime minister. Tewari took to the Twitter to say he put out the video ostensibly showing the prime minister walking while National Anthem was playing in response to someone's tweet and that he meant no offence to Modi.
Previously senior
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had stirred a major controversy a few days ago
by posting a tweet that used abusive language against the prime minister,
prompting the BJP to demand an apology from the opposition party for the
"filthy abuse".
