Twitterati Reacts to Modi Replacing Gandhi on Khadi Calendar

So, what do people think of this replacement?

Everyone was in for a surprise when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, replaced the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi on the 60-year-old Khadi Calendar and Diary. While Indians took to social media platforms to express their reaction on it (#चरखा_चोर_मोदी started trending on Twitter), politicians too had a lot to say.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to express her outrage.

In the calendar and diary of Khadi (KVIC) 2017 Modi replaced Mahatma Gandhi ji. Gandhiji is the Father of the Nation. Modi ji what??? 2/2

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 13, 2017

Rahul Gandhi termed this change as ‘Mangalyaan Effect’ and said that “Modi would take credit for sending the Mangalyaan if he had his way’’.

Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi too criticised the move and called it a ‘strategy’ to gain credibility.

Charkha on KVIC calendar and diary is a photographic prop. It seems to be thought out and planned strategy to gain credibility.

Tushar Gandhi

Another MLA, Kuldeep Bishnoi had something interesting to say.

Next step would be replacing gods pictures/statues from temples! https://t.co/QsamEj3Sn5

— Kuldeep Bishnoi (@bishnoikuldeep) January 13, 2017

The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) said that Gandhi is sacred and no one should have replaced him.

The former Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot called it a ‘publicity tactic’.

Copying Bapu's posture of weaving Khadi on charkha can at best be described as self projection n publicity tactic.

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) January 13, 2017

His boss,the RSS opposed Mahatma Gandhi .They distributed sweets post-his assassination. Now Modi shamelessly hijacks the Charkha. #NotMyPM

— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) January 13, 2017

See how the Aam Admi reacted to the news!

Waiting for Gandhinagar to slowly rename itself Modinagar

— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) January 13, 2017

We have just learnt that PM Modi (not Mahatma Gandhi) is the poster boy for khadi. And that's not all. pic.twitter.com/Y3JeZLB6fs

— Arré (@ArreTweets) January 13, 2017

Chor modi, first you took the dress of Nehru, then his jacket and now you have the audacity of replacing Gandhi from Khadi#चरखा_चोर_मोदी pic.twitter.com/AIiphqFzki

— KilaFateh #INC (@KilaFateh) January 13, 2017

Modi replaced Gandhiji from Khadi calendar, First 500, 1000 notes and now this, someone needs to tell him that he is targeting wrong Gandhi.

— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) January 13, 2017

Gandhi & khadi r inseparable. Decision to bring out a calendar & a diary without a single picture of Bapu has hurt Gandhians#चरखा_चोर_मोदी

— Syed Maqbool (@maqbool_sm) January 13, 2017

..make urself bald with clean shave & spects??😯U already have it😎..can't be a Gandhi but surely u'll look like Gandhi #charkhachor 😂

— Dr.Sanad (@DrSanad1) January 13, 2017

Modi is unable to walk on his own. He needs Gandhiji's stick now. Pathetic #KhadiCalendar

— Ramchand Boopathy (@ramchandboopath) January 13, 2017

While some were enraged, others supported the Prime Minister.

Forget buying, did you even know about Khadi Udyog's calendar & diary before?

Modi magic will sell what Gandhi couldn't. Deal with it. 😎

— चार लोग (@WoCharLog) January 13, 2017

If Gandhiji promoted Charkha in pre-independence era, Modiji brought revolution in Khadi today
What's wrong if he features in the calendar?

— ashima (@AshiQuotes) January 13, 2017

Gandhi is to #KVIC as "emperor is to 'no' clothes". Atleast @narendramodi wears some and has become its best brand ambassador!

— Kamal (@Dumblooks) January 13, 2017

I am sure if Mahatma Gandhi would have been alive, he must have suggested to replace his Picture with Modi for the work done to Khadi.

— ⚫ज़ुबिना अहमद⚫🇮🇳 (@ahmad_zubina) January 13, 2017

The Prime Minister’s Office calls the buzz around the calendar ‘unnecessary outrage’.

(With inputs from ANI)

(Source: NDTV)