Eight tweets by PM Modi which may come to haunt him in the CBI infighting case
Invention of the internet and social media has empowered people and leaders with the ability to communicate directly with the masses. At the same time, though, it has made archiving every utterance easier. The old practice of journalists and Opposition to dig into past controversial statements to produce stories and score political points has gone.
Weigh your words carefully is an old saying. This is true for people in public life. Older tweets, Facebook post, photos may come back to haunt you.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi too has made several comments against the government on Twitter when he was in the Opposition. Often his opponents dig them out to use these against him — something also seen in the ongoing case of infighting within Central Bureau of Investigation. From his Twitter timeline, we bring to you eight tweets of Prime Minister Modi on CBI which may come to haunt him in the coming days.
CBI, NIA & now NCTC, it's an indirect attempt to systematically bring entire police force of the country under UPA Govt http://t.co/xzT2J1Jd
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 17, 2012
Congress can't win elections by using CBI, hiding CM candidates or using deplorable comments. Development is the only mantra that can work.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2013
Unfortunate that in its quest to target political opponents, Centre is undermining intelligence systems with CBI questioning IB officials.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 5, 2013
CBI has become Congress Bureau of Investigation.Nation has no faith in it.I tell the Centre don't show us fear of CBI http://t.co/XtKgM1Mdg4
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 24, 2013
Instead of asking for UP's development, SP & BSP seek Centre's help in CBI cases & protect UPA to save themselves.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 8, 2013
Congress can't win elections by using CBI, hiding CM candidates or using deplorable comments. Development is the only mantra that can work.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2013
Be it CBI, various commissions, IT department, the misuse of every institution has been the hallmark of UPA http://t.co/5YGizWV2ZW
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 8, 2014
Madam says BJP doesn't respect institutions. Who was responsible for Emergency?There is CBI misuse, CBI-IB tension & lot more under UPA.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 17, 2014