Mumbai: Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis stoked a controversy by calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi the ‘Father of the Nation’.
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday to wish Prime Minister Modi on his 69th birthday, Amruta Fadnavis wrote, “Wishing the father of the country Narendra Modi ji a very happy birthday, who inspires us to work relentlessly towards the betterment of the society.”
This did not go down well with many and Fadnavis was trolled heavily. Many twitter users reminded her that Mahatma Gandhi is the ‘Father of the Nation’.
The opposition parties plunged into action and said that the tweet is only an indication of how Modi intends to replace Mahatma Gandhi.
Taking objection to the tweet, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the ultimate aim of replacing Gandhiji as Father of the Nation. He even had his picture replace that of Gandhiji on the annual calendar of Khadi institutions. Ms. Fadnavis’s tweet is an indication of this evil ambition, which the people of this country will not accept,” said the Nationalist Congress Party’s Mumbai chief, Nawab Malik.
Last year, Fadnavis had courted controversy by climbing on the edge of India’s first domestic cruise Angria to take a selfie. She was filmed being cautioned by security personnel after she crossed the Mumbai-Goa ship’s safety range.
