"I was told two years ago war will be coming. You can understand from this what kind of situation our country is in," Pawan Kalyan has been quoted by Pakistan newspaper 'Dawn' as saying. Besides, several Indian media publications have misquoted the Jana Sena chief as saying that the BJP had told him about the war before elections!

In fact, Pawan never said that the BJP told him so. Giving clarification on the issue, Pawan has said, "The possible war situation was discussed in some circles beforehand just like the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy was predicted (by analysts in the late 2000s). If you read international publications like 'Guardian' or 'Financial Times', you will know how they predict that certain things might happen in a given set of circumstances. I didn't eavesdrop on anybody about the war situation in India. Those who discussed a possible war may have done so based on intelligence tipoff."

Despite Pawan's clarification, distortion of his statements has been unabated.

No one told me about a possible warlike situation before elections. Many who follow prominent political analysts and news channels know this and I was just mentioning them - JanaSena President @PawanKalyan

We request Indian media to stop misleading the people of this country. pic.twitter.com/wkERFtP51C

— JanaSena Party (@JanaSenaParty) March 1, 2019