PM Modi’s address in Kerala gets mixed response on Twitter

In a lightly veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there is only one country that exports terror to the entire world. Here’s how Twitter reacted.

In an attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there is only one country that exports terror to the entire world.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there is only one country that exports terror to the entire world. (Vipin Kumar/HT File Photo)

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Addressing the people of Pakistan directly from a Bharatiya Janata Party meet in Kozhikode, Modi said a day will come when they will go against their own government to fight terrorism.

However, his speech received a mixed reaction on Twitter. While some lauded it as a “fine, sober” response in the backdrop of the Uri attack that claimed 18 lives, others felt it lacked punch. Both #KeralaWithNaMo and #KeralaNotWithNamo were trending.

Enthusiasm & affection of people of Kerala for PM @narendramodi ji is incredible.
Modi...Modi #KeralaWithNaMo pic.twitter.com/ss8RNauLBe

— पुनीत शर्मा (@iSharmaPuneet) September 24, 2016

But not everyone was onboard with the Prime Minister’s decision to respond to violence with development. Many even stressed how unlikely it was for the BJP to win in the South Indian state.

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