Mumbai: Shiv Sena launched a scathing attack last Saturday asking, 'Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi scared or ashamed to name late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during a recent celebration to mark 50 years of Bangladesh's independence?' Shiv Sena also said, "President Ram Nath Kovind visited Dhaka to celebrate the victory, but there he did not even mention the name of Indira Gandhi, the creator of Bangladesh. At the same time, Shiv Sena raised the issue in its mouthpiece Saamna. In the meantime, the party said sharply, "By ignoring Indira in this way, you can neither write the history of India nor the world. But who will explain to such narrow-minded rulers of our country? It is an insult to women.''
Shiv Sena also said, "50 years have passed since the 1971 Bangladesh war, which India won, the sacrifices of our brave soldiers were remembered, but Modi did not even show the courtesy of referring to Indira Gandhi on December 16. The newspaper further read, "If Indira Gandhi had not shown courage, Pakistan would never have been taught a life-long lesson. He divided Pakistan into two pieces.''
Not only that, it further wrote, "Even the then Jan Sangh leader later Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee called Indira Gandhi Durga. Moreover, Shiv Sena praised Indira Gandhi's skills and said, "After Bangladesh, she emerged as a powerful world leader. With a clear warning that if you look at India with bad eyes, we will tear you to pieces.''
It has been said, "When she (Indira Gandhi) achieved this feat, the present rulers in New Delhi will be lying in bed as a child. A ruler can build a temple or a building can clean a river, but cannot break Pakistan to build Bangladesh, which only Indira Gandhi had the courage to do. Shiv Sena also said, "Instead of joining the surgical strike, Indira Gandhi ordered a direct attack by the Indian Army to teach Pakistan a lesson. Even the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy, was used. Karachi port was destroyed.''
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