PM Modi's 'climate change' remark sparks controversy
During an interaction with school students across the country, one student questioned Modi about cliamte change, to which he responded: "Climate has not changed. We have changed, our tolerance and habits have changed.
If we change then God has built the system in such a way that it can balance on its own."
Modi, shortly after his 'climate change' statement, received sharp criticism by many on social media who said that PM must acknowledge the process of climate change as it may have an adverse effect on the students, who also may not acknowledge climate change.
Not
sure
what
the
PM
wanted
to
say
on
climate
change,
but
the
'there's
no
climate
change,
we're
who
are
getting
older'
bit
was
muddled
#Modi
—
Gargi
Rawat
(@GargiRawat)
September
5,
2014
Imagine
d
next
time
a
teacher
teaches
"global
warming"
n
child
says
this
is
false
PM
said
there
is
no
climate
change..
Hw
wud
teacher
handle
—
Aam
Ladki
(@AAP_tivists)
September
6,
2014
On
a
ques
on
climate
change,
PM
says
If
we
change
then
God
has
built
the
system
in
such
a
way
that
it
can
balance
on
its
own.
Seriously!
—
sarah
jacob
(@sjacobtalk)
September
5,
2014
Modi added that reality was that some people in our families are old and experience cold. "They say this time the weather is colder, people's ability to bear cold has become less.
We should also ask is this climate change or have we changed. We have battled against nature. We should love nature instead of fight it," he said.
OneIndia News