The short answer is no. The long answer is Congress in its desperation has stooped so low that they are not even trying to be believable in coming up with accusations. Today afternoon, Congress IT-cell member Gaurav Pandhi shared a maliciously edited video on Twitter with a portion of Prime Minister Modi’s speech playing on the loop to make it sound like it is an abusive term. He was corrected by many people that what he is claiming is incorrect.
What kind of language is this Mr. PM? Does it beholds the Prime Minister of the country to use profanity and that too publicly? Shocking beyond belief !! Have some respect for the chair, if nothing else. ? pic.twitter.com/tVrHVbSlek
— Gaurav Pandhi गौरव पांधी (@GauravPandhi) April 21, 2019
In the above clip, PM Modi says in Gujarati, “Loko em keh chhe bhavishya ma ladaiyo paani thavain chhe. Ala bhai badha koh chho paani ni ladai thavain chhe to pachhi ame atyar thi paani pehla paal kem na bandhiye?” (People are saying that in future the world will fight over water. If people are going to fight over water in future, why don’t we build a dam before such a crisis arise?)
The portion “thavain chhe” which means “will happen (or take place)” if put on loop very fast would sound like an abusive word. Much like playing the word ‘Pandhi’ on loop really, really fast could make it sound like ‘Pidi’.
Pandhi was corrected by many people, including The Quint, which had live-streamed PM Modi’s speech, portion of which was maliciously edited by Pandhi.
This has been photoshopped and re- edited to misrepresent. We have reported it. Here’s the link to our original video:https://t.co/t09XnooFhj
(P.S. Don’t be #WebQoof. To get stories fact-checked, write to @QuintFactCheck at 9910181818 or email us at [email protected]) https://t.co/kIIOBe0lxC
— The Quint (@TheQuint) April 21, 2019
He was repeatedly corrected by people.
Hi @GauravPandhi, that word has not been used by the PM. @TheQuint has live-streamed the PM’s speech. The comment on it has been photoshopped. @narendramodi was speaking in Gujarati. @free_thinker did explain it to you in detail. Better not to spread fake news, right?
— Sohini Guharoy (@sohinigr) April 21, 2019
Altnews founder, too, had corrected Pandhi.
He didn’t say anything like that. This is pathetic. Ask anybody who understands Gujarati. https://t.co/HoDrCKbaI2
— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) April 21, 2019
Pandhi still decided to brazen it out.
You’ve got it wrong Gaurav.
— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) April 21, 2019
However, by the time this report is published, AltNews has not done a fact-check on Pandhi’s misinformation.
But by now, other Congress-friendly people and Pidi aspirants also joined in.
I can confirm that the Prime Minister did use a terrible unparliamentary word today .. he exposed himself
I urge the EC to investigate this
BJP media & party workers like @anjanaomkashyap have got instructions to deny this. Don’t be afraid of these ppl, speak the truth https://t.co/VkU1rroWrw
— Sid (@sidmtweets) April 21, 2019
However, since these were non-Gujaratis and perhaps could be given the benefit of doubt of not understanding the nuances of colloquial language even if one knows it is willful sharing of misinformation and fake news. But, Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia, who is a Gujarati himself, joining in and giving legitimacy to this falsehood is a new low in this election season.
मोदीजी आप प्रधानमंत्री है।
ये भाषा आपको शोभा नहीं देती।
आपकी ये गालीप्रदान गुजरात और देशको शर्मिंदा करती है! pic.twitter.com/jiTNY8GTbY
— Arjun Modhwadia (@arjunmodhwadia) April 21, 2019
Gujarat goes to vote for the ongoing general elections on Tuesday, April 23. It is just unfortunate and sad that Gujarat Congress has resorted to such cheap tactics which hold absolutely no water.
