‘I stand corrected’: P Chidambaram after social media users provide him with ‘proof’

Whereas P Chidambaram referred to Banerjee’s letter, he kept away from recognising Rahul Gandhi’s letter to PM Modi.

Senior Congress chief and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram corrected himself after social media customers supplied a counterpoint to one in every of his statements. Reacting to PM Narendra Modi’s announcement of free vaccination for all, Chidambaram had stated that the federal government has learnt from its errors and claimed that as ordinary bluff and bluster, PM Modi blames the Opposition for the errors he dedicated. The previous finance minister additionally went on to say that no state has requested PM Modi to permit them to acquire vaccines.

“No person stated that Centre shouldn’t procure vaccines. He (PM) now blames state governments saying – they wished to acquire vaccines so we allowed them. Tell us which CM, which state authorities, on what date demanded that he needs to be allowed to acquire vaccines,” stated P Chidambaram.

His assertion drew responses from quite a lot of social media customers who posted letters by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi during which the leaders have demanded decentralisation of vaccine procurement.

CM West Bengal letter alongside together with your occasion ex-president letter!@PChidambaram_IN pic.twitter.com/gqmi3aqYqv

— Avanish Kumar ???????? (@Avanish_2016) June 7, 2021

After the social-media backlash, P Chidambaram corrected his assertion. “I informed ANI ‘please inform us which state authorities demanded that it needs to be allowed to immediately procure vaccines’. Social media activists have posted the copy of the letter of CM, West Bengal to PM making such a request. I used to be mistaken. I stand corrected,” he stated.

I informed ANI ‘please inform us which state authorities demanded that it needs to be allowed to immediately procure vaccines’

Social media activists have posted the copy of the letter of CM, West Bengal to PM making such a request.

I used to be mistaken. I stand corrected.

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) June 7, 2021

Whereas Chidambaram referred to Banerjee’s letter, he kept away from recognising Rahul Gandhi’s letter to PM Modi during which the previous Congress president had batted for a higher say to state governments in vaccine procurement.

Mamata Banerjee had written to PM Modi on February 24 saying, “…Authorities of West Bengal has determined to acquire an satisfactory variety of vaccines for the members of the general public at massive. We might request you to kindly take up the matter with applicable authority in order that the State authorities is ready to buy the vaccines from designated level(s) on prime precedence foundation as a result of the West Bengal authorities needs to supply vaccination freed from price to all of the folks.”

Alternatively, Rahul Gandhi had written to PM Modi on April 24. In his letter, he made 7 requests to the PM. “Give state governments a higher say in vaccine procurement and distribution,” learn one in every of his requests.