The Indian tricolour which was spotted among a sea of pro-Donald Trump supporters during the US Capitol Hill violence in Washington has triggered a fierce Twitter spat between Congress's Shashi Tharoor and Bharatiya Janata Party's Varun Gandhi. The Twitter argument between Shashi Tharoor and Varun Gandhi went as far as the BJP MP digging out a 2015 picture of Shashi Tharoor with a Donald Trump supporter who backed the US President's electoral fraud charges in the 2020 US Presidential election.
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The Twitter spat began on Thursday during the US Capitol attack by the pro-Trump mob when a video of an unidentified person waving the Indian tricolour amid dozens of US flags and the pro-Trump mob started doing rounds on social media. Torrent eagle.
Reacting to the video of the Indian flag during the US Capitol violence, Varun Gandhi said this was definitely a fight India doesn't need to get involved in. Crack photoshop cs6 extended.
Varun Gandhi said, 'Why is there an Indian flag there??? This is one fight we definitely don't need to participate in..'
Why is there an Indian flag there??? This is one fight we definitely don't need to participate in.. pic.twitter.com/1dP2KtgHvf
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) January 7, 2021Shashi Tharoor, taking a dig at the charges of being called an 'anti-national' or 'traitor' in India, said some Indians have the 'mentality as that Trumpist mob' who use the flag as a weapon and denounce all who disagree with them as 'anti-nationals and traitors'.
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Shashi Tharoor went on to say: 'The flag there is a warning to all of us.'
Unfortunately, @varungandhi80, there are some Indians with the same mentality as that Trumpist mob, who enjoy using the flag as a weapon rather than a badge of pride, & denounce all who disagree with them as anti-nationals & traitors. That flag there is a warning to all of us. https://t.co/uJIaDlLklt
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 7, 2021The Congress MP said, 'Unfortunately, @varungandhi80, there are some Indians with the same mentality as that Trumpist mob, who enjoy using the flag as a weapon rather than a badge of pride, & denounce all who disagree with them as anti-nationals & traitors. That flag there is a warning to all of us.'
The feud did not seem to end there as Varun Gandhi was quick to list 'anti-national protests e.g., JNU' in response to Shashi Tharoor's tweet.
The BJP MP said, 'These days, it's become too easy to deride Indians for using our flag to showcase our pride in our country. At the same time, it's also too easy to use the flag for nefarious purposes. Unfortunately, most liberals have flagrantly ignored warnings of its misuse in anti-national protests (e.g. in JNU) in India as well. It is a symbol of pride for us, and we venerate it without due regard to any 'mentality'. @ShashiTharoor'
[2/2] Unfortunately, most liberals have flagrantly ignored warnings of its misuse in anti-national protests (e.g. in JNU) in India as well.
It is a symbol of pride for us, and we venerate it without due regard to any 'mentality'. @ShashiTharoor
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) January 7, 2021Not backing down despite no response from Shashi Tharoor, Varun Gandhi then tried to find a connection between the US Capitol violence and the role of 'Shashi Tharoor's colleagues' in it.
Varun Gandhi tweeted a picture of Shashi Tharoor with a Trump supporter who had, on Facebook, posted a picture of 'Stop the Steal' protests showing his support. In another picture Varun Gandhi tweeted back from 2015, the Trump supporter, Vincent Xavier, is seen with Shashi Tharoor.
The caption on the tweet read: 'Dear @ShashiTharoor, now that we know that this lunatic was such a dear friend of yours, one can only hope that you and your colleagues were not the silent Raised back of hand behind this mayhem.'
Dear @ShashiTharoor, now that we know that this lunatic was such a dear friend of yours, one can only hope that you and your colleagues were not the silent behind this mayhem. pic.twitter.com/bedkef7ZLc
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) January 8, 2021'Do you consider yourself responsible for the misguided actions of every well-wisher?' asked Shashi Tharoor, adding, 'I denounce any attempt to bring my country's beloved flag into a shameful American mob.'
The mob of hundreds of Donald Trump backers broke into the US Capitol and roamed the halls looking for lawmakers, who were forced to halt their deliberations and evacuate to safety, in a bid to overturn the US election result and stop Joe Biden from taking over the White House.
While Donald Trump asked the attackers to stop, he maintained the electoral fraud charge. On Friday, Donald Trump finally condemned the mayhem caused by his supporters in the US Capitol, saying they do not represent America, as the beleaguered president vowed to ensure a 'smooth, orderly and seamless' transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday informed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The Member of Parliament (MP) from Thiruvananthapuram took to Twitter to inform that his sister and 85-year-old mother have also tested positive for coronavirus.
'After waiting two days for a test appointment and another day & a half for the results, I finally have confirmation: I'm Covid positive. Hoping to deal with it in a 'positive' frame of mind, with rest, steam & plenty of fluids. My sister& 85-year-old mother are in the same boat,' said the Congress MP. Tharoor joined a long list of Congress leaders who were recently infected with the viral disease including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, senior party leader Anand Sharma and former party president Rahul Gandhi.
Meanwhile, nearly 3 lakh new COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 deaths were reported in India on Wednesday, a record-high since the pandemic broke out last year. As per the union health ministry, as many as 2,95,041 new COVID-19 cases and 2,023 deaths were reported, taking the total cases to 1,56,16,130, including 21,57,538 active cases.
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As many as 1,32,76,039 recoveries have been reported so far, out of which 1,67,457 were reported in the last 24 hours. (ANI)
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