BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla and Congress loyalist Tehseen Poonawalla found themselves in a fiery exchange on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, over allegations of unpaid salaries at ISRO. Tehseen's claim, which sparked the controversy, was fact-checked by PIB and labeled as false. In response, Shehzad called for an apology and emphasized the importance of acknowledging the facts.
Tensions escalated when Shehzad tweeted, "Now, that you have accepted that it was not ISRO SCIENTISTS but allegedly some engineers WHO ARE NOT FROM ISRO - the more honourable thing to do, is to just apologise to ISRO & PM @narendramodi ji… I know you won’t. Nor will your congress Jamaat.."
The discord between the estranged Poonawalla brothers, Shehzad and Tehseen, dates back to 2017 when Shehzad criticized the Congress party's election process. The brothers' conflicting ideologies have led to a public feud, with Wednesday's Twitter clash being the latest chapter in their ongoing disagreement.
Tehseen responded to PIB's fact-check, clarifying that his concern was regarding non-payment of salaries to professionals, specifically engineers associated with ISRO from a government PSU.
He questioned the significance of the distinction and challenged whether it lessened the gravity of the issue.
