The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a sharp attack on Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, after a stand-up comedian mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a Congress student event in Indore. The act, which included references to PM Modi’s mannerisms, speaking style and interactions with foreign leaders, has triggered a political row, with BJP leaders accusing the Congress of crossing the line. The performance by comedian Pulkit Mani took place at the Congress’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme on Saturday, where Gandhi was also present on stage.
Earlier reporting noted: While several BJP leaders called it a “cheap political theatre” and suggested that Gandhi should “become a stand-up comedian”, opposition leaders from the Congress , AAP and TMC rallied in his support. Earlier reporting noted: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said Gandhi could consider “stand-up comedy” as a career. He said that the Congress leader had already left his political party “unemployed.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju hit out at the Congress in a post on X, saying: “Congress Party has become a Party of Comedians & Jokers! They are out forever…. RIP. Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party have stooped to an absolute nadir of moral bankruptcy. Weaponising a student interaction to mock and insult the late mother of PM Shri @narendramodi ji reveals a shocking lack of basic human empathy and political culture.”
Earlier reporting noted: Union education minister Prahlad Joshi posted on X, “Shameful and disgusting!
What happened at Rahul Gandhi’s Indore event?
“Such politics of bitterness and hate, promoted by Rahul Gandhi, is the precise reason why the Congress was routed and blanked out by our youth in the DUSU elections,” Kesavan stated. This prince of the Congress has fallen victim to mental bankruptcy, and this has once again made it clear to the whole country on his own,” she said. “This uncouth culture endorsed by Rahul Gandhi explains why he has failed to connect or resonate with the youth, as pointed out by his Congress colleague, Mr. Shashi Tharoor,” Kesavan wrote on X. Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi also criticised Gandhi and the Congress, alleging that the performance was intended to mock Prime Minister Modi’s late mother. “Shameful and disgusting! Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party have stooped to an absolute nadir of moral bankruptcy. Weaponising a student interaction to mock and insult the late mother of PM Shri [Narendra Modi] ji reveals a shocking lack of basic human empathy and political culture,” Joshi wrote on X. During the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme, Pulkit Mani appeared alongside Rahul Gandhi and performed an imitation of PM Modi’s speech, mannerisms and public persona.
“By laughing at the insult to a mother, Rahul Gandhi has laid bare his political upbringing before the entire nation.
