PM Narendra Modi Replaces Mahatma Gandhi On Khadi Body Calendar NEW DELHI: Confronting opposition anger over images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi spinning the charkha instead of Mahatma Gandhi on the 2017 calendars and diaries of the state-run Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC), top government sources today alleged a "baseless and unnecessary controversy".
"There are several instances when Gandhi's picture was not on KVIC material. In 1996, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2013 and 2016, Gandhiji was not there on the calendar and diary. There is no rule that only Gandhi's picture has to be on the calendar," said the sources.
It is wrong to say that the Prime Minister replaced Gandhi's image, they added emphatically.
"Modi ji is a youth icon and the increasing popularity of Khadi products among youths is an example of this," the sources said.
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