Rahul Gandhi tweeted about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s views on wind turbines.
Highlight
- Two union ministers strike back at Rahul Gandhi for tweeting Prime Minister Modi
- Rahul Gandhi posted a sarcastic tweet about the prime minister’s views on wind turbines
- Minister Piyush Goyal said the Prime Minister’s ideas were backed by a leading company
New Delhi:
Two union ministers responded today to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his sarcastic tweet about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s views on wind turbines expressed a few days ago during an interaction with Henrik Andersen, director of Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas.
Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi had shared a video of the October 6 interaction with the Vestas Chairman and CEO, saying: “The real danger for India is not that our Prime Minister doesn’t understand. It is the fact that no one around him has the guts to tell him. “
The real danger for India is not that our prime minister doesn’t understand.
It’s the fact that no one around you has the courage to tell you. pic.twitter.com/ppUeBeGwpk
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 9, 2020
In the video, the Prime Minister is heard saying that if wind turbines could harvest moisture from the air, in addition to producing energy, they could help address drinking water shortages.
“The other suggestion I have is that we can separate oxygen from the air using this same turbine … If this can be done, a wind turbine can provide clean water, oxygen and energy … Can your scientists do something to innovate in that address ?? “PM Modi said.
In response, Mr. Andersen invited him to Denmark, where “you could be the developer of ideas for our research and development.”
Textile Minister Smriti Irani and Trade and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal confronted Gandhi on Twitter today, referring to him as “Yuvraj” and saying he was “ignorant” and “doesn’t understand.”
“They say that ignorance is a blessing, but rarely in Indian politics has an individual made a conscious effort to maintain his ignorance. It seems that the real danger to Congress is blatantly blooming and no one seems to have the courage to tell Yuvraj otherwise. “Said Ms Irani said, reacting to Gandhi’s tweet.
They say that ignorance is a blessing, but rarely in Indian politics has an individual made a conscious effort to maintain his ignorance. It appears that the real danger to Congress is blatantly blooming, and no one seems to have the courage to tell Yuvraj otherwise. https://t.co/NmQHgkqX5M
– Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) October 9, 2020
In his tweet, Minister Piyush Goyal said that the prime minister’s ideas were endorsed by the world’s leading company, which the leader of Congress “does not understand.”
“No one around Rahul Gandhi has the guts to tell him he doesn’t understand. He scoffs at PM @ NarendraModi’s ideas when the CEO of the world’s leading company backs them,” the minister said, citing a CNN news report from April 2012 as evidence.
Nobody around Rahul Gandhi has the guts to tell him that he doesn’t understand. Mocks PM @Narendra Modiideas when endorsed by the CEO of the world’s leading company https://t.co/XR0bqv4wSdhttps: //t.co/KnuymPTcut
– Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) October 9, 2020
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