Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday evening tested positive for COVID-19. Sonia Gandhi COVID news came days ahead of the date on which she has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald Case. On Thursday, 'Sherni' (Lioness) started trending on social media after it was reported that Sonia Gandhi was tested positive for COVID-19. Now, people are wondering why #Sherni is trending on Twitter and how Sonia Gandhi is linked with it?
Why #Sherni is trending?
After Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were summoned by the ED in the National Herald Case, the Congress Interim President was called 'Sherni' by the INC IT Cell. Chairman of Indian National Congress (INC) Rohan Gupta took to his Twitter handle on Wednesday and warned the Central government of teasing the lioness, comparing Sonia Gandhi to Sherni i.e. lioness.
Sonia Gandhi trolled over Sherni remark
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Sonia Gandhi's comparison with the lioness did not go down well on social media. Following her comparison, Sonia Gandhi was started getting trolled after it was reported that she has been inflicted with COVID-19 and is unlikely to be present before the ED on June 8. Many sensed that Sonia Gandhi might have faked COVID in order to skip the summon, while others started sharing jokes over the 'Sherni' remark.
Sonia Gandhi & Rahul Gandhi's names in National Herald Case
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The Enforcement Directorate has asked these two leaders to join the investigation of the National Herald case. ED summoned Sonia and Rahul on June 8. In this case, the ED had also included two big Congress leaders Pawan Bansal and Mallikarju Kharge in April. In the year 2014, Subramanian Swamy filed a case against Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. Subramanian Swamy had accused the Gandhi family of misappropriation of 55 crores in the National Herald case.
After the ED's notice was issued, Congress attacked the BJP fiercely. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that this government is a dictator and is taking vengeance. He said that this government has become blind in the spirit of revenge.