Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appearance on last night’s episode of Discovery’s Man Vs Wild with Bear Grylls made twitterati ‘wild’, and many in the BJP were ecstatic.
Home Minister Amit Shah led the way, with fulsome praise of the PM for showcasing India’s natural roots and the value of “coexistence” to the rest of the world…
Today on #ManVsWild with @BearGrylls and PM @narendramodi, the world got to see a completely unexplored aspect of India.
It was a proud moment to see PM Modi share our civilisational values on environment conservation, coexistence & protecting our rich wild life with the world.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 12, 2019
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the PM for raising documenting standards. Ma’am, perhaps Discovery Channel’s video team deserves a little credit for that?
Showcasing #IncredibleIndia as a lived-in experience @PMOIndia narrates with ease, even in the wild, how caring for nature is a part of our civilisational value. @narendramodi in #ManVsWild sets standards in documenting #Nature. pic.twitter.com/8KzWGnDQ8c
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) August 13, 2019
Karnataka BJP MP Tejasvi Surya went to great lengths to watch the episode in style. Read on.
Hey India! Where could u have possibly watched #ManVsWild ft PM @narendramodi? Guess where we saw it!
We in B'luru South had a spl screening in cinemas with our dedicated, passionate flood relief volunteers
Perfect way to thank them before we head to NK tonight for relief ops pic.twitter.com/3q4IkpbX59
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) August 12, 2019
Maharashtra MLA Ashish Shelar, on the other hand, seemed to have enjoyed the episode from the comfort of his own home.
#ManvsWild An #incredibleIndia show in which the world saw Hon PM @narendramodi ji 's abiding passion for nature, ecology wildlife conservation ! Truly inspiring ! Thank u PM @narendramodi ji ! pic.twitter.com/6XcxP0f869
— Adv. Ashish Shelar – ॲड. आशिष शेलार (@ShelarAshish) August 12, 2019
In other news, Congress’ Rahul Gandhi took up Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik’s offer of visiting the state. He had one small request — read on to find out what it is.
Dear Governor Malik,
A delegation of opposition leaders & I will take you up on your gracious invitation to visit J&K and Ladakh.
We won’t need an aircraft but please ensure us the freedom to travel & meet the people, mainstream leaders and our soldiers stationed over there. https://t.co/9VjQUmgu8u
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 13, 2019
BJP Spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao was quick to hit back at Rahul Gandhi accepting Governor Malik’s invitation. He asked for a written assurance that RaGa would not indulge in pro-Pakistan propaganda. Anyone else care to comment?
Before seeking to travel to J&K, it would be fitting for @RahulGandhi and Co. to give a written assurance that their purpose is not to misuse the opportunity to indulge in pro-Pakistan propaganda as increasingly @INCIndia leaders have been echoing Pak PM Imran Khan's views. https://t.co/htPuPTDJEO
— GVL Narasimha Rao (@GVLNRAO) August 13, 2019
Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar called the NDA government’s anti-corruption campaign “propaganda”, citing the latest Forbes’ report on corrupt states of Asia. Guess where India figures?
How the "anti-corruption" propaganda disintegrates: Thanks to Modi we're spiralling down the economic growth list and also reaching new heights in Forbes List of Most Corrupt Nations!
Khattar's Haryana does the nation proud in being no.1state in corruption too!
Achche Din.Indeed. https://t.co/3OWN8FkOPg
— Ashok Tanwar (@Tanwar_Indian) August 13, 2019
CPI leader Sitaram Yechury, whose birthday Monday saw good wishes pour in, thanked everyone but declared he was not in a celebratory mood. Find out why.
I am grateful for all your wishes on my birthday. We do not mark birthdays, and with the dark atmosphere in India now, the deep economic distress, the floods and the undemocratic clampdown in J&K, there is very little to celebrate.
— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) August 13, 2019
BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale’s neighbours are really not pleased with him. Here’s why.
Last week, I changed my WiFi password of my BSNL router and applied some additional security settings. Now my neighbor is not happy because he was taking advantage of my Wi-Fi. He is saying that I should have consulted him before making any changes.
— Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale (@vijai63) August 13, 2019
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was pretty pleased by media coverage for a change. Guess why…..
Delhi Jal Board is working hard to ensure that the water that u get in ur taps is potable and u shud not need an RO to purify it, as it is in developed countries. I am glad our efforts are paying off.
Now, we are also working hard to ensure that u get 24 hr supply in ur taps. pic.twitter.com/UxBNyXI7TO
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 13, 2019
BJP’s Karnataka Twitter handle doesn’t like Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Or it doesn’t like biryani. It certainly didn’t like the Congress leader attending a biryani party.
Twitter preacher @siddaramaiah has time to attend Biryani party at Congress MLC’s house
But
He doesn’t have time to visit flood effected Badami constituency
If eating Biryani is over make some effort to visit your constituency & listen to plead of people who voted u pic.twitter.com/QY4pu4gMlA
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) August 12, 2019
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