What Did PM Modi Do on Day of Pulwama Attack? Here’s What We Know
Questions have been raised about PM Modi’s delayed response to the Pulwama terror attack.
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Questions have been raised about PM Modi’s delayed response to the Pulwama terror attack.
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(This video from The Quint’s archives has been reposted following a fresh round of speculation over PM Modi shooting for a documentary on the day of the Pulwama terror attack. The trigger was the trailer of the upcoming episode of ‘Man Vs Wild’, released by host Bear Grylls, featuring Modi.)
On 14 February 2019, Kashmir was hit by the worst terror attack in decades killing 40 CRPF personnel in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir. Questions have been raised in the wake of the attack about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's whereabouts and a possible delay in his public condemnation of the attack.
So what exactly was PM Modi doing on 14 February?
7 am: Prime Minister Modi arrives at Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun. He is stuck there because of bad weather.
11:15 am: Prime Minister Modi leaves for Jim Corbett National Park by helicopter. He first goes to Kalagarh and then Dhikala. PM Modi spends over 4 hours at Jim Corbett. He shoots for a documentary during this time.
3:10 pm: Car bomb detonates at Pulwama, news begins pouring in soon after. PM Modi is still at Jim Corbett.
4 pm: Prime Minister Modi reportedly leaves Jim Corbett.
5:10 pm: Prime Minister Modi addresses a rally in Rudrapur through telephone, doesn’t mention Pulwama attack.
6:46 pm: Prime Minister Modi finally tweets, condemning Pulwama attack.
Top govt functionaries failed to communicate with each other after such a major terror attack. Verdict: Indifferent
PM Modi knew of the attack but still went ahead with his shooting and rally. Verdict: Insensitive
PM Modi came to know about the attack slightly late in Jim Corbett, yet went ahead and addressed the rally in Rudrapur. Verdict: Indifferent and insensitive
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