It was August 10, 2017 during the farewell to Shri. Hamid Ansari, who was retiring as Vice President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha after a long ten year tenure. It was then most shockingly that the Prime Minister mocked Mr. Ansari, one of India's most distinguished diplomats,… pic.twitter.com/sNRCtauWEq
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) December 20, 2023
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:19pm on 20 Dec 2023,Wednesday Politics
Amid the mimicry controversy involving Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee mimicking Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh points to a 2017 video where PM Modi allegedly "mocked" former VP Hamid Ansari's identity. Ramesh calls it a diversion from the suspension of 144 MPs and the recent Parliament security breach. The shared video suggests Modi reduced Ansari's identity to religion. Ramesh criticizes the PM and supporters, labeling them hypocrites. Dhankhar slams Banerjee's mimicry, calling it shameful. A police complaint has been filed against the TMC MP for the incident.
