Badal Is Mandela

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is India's Nelson Mandela has not only created an online storm, but also prompted Congress leader Amarinder Singh to question the Prime Minister's "sense of humour."

Did you know that Parkash Singh Badal, who could be Punjab chief minister for the fifth time, is the longest political prisoner in the world after South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela? Born Dec 8, 1927, Badal spent nearly 17 years of his life in jails as a political prisoner - he was booked for a civil liberty agitation, sent to jail ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is India's Nelson Mandela has not only created an online storm, but also prompted Congress leader Amarinder Singh to question the Prime Minister's "sense of humour."

Did you know that Parkash Singh Badal, who could be Punjab chief minister for the fifth time, is the longest political prisoner in the world after South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela? Born Dec 8, 1927, Badal spent nearly 17 years of his life in jails as a political prisoner - he was booked for a civil liberty agitation, sent to jail ...