Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an attempt to boast about his contribution to the Balakot airstrike in his interview with News Nation on May 11, has yet again displayed his breathtaking ignorance on matters of science and technology.
When journalist Peenaz Tyagi asked him about what transpired on the night of the airstrike, February 26, the PM said, “It was raining that night very heavily. At around 12 midnight, this I am saying for the very first time..I don’t know how our officers feel about this.. a thought crossed our mind about the plan. We weren’t sure if we would be able to go or not. Then finally, experts opined that we should change the day of the strike….now I’m not someone who personally knows this much science… I thought that there are clouds..there is rain..there is a benefit, it can provide us cover from radars. Then ultimately, I said, there are clouds, let’s go. ”
https://twitter.com/Bhayankur/status/1127272153039216641
You don’t have to be an expert to know that that’s not how radar technology works.
He makes the claim at around 27:00 in the full video uploaded by the BJP Youtube channel.
Presumably because they realised the foolishness of the remark, BJP official Twitter handle deleted the tweet that had quoted the PM.
However, at the time of writing this article, similar tweets posted by BJP state handles had not been deleted.
https://twitter.com/BJP4Gujarat/status/1127228877678321664
AltNews Co-founder Mohammed Zubair archived the tweet in case BJP Gujarat handle also deletes it.
Here is archive link just in case @BJP4Gujarat deletes it just like @BJP4India did. Link : ???? https://t.co/OCGWIkpb6w pic.twitter.com/pNkRpFbvNy
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) May 11, 2019
People on social media burst into laughter and called out the ignorance as well as arrogance of the remark. While some couldn’t believe that the Prime Minister of the country said this, others did not find it surprising considering Modi’s earlier similar claim about a tea-seller harvesting bio-gas from an open drain.
Knowing how Stupid Narendra Modi is, i have no doubt he would have suggested to the “experts” that Clouds can help our planes to escape radar. They would have nodded their heads politely as they didn’t want to laugh in his face and tell him how incredibly stupid he is pic.twitter.com/OxWNnPtRtQ
— Joy (@Joydas) May 11, 2019
Kahan milega itna content. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. https://t.co/M48Ktazfzn
— History of India (@RealHistoryPic) May 11, 2019
Why was this tweet deleted?? @narendramodi Dar gaye?? Bakwaas as always and then the fear of being caught?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/VzUmjcnpE6
— KhushbuSundar (@khushsundar) May 11, 2019
Sarcasm was not hard to find.
Thank god for giving us such a capable leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi! When his air marshals were in doubt, he removed the cloud of doubt from their minds and suggested that the cloud cover would actually help IAF jets dodge radar. What a strategic mind! Proud of PM! https://t.co/Ci6IAUCQVX
— Manimugdha Sharma (@quizzicalguy) May 11, 2019
Also Read: Modi Embarasses Himself & India By Revealing Ignorance About Basic Science, Gets Mocked On Twitter
Paani mein se Bijli nikalne waali baat ho gayi … https://t.co/SUsb5NGXsM
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 11, 2019
Author Tony Joseph said that if this is the thinking that is going behind national security issues, “then we have a national security crisis that needs urgent attention.”
All jokes apart, if this is how 56 Inch is contributing to decision-making in matters concerning national security, then we have a national security crisis that needs urgent attention. pic.twitter.com/bkqZEdZhCz
— Tony Joseph (@tjoseph0010) May 11, 2019