Karnataka Congress deleted a tweet labelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an “angootha-chhaap” or illiterate, also expressing regret for what it called an “uncivil tweet” posted by a “novice social media manager”.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, withdrawing the controversial post, admitted last night that it fell short of the standards of “civil and parliamentary language” in political discourse. “I have always believed that civil and parliamentary language is a non-negotiable pre-requisite for political discourse.
An uncivil tweet made by a novice social media manager through the Karnataka Congress official Twitter handle is regretted and stands withdrawn,” Mr Shivakumar tweeted. The Karnataka Congress had directed a personal attack at PM Modi in the now-deleted tweet.
“Congress built schools but Modi never went to study. Congress even set up schemes for adults to learn, Modi didn’t learn there too. People who chose to beg for a living despite beggary being prohibited are today pushing citizens to beggary. Country is suffering because of “#angoothachhaap modi,” the party’s handle had tweeted in Kannada, hoping the hashtag would go viral.
“Angootha-chhaap” is used derogatorily for a person can’t read or write and uses a thumb print for a signature. No senior BJP leader has reacted to the slur.
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