If the BJP leaders Amit Shah and Arun Jaitley thought that their decision to ‘present the educational qualifications’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in public domain would bring the raging controversy to an end, they were blissfully mistaken.
Their action appeared to have caused more embarrassment for themselves with more glaring anomalies being pointed out by activists, political detractors and social media users.
While Aam Aadmi Party was quick to organise its own press meet to highlight the discrepancies.
Among the anomalies, the AAP’s Ashutosh highlighted how the names of the marksheet and certificate did not match.
Then there were those, who pointed out how the total in the marksheet didn’t tally to the marks given in each subjects.
Clearly, the BJP’s decision to go public and own up the degrees came for unprecedented social media scrutiny.
Here’s how people reacted.
https://twitter.com/ShirishKunder/status/729619152072261632
#PMfarziDegree MA "Entire Political Science"
No Entire Political Science
MA Political Science not offered@bainjal pic.twitter.com/Uu4IiTJYb2— I C Gupta (@ReallyGupta) May 9, 2016
PIC 1 : Font used in degree : Old English Text MT
PIC 2 : Microsoft copyrights it in 1992, DU had it in 1978?True? pic.twitter.com/2Q00GNnHby
— AAP Ka Mehta (@DaaruBaazMehta) May 9, 2016
Is "entire political science" a nod to the sangh's "Akhand Bharat"? #PMfarziDegree
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) May 9, 2016
@narendramodi …आदरणीय प्रधान मंत्री जी .. आपकी marksheet और degree में roll number अलग क्यों है ? pic.twitter.com/wRknY8ed6f @bainjal
— கிஷோர் குணால் (@UturnSarkar) May 9, 2016
The person who did this calculation is degree holder in 'Entire Mathematics " https://t.co/JuaHMYWkvN@bainjal https://t.co/JuaHMYWkvN
— Bhupinder Singh (@anandfateh) May 9, 2016
PM Narendra Modi's degree copies released today. Shutting mouths of those doubting the most brilliant politician! pic.twitter.com/rRqYM0KpDd
— Kiran Kumar S (@KiranKS) May 9, 2016
In his blog,Modi had claimed tht during 1975-1977 (emergency) he ws underground in Gujarat.Then how he appeared for BA exam?#PMfarziDegree
— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) May 9, 2016
Degrees of Modiji are in Old English Text https://t.co/KhVxfF8QLY © these font in the year 1992.DU had it in 1978. pic.twitter.com/pOkQ8hJt01
— दृshti (@drishti67) May 9, 2016
BJP says change of name is a minor issue; I say-"Agar (Amit Shah) ki Jaghay (Amit Shah Modi) likha jaye fark toh padhe ga he.#PMfarziDegree
— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) May 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/NavenduSingh_/status/729613795966980096
Totalling Mistake in 1st year Marks of Modi ji ?
मोदी जी छुट्टी करो उनकी, जिन्होंने आपकी गलत मार्क शीट छापी ?? pic.twitter.com/8qZ2Fqnyqz— Aarti (@aartic02) May 9, 2016
