Union Minister VK Singh was slammed by Congress a day after his ‘#disgust’ tweets over Pakistan Day visit to the High Commission created a furore.
Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari asked him to quit instead of expressing his disgust after he represented the Indian government at the Pakistan national day reception here.
Tewari said in the past, ministers had refused to attend Pakistan events.
“If Mr#duty#Disgust is so disgusted with double standards of his govt on Pak he should quit? Other Ministers in past refused to attend PAK EVENTS!” Tewari tweeted.
If Mr#duty#Disgust is so disgusted with double standards of his govt on Pak he should quit? Other Min in past refused to attend PAK EVENTS!
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) March 24, 2015
After attending the Pakistan National Day reception at the Pakistan High Commission yesterday, VK Singh had issued a series of tweets defining “disgust” and “duty”, indicating that he may have been unhappy at being deputed to it. In the first of the five quick tweets, the former Army Chief had said, “To offend the moral sense, principles, or taste of”. This was immediately followed by another which said, “To sicken or fill with loathing”.
#DISGUST To sicken or fill with loathing — Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 23, 2015
While the third tweet had said, “A job or service allocated,” the fourth one said, “The force that binds one morally or legally to one’s obligations”.
#DISGUST To offend the moral sense, principles, or taste of
— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 23, 2015
The last VK Singh tweet had said, “A task or action that a person is bound to perform for moral or legal reasons”.
#’Disgust’ed to see how certain sections of the media are twisting this issue
— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 23, 2015
VK Singh had told reporters after attending the reception that he was asked by the government to represent it at the function.