Trump Jr draws flak for inaccurate world map showing India without Kashmir, north-east
New York, November 4
Donald Trump Jr, son of US President Donald Trump, drew flak and criticism on Wednesday for posting an inaccurate world map drenched within the pink color of the Republican Party and one which confirmed the entire of India as blue, the color of the Democratic Party, apart from Kashmir and north-east states.
“Okay, finally got around to making my electoral map prediction,” Trump Jr mentioned in a Twitter submit together with the world map on Tuesday because the US started voting within the 2020 presidential election, implying that the complete world is voting for and supporting his father and the Republican Party.
The map confirmed all of the nations, together with water our bodies and Antarctica, colored pink, apart from the state of California, India, Mexico, Liberia, Cuba and China colored blue – the hue of the Democratic occasion.
However, whereas India was colored blue, Jammu and Kashmir and the North-East states have been colored pink. The Indian borders have been additionally inaccurate within the map.
Okay, lastly acquired round to creating my electoral map prediction. #2020Election #VOTE pic.twitter.com/STmDSuQTMb
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 3, 2020
Trump Jr drew flak on social media for the tweet and for displaying Kashmir and the North-east states in a color totally different from the remainder of India.
“So much for the friendship with Trump Senior. Junior has placed India firmly with @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris though interestingly Jr. believes J&K & the NorthEast go against the rest of India & will vote Trump. Someone needs to take his colouring pencils away,” former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah tweeted.
Congress chief Shashi Tharoor tweeted, “The price of Namo’s bromance: Kashmir & the NorthEast cut off from the rest of India, & the whole “filthy” place relegated by Don Jr to the realm of hostiles, together with China & Mexico. So a lot for the crores spent on obsequious serenading stadium occasions!”
Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program on the Center for a New American Security Ilan Goldenberg tweeted, “I’m pretty sure Don Jr. confused Iran and India on a world map. That’s my theory and I’m sticking to it.” Democratic nominee from New York Jamaal Bowman tweeted, “Fully fund Social Studies. This is a mess.” — PTI
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