Can''t be a Chowkidar as I am Brahmin: Subramanian Swamy

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, March 24

Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has said he has not added the prefix ‘Chowkidar’ to his Twitter handle as he is a Brahmin and can’t be a chowkidar.

He made the remark during an interview to a Tamil channel which is going viral now.

"I cannot become a chowkidar because I am Brahmin. Brahmins can't be chowkidars. It's a fact. I will give orders that the chowkidars have to execute. That's what everyone expects from the appointed chowkidars. So, I cannot be one," Swamy said.

The firebrand BJP leader’s shocker comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi added the prefix ‘Chowkidar’ to his name on Twitter and launched the “MainBhiChowkidar” campaign.

BJP leaders and Union ministers followed suit and added the prefix to their names to counter Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s jibe “ChowkidarChorHai”.