Later Vadra, deleted the tweet and posted a new message but by then the damage had been done. He also wrote on Facebook: "India lives in my heart & I salute Tiranga. Using a Paraguay flag in my post was just an aberration. I very well know that "You all know it was posted by mistake" but you decided to “play up my mistake”, when there are such glaring issues to be discussed. It saddens me, but never mind!! My best wishes..." Vadra wrote: "Our right our strength !! Everyone must step out n vote ... we need all support, to create a combined future for our loved ones, n for a secular, safe, productive future for our country." Robert Vadra, Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law became the butt of jokes online, when he posted the flag of Paraguay as an emoji. 1. Twitter trolls Vadra By mistake @irobertvadra tweeted with flag of #Paraguay , one of the countries where the Gandhi's money is stashed. Let's cut him some slack. #LokSabhaElections2019 pictwitter.com/JYSGhHmvBF Paraguay Flag with Red White and Blue stripes. No seriousness at all. Saara khaandaan pappu hai pic.twitter.com/0BNLSPS1TQ Those people who lash on to the mistakes of a particular party leader, yeh bhi dekh lo. Pappu Ka Jeeja, Galati Ka Nateeja, Paraguay mein vote dekar aaya hai. pic.twitter.com/OvMOhYmsLs Mr Vadra, first know the difference between Indian flag and the flag of Paraguay. Aajate hai mu uthakar pic.twitter.com/vVmbtmdFAM 2. 'Very clear BJP will be defeated' 2/3 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Sunday said it is "very clear" that the BJP will face defeat in Lok Sabha polls as people are "angry and distressed" and they will convey their sentiments through voting. Interacting with reporters after exercising her franchise, the senior party leader said it was "very clear that the BJP government is going". "There is anger among people, and they are under distress. Modiji, instead of talking about real issues, has been talking about random things. And, now, they will express their anger against this government through voting," the Congress general secretary said. She said this will be witnessed especially in Uttar Pradesh. Priyanka again hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said, "He doesnt reply to any of the issues that our party raised, and just talks about random things." Congress campaigns on real issues and the prime minister has "not even responded to the challenge thrown by our party president (Rahul Gandhi) to debate on real issues," she said. He and his party had in 2014 promised to deposit Rs 15 lakh in every Indian's bank account and create two crore jobs, but Prime Minister Modi "doesn't talk about that", she said. Asked about the constant criticism the Nehru-Gandhi family faces from the BJP, she recounted an anecdote about her guru telling her the calmness that Lord Buddha had in face of detractors. Priyanka was accompanied by her husband Robert Vadra who also cast his vote.<doc-sep>Robert Vadra voted in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections at New Delhi today. Highlights Robert Vadra tweeted a photo of his inked finger after casting his vote But he mistakenly posted an emoji of Paraguay flag too, drawing taunts He later termed it as an "aberration" that was blown out of proportion After voting in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Robert Vadra - the brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi - on Sunday took to Twitter to post a photograph of him holding up an inked index finger. It was accompanied by an inspirational message and an emoji of the tricolour. However, the colours were red, blue and white - that of the Paraguay flag. Many taunted the businessman for the faux pas. "Robert Vadra declared himself a Paraguayan citizen on 12th May, 2019," remarked one. Another netizen, in an obvious reference to a property-related case against Mr Vadra in Rajasthan's Bikaner, sarcastically suggested that he may be searching for land in the South American country. Soon afterwards, Robert Vadra tried to make amends by tweeting out a second post with the Indian tricolour. The original post was deleted, but screenshots of the tweet continued to circulate on social media. The Paraguay flag also began trending on Twitter. The tweet posted by Robert Vadra, before it was deleted. Later, Robert Vadra tweeted another photograph of him holding a Tricolour along with a caption admitting to the mistake in the earlier post. "India lives in my heart & I salute Tiranga.Using a Paraguay flag in my post was just an aberration.You all know it was posted by mistake but u decided to play up my mistake whn thr r such glaring issues to be discussed. It saddens me, but never mind!" it read. India lives in my heart & I salute Tiranga.Using a Paraguay flag in my post was just an aberration.I very well know tht"You all know it was posted by mistake" but u decided to"play up my mistake",whn thr r such glaring issues to be discussed. It saddens me, but never mind!pic.twitter.com/ZPDva2eWSW — Robert Vadra (@irobertvadra) May 12, 2019 The Enforcement Directorate has filed a case of money laundering against Robert Vadra in connection with the purchase of a London property worth Rs 17.77 crore. He was repeatedly called in for questioning in this connection over the last few months. In 2015, the investigation agency had registered a separate money laundering case alleging that the Robert Vadra-owned Sky Light Hospitality acquired land meant for rehabilitating poor villagers in Bikaner. (With inputs from Agencies)<doc-sep>Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, voted in Delhi in the sixth phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha election. And like everyone else, Robert Vadra, too, tweeted a picture of his inked finger and urged voters to step out and vote. However, Robert Vadra ended up posting the emoji of the Paraguay flag instead of the Indian flag. After casting his vote, Robert Vadra tweeted: "Our right our strength !! Everyone must step out n vote ... we need all support, to create a combined future for our loved ones, n for a secular, safe, productive future for our country." At the end of his tweet was the emoji of the red and blue Paraguayan flag. His tweet has since garnered over 200 retweets and 1,000 likes. He later deleted the tweet and posted another one with the Indian flag. However, while Robert Vadra ended up with a Paraguayan flag in his tweet, Twitterati ended up with what it does best. Troll. People asked him if he "even" knows what an Indian flag looks like. Robert Vadra Declared Himself A Paraguian Citizen On 12th May, 2019 Amandeep Mathur (@Amandeep1Mathur) May 12, 2019 Voted for BJP right ? Prahlad Hombali (@PrahladHombali) May 12, 2019 The sixth phase of the Lok Sabha election is underway in 59 parliamentary constituencies spread across seven states. President Ram Nath Kovind, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi were among the millions who voted on Sunday in the sixth and penultimate round of the Lok Sabha elections. The votes polled in the Lok Sabha election will be counted on May 23.<doc-sep>Robert Vadra, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband, on Sunday took to Facebook to clarify that he had made an “aberration” after he used the Paraguayan flag instead of the Tricolour to spread awareness about the Lok Sabha elections on social media. In his Facebook post, he wrote, “India lives in my heart & I salute Tiranga. Using a Paraguay flag in my post was just an aberration. I very well know that “You all know it was posted by mistake” but you decided to “play up my mistake”, when there are such glaring issues to be discussed. It saddens me, but never mind!! My best wishes...” Earlier in the day, in a post on Twitter accompanied by a photo of his inked finger, he had written, “Our right our strength !! Everyone must step out n vote...we need all support, to create a combined future for our loved ones, n for a secular, safe productive future of our country”. That post was accompanied by a joined hands emoji, the Indian Parliament and the Paraguyan flag. Vadra had, however, put out the same post on his Facebook page with the correct flag. Shortly after that, the error was pointed out to him on social media. By the time it was taken down, the tweet had become the focus of many jokes, leading to Vadra being trolled on social media. Hours later he deleted the tweet and posted the screenshot of his Facebook post which had the Indian flag in the caption.<doc-sep>
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra on Sunday was trolled on social media after he wrongly posted a Paraguay flag emoji with a picture showing his inked finger after voting here.Though he later replaced the Paraguayan flag with the Indian tricolour and admitted his mistake, Robert Vadra could not escape criticism from Twitterati. "Our right our strength !! Everyone must step out n vote... we need all support, to create a combined future for our loved ones, n for a secular, safe, productive future for our country (sic)," he posted on Facebook with a photograph of him holding up his inked index finger.However, with the post he had emoji of the red, white and blue Paraguayan flag.A few hours later, he edited his Facebook post and put another one with an Indian flag. "India lives in my heart and I salute Tiranga. Using a Paraguay flag in my post was just an aberration. I very well know that 'You all know it was posted by mistake" but you decided to 'play up my mistake', when there are such glaring issues to be discussed. "It saddens me, but never mind!! My best wishes...," he said in his fresh post after admitting the mistake.Earlier in the day, Robert Vadra voted along with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at a polling booth next to their residence.Robert Vadra's mother-in-law and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi were among others from his family who voted separately in the sixth round of polling for all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital.