Mumbai: Hours after the top trend #ModiInsultsIndia and outrage on Twitter regarding Modi’s speech on Indians ‘ashamed’ of their county, #ModiIndiasPride was racing ahead.
The hashtag, which clearly comes across as a counter-effort by Modi's fans, also climbed to the top spot worldwide trends.
Once again...To All Congress supporters....LOOK WHO IS THE REAL BOSS !!! #ModiIndiasPride pic.twitter.com/NYHh3MXTIN
— Paresh Rawal (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) May 19, 2015
No wonder #ModiIndiasPride.. A very hard working PM who has not taken a single vacation day in full year. #ModiAtOne pic.twitter.com/yQWdGVCOik
— Kiran Kumar S (@KiranKS) May 19, 2015Citizens of various countries thank Indian Govt for Rescuing from Yemen #ModiIndiasPride pic.twitter.com/UFANXFBycs
— ?????? ????? (@nanditathhakur) May 19, 2015#JanSuraksha Social Security Schemes Accident Insurance at Rs:12/Yr Life Insurance at Rs:330/Yr #ModiIndiasPride pic.twitter.com/GIF7wMk9ia
— Mahaveer (@MahaveerM_) May 19, 2015There are 2 kind of Leaders / Politicians in the world 1. Narendra Modi (@narendramodi ) 2. All Others #ModiIndiasPride
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) May 19, 2015#ModiIndiasPride Used his Independence Day speech to talk about 'Swachh Bharat' @MahaveerM_ @MODl_G #tweetrobo pic.twitter.com/xGaHFX77J8
— Deni patel (@danepatel) May 19, 2015#ModiIndiasPride Gave soldiers a big boost when he visited Siachen on Diwali. @iSKatiyar @AskAnshul pic.twitter.com/7OlOzY44zd
— Deni patel (@danepatel) May 19, 2015Never seen any PM doing this.... #ModiIndiasPride pic.twitter.com/DRjGbMxjQ5
— Pradeep Mamgain (@pc_navy) May 19, 2015Earlier, Modi sparked a social media backlash after claiming that Indians abroad had once felt "ashamed" of their country.
Read: #ModiInsultsIndia trends on Twitter, PM gets lashed out for comments
In Shanghai, the PM had said, "Earlier, you felt ashamed of being born Indian. Now you feel proud to represent the country. Indians abroad had all hoped for a change in government last year."
Twitterati interpreted the comments as unpatriotic and took to social media to lambast the PM, using the hashtag #ModiInsultsIndia.
