Netizens Outraged After Union Minister Posts India Map Sans Telangana

Created: Mar 31, 2017, 18:35 IST | Updated: Mar 31, 2017, 18:44 IST

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar's tweet landed him in soup. He tweeted a map of India that did not have Telangana state. As part of the promotion of national level hackathon beginning on April 1, the minister posted India map showing the centres where the hackathon would be held.

36 hrs of non-stop coding across 26 cities to develop innovative solutions for 598 problems posed by 29 ministries.#SmartIndiaHackathon2017 pic.twitter.com/95xBJIbn4Y

— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) March 30, 2017

Soon after the tweet, the minister was bombarded with tweeple questioning him as to why Telangana was missed out. Telangana was formed in 2014. The blooper also reached Nizamabad MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha, who tweeted, "Is this official map published by HRD ministry?"

Here’s the reaction of Twitterati:

Is this official map published by HRD ministry !? https://t.co/PRpYcB0C1o

— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) March 30, 2017

@PrakashJavdekar @HRDMinistry @mygovindia @Persistentsys @IndiaKaIdea @RMPrabodhini @BJP4India @DDNewsLive @JECRC_Jaipur @COEPImpressions Where is the Telangana state. Please don't say it's hacked??

— Abhi (@abbhyi_143) March 30, 2017

@PrakashJavdekar Ji
Telangana demands you delete the tweet and tweet with correct picture of India

— Venkat Gandhi (@gandhi_pv) March 30, 2017

@PrakashJavdekar @mygovindia @BJP4India @DDNewsLive Why south Indian states are always ignored by some or the other reason. Where is my state Telangana in the map. Why such discrimination ?

— Arun Raghav (@arunfrnd4u) March 30, 2017

@PrakashJavdekar @mygovindia @Persistentsys @IndiaKaIdea @RMPrabodhini @BJP4India @DDNewsLive @JECRC_Jaipur @COEPImpressions What will kids learn if @HRDMinistry shows India map without @telangana

— Kiran Kumar Goli (@kirankumargoli) March 30, 2017

@PrakashJavdekar @mygovindia @Persistentsys @IndiaKaIdea @RMPrabodhini @BJP4India @DDNewsLive @JECRC_Jaipur @COEPImpressions @balkasumantrs @RaoKavitha @KTRTRS @KCR_TRS_CM
Can you please delete this map or change it to a one with Telangana

— Laxmi (@Laxmisaudi) March 30, 2017