Congress, netizens slam CM Pramod Sawant for calling Rajendra Arlekar ‘1st Goan guv’

PANAJI: “MODIfied Bhakts like @DrPramodSawant think everything happened after 2014”, was how the Congress reacted to the chief minister’s tweet on Tuesday afternoon when he said that Rajendra Arlekar “is the first Goan to be appointed to this position (governor).”
Sawant had tweeted, “Hearty congratulations to our senior leader, ex-speaker of Goa Assembly and ex minister of Goa government Shri Rajendra Arlekar ji on being appointed as the governor of Himachal Pradesh.It’s a proud moment for all Goans as Arlekar ji is the first Goan to be appointed to this position.”

The tweet, however, met with criticism on social media, not only from the opposition but also from netizens.
Congress spokesperson Amarnath Panjikar said, “Goa is proud of the first Goan governor, Padmavibhushan Anthony Lancelot Dias, from Assagao and second Goan governor, PVSM Sunith Francis Rodrigues, former army chief of the country”. Arlekar, he said, is the third Goan to be a governor.
Late Tuesday evening, Sawant tweeted again, this time making no reference to the former speaker being the first Goan to be appointed to the gubernatorial post.