Guwahati: The viral tweet by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy comparing petrol prices in India with Nepal and Sri Lanka while invoking characters from Ramayan is not his own, it seems.
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) February 2, 2021
An Assam-based social worker Ashma Begum claimed that Swamy “copied” her content.
Over half a day before Swamy’s tweet about fuel price, Begum had put together “mythology and practicality” on Monday evening.
She wrote, “Mythology and practicality,
Patrol In Ram’s (India) #93
patrol In Sita’s (Nepal) #53
Patrol in Ravan’s(Srilanka)#51,
Think & Enjoy #Achydin! #RahulGandhi #ndtv #newz24 #drUditRaj.”
Mythology and practicality,
Patrol In Ram's (India) #93
patrol In Sita's (Nepal) #53
Patrol in Ravan's(Srilanka)#51,
Think & Enjoy #Achydin! #RahulGandhi #ndtv #newz24 #drUditRaj— Ashma Begum (@AshmaBe20508905) February 1, 2021
Speaking with EastMojo, Begum said, “I found out that Swamy copied my post when I saw it in news.”
Begum was awarded the National Women Excellence Award in November last year for her social work during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also plans to content in the upcoming Assam Assembly Elections on a Congress ticket.