Bachchan, once regularly seen with Akhilesh's father and former Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, is now known for his proximity to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "It says," Akhilesh read out from his smartphone, quoting Bachchan, "the next time someone calls you a donkey, don't mind. Akhilesh cited how the Prime Minister had variously claimed he was the "son of Mother Ganga" and the "adopted son of Uttar Pradesh". But the Prime Minister, strangely, cited the Ganga's name and spoke so many lies. The Prime Minister is making false promises of loan waivers to farmers.
Source: The Telegraph February 20, 2017 21:37 UTC