German ambassador to India, Dr Philipp Ackermann, had to delete a tweet about his meeting with BJP chief JP Nadda and post an edited version after the previous one went viral for all the wrong reasons.
What exactly happened?
German ambassador tweeted about his meeting with BJP President JP Nadda on Wednesday. However, Ackerman's tweet raised several eyebrows as he mentioned that he discussed 'party strategy' with Nadda.
"Good meeting with @JPNadda, President of @BJP4India. Engaging talk on upcoming elections and party strategy," Dr Philipp Ackermann wrote in his tweet.
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Indian users question German ambassador's words
Many Indians, though, were not happy with the subject of discussions and objected to it in comments section.
One user, reacting to the tweet, said, "What?? Election Issues are our Internal Matter.."
Another user questioned if this wasn't a 'foreign interference'. "Is this not foreign interference in India's domestic politics and election process. Is BJP taking help of these people to win elections," he wrote.
"Don't discuss . This is our Internal Matter.," wrote a user named Mr Robot.
"He is German Ambassador to India...Why did he discuss on upcoming elections and party strategy? Does he have any authority to discuss on India's upcoming elections?" another user wrote.
Ackermann deletes tweet
The German ambassador, after being dragged into Twitter slugfest over his caption, had to delete the previous tweet and post a sanitised version instead.
"Good meeting with @JPNadda, President of @BJP4India. Engaging talk - learned a lot about Indian politics and democracy ahead of upcoming elections," the corrected tweet read.
Netizens, however, were not happy and pointed out his old tweet in comments section.
"Can @Bundeskanzler @GermanyDiplo explain why should the German Ambassador discuss the election strategy of an Indian political party for upcoming elections with the president of the party?" one user questioned.
"Talk about plot twists! The Ambassador drops a bombshell, tweeting at 7:52 PM about discussing BJP's election strategy with JP Nadda. And just like that, they pull a U-turn and unleash another drama," wrote another user.
Another Twitter user said, "When other countries address India’s human rights concerns, it is rejected or considered “internal matter” but BJP president conversing on politics with German ambassador is part of the responsibility designated?"
