Sharing an image of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, where he was not wearing the Patka, Pawan Khera asked Sarma, "Will you seek an apology from @rajnathsingh ji too?"
The 77th Republic Day was celebrated with fervour in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla amid fresh snowfall, adding to the patriotic atmosphere. The state-level was formally inaugurated with the unfurling of the Tricolour by the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of "disrespecting the culture and people of North-East" by "choosing not to wear Patka," despite President Droupadi Murmu's requests at the Home reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Re
"This is the reason why we oppose Hindi imposition because it makes everybody a second-class citizen, and it takes away the cultural identity of a certain section of people, and that is the reason we opposed it, and there was a violent past to it," Annadurai told ANI.
The exile leaders also slammed China and said that they have a strong spirit so it's won't be easy to wipe out Tibet from the world's map and China's bully is not going to sustain.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore accused the Central Government of "insulting" the Leaders of Opposition as they were seen sitting on the third row during the Republic Day Parade.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, made a brief appearance at the President of India's At-Home reception on the occasion of Republic Day on Monday.
"This country was saffron yesterday, it is saffron today, and it will remain saffron tomorrow. There is no objection to green (colour). But we have animosity towards their green ideology," Dubey told ANI.
Kerala Minister V Sivankutty and senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan visited the residence of Padma Shri awardee Kalamandalam Vimala Menon at Sasthamangalam in Thiruvananthapuram and felicitated her for her contribution to the field of arts.
Prabhakar said that the Tiruchirappalli unit is once again poised to assume a leadership role among all BHEL units by stepping up its contribution to national development through the execution of a record number of thermal power projects for public and private utilities across the country.