<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, make a controversial statement, claiming that BJP has faced more adversities in independent India in comparison to what Congress suffered under the British rule.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Twitterati was quick to react to Modi&rsquo;s statement, making #ModiInsultsFreedomFighters one of the top trends on the social networking site. Here are some of the intense reactions.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">See the differance between Bapu and Modi <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a> @Samlmankhushid <a href="https://twitter.com/AkhileshPSingh">@AkhileshPSingh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rssurjewala">@rssurjewala</a> <a href="https://t.co/c51SDDQz45">pic.twitter.com/c51SDDQz45</a></p>
&mdash; manju jadhav (@manjujadhav_) <a href="https://twitter.com/manjujadhav_/status/766511522151555072">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Independence day ke din so jao &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BJP?src=hash">#BJP</a> insulted Modi &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009c&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009d <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a> <a href="https://t.co/9sR2nUsGdN">pic.twitter.com/9sR2nUsGdN</a></p>
&mdash; Love Rahul Gandhi (@iamsmithaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamsmithaa/status/766511403108671488">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">He is standing here, becos of the freedom fighters who made us free. They sacrificed their lives for r country. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; DeepikaMyInspiration (@Janvi072) <a href="https://twitter.com/Janvi072/status/766511053056258048">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What can expect from the person who dont know the history. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; Amol Khodke (@AmolvKhodke) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmolvKhodke/status/766510972899094528">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="hi" dir="ltr">Beti ye kya likha hai ?.. MA english karte karte gujarati bhul gaya &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a> history padhao &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0099&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008f <a href="https://t.co/r0YLp9GO9w">pic.twitter.com/r0YLp9GO9w</a></p>
&mdash; Love Rahul Gandhi (@iamsmithaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamsmithaa/status/766510775468949504">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="hi" dir="ltr">&agrave;&curren;&sup2;&agrave;&yen;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008b &agrave;&curren;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0095&agrave;&curren;&deg; &agrave;&curren;&sup2;&agrave;&yen;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u008b &agrave;&curren;&not;&agrave;&curren;&frac34;&agrave;&curren;&curren; <a href="https://twitter.com/geetv79">@geetv79</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ajaymaken">@ajaymaken</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/deepti6482">@deepti6482</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Kundra_Vishal">@Kundra_Vishal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/bhallakamal">@bhallakamal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/INCIndia">@INCIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a> <a href="https://t.co/gDobW2ZK2E">pic.twitter.com/gDobW2ZK2E</a></p>
&mdash; Abhishek singh (@absingh01234) <a href="https://twitter.com/absingh01234/status/766510086881705984">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Freedom Fighters Of India<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a> <a href="https://t.co/SFRI0r6ACR">pic.twitter.com/SFRI0r6ACR</a></p>
&mdash; Ajay Nagariya#WithRG (@Ajay_Nagariya) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ajay_Nagariya/status/766509588741033988">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a> By belittling the sacrifice made by crores of Indians, PM has humiliated and denigrated entire freedom struggle</p>
&mdash; Ashish Vivek Merukar (@AMerukar) <a href="https://twitter.com/AMerukar/status/766508174568325120">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today we r free just because of these great freedom fighters , otherwise we would be servants in British Rule .. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; Varun Patil (@Varunp08011997) <a href="https://twitter.com/Varunp08011997/status/766502144329547776">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's not acceptable that PM insults national heroes by putting BJP above nation <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; Rohan Gupta (@rohanrgupta) <a href="https://twitter.com/rohanrgupta/status/766500562011623425">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">If PM thinks BJP workers have been struggling in Independent India, they will soon know what is REAL struggle <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; Ashish Varun (@varun_ashish) <a href="https://twitter.com/varun_ashish/status/766474706061058048">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">BJP can never comprehend the selfless sacrifice of freedom fighters, considering they supported colonial rule. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; Nehr-who? (@threeinchfooll) <a href="https://twitter.com/threeinchfooll/status/766472292398354435">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">One thing is sure our PM is not a good student of history otherwise how would you describe his words <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; &agrave;&copy;&sect;&agrave;&uml;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0093maanmohan singh (@msgpahujaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/msgpahujaa/status/766470517062832129">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A PM that claims to be the epitome of nationalism trivializes and disrespects what patriotism truly stood for. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; Nehr-who? (@threeinchfooll) <a href="https://twitter.com/threeinchfooll/status/766469881164288000">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Listening to Modi ji at times suggests he lives in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; &agrave;&copy;&sect;&agrave;&uml;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0093maanmohan singh (@msgpahujaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/msgpahujaa/status/766469758816514048">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lakhs of Indians following the lead f cngrss gave they are all to achiev it-he has no right t insult all <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ModiInsultsFreedomFighters?src=hash">#ModiInsultsFreedomFighters</a></p>
&mdash; seema (@seemaadhikari) <a href="https://twitter.com/seemaadhikari/status/766467984323932160">August 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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