New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is back in the news over a goof-up that he made while releasing the party manifesto in New Delhi.
In a viral Twitter clip, the AAP leader is heard saying ‘Maniland’, instead of Manipur, while addressing the media.
Manipur + Nagaland = #ManiLand ✌ pic.twitter.com/t7zBso29Lh
— Aparna (@Jayaa_IND) April 30, 2019
On April 25, the Delhi CM talking about full statehood for Delhi said, “Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Assam, from Gujarat to Maniland, Manipur, Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala, all states have the status of the full state, and they chose their own government, wherein they have the powers to fulfill people’s need and requirement, then why not with Delhi?”
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Though Kejriwal immediately rectified his mistake, Twitteratis didn’t spare the CM for apparently merging the names of Manipur and Nagaland to make a new name called Maniland. The micro-blogging site was filled with Kejriwal memes and GIFs.
PM of #Maniland & Kejriwal giving highest citizen award to the founder of Maniland on request of AAP internal committee. pic.twitter.com/pE3XCdL0lI
— Scar (@RAC7R) April 30, 2019
Meanwhile Manipur waiting for kejriwal to come. #ManiLand pic.twitter.com/HCNgurYNtY
— Real Chowkidaar (@anonymous4cause) April 30, 2019
#ManiLand Ka roadways and transportation system in advance level. pic.twitter.com/LCmS4vj7bV
— Lagbhag Kejriwal( Chowkidar)♂️♂️ (@Lagbhag2) April 30, 2019
#ManiLand
Kejriwal after introducing new state maniland pic.twitter.com/Qssjk07TPz— sagarvyas (@mesagarvyas) April 30, 2019
This wasn’t the first time Kejriwal has made such a gaffe. In May last year, he had referred to the state of Uttarakhand as ‘Uttara Prachand’.