As the United States prepared on Tuesday to deliver a verdict on President Donald Trump’s four years in the White House, his son Donald Trump Jr sparked controversy after he shared a map that does not show Kashmir as part of Indian Territory. The entire northeast region was also excluded.
In the widely mocked tweet sent before the US election, Trump Jr said he “finally managed to make my electoral map prediction” and accompanied a world map almost completely covered in red, with the notable exceptions of New York, California. , China, India and Mexico.
Election maps typically divide the US states into shades of red or blue to designate predicted victories for Republicans or Democrats, respectively. The map showed India in blue, while Jammu and Kashmir were shown in red and voting for Donald Trump.
Furthermore, the map suggests that almost everyone, including two bodies of water, Russia and Antarctica, is voting for their father in these elections.
Well, I was finally able to make my electoral map prediction. # 2020Election #VOTE pic.twitter.com/STmDSuQTMb
– Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 3, 2020
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Several Indians on Twitter criticized the map and Donald Trump Jr for the mistake. Congressman Shashi Tharoor criticized the Narendra Modi government and ridiculed the prime minister’s bonhomia with Donald Trump.
“The price of the Namo bromance: Kashmir and the Northeast cut off from the rest of India, and the whole ‘dirty’ place relegated by Don Jr to the realm of the hostiles, along with China and Mexico,” he tweeted. “Too much for the million rupees spent on lavish serenaded stadium events!”
The price of the Namo bromance: Kashmir and the Northeast cut off from the rest of India, and the whole “dirty” place relegated by Don Jr to the realm of the hostiles, along with China and Mexico. https://t.co/fsI53aSkpv
– Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 3, 2020
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also poked fun at Modi’s and Donald Trump’s ties. “So far the friendship with Trump Senior,” he tweeted. “Junior has placed India firmly with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris although, interestingly, Jr. believes that J&K and the Northeast are going against the rest of India and will vote for Trump. Someone has to take away the colored pencils. “
So far the friendship with Trump Senior. Junior has placed India firmly @Joe Biden Y @KamalaHarris although, curiously, Jr. believes that J&K and the Northeast are going against the rest of India and will vote for Trump. Someone needs to take away his colored pencils. https://t.co/AqVyX4ixdl
– Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) November 3, 2020
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