Another-gaffe: Amit Shah's translator says Modi won't work for poor!
What's the story
With the BJP going on a gaffe spree, Congress might not need much campaigning in Karnataka. Two days ago, Amit Shah ended up mis-speaking at a press conference and accused his own candidate of being "Number-1 in corruption." Today, while speaking at a rally, Shah's translator Prahlad Joshi, also a BJP MP, said, "Narendra Modi will not do anything for the poor and Dalits."
Details
Joshi reportedly intended to name Siddaramaiah
The very brief video of the incident showed Joshi translating to Kannada for Shah, who was speaking in Hindi at a rally. According to Deccan Digest, Joshi, who was supposed to say Siddaramaiah wasn't helping the poor, ended up mis-speaking and named Modi instead. TNM says the video was aired by Times Now, but ended abruptly after Joshi's wrong translation.
Gaffe
Shah blames own party candidate for corruption!
On Tuesday, Shah was roasted on social media after he said the "Yedyurappa government would win any competition for corruption." BS Yeddyurappa, who was sitting right there, is the BJP's CM candidate. Interestingly, he had made a very similar mistake before too: in an undated video, he is heard saying, "Yedyurappa says the BJP government doesn't help in Karnataka's development...," before someone corrects him.
Twitter Post
Watch the hilarious moment Shah mistakenly referred to Yedyurappa
Now that the BJP IT cell has announced Karnataka elections, time for a sneak preview of our top secret campaign video!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 27, 2018
Gifted to us by the BJP President, our campaign in Karnataka is off to a fabulous start. He says Yeddyurappa ran the most corrupt Govt ever...
True. pic.twitter.com/UYqGDZuKyR
Reax
Congress leaders have a field day on Twitter
Rahul Gandhi called it the Congress' "top secret campaign video." "Gifted to us by the BJP President, our campaign in Karnataka is off to a fabulous start." "Who knew @AmitShah could also speak the truth- we all concur with you Amit ji," tweeted Divya Spandana. Siddaramaiah thanked Shah, but didn't let go of the opportunity to take a dig at the #ShahOfLies.
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The old video posted by Divya Spandana
This isn’t the first time btw- what exactly are Amit Shah’s feelings towards yedyurappa? All’s not good in the hood- pic.twitter.com/cVzGtsOIz3
— Divya Spandana/Ramya (@divyaspandana) March 27, 2018
Data
Karnataka to vote on May 12, results on May 15
Karnataka will vote on May 12, and results will be announced on May 15. The Model Code of Conduct is in effect. The state is currently ruled by the Congress, for which these elections can be a make-or-break factor after a series of electoral losses.