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Union minister Retd General VK Singh, on Friday, 5 April, downplayed the notice served by the Election Commission to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his “Modi ki Sena” remark.
While speaking to news agency ANI, Singh said, “The Election Commission gives notice on 100 things!”.
This comes a day after Singh made a volte-face on his ‘traitor’ remark against Adityanath. In an interview to BBC Hindi, Singh had said that anyone who refers to the Indian Army as “Modi ji ki sena” (Modi’s army) is not only wrong, but also a “traitor”.
During an election campaign in Ghaziabad, Adityanath had said:
However, on Friday, Singh alleged that the media had twisted both his and Adityanath’s comments.
On Thursday, after Singh had distanced himself from his comment made during the interview, BBC Hindi replied to his tweet by putting out the complete, unedited version of his interview.
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