Congress leader Pawan Khera took to X to stir a political controversy with a provocative tweet that has since garnered significant attention. The post nominates Minta Devi for a satirical Guinness World Record as the "YOUNGEST LOOKING OLDEST HUMAN in india," using images of voter information documents and a news article about the world's oldest person to make a point.
The voter information slip lists Minta Devi, a female from Siwan, bihar, as being 124 years old, with a first-time voter tag, which Khera uses to mock the election commission of india (ECI) and its Systematic Voters' education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program. Accompanied by a sarcastic "Waah Modiji Waah" and the hashtag #VoteChori, the tweet suggests alleged voter list manipulation, implying that such errors undermine the integrity of India's electoral process.
The tweet has ignited a firestorm of reactions, with supporters of the opposition echoing Khera's concerns about electoral transparency, while critics from the ruling party and its allies dismiss it as a desperate attempt to discredit the ECI. Some responses suggest the discrepancy could be a clerical error, with subsequent investigations revealing Minta Devi's actual age to be around 35, pointing to a data entry mistake rather than a conspiracy. This incident reflects broader tensions surrounding voter list accuracy in india, a critical issue as the nation prepares for future elections.
The voter information slip lists Minta Devi, a female from Siwan, bihar, as being 124 years old, with a first-time voter tag, which Khera uses to mock the election commission of india (ECI) and its Systematic Voters' education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program. Accompanied by a sarcastic "Waah Modiji Waah" and the hashtag #VoteChori, the tweet suggests alleged voter list manipulation, implying that such errors undermine the integrity of India's electoral process.
The tweet has ignited a firestorm of reactions, with supporters of the opposition echoing Khera's concerns about electoral transparency, while critics from the ruling party and its allies dismiss it as a desperate attempt to discredit the ECI. Some responses suggest the discrepancy could be a clerical error, with subsequent investigations revealing Minta Devi's actual age to be around 35, pointing to a data entry mistake rather than a conspiracy. This incident reflects broader tensions surrounding voter list accuracy in india, a critical issue as the nation prepares for future elections.