Rahul attacks govt over Global Hunger Index report; Irani hits

back sharplyNew Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Citing the Global Hunger Index,Rahul Gandhi has attacked the government in a veiled manner,evoking a sharp rea...
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back sharplyNew Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Citing the Global Hunger Index,Rahul Gandhi has attacked the government in a veiled manner,evoking a sharp reaction from Union minister Smriti Irani whosaid the Congress vice president was out to "malign" thenation in his bid to run down Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Gandhi tweeted a news report on the Global Hunger Indexalong with a Hindi couplet by poet Dushyant Kumar which read:"bhookh hai to sabr kar, roti nahi to kya hua, aajkal dillimein hai zer-e-behas yeh mudda (if you are hungry, be patient,what if bread is not available, the issue is being discussedin Delhi."Irani, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting andTextiles, responded to Gandhi's tweet in a similar fashion.

"Ae satta ki bhookh, sabr kar, aankde sath nahi to kya,khudgarzon ko jama kar, mulk ki badnami ka shor toh macha hilenge (hey hunger for power, be patient, what if you don'thave the numbers, you can collect selfish people, noise can bemade to malign the country)," she wrote.

In another tweet, the Information and BroadcastingMinister said, "Not surprising that in his keenness to rundown Hon PM, Rahul Gandhi maligns the Nation."Along with this tweet, Irani posted a statement by HealthMinister J P Nadda which read: "Facts vs Fiction on GlobalHunger Index to enlighten people who are keen to run down ourcountry by twisting facts." PTI JTR AKKAKK.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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