[Vice president was not sick. He was never invited for the yoga programme," it said. "The vice president only attends those programmes in which the minister concerned invites him as per protocol. ... Some Twitter users pointed out Rajya Sabha TV had beamed programmes on Yoga Day and posted screenshots of its YouTube channel that featured several videos on the event.]
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-s-ram-madhav-deletes-tweets-questioning-vp-hamid-ansari-s-absence-at-yoga-day-event/article1-1361346.aspx 'Not invited for yoga event': Hamid Ansari says after BJP's Ram Madhav questions his absence HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi| Updated: Jun 22, 2015 10:51 IST BJP leader Ram Madhav (centre) participates in a mass yoga session along with other yoga practitioners to mark the International Day of Yoga 2015 at Rajpath in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav stoked a controversy by questioning vice president Hamid Ansari’s absence at the Yoga Day celebration in the capital, prompting Ansari’s to respond that he was not invited to the event. Madhav deleted a tweet he posted on Sunday questioning Ansari's absence and then apologised, saying he later learnt that the vice president was unwell. He subsequently deleted the tweet with the apology too. The vice president's office said in a statement that reports about him being unwell were incorrect. ***"Vice president was not sick. He was never invited for the yoga programme," it said. "The vice president only attends those programmes in which the minister concerned invites him as per protocol."*** [Emphasis added.] [Two questions. Did RS TV dat runs on tax payers money completely blackout Yoga Day event? While President participated d VP gave a miss? 21/06/15 17:14] A screen grab of the first tweet deleted by Ram Madhav. Madhav, a national general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, had in his first tweet questioned whether Rajya Sabha TV had blacked out Yoga Day and whether Ansari had given the event a miss. Though he deleted the tweet, several Twitter users shared screenshots of it. Subsequently, the former RSS leader tweeted he had been informed Ansari was unwell and that he was withdrawing his first tweet. He apologised because the “institution of VP deserves respect”. After some time, Madhav deleted the second tweet too, though Twitter users again shared screenshots of it. ***Some Twitter users pointed out Rajya Sabha TV had beamed programmes on Yoga Day and posted screenshots of its YouTube channel that featured several videos on the event.*** [Emphasis added.] Gurdeep Singh Sappal, CEO of Rajya Sabha TV tweeted: "Baseless rumours. RSTV not just did live telecast of Rajpath event. But also had 3 documentaries, 1 special report today on Yoga." Rajya Sabha TV is the public service broadcaster run by parliament's upper house. As Rajya Sabha chairman, Ansari is the controlling authority for the channel. [Haha! @rammadhavbjp is on a tweet deleting spree! Now even this tweet is deleted I am informed dat d VP is unwell. I withdrew my tweet. My apologies because d institution of VP deserves respect] A Twitter user shared a screenshot of the second tweet deleted by Ram Madhav. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
