Shatrughan Fires New Salvo at PM Modi, Calls Him ‘Outgoing Sirji’

In a Twitter thread, the rebel BJP MP asked Modi to attend “genuine” press conferences instead of hiring channels.

Soon after Rahul Gandhi released the Congress’ manifesto on Tuesday, 2 April, Shatrughan Sinha launched a fresh salvo at Narendra Modi.

In a series of tweets, the rebel sitting BJP MP attacked the prime minister, even addressing him as ‘outgoing’.

Honble outgoing Sirji. Why are you wasting so much money on different channels and on the paid and choreographed crowd who chant your name at any given time - during, before & after your speeches on the signal of the conductors.
Your rhetorics/speeches lack content and depth

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 2, 2019

Sinha is expected to formally join the Congress soon. The switch will follow the BJP’s decision to drop Sinha as its Lok Sabha candidate from Patna Sahib, where he’s currently a sitting MP from.

‘Modi’s Rhetorics Lack Content, Depth’

In his tweets, Sinha questioned the prime minister’s ways and methods, saying his “rhetorics/speeches lack content and depth”.

these days and have gone to the extent of becoming highly repetitive and irritating.
Sirji, I still remain your well wisher despite your EVM misuse and in-spite of all your arrogance. My humble suggestion for you at this eleventh hour would be to become straight and go straight.

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 2, 2019

In his extended thread, he went on to ask Modi to attend “genuine” press conferences instead of hiring channels.

Don’t hire or go for paid channels. Instead go for a real and genuine Press Conference with people like Raveesh Kumar, Prasun Vajpayee etc. who can’t be bought can question you in the larger interest of the nation.
Go for the Press who are not sycophants & can’t be silenced

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 2, 2019

by money and muscle power - instead of going for a conducted tour, well rehearsed, well practiced, choreographed slogan chanting and with people of press of the choice of the One man show & Two men army. Your addresses right from London were conducted and choreographed where you

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 2, 2019

abused Doctors and had your own conducted questions by your own paid anchor, well known till recently.

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 2, 2019

While the actor-turned-politician had been critical of Modi for a long time, the fielding of a different candidate from his constituency was probably the last straw. In the thread, he goes on to say how Modi’s speeches, rallies and interviews are all “choreographed”.

The BJP has not responded to any of the tweets as of now.