On Tuesday, a host of liberal Twitterati which loves to see PM Narendra Modi with egg on his face lost its collective marbles in joy mind you when they thought the Modi government had allegedly buckled to Uncle Sams pressure and allowed the export of hydroxychloroquine after Trump threatened retaliation.

A host of individuals including top Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor not to mention the literati on Twitter got super excited about Trumps retaliation and Modi supposedly buckling to pressure.

Some even got misty-eyed about the time when Indira Gandhi showed Richard Nixon his place.

The CPI(M) known for its love for Uncle Sam slammed Modis capitulation to brazen blackmail. This came despite the fact that India was already engaged in a discussion on HCQ supply after Trump and Modis speech.

For starters, Trumps retaliation comment came after a reported asked him questions. But more on that later.

Secondly, as explained by the Print editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta, among others, the outrage is misplaced if one accepts the true chronology of events.

Heres the dateline:

April 4 Trump calls Modi, say he has request Modi for HCQ that Uncle Sam had ordered, and admitted that India also needs a lot.

April 5 Roughly 4 AM IST Trump says he had another conversation with Modi and India will likely release the required HCQ and makes the retaliation comment.

Read the transcript:

Trump said: I dont like that decision. I didnt hear that that was his decision. I know that he stopped it for other countries. I spoke to him yesterday. We had a very good talk and well see whether or not that is. I would be surprised if he would because India does very well with the United States. For many years theyve been taken advantage of the United States on trade. So I would be surprised if that were his decision. Hed have to tell me that. I spoke to him Sunday morning, called him, and I said, wed appreciate your allowing our supply to come out. If he doesnt allow it to come out, that would be okay. But of course there may be retaliation. Why wouldnt there be? Yeah.

Now heres the real problem. Even before Trumps statement, several reports had already pointed out that India had agreed to lift the ban.

They were Mint, The Hindu and The Print. This occurred even before Trumps evening presser. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together who doesnt have an agenda can clearly see

But as the old saying goes, a lie can travel halfway across the world even before the truth can get its boot on. Now with Twitter, the lie doesnt even need to leave its house during quarantine.

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Sorry liberals, Modi didnt buckle to Trumps retaliation threat to export hydroxychloroquine heres the full story - Free Press Journal