Former Union Minister RPN Singh on Tuesday left the Congress to join the BJP for a ‘new beginning’ in politics. Soon after joining the Hindutva party, Singh described Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as visionary leaders. It didn’t take long for NDTV to become a top trending topic on Twitter as netizens began to poke fun at the TV channel’s editorial director, Sonia Singh.
After joining the BJP ahead of assembly polls, Singh tweeted, “This is a new beginning for me and I look forward to my contribution to nation building under the visionary leadership & guidance of the Honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi, BJP President Shri @JPNadda ji & Honourable Home Minister @AmitShah ji.”
This is a new beginning for me and I look forward to my contribution to nation building under the visionary leadership & guidance of the Honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi, BJP President Shri @JPNadda ji & Honourable Home Minister @AmitShah ji.
— RPN Singh (@SinghRPN) January 25, 2022
Hailing from Uttar Pradesh’ Kushinagar, Singh was a high-profile Congress leader and enjoyed the blessings of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Before officially joining the BJP, he shared his resignation from the Congress on Twitter. “Today, at a time, we are celebrating the formation of our great Republic, I begin a new chapter in my political journey. Jai Hind.”
Today, at a time, we are celebrating the formation of our great Republic, I begin a new chapter in my political journey. Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/O4jWyL0YDC
— RPN Singh (@SinghRPN) January 25, 2022
No sooner did the news of Singh’s joining the BJP become official, netizens began to poke fun at NDTV and its editorial director Sonia Singh, who’s the wife of the former Congress leader.
Editorial director of NDTV – Sonia Singh. Her husband RSN Singh is going to join BJP.
Le NDTV viewers pic.twitter.com/fpZXLH9EFC— Arnab (@Indic_7) January 25, 2022
Husband of Sonia Singh, Editorial Director NDTV ???????????? pic.twitter.com/NFc4XwbFjx
— Yo Yo Funny Singh ???????? (@moronhumor) January 25, 2022
Where will @ndtv stand now? @soniandtv with BJP or with CongRSS????? pic.twitter.com/D6ImS74hOw
— Krishna || Ek Mauka AAP Ko???????????? ???? (@krishna76_h) January 25, 2022
RPN Singh joins BJP..His wife sonia singh is NDTV’s Editor..
Rabid Modi and Hindu haters pic.twitter.com/n3ZP6wzJBh— Ritu #EqualRightsForHindus (@RituRathaur) January 25, 2022
NDTV is in DANGER…????
Bcoz NDTV’s Sonia Singh is wife of RPN SINGH who jumped to BJP
???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/b2EOVLtokk— Vijay Kumar shrivastav (@VijayKu34334001) January 25, 2022
Singh is likely to be fielded against Swami Prasad Maurya, who was a cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath government but recently quit the BJP to join the Samajwadi Party.