#GujaratKeGadhe trends on Twitter; Akhilesh called 'frustrated', 'disturbed' for 'donkey' jibe at PM Modi

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has slammed Samajwadui Party national president Akhilesh Yadav for his remarks on the Gujarat tourism advertisement starring Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

Hitting out at the Uttar Pradesh CM, Rupani said that Akhilesh Yadav had made the remarks out of of ‘frustration’. 

“I think Akhilesh Yadav is frustrated as he can see that his party is losing the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election,” Rupani said.

Rupani also accused Yadav of insulting Gujarat and said speaking about the advertisement during his election campaign was ‘not even relevant’, according to India Today. 

The Gujarat Chief Minister also hit out at Yadav for dragging Amitabh Bachchan's name into the political fight for Uttar Pradesh.

Rupani's remarks came hours after Akhilesh took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attacking his government over advertisement expenditure in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and dragged superstar Amitabh Bachchan, saying he should stop advertising the ‘donkeys of Gujarat’. 

“Ek gadhe ka vigyapan aata hai, main iss sadi ke sabse bade mahanayak se kahunge ke ab aap Gujarat ke gadhon ka prachar mat kariye (There is an advertisement about donkeys. I want to tell the country’s biggest superstar to stop advertising the donkeys of Gujarat),” 

Yadav said this while addressing a rally in Raebareli on Monday. 

The latest advertisement of Gujarat Tourism talks about donkeys and features Amitabh Bachchan.

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu also hit out at Yadav saying the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister was disturbed and, hence, was making such ‘derogatory statements’. 

Addressing the media on Monday, Naidu said that Akhilesh by making such statements, Yadav was insulting the people of Gujarat. “He is disturbed hence using such language and making such comments. He is insulting the people of Gujarat. I don’t know from where this ‘donkey comment came in between’,” said Naidu.

Akhilesh Yadav's caustic remarks triggered a bitter war of words between the supporters of BJP and and Samajwadi Party with hashtag #GujaratKeGadhe rending on Twitter.