Congress needs to curb freedom of expression of Indian residents to keep away from upsetting Barack Obama
On June 26, Congress’ chairperson of Social Media and Digital Platforms, Supriya Shrinate, lashed out at Indian Union Ministers for calling out former President Barak Obama for his outrageous touch upon India whereas Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his official state go to to the US.
In a visibly indignant tweet, Shrinate questioned if the Ministers of the Modi authorities “realised the repercussions” of the diatribe towards “President Obama”. Shrinate was so agitated that originally of the tweet, she forgot Obama is a former President and never the present one.
Asking out of curiosity – do Ministers within the Modi govt realise the repercussions of their diatribe towards President Obama?
These foolish ‘more loyal than the king’ – harmful video games don’t work for the worldwide world order and are a dying knell for diplomatic ties.
Unlike you,…
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) June 26, 2023
Moving forward, she referred to as the ministers “silly” for calling out Obama and mentioned the “dangerous games” that they have been taking part in wouldn’t work for the worldwide world order and it could develop into “a death knell for diplomatic ties”. It is unclear what administrative publish Shrinate thinks Obama holds that will result in the tip of diplomatic ties between the US and India.
She additional claimed that, not like PM Modi, international locations just like the US and their leaders don’t primarily take the insult of their former heads of state mendacity down. It appears Shrinate forgot Obama was President of the nation that has initiated an motion towards one other former President, Donald Trump, that will result in as much as 400 years in jail.
Shrinate additional warned PM Modi of the “consequences” of what Union Ministers mentioned towards former President Obama. She mentioned, “Mr Modi, your ministers are headed down a dangerous path – this will have consequences. Rein in these motormouths and be warned.”
Shrinate was not the one one to focus on Union Ministers and PM over a problem associated to PM Modi’s go to to the US. Congress supporter Tehseen Poonawalla shared a video of the White House Press Secretary the place he condemned so-called assaults on Wall Street Journal’s reporter Sabrina Siddiqui who requested PM Modi a propaganda-filled query through the joint press assembly.
The trolling of a journalist by supporters of our Hon’ble PM & BJP has introduced condemnation from the White House Press Secretary. This trolling of #SabrinaSiddiqui was uncalled for & provides our India a nasty identify. Such intimidation will undo all the nice work India does . pic.twitter.com/piwtL4r2hv
— Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 (@tehseenp) June 27, 2023
He wrote, “The trolling of a journalist by supporters of our Hon’ble PM & BJP has brought condemnation from the White House Press Secretary. This trolling of #SabrinaSiddiqui was uncalled for & gives our India a bad name. Such intimidation will undo all the good work India does.”
In each circumstances, Congress has expressed its want to curb the liberty of expression of its personal residents to keep away from upsetting the US. Notably, Congress has been pandering to US meddling within the inner affairs of India as it’s exactly what they need. During his current go to to the US, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi overtly referred to as for US intervention in India’s affairs.
In March 2023, Rahul Gandhi urged the US and Europe to intervene to “restore” democracy in India. Rahul claimed that Europe and the US are usually not doing sufficient to revive democracy in India as they’re getting commerce and cash from the nation.
In April 2021, Rahul Gandhi, throughout an internet interplay with Ambassador Nicholas Burns of the Harvard Kennedy School, requested for American interference in India. “I don’t hear anything from the US establishment about what is happening in India. If you say, partnership in democracy is, I mean, what’s your view on what is happening here?” Rahul Gandhi mentioned. He additionally asserted that America should one way or the other defend the ‘idea of freedom’.
Notably, throughout his US go to, Rahul Gandhi didn’t heed the threats individuals and organisations he met posed to India. Many Islamist organisations and anti-India organisations have been a part of occasions that the Indian Overseas Congress hosted for Gandhi within the US. Such organisations embrace IAMC, HfHR, and extra. OpIndia’s detailed report on how Congress allied with Islamists and rabid Leftists might be checked right here.
Obama’s remarks on India
Barack Obama, who has a infamous document as a possible battle legal, advised that the Biden administration should inform the Indian Prime Minister about defending the ‘Muslim minority in a majority Hindu India.’ He additionally hinted at one other ‘partition’ of India, beneath the Modi authorities, didn’t mend its methods.
He mentioned, “If President (Joe Biden) meets with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi, the protection of Muslim minority in a majority Hindu India is something worth mentioning.”
Obama additionally claimed, “If I had a conversation with Prime Minister Modi, then part of the conversation would be that if you do not protect the rights of minorities, then there is a strong possibility that India at some point starts pulling apart…That would be contrary to the interests of India.”
Nirmala Sitharama’s rebuttal to Obama
Finance Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman, in a fierce retort, reminded the previous US President that 6 Muslim nations have been bombed by the US beneath his rule.
“It was surprising that when the PM was visiting the US and telling people about India, a former US President (Barack Obama) was making a statement on Indian Muslims…I am speaking cautiously; we want a good friendship with the US, but they comment on India’s religious tolerance. Perhaps 6 Muslim-dominated countries were bombed due to him (Obama)…More than 26,000 bombs were dropped,” she mentioned.
OpIndia’s detailed report on the human rights document of Barack Obama might be checked right here.
