Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi Wednesday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Durga Ashtami with a picture of himself on Twitter along with the message, “May Maa Durga Eliminate All Evil”.
Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Durga Ashtami. May Maa Durga fulfil everyone’s aspirations, further the atmosphere of joy and eliminate all evil from our society.
Have a blessed Durga Puja! pic.twitter.com/gEo6Fw8URW
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 17, 2018
However, the picture sparked a lot of controversy as Twitterati stated that it was in fact, a picture of Goddess Kali. Some also pointed out that Modi had actually shared pictures from his 2015 visit to Dakshineshwar Temple near Kolkata.The post garnered different reactions. Some criticized him for not being able to distinguish between the two idols, while others pointed out that both the goddesses represented power and, hence, were the same.
This idiot doesn’t know the Difference between the Maa Kali Idol and the Maa Durga Idol ..
Gadha Maa Kali is worshiped on a special New Moon Night .. Diwali ..
Navratri is for Maa Durga, Even an Atheist like me knows this
Know #HinduIcons first .. Then shout “I am Hindu, Hindu”.. pic.twitter.com/pgKeFXRWKO— Shuvankar Mukherjee (@shuvankr) October 17, 2018
Dude that’s not even Maa Durga..it’s Maa Kali, and Kali Puja is still 15 days away!! atleast know your Gods on whom you are trying to mint votes. https://t.co/G03OC48KaR
— banojyotsna (@banojyotsna) October 17, 2018
After Allahabad, Kaali has now been renamed… to Durga.
Take note, fellow Bong peasants. https://t.co/l2cMlmKI0v
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) October 18, 2018
Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Durga Ashtami. May Maa Durga fulfil everyone’s aspirations, further the atmosphere of joy and eliminate all evil from our society.
Have a blessed Durga Puja! pic.twitter.com/gEo6Fw8URW
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 17, 2018
Oh !!!@narendramodi ji Yesterday was ‘Durga Astomi’ not Kali puja… in ur pic u r worshiping ‘Maa kaali’ and Ur Msg says about ‘Maa Durga’ ….
You Should know that Every ‘Avatar Of Maa’ is for different Purpose.Fake Man ……….. Fake Devotion https://t.co/R7gJlmGpLV
— Indrani Mishra (@indraniiyc) October 18, 2018
Those who defended Modi were slammed by others who pointed out that Ram and Krishna are two avatars of the same god and asked whether it was okay to celebrate Janmashtami on Ramnavami.
PM और उसके प्रशंसकों ‘हिंदू धर्म’ के बारे में बात करते है लेकिन काली और दुर्गा के बीच अंतर नहीं जानते है!! Even a Westerner knows the difference… Shakti is worshipped in various forms according to the time & purpose of emergence. Kali will emerge in a months time – तब आइए |
— De.B. Dubois (@DebolinaDubois) October 17, 2018
Read as Hindu not Hindi. Spell error. Now discussion over?
— St. Patriot (@NitinPathakDel) October 18, 2018
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