Twenty Indian soldiers lost their lives in a violent face-off in Galwan valley on June 15-16 after an attempt by the Chinese troops to unilaterally change the status quo during the de-escalation.
Amid the ongoing border tensions with China in Eastern Ladakh, the Centre had on June 29 banned 59 mobile apps including Tik Tok, UC Browser and other Chinese apps "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity and defence" of the country.
In an apparent attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, over the ban on 59 Chinese mobile apps, the Shiv Sena has in its mouthpiece, Saamna, termed it as 'Digital revenge', but has asked for the exact time when the Modi government realised the threat of these Chinese apps.
In its editorial, Sena has said that if those apps were a threat to national security, then why were they been allowed for all these years. Moreover, it has claimed that Chinese PLA soldiers are still occupying the Galwan valley and Commander Corps level talks are taking place to arrive at a solution.
In the editorial it has also mocked those using TikTok and said that it paved way for vulgarity, adding that some 'TikTok stars' also joined the BJP. It has gone on to ask what will happen to there 'political leaders'?
However the party also praised Modi for his courage to speak against China and banning it's 59 mobile apps in the country.