PM's "Laal Topi" Tweet From Official Handle Provokes Opposition Attack

Yesterday, PM Modi had said at a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur that the "Laal Topi"- the trademark red cap worn by Samajwadi Party leaders -is a "danger signal".

The use of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official PMO Twitter handle to spotlight his "Laal Topi" jibe at the Samajwadi Party is snowballing into a new controversy with parties like the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Trinamool Congress red-flagging it in the middle of an acrimonious parliament session and the campaign for state elections ahead. PM's office paid for by tax payer's money & staffed by IAS officers.How on earth can @PMOIndia handle be used for political lal topi tweets?Have everyone's brains been fried in saffron sauce?

PM Modi on Tuesday launched a fierce attack on Akhilesh Yadav's party at a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, referring to the "Laal Topi" or trademark red cap worn by its leaders, and accused the party of being soft on terrorists.

"The whole of UP knows that 'laal topi waale' (the red caps) are only interested in red beacons (power), not people's misery. They only need power to run scams, for encroachment, to give a free run to mafias. The red caps want to form government to get terrorists released from jail... The red caps are red alerts for Uttar Pradesh... a danger alarm," he said.

These lines were reproduced on the PM's official Twitter handle, PMOIndia.