Written by Manoj C G | New Delhi | Updated: November 22 2017 2:17 pm The meme posted on the official Twitter handle of the Youth Congress online magazine Yuva Desh was a photograph of Modi US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May in conversation Related News Gujarat elections Live Updates: Hardik Patel PM Modi on their way to MorbiGujarat elections: PM Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi Hardik Patel in Saurashtra todayPM Narendra Modi flags off Hyderabad MetroDays after Rahul Gandhi asked the Congress in Gujarat to respect the dignity of the office of the Prime Minister and stop its vikas gando thayo chhe (development has gone crazy) social media campaign a Twitter handle linked to the Indian Youth Congress posted a crude meme on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday. Under fire the Youth Congress apologised and the meme was removed after Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and the BJP hit out at the Congress leaving red faces in the party. The meme posted on the official Twitter handle of the Youth Congress online magazine Yuva Desh was a photograph of Modi US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May in conversation. It showed Modi telling the two leaders about the Opposition s memes targeting him Aap logon ne dekha vipaksh mere kaise kaise maimai banvata hai? Trump corrects him saying the word is pronounced as meem usse maimai nahin meem kehte hain . May tells Modi to sell tea Tu chai bech . In a tweet Rupani questioned Rahul Gandhi: This blatantly classist and anti-poor Tweet by the Youth Congress shows their mindset towards India s poor. Does Crown Prince @OfficeOfRG support this? The tweet was deleted after the Congress went into damage control. Its communication department head Randeep Surjewala said: INC (Indian National Congress) strongly disapproves and rejects such humour through memes. Differences on policy and opinion aside Congress culture imbibes respect for PM and all political opponents. The IYC said the Twitter handle was not official one and was run by volunteers. Although the handle @Yuvadesh is being run by youth volunteers and not by @iyc we do not approve of such humour and apologise. Despite political differences with the BJP and having suffered everyday abuse from their leaders we respect the Prime Minister and all political opponents Youth Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Brar tweeted. The BJP slammed the tweet saying it reflected the arrogance of the Congress. Union Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a tweet said: The arrogance of the Congress Party and shameful anti-poor stand gets exposed from the official twitter of the Youth Congress that a person born in poverty in the family of a tea vendor cannot become the Prime Minister. No lessons learnt. Insulting popular mandate. Madam Sonia Gandhi and Mr Rahul Gandhi do u still believe that only u have a divine right to rule India? Country expects ur response on the tweet of the youth Congress which is shameful & insulting to poor. U can delete the Tweet but ur thinking towards the poor stands exposed. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said: Upcoming elections will be another reality check for them. Coming as it does in the run-up to the Gujarat assembly elections the tweet echoes what Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar had said during the 2014 Lok Sabha election: Narendra Modi will never become the Prime Minister of the country. But if he wants to distribute tea here we will find a place for him. For all the latest India News download Indian Express App More Related News Ivanka Trump: From selling tea to becoming PM Modi showed transformational change is possible Delhi Confidential: Bouquet Ban Tags: Bharatiya Janata Party Congress Narendra Modi
Written by Apurva | Beijing | Published: November 29 2017 12:01 am Zhang Yang (File Photo) Related News Donald Trump wants China to put maximum pressure on North Korea: White HouseChinese President Xi Jinping offers support for Saudi amid regional uncertaintyChinese President Xi Jinping makes state visit to VietnamA senior Chinese general and Central Military Commission (CMC) member committed suicide in Beijing last week two months after a probe was launched against him for suspected corruption state-run media reported Tuesday. Xinhua reported Zhang Yang was found dead at his Beijing home on November 23. Zhang Yang committed suicide after authorities launched an investigation into his links to two corrupt former senior military figures Guo Boxiong and Xu Caihou Xinhua reported quoting the CMC. The CMC is in charge of China s armed forces army navy air force and rocket force. It was reshuffled at the recently-concluded Communist Party of China s 19th National Congress in October. Zhang and another general were left out as military delegates to the National Congress. Guo and Xu were former CMC vice-chairmen. Zhang headed CMC Political Work Department which is responsible for the military s Party construction organisation and political education. It is considered the military s lifeline. Xinhua reported the CMC held talks with Zhang to probe his links to Guo and Xu in August. Investigators said that Zhang had seriously violated discipline and law. He was also suspected of offering and accepting bribes and holding a huge amount of property from unidentified sources Xinhua reported. A commentary in the military s PLA Daily called Zhang s suicide disgusting . Evading the punishment of Party discipline and law by committing suicide was disgusting conduct the case of Zhang Yang shows that a lot still needs to be done in eliminating the pernicious influence of Guo and Xu and in the construction of Party conduct and honest clean government as well as in the fight corruption. President Xi Jinping has led a sweeping campaign against corruption over the last few years. Last week top anti-graft watchdog announced Lu Wei former deputy chief of the Party s Publicity Department was under investigation. For all the latest World News download Indian Express App More Related News China President Xi Jinping vows to open wider while defending jobs China will work to safeguard South China Sea peace: Xi Jinping tells Rodrigo Duterte Tags: Xi Jinping
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