Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book on former PM Chandra Shekhar on Wednesday. The book titled, Chandra Shekhar – The Last Icon of Ideological Politics, is written by deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh and Ravi Dutt Bajpai.
During the release function, held at Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament House, he said he had first met Chandra Shekhar in 1977 at Delhi airport, according to ANI.
PM Modi during release of a book on Former PM Chandra Shekhar: I first met Chandra Shekhar Ji in 1977. I met him at Delhi airport, I was travelling with Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Ji. The two leaders enjoyed a close bond despite their different political ideologies. pic.twitter.com/J2YSeNKn9T
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2019
His exact words were-
I met him at Delhi airport, I was travelling with Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Ji. The two leaders enjoyed a close bond despite their different political ideologies.
This information didn’t go down well with the netizens, as they took to Twitter to point out some discrepancies in the timeline of his life journey.
But in1977 you were selling Tea ?? 🤔 https://t.co/E0yr8eIPj1
— Armaan (@Mehboobp1) July 24, 2019
Aisi kaunsi chai 6 mahine k liye bechi thi apne Modiji ki India ka pehla digital camera kharidna,uske baad email,delhi airport tak pahuchna aur radar technology ki jankari aap baki netao se pehle prapt kar chuke the🤔
— Thala supporter Rofl Cakediplomacy🍊 (@ccredited_) July 24, 2019
Born: 1950
— Priyabrata Tripathy (@PriyabrataT) July 25, 2019
Left home: 1969
Boarding a plane: 1977
Some fakeeri…
35 साल भीख भी मांगी,,,,वो कब से कब तक?😀
— Sanjay Singh (@Ravindr13349088) July 25, 2019
— DEBKANCHAN MITRA (@DEBKANCHAN) July 25, 2019
In 1977 there was Emergency and according to #NarendraModi himself, he was hiding from #IndiraGandhi dressed as a Sikh!
— 🇮🇳 & ✋ Forever!!! (@INCdilse) July 25, 2019
Traveling in aeroplanes by selling tea … I think #AccheDin was there in India that Time also
— αкαѕн мαи∂αℓ (@Akash97Mandal) July 24, 2019
Inki khud ki manein to 2001 tak jab ye CM bane the to inhone kabhi "batua" rakhne ki zarurat nahin samjhi kyunki "paise hi nahin the"
— Sultan ® (@Tipu_Sultann) July 25, 2019
Aur 1977 me aeroplane, 1980s me digital camera, 1985 me email use karliya!
Paisa kahan se aata tha?
1977 me to BJP bhi nahin bani thi?
Mountbatten and I played cricket on Mount Everest in 1939, Obama was the wicket keeper. 😎😎😎😎https://t.co/Yquqzb3LtF
— dibyendu das (@Dibyendu69) July 26, 2019
A few months ago, in an interview with Aaj Tak, PM Modi said that he begged for food for 35 years.
This isn’t the first time PM Modi has exaggerated his timeline. Recently netizens pointed out the fallacy in his claim of having started using emails and digital camera in 1988.
