Modi compared me to Surpanakha, says Renuka Chowdhury on Kharge’s Ravan dig

Renuka Chowdhury, a former Union minister and MP, claimed on Tuesday that PM Modi had once compared her to Surpanakha in Parliament amid the controversy over Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s “Ravan” jab at PM Modi. Then, where was the media? Renuka Chowdhury tweeted, which prompted a lot of people on social media to find the 2018 video.

Tuesday’s political uproar was caused by Mallikarjun Kharge, who compared Prime Minister Modi to Ravan and questioned whether he had 100 heads because he insisted on people looking at him at all times.

 “PM Modi always talks about himself. ‘Don’t look at anyone, just look at Modi and vote’. How many times do we have to look at you? We have to see to your face in coporation election, MLA election and then MP election. Do you have 100 faces like Ravan? What is it?” Kharge said inviting a volley of criticism on his way.

Renuka Chowdhury recounted when PM Modi compared her to Ravan’s sister Surpanaka before Parliament, which led to the BJP and Congress sparring over the “Ravan” statement. Many social media users refuted her story and asserted that PM Modi never referred to her as Surpanakha; this was the inference she made. Congressman Jairam Ramesh claimed to have been present when Prime Minister Modi made his remarks about Renuka Chowdhury and that Modi was “grinning away” as he did so.

“Yes I was there that day and there was aughter in the BJP benched with Modi himself grinning away as he made that awful remark. The media did nothing to castigate him,” Jairam Ramesh tweeted in support of Renuka Chowdhury.

“I request you that please don’t say anything to Renuka ji. After the Ramayana serial, had the privilege of hearing this kind of laughter today,” PM Modi said.

Venkaiah Naidu reprimanded her for laughing aloud in response to PM Modi’s assertion regarding Aadhaar, which led to the exchange. Later, Union minister Kiren Rijiju posted a video that caused Surpanakha and Renuka Chowdhury to laugh in the House of Representatives.