Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
New Delhi, Mar 2 : The Congress on Friday lashed out at PM Narendra Modi for mentioning Nirmala Sitharaman as the country’s first woman defence minister.
The party’s twitter handle advised the PM to brush up his history by stating that Indira Gandhi was the first defence minister of India.
Ridiculing the Prime Minister, the grand old party asked the Prime Minister to ponder if he ‘Missed this chapter during his entire Political Science degree’.
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The tweet said “FYI, Smt Indira Gandhi was the first woman Defence Minister of India – you should brush up your history – in case you missed this chapter during your entire Political Science degree.”
Vice-chancellor of Gujarat University MN Patel had earlier asserted that the Prime Minister had scored 62.3 percent marks in his political science post-graduation.
The opposition party’s response came hours after the Prime Minister called Nirmala Sitharaman the first woman defence minister while hailing Wing Commander AbhinandanVartaman, who was then in Pakistan’s captivity and is also a resident of the southern state.
The PM said every Indian was proud of Abhinandan and he lashed out at the opposition party’s playing into the hands of Pakistan by suspecting our armed forces.
In Kanyakumari, after inaugurating several government projects, Modi said "I am proud that India's first woman defence minister Nirmala ji is from Tamil Nadu. Every Indian is proud that the brave wing commander Abhinandan belongs to Tamil Nadu.”
Modi said, the events of the past two days, an apparent reference to IAF’s air strikes and the IAF shooting down a Pakistan jet, have demonstrated yet again the strengths of the country's armed forces.
Pointing out the outpouring support by the people to Abhinandan and India’s armed forces, the Prime Minister said "It has also brought our nation closer."
However, he said, it was sad that a few political parties "suspected our fight against terror."
When the entire nation supported the country's armed forces, they "suspected the armed forces," he said.
Modi also lashed at the previous Congress-led UPA government for allegedly "blocking," surgical strikes post 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008.