Today is the birth anniversary of the country's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, on this occasion people across the country are remembering Pandit Nehru's contributions to the country's independence and his work in independent India. Apart from this, people from every political party are also congratulating the former PM in their own style. On this occasion, PM Modi and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also shared a post on social media for Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru,
However, both were seen to be quite different. PM Modi's post was very small and limited, while Rajnath Singh shared a slightly bigger post for the former PM. Now PM Modi and Rajnath Singh are getting different types of comments on social media regarding the post.
What did PM Modi post and write?
PM Modi shared the post on X and wrote, “Tribute to former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary.” PM Modi remembered Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru by sharing a post of just 12 words.
What did Rajnath Singh post and write?
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh shared the post on X and wrote, “On the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ji, I pay tribute to him. His contribution to India's freedom struggle and his leadership as the first Prime Minister of independent India have left an indelible mark on the early years of our nation.”
What were the reactions of users on both the posts?
Senior journalist Umashankar wrote on Rajnath Singh's post that “Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to the country's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with such respect.” Umashankar wrote on PM Modi's post, “PM Modi paid tribute to Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on his birth anniversary.”
RJD MP Manoj Jha wrote that “everything is visible in the choice of words as to who was just performing the formality and who was looking through the window of memory of history and expressed… Jai Hind.” While on another account, it was written on Rajnath Singh's post that “Thakur is alive.”
Commenting below Rajnath Singh's post, a user wrote, “Thank you, Rajnath ji, for remembering Pandit Nehru fondly on his birth anniversary. Also ask your Prime Minister not to pay just a one-line tribute to this great leader, but to really remember him fondly.”
Another user commented and wrote, “Rajnath Singh ji is probably the only leader of BJP who accepts the contribution of those opposition leaders who have made a huge contribution in the freedom struggle and nation building.” The third user wrote, “Why can't the Prime Minister pay tribute to Nehru like this?”