In a “tu-taadi” unlikely to sit well with Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee apparently referred to him on Thursday as “tui” during a diatribe against the Prime Minister over the vandalisation of Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar’s bust. The Prime Minister had in a “completely no-political” interview with actor Akshay Kumar last month claimed that he and Barack Obama are on “tu-taadi” terms with each other. “He (Modi) has said in an Uttar Pradesh rally that he will have a statue (of Vidyasagar) made. Although Mamata has often attacked Modi and Shah, this was the first instance in recent memory of her going from “apni” or “tumi” to “tui”. “This Prime Minister should do squats, one lakh squats, holding his ears, for lying.

Source: The Telegraph May 16, 2019 20:37 UTC