Wrong to think 'Modi is India and India is Modi': Congress slams BJP's criticism of Rahul
The Hindu
Congress' Pawan Khera criticizes PM Modi's 'surrender' to Trump, questioning India's national interests and foreign policy decisions.
The Congress on Wednesday (June 4, 2025) said it is wrong to think that "Narendra Modi is India and India is Narendra Modi", as it slammed the BJP for its criticism of Rahul Gandhi over his dig at the Prime Minister and doubled down on the 'Narendra-surrender' jibe.
Congress' media and publicity department head, Pawan Khera, claimed that Mr. Gandhi's "Narender... surrender" remarks encapsulated how the Prime Minister has time and again "surrendered India's national interests, in situations, where it was required to show the requisite deft and 'vishwaguru' status.
"The BJP people were making a film for their hero for the last 11 years, 'Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'. But when the film was ready, it turned out to be 'Narender Ka Surrender'. Actually, there is no injection of bravery, but it is inbuilt in the character of a person. The history of BJP-RSS people has been of cowardice," he alleged while addressing a press conference at the Congress' Indira Gandhi Bhawan headquarters.
When such a person takes over the reins of the country, the future of the country comes in danger, which is being witnessed at present, Mr. Khera claimed.
His remarks come a day after Mr. Gandhi said in Bhopal that "as soon as Trump signalled from there, picked up the phone and said, 'what are you doing Modi ji? Narender, surrender'... and Modi ji obeyed Trump's orders with 'Ji Huzoor'".
Calling on people to remember 1971, Mr. Gandhi said that back then, a phone call had not been made, but the U.S. had sent its 7th Fleet, weapons, and an aircraft carrier. However, Indira Gandhi didn't surrender and stated that she would act in the national interest.
Referring to the BJP and the RSS, Mr. Gandhi said they are habituated to writing "surrender letters" since Independence.
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