Bengaluru: Congress social media head and former Mandya MP Divya Spandana Ramya on Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi wondering if he was on “pot”, which invited a sharp response from the BJP.
Ramya’s swipe came following Modi's comment at a BJP rally in Bengaluru during which he said farmers were his top priority and described ‘TOP’ as tomato, onion and potato. She tweeted, “Is this what happens when you’re on POT?”
On realising that her tweet has gone viral, Ramya clarified in another tweet while responding to the BJP’s IT wing head Amit Malviya, stating, “You didn’t want to tag me cos you didn’t want people to watch the Modi video pinned on my timeline? Come on! Be a sport- And hey, POT = Potato ?? Onion Tomato?? what were you thinking??”
Mr Malviya said more than 3,500 farmers have committed suicide in Karnataka but “speaking for them is being on 'POT'.... “Will Rahul Gandhi maintain silence on Divya Spandana's comment while he sacked Mani Shankar Aiyar just because his jibe came close to Gujarat election and Karnataka is still some months away?" he asked in a tweet.
BJP spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao hit out tweeting, "Most people and our party members won't even know what you are referring to (including PM himself) but your Leader will connect with it instantly. While you have insulted people with your atrocious comment, your leader will be proud of you!!”
