Brief Outline: There's an extraordinarily striking metaphor expressed by an unnamed RSS source to a journalist, that, "Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling, you can't remove him with your hand & you cannot hit it with a chappal either."
Facts Check: Shashi Tharoor quoted old message
What is Viral?
#WATCH Shashi Tharoor in Bengaluru, says, "There's an extraordinarily striking metaphor expressed by an unnamed RSS source to a journalist, that, "Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling, you can't remove him with your hand & you cannot hit it with a chappal either."(27.10)
#WATCH Shashi Tharoor in Bengaluru, says, "There's an extraordinarily striking metaphor expressed by an unnamed RSS source to a journalist, that, "Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling, you can't remove him with your hand & you cannot hit it with a chappal either."(27.10) pic.twitter.com/E6At7WrCG5
— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2018
Google Advertisement:Unnamed sources are just a devious way to put forth your own opinions. So Narendra Modi is a scorpion on a Shiva linga? Tharoor will even misleadingly use Lord Shiva to attack Modi. Is this part of how he expresses his Hindu identity? https://t.co/WWnFch6eAU
— Dr David Frawley (@davidfrawleyved) October 28, 2018
Facts Check Analysis: Shashi Tharoor was widely criticized by the comment on PM Modi. Union Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, commented “Shashi Tharoor who is accused in a murder case has attempted to disrespect Lord Shiva.
I seek a reply from Rahul Gandhi who claims himself to be a Bhakt of Lord Shiva on this horrific denunciation of Hindu gods by a Congress MP.
Rahul Gandhi must apologize to all Hindus.”
Shashi Tharoor who is accused in a murder case has attempted to disrespect Lord Shiva.
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) October 28, 2018
I seek a reply from Rahul Gandhi who claims himself to be a Bhakt of Lord Shiva on this horrific denunciation of Hindu gods by a Congress MP.
Rahul Gandhi must apologize to all Hindus. pic.twitter.com/QeShJoCHDZ
Shashi Tharoor, actually quoted an article written by Jose in the magazine The Caravan in 2012 when Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat, titled The Emperor Uncrowned.
He wrote in the article dated, 01 March, 2012 as “Shortly before I left Gujarat, one RSS leader described his own feelings in a bitter sigh: “Shivling mein bichhu baitha hai. Na usko haath se utaar sakte ho, na usko joota maar sakte ho.” A scorpion is sitting on Shivling, the holy phallus of Lord Shiva. It can neither be removed by hand nor slapped with a shoe.”
It’s funny RSPrasad would attack @ShashiTharoor for a scorpion quote I received from an RSS leader 7 yrs ago (in 2011 Nov) & published in ‘12 March issue of @thecaravanindia. Modi profile was then discussed in national TV; then & now don’t wan’t to know who the RSS leader was? https://t.co/509S61YrXm
— Vinod K. Jose (@vinodjose) October 29, 2018
However Jose refused to reveal his source.
How can a journalist betray his source? But I can tell you this: Not just the RSS leader, even Gordhan Zadaphia, Modi’s home minister during riots, on whose chair Amit Shah began sitting after riots, repeated the same scorpion quote when he fought with Modi, circa 2011-2014. https://t.co/xakeLBi3ec
— Vinod K. Jose (@vinodjose) October 29, 2018
About The Author
