HR: https://twitter.com/BJP4India/status/991212382092345344
and https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-launch-karnataka-offensive-dares-rahul-to-speak-for-15-minutes-without-a-paper-in-any-language/articleshow/63984042.cms

Early this week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held rallies across the Indian state of Karnataka in Southwest India. Karnataka is a state currently under the heavy influence of the Congress party in India. With elections nearing in the state on May 12, Modi seeks to diminish the Congress’ influence in the state and turn in favor of the BJP. During a rally early today, Modi bashed the leader of the Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi, son of former Indian leaders Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi. Gandhi has recently spoke out against the Prime Minister and in response, Modi used his stage in Karnataka for a rebuttal.
This tweet grabbed my attention because I thought it was very Trump-esque. Narendra Modi is very active on twitter as well, but he is almost always conveying positive imagery and not tweeting against others or in the tone that Trump uses. Here however, it is Modi’s party that does the actual tweeting, but the quote came from Modi during the rally. I was really caught by surprise when I read the tone of the tweet, especially because I was unaware of the conflict between Modi and Rahul Gandhi. The tensions between the BJP and the INC are high right now especially with state elections taking place across the country in coming weeks and months.
I obviously took this way further than just reading a tweet. The tweet was intriguing enough for me to look up what was going on and now I know a whole different aspect of what is going on in Indian politics right now. Some things that will be interesting to follow up on are the results of the Karnataka elections and whether or not the quarrel between Modi and Gandhi heats up or cools down after the elections.