Devendra Fadnavis

Mahatma Gandhi

Amruta Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister' wife Amruta on Tuesday courted controversy after she called Prime Minister the father of the country.The CM's wife's remarks came while wishing PM Modi on the occasion of his 69th birthday."Wishing the Father of our Country @narendramodi ji a very Happy Birthday - who inspires us to work relentlessly towards the betterment of the society !" said Mrs Fadnavis.However, the remarks did not go well with social media users.Several users reminded her that the father of the nation is, while some shared memes in response to her tweet."Father of the nation is Mahatma Gandhi and now this father of country is new. When did PM Modi become the father of the country and how?" asked one user.Another user said that he is the best PM, but nobody can be the father of a country."Her appeasement should not go out of control such that it becomes the height of trolling her own PM," said a Congress supporter Vinay Kumar Dokania.Earlier too,had courted controversy when she clicked a selfie on the deck of a Mumbai-Goa cruise ship.