K Kavitha Revives "Election Gandhi" Jibe After Big Telangana Poll Loss
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The sharp comments come a few short weeks after the BRS, which had ruled Telangana since 2014, was routed by the Congress.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi lawmaker K Kavitha hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Christmas morning, reviving jabs from before last month's Telangana election - in which the Congress thumped the BRS - mocking him as "Election Gandhi", and demanding he clarify his stand on controversial statements by members of the party-led INDIA opposition bloc, including the 'Sanatana Dharma' row from September. Some leaders these days choose to attack on religious sentiments of the people for their 2 mins of fame!I want to ask Mr. Election Gandhi his stand on the issue of Sanatan Dharma - why has he not given any statement on this as yet?It's high time that Rahul Ji comes out of… pic.twitter.com/ZzZNLIWpW5
"We are witnessing unfortunate statements today from many political leaders. This process to gain votes from a few sections will ultimately divide the country in ways we cannot imagine. For example, when some parties talk about 'Sanatana Dharma', or insult labourers who clean toilets," she declared.
The 'Sanatana Dharma' swipe was in reference to a remark by Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, and the "insult labourers" bit was about a 2019 clip of DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran, in which he seemed to speak disparagingly about people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar coming south for jobs.
