New Delhi sources added that Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's reference to two of the greatest military heroes from Karnataka at an
election rally has led to a storm on Twitter, with many saying he got his facts
mixed up. Meanwhile the Congress rushed to suggest that the Prime Minister "brush
up on his knowledge of history", but the party did not get it entirely
right either. Party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala had to delete his tweet and
post an amended version.
Recently the Prime Minister, in his speech at Karnataka's Kalaburagi, spoke of
Field Marshal KM Cariappa and General K Thimayya, alleging how they had been
insulted by the Congress government of the day. Modi said "Cariappa and
Thimayya were insulted by the Congress this is a historical fact”.
He added "We won the 1948 war under the
leadership of General Thimayya, but after the war, the man who saved Kashmir
was insulted repeatedly by Prime Minister Nehru and Defense Minister Krishna
Menon." Moreover the first Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
was VK Krishna Menon, the one whom Prime Minister had referred to in his speech
and also Field Marshal KM Cariappa, Indian Army's first
commander-in-chief.
