Shashi Tharoor tweets ‘fake news’ about PM Modi’s Bangladesh visit, then says ‘sorry’

New Delhi: It was a moment of embarrassment for Congress MP Shashi Tharoor as he realised his mistake and apologised for his comment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Bangladesh.

Congress leader today took to Twitter and wrote, “I don’t mind admitting when I am wrong.”

He attributed his erroneous remark on quick reading of headlines and tweets.

I don’t mind admitting when I’m wrong. Yesterday, on the basis of a quick reading of headlines &tweets, I tweeted “everyone knows who liberated Bangladesh,” implying that @narendramodi had omitted to acknowledge IndiraGandhi. It turns out he did: https://t.co/YE5DMRzSB0 Sorry!

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 27, 2021

Apologizing for his erroneous remark, Tharoor said, “Yesterday, on the basis of a quick reading of headlines, I tweeted – ‘everyone knows who liberated Bangladesh’ – implying that PM Modi had omitted to acknowledge Indira Gandhi. It turns out he did. Sorry!”

Tharoor derided PM Modi’s speech on 1971 war

In Friday’s tweet, the Congress leader had also criticised the PM, saying that he was “giving Bangladesh a taste of Indian fake news.”

International education: our PM is giving Bangladesh a taste of Indian “fake news”. The absurdity is that everyone knows who liberated Bangladesh. https://t.co/ijjDRbszVd

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 26, 2021

Speaking at an event on 50th anniversary of Bangladesh, PM Modi had said, “I was 20-22 years old when I, along with my friends, did Satyagraha for the freedom of Bangladesh and was even jailed for the same.”