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Standing her ground: Mamata Banerjee emerges from the CBI office in Kolkata, May 17
Though it put a brave face on its rejection by the people, the BJP is unlikely to forget its electoral humiliation in West Bengal in a hurry. The saffron camp first escalated the post-poll violence into an issue meriting President’s rule. But when it realised the move reeked of political vendetta, the party pulled out another old weapon in its arsenal the Narada scam.
It began with West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar acceding to the CBI’s (Central Bureau of Investigation) request to prosecute four Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders on May 7. Strangely, the CBI had made the request sometime in January this year. The governor chose to respond to it three days before Mamata’s cabinet, which included two of the accused ministers, was to be sworn in.
Mahajan also wondered why some Mumbai news channels, in particular, flashed the fake news of her demise.
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MUMBAI: A popular misquote attributed to Mark Twain states: The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
On Friday, it was the turn of former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (78) to announce that she is very much alive.
Her clarification came after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and some media outlets Thursday night announced the demise of Mahajan.
Tharoor and others deleted the tweets after BJP leaders pointed out that she was hale and hearty.
Shashi Tharoor apologises for his wrong tweet on Sumitra Mahajan
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Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 04:09 PM IST
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On Friday, Tharoor said in a tweet, Spoke to Sumitra Mahajan ji s son to convey my sincere apologies at last night s misinformation. He was most gracious & understanding. Delighted to hear she is very much better. Expressed my best wishes to her & her family.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday spoke to former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan s son and apologised for his tweet, which wrongly talked about the BJP veteran s death. Tharoor and few media organisations had on Thursday announced the demise of Mahajan (78). However, the Congress MP and others had later deleted the tweets after BJP leaders pointed out that she was fine.
URL copied Sumitra Mahajan is hale and hearty : Shashi Tharoor deletes tweet after Kailash Vijayvargiya s clarification
Rumours regarding the death of senior BJP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan started doing the rounds on social media platforms, prompting Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to tweet his condolences. Tharoor, however, retracted his statement soon after BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya and others pointed out that the news about demise of Mahajan was fake and that she was hale and hearty.
Vijayvargiya tweeted back to Tharoor, informing him that Mahajan is perfectly healthy. Tharoor later deleted his tweet and said that he was relieved that Mahajan is doing fine.Â