Published 11:43 IST, September 28th 2020
Subramanian Swamy responds as BJP reappoints Amit Malviya despite ultimatum; makes reveal
Reacting to Amit Maliya's reappointment as BJP IT cell chief, Subramanian Swamy said he was testing whether Malviya "financed fake ID tweets" on his own
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Even after BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Subramanian Swamy had issued an ultimatum to party president JP Nadda asking him to sack Amit Malviya by September 10, BJP reappointed Malviya as party's IT cell chief. Reacting to this, Dr Swamy on Sunday said that his earlier tweet about Malviya was to test wher he "financed fake ID tweets" on his own or t.
'I have this to say'
Dr Swamy claimed, "it is clear" that it was PMO Haren Joshi behind it and informed that he has written to PM Modi two weeks or so ago bringing this to his tice with documents.
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Subramanian Swamy has accused Malviya of running a campaign against him using fake tweets. senior party leader had said removing Malviya is “compromise proposal” he has made to party president J.P. Nadda. If he is t removed, he said, it would mean party is t willing to “defend me”. Swamy had also shared a lot of tweets from his followers against Malviya.
Swamy had in an earlier post on Twitter had said, " BJP IT cell has gone rogue", with some of its members putting out fake ID tweets to make "personal attacks" on him. "One Malaviya (BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya) character is running riot with filth. We are a party of maryada purushottam t of Ravan or Dushasan," Rajya Sabha MP said.
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Dr Swamy had also defied party’s standing on issue of conducting NEET and JEE exams. He had supported postponement of exams which stood in contradiction of BJP’s decision to go ahead and conduct entrance exam despite Coronavirus pandemic. He also wrote a letter to PM Modi requesting same and also tried calling at his residence.
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08:30 IST, September 27th 2020