Akhilesh Yadav stirs controversy, asks if any jawan from Gujarat has martyred; Twitterati give him reply

Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday courted a controversy when he asked if any jawan hailing from Gujarat has martyred.

The Samajwadi Party leader, who recently faced a rout in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, said politics is being played in the name of nationalism and Vande Matram.

“The jawans from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, South India have martyred, why not from Gujarat?” asked Yadav, stirring controversy.

Akhilesh's statement has not gone down well with Twitterati. Here are some of the reactions:

@ANINewsUP @ANI_news @yadavakhilesh Mr. Akhilesh Yadav, Jawan does not belong to "Pradesh" ! Jawan belongs to India! Now I am sure We did right in elections !

— SAtish (@satishscorpion) May 10, 2017

@ANINewsUP
मुलायम राज घराने के 25 साल से ज्यादा हो गए,परिवार का एक लड़का फ़ौजी तो दूर होमगार्ड भी न बना,डरपोक परिवार?? — Ambikesh Dubey (@AmbikeshDubey) May 10, 2017

@ANINewsUP अच्छा किया जो चुनाव में तुम्हारी औकात याद दिला दी हमने। फक्र है। — Vineet (@TheAeroMechanic) May 10, 2017

@ANINewsUP @ANI_news Pls tell me one name from Mulayam family who joined army .. — Sunil Bharwaj (@sunilkrbhardwaj) May 10, 2017

@ANINewsUP utter shame do we need such crap leaders — Sanjay Singh (@sanjaykudia) May 10, 2017

@ANINewsUP @yadavakhilesh Hw cn u forget LN Bhadoria martyred during a fierce battle in Kulgam,J&K,Feb-2017?shameful tat u play politics eveywhere. — Indian Defence forum (@IDFIndianDef) May 10, 2017

@ANINewsUP @RoflGandhi_ मजा नहीं आया। आप गधे वाले कमेंट तक ही अपने को सिमित रखो। — Karmanyewa Dhikarste (@gyansr) May 10, 2017

@ANINewsUP So these people have started bringing cast, religion, state in #IndianArmy Pathetic level of politics. Jawan Bharat k hote hai pradesh k nae — Yatin Shah (@yatinshah) May 10, 2017