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Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, who claims to run a NATO “Enlargement Committee”, has called for “dismantling India into Ex-India”.
Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn (Photo: X)
Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, who claims to run a NATO “enlargement committee”, has sparked outrage in India by calling to “dismantle India into Ex-India”, and sharing a controversial map of the country.
A screenshot on Gunther’s post on X went viral, drawing condemnation from Indian political leaders and netizens after he shared a map depicting Indian territories belonging to Pakistan, Khalistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
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“I call to dismantle India into Ex-India. Narendra Modi is Russian man. We need friend of freedom for Khalistan,” he wrote, expressing support for the Khalistan movement. Gunther’s X account was later withheld in India.
In his controversial map of India, most Indian territories were shown as part of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Khalistan. The screenshot sparked intense outrage among netizens, who labelled Gunther as a “troll”.
Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi responded to a post that shared the screenshot by saying, “What insanity is this? @MEAIndia must take this up with the Austrian Embassy.”
“Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn is just an online troll. Please stop getting worked up. He doesn’t work for NATO. There’s no such formal committee. It’s just a self-appointed committee of which he is a self-appointed President,” another user wrote.
Amid intense trolling, a 2023 tweet by Gunther also went viral, where he had expressed support for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the next Prime Minister of India. Gunther criticised PM Narendra Modi, calling him pro-Russia and pro-China in an old tweet.
The controversial tweet by Gunther highlighted close ties between PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Several US experts have warned that Donald Trump’s tariff policies regarding India is pushing PM Modi to have closer relations with Russia and China.
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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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