How Wikileaks dammed the Narendra Modi wave

Even as Wikileak's recent denial of any endorsement of Narendra Modi takes the internet by maelstrom, BJP leaders queue up to say that we never actually said that, and blame AAP and Congress for maligning campaign against their supreme leader.

So here's what happened; Wikileaks, an organisation run by information 'hactivist' Julian Assange, earlier today, put out a tweet from their official account denying that they ever endorsed BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

In fact, they shared a link which elaborates on what Wikileaks does actually say about, and not all of it is very flattering:

Why did they need to do that? Well, for the past few months, certain online memes, such as the ones below, are being shared across social media which allegedly show Assange quoting an endorsement of Modi.

BJP members were, of course, fast to react to Wikileak's tweet, stating either that the claim was never made by them, or that they don't really need Assange's endorsement:

And Arvind Kejriwal, too, didn't waste the opportunity to say 'I told you so'.

And that is not to say that Modi and BJP supporters did not take this unendorsement very gently.

A Reddit user has taken upon himself to prove this was actually a parody gone too far for the sake of tarnishing the good name of the leader. In his very comprehensive post, he explains how this was first shared by a parody news website.

In reality though, a small internet search into the matter will reveal that the BJP did in fact, mistakenly or otherwise, take a certain cable release by the Wikileaks as a sign of endorsement. Through news reports, dating as far back as March, 2011, and even Modi's own blog receives this cable as a positive sign. Modi states that he is glad that America admits Modi is incorruptible. Here he is referring to a leaked cable sent by Consul General Michael S Owen to the US government.

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How Wikileaks dammed the Narendra Modi wave