Even teleprompter could not take so many lies: Rahul Gandhi after PM Modi’s Davos speech
After PM Narendra Modi's teleprompter seemingly malfunctioned at Davos, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Prime Minister saying: “Even the teleprompter could not take so much of lies.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, January 18, tweeted: “Even the teleprompter could not take so many lies.” His tweet came after an alleged teleprompter malfunction during PM Narendra Modi’s speech at the World Economic Forum's Davos summit.
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Teleprompter — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 18, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda summit online on the first day of the five-day event on Monday, joining a host of other global leaders who will share their visions for the state of the world in 2022.
The teleprompter malfunction occurred during his address and seemed to catch PM Modi off guard and he had to stop midway while talking. The incident took and continued to trend on Twitter at number 1 since then.
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After Rahul Gandhi shared the tweet on Tuesday, Twitter users shared an old video of the Congress leader where he can be seen telling mediapersons: “Narendra Modi cannot speak on his own. He reads from a teleprompter that is operated by a controller.”
Once again Rahul Gandhi Ji's statement came true pic.twitter.com/dLRHBMqirz — With Congress (@WithCongress) January 18, 2022
During his special address at the Davos Agenda summit, Prime Minister Modi outlined the reforms implemented by his administration to address the country's retrospective taxation problem.
He also mentioned his government's asset monetisation efforts and large-scale infrastructure projects underway in India.
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