Divya Spandana calls Narendra Modi's supporters 'stupid'

New Delhi Congress social media and communications head Divya Spandana tweeted a meme early on Thursday calling Prime Minister Narendra Modis supporters stupid Spandana is considered a close aide to Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted the Prime Ministers picture with overlaid text that read Did you know 1 out of 3 Modi supporters are just as stupid as the other two She captioned the image as My favourite Arent they adorableMy favourite Arenrsquot they adorable ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082 pictwittercomYZ52s48Y9omdash Divya SpandanaRamya divyaspandana March 13 2019In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections Narendra Modi led BJP secured close to 32 of the total vote share who according to this latest meme endorsed by the Congress social media in charge would be considered stupid Responses to Spandanas late night tweet were critical in tone Here are some of the tweetsCuz Pappu is still Pappu pictwittercomZjPPV7dA8Bmdash The MemeMagician Adwait_945 March 13 2019Gulam ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082mdash Lagbhag Monk AntiqueMonk March 13 2019It really hurts wen u knowing ur leader is big embarrassment for party n he will never become a PM rest of his life still you have to support himethu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082mdash Santosh SantoshJamadar March 14 2019If you target modi supporters you are finished in politics for suremdash Vijay K S VijayKS15 March 13 2019Did you know 1 out of 3 Rahul supporters are just as fools as the other 2ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082mdash Shreeraj shetty sshettymn March 14 2019This is not the first time that the social media head of Indias oldest political party has made insulting remarks on a social media platform In September Spandana was booked for sedition over a tweet calling Prime Minister a thief The tweet had a photoshopped picture of Prime Minister painting the word chor or thief on the forehead of his statue The photo was captioned ChorPMChupHaiDivya Spandana had also tweeted a controversial comment along with a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing next to Sardar Patels Statue of Unity evoking a sharp reaction from the BJP which slammed it as the language of arrogance Spandana tweeted a picture of Modi standing next to Sardar Patels 182metretall statue in Gujarat with the comment Is that bird dropping Asked about the tweet BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra hit out at the opposition party alleging that this is the real culture of the Congress partyObservers feel Spandanas derogatory tweet has a stark resemblance with Hillary Clinton dismissing Donald Trumps supporters as a basket of deplorables in the run up to 2016 US presidential elections Clintons remark incensed a wide supporter base of Donald Trump who delivered Trump a shock victory at the hustingsDivya Spandana is not the only social media head of a party guilty of offcolor postings on the social networking website BJPs IT Cell Chief Amit Malviya made similar barbs at Congress leaders in the past as wellAhead of the Gujarat assembly polls in December 2017 the BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya targeted Indias first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on the microblogging site In a tweet with an image of Nehru hugging his sister Malviya insinuated that the first prime minister of India a womaniserCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates