Rahul Gandhi tweeted a poem to take advantage of farmers problem, kin of poet calls for apology

A day after Congress scion Rahul Gandhi distorted the 7-decade-old iconic poem ‘Veer Tum Badhe Chalo’, written by Dwarika Prasad Maheshwari, for furthering his political agenda amidst the continuing farmer protests, the kin of the poet has demanded an apology from him.
In his tweet on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi had modified three strains of the poem to swimsuit the present political narrative surrounding the historic farm legal guidelines. “Be it water guns or a thousand jackals, farmers must go ahead (with the movement),” he distorted the poem.
Screengrab of the tweet by Rahul Gandhi with the distorted poem, through Twitter As per experiences, the relations of the celebrated poet criticised Rahul Gandhi for mocking the true spirit of the poem and demanded an apology. This included Dr Vinod Kumar Maheshwari, son of Dwarka Prasad Maheshwari and former principal of Agra College. He mentioned {that a} era of Indian residents have been impressed by his father’s poem. “The distortion is an injustice to the soul of the late poet,” Dr Vinod mentioned. He added, “Rahul Gandhi has made fun of such an iconic poem. It is highly condemnable and you must apologise for this.”
At the identical time, Dr Pranjal Maheshwari, the grandson of Dwarka Prasad Maheshwari, additionally criticised Rahul Gandhi’s act and corrected him. He mentioned, “It is high time that you learn the poem by heart. The lines you have added are not correct.”
The relations of the poet have acknowledged that by sharing the distorted model to additional his political targets, Rahul Gandhi has mocked and insulted the spirit of the poem.