{"id":165833,"date":"2023-05-02T09:03:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=165833"},"modified":"2023-05-03T06:40:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:40:54","slug":"clearly-this-journalistic-bomb-threat-was-not-an-accident-rather-it-was-a-ukrainian-nuclear-war-message-sent-to-their-intended-recipients-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=165833","title":{"rendered":"<b>Clearly this &#8216;journalistic bomb threat&#8217; was not an accident; rather, it was a Ukrainian nuclear war message sent to their intended recipients worldwide!<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>We regret\u2026: Ukraine apologizes for Kali tweet, says country respects Indian culture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Ukraine&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova apologised for the tweet on goddess Kali by the country&#8217;s defence ministry after the image sparked outrage online, with many calling it &#8220;an assault on Hindu sentiments&#8221;.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more-->India Today World Desk<br \/>\nNew Delhi,UPDATED: May 2, 2023 10:43 IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"Story_srtymos__8Hq2k srtymos \">\n<div class=\"Story_associate__image__bYOH_ topImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"The Ukraine Ministry of Defence had shared a picture superimposing an image of Goddess Kali over a blast fume. \" src=\"https:\/\/akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com\/indiatoday\/images\/story\/202305\/kali_ukraine_0-sixteen_nine.jpeg?VersionId=AtWkgPCn4O7r8U7AsgIgf1fBQRn7ZEZb&amp;size=690:388\" alt=\"Ukraine apologises for tweet on Goddess Kali, says it appreciates Indian support\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1670221079385-0\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1670221141591-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"Story_mos__alt__tAfrt mos__alt\">The Ukraine Ministry of Defence had shared a picture superimposing an image of Goddess Kali over a blast fume.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d Story_description__fq_4S description tbl-forkorts-article\">\n<div class=\"jsx-99cc083358cc2e2d Story_description__fq_4S description\">\n<p><a title=\"India Today World Desk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/author\/india-today-world-desk\"><b>By India Today World Desk<\/b><\/a>: Ukraine&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on Tuesday issued an apology after the country&#8217;s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/real-face-of-ukraine-kanchan-gupta-india-slams-defence-ministry-mocking-goddess-kali-2366950-2023-05-01\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">ministry of defence tweeted a picture of Goddess Kali<\/a><\/strong>. Emine Dzhaparova said Ukraine &#8220;regrets&#8221; the defence ministry&#8217;s depiction of goddess Kali in a &#8220;distorted manner&#8221; and that the European country &#8220;respects unique Indian culture and highly appreciates support from India&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=indiatoday&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1653109804393455632&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Fworld%2Fstory%2Fukraine-apologises-for-tweet-on-goddess-kali-says-it-appreciates-indian-support-2367332-2023-05-02&amp;sessionId=c9509a15cd05709a9a794876df2bbf236c1d1d9a&amp;siteScreenName=indiatoday&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1653109804393455632\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This comes a day after the tweet in question sparked outrage among netizens. Kanchan Gupta, senior advisor, Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting called the image &#8220;an assault on Hindu sentiments&#8221;. Gupta was among the many netizens who demanded an apology from Ukraine over the image.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukraine defence ministry&#8217;s tweet, which has now been deleted, was captioned &#8220;Work of art&#8221; with an image of Goddess Kali superimposed over a blast fume.<\/p>\n<p>Many had slammed the Ukraine government, saying it is insulting a goddess widely worshipped in the country after seeking help from India. The defence ministry&#8217;s tweet had come just days after Emine Dzhaparova visited India. She was the first high-ranking Ukrainian official to visit India ever since the Russia-Ukraine war broke out in February, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Emine had met Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/ukraine-deputy-foreign-minister-emine-dzhaparova-seeks-indias-help-to-end-war-with-russia-2358790-2023-04-12\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">handed her a letter from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Mod<\/a><\/strong>i seeking India&#8217;s intervention in the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-165858\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fu8iOVTXsAEaq15-1024x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fu8iOVTXsAEaq15-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fu8iOVTXsAEaq15-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fu8iOVTXsAEaq15-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fu8iOVTXsAEaq15-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fu8iOVTXsAEaq15.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"tab-link-wrapper-plugin\">\n<div class=\"sendros\">&#8212; ENDS &#8212;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/world\/story\/ukraine-apologises-for-tweet-on-goddess-kali-says-it-appreciates-indian-support-2367332-2023-05-02\">https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/world\/story\/ukraine-apologises-for-tweet-on-goddess-kali-says-it-appreciates-indian-support-2367332-2023-05-02<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We regret\u2026: Ukraine apologizes for Kali tweet, says country respects Indian culture Ukraine&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova apologised for the tweet on goddess Kali by the country&#8217;s defence ministry after the image sparked outrage online, with many calling it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=165833\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=165833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165833\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=165833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=165833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=165833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}