The map, purportedly showing “Akhand Bharat (undivided India)” had missed out on key parts of present-day India. Netizens pointed out that the Indian map, demarcated by a white line on the saffron “Akhand Bharat” background, left out parts of Ladakh and the areas currently occupied by Pakistan, and also includes other neighboring countries
As Pushkar Singh Dhami is set to be the next Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, his tweet from 2015 has gone viral where he posted a map of ‘Akhand Bharat’ that had several inaccuracies, social media users pointed out.
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) August 14, 2015
The map, purportedly showing “Akhand Bharat (undivided India)” at some point in history, had missed out on key parts of present-day India. Netizens pointed out that the Indian map, demarcated by a white line on the saffron “Akhand Bharat” background, left out parts of Ladakh and the areas currently occupied by Pakistan, and also includes other neighboring countries.
The saffron map with a caption of “Akhand Bharat — the dream of every Rshtrabhakt,” has the image of Bharat Mata at its center.
Recently, the government pulled up Twitter for carrying the wrong map of the country. Not only Twitter, but several international organizations were also heavily criticized for misrepresenting India’s borders.
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Pushkar Singh Dhami, the state’s third Chief Minister in four months, takes oath at 5 pm today. The 45-year-old was named for the top post yesterday after Tirath Singh Rawat resigned from the post amid infighting in the BJP state unit.
Meanwhile, the BJP has denied any rift in the state unit after reports suggested that a certain section of MLAs weren’t happy with Dhami’s name being proposed for the top post.
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