The controversial statement made by Haryana’s health minister Anil Vij which created havoc amongst many people was:
“It was a right decision to remove Gandhi from the calendar,” Vij said referring to the controversy over using pictures of the prime minister instead of Gandhi in the latest calendar released by Khadi and Village Industries Commission.
“Khadi is not patented under Gandhi’s name. Khadi never prospered when it was associated with Gandhi, in fact, it tanked. It’s good that Modi has replaced Gandhi. Modi is a better brand name, and because of him the sale of Khadi has increased by 14%.”
Rahul Gandhi also reacted to this by comparing Narendra Modi with Mussolini and Hitler, he tweeted:
Hitler and Mussolini were also very powerful brands https://t.co/BdDQtsX0gE
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) January 14, 2017