Did PM Modi evaluate Renuka Chowdhury to Surpanakha from Ramayana? A fact-check

On November 29, Congress chief and former Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh Renuka Chowdhury questioned the media for calling out Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge as he in contrast Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ravana. Without mentioning the continuing controversy over Kharge’s assertion, Renuka mentioned, “Modi compared me to Surpanakha in parliament. Where was media then?”

Modi in contrast me to Surpanakha in parliament.

Where was media then?

— Renuka Chowdhury (@RenukaCCongress) November 29, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks from February 2018

On February 7, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Rajya Sabha. During his tackle, Congress MPs and different opposition events’ leaders saved interrupting him, irking the then-Vice President and Chairman of the home, Venkaiah Naidu, who warned them to not take pleasure in unruly and unparliamentary behaviour. While he was warning the opposition leaders, Congress’s Renuka Chowdhury laughed hysterically, and her voice was distinctively heard from the background.

Former Vice President Naidu requested the PM to pause his tackle. He selectively named Chowdhury and warned her once more. However, PM Modi confirmed his wittiness and requested the then-Chairman to not cease her from laughing. While evaluating Chowdhury’s snigger with an unnamed character from Ramayana, he mentioned, “Sabhapati Ji, meri aapko prarthana hai Renuka Ji ko aap Kuch mat kahiye. Ramayan serial ke baad aise hasi sunane ka aaj saubhagya mila hai. (Respected Chairman, I’m requesting you to not say something to Renuka Ji. We bought the privilege to listen to such laughter for the primary time after the Ramayana serial.) It is noteworthy that PM didn’t say to whom he in contrast her laughter.

His remarks irked Congress and opposition leaders, and the so-called controversy continued for days afterwards. While the opposition leaders, their followers and a bit of media questioned how PM may cross such remarks, BJP leaders counter-questioned why these voices have been mum when PM Modi was being ridiculed repeatedly.

The publish by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

On the identical day, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju shared a video from the now-deleted Facebook web page “Narendra Modi – True Indian” that explicitly had Surpanakha’s scene from Ramayana adopted by the clip of PM Modi’s remarks.

Screenshot of now-deleted publish on Facebook. Source: NDTV

The video and the publish have been later deleted from Facebook. The identical video remains to be obtainable on a number of the meme pages on Facebook.

Coming to a Twitter publish by Kiren Rijiju on the matter, the publish remains to be there, however the video doesn’t have any reference to Surpanakha. Notably, Rijiju himself by no means in contrast Chowdhury with Surpanakha however solely shared a video.

Despite such vexatious snigger by Renuka Chaudhary ji PM Narendra Modi ji didn’t get irritated. pic.twitter.com/pc5TGOYhZV

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 8, 2018

In a Twitter publish, Rijiju mentioned, “Despite such vexatious laugh by Renuka Chaudhary Ji PM Narendra Modi Ji didn’t get irritated.”

Statement by Mallikarjun Kharge

On November 29, newly elected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge made an offensive comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, equating him to the demon king Raavan.

Mallikarjun Kharge remarked at a public occasion in Narendra Modi’s residence state Gujarat that Modi has 100 heads since he’s current in each election. “We see your face everywhere in corporation elections, MLA elections, and MP elections. Do you have 100 heads like Raavan?” Kharge mentioned at a gathering in Ahmedabad’s Behrampura.

“I’ve been seeing that votes are sought in the name of Modiji, be it municipality elections, corporation elections (or Assembly elections)… Ask for a vote in the name of the candidate… is Modi going to come and work at the municipality? Is he going to help you in times of your need?” Kharge added.

Verdict: No, Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t evaluate Renuka with Surpanakha. He solely in contrast her laughter to an unnamed character from the serial Ramayana.