Rahul Gandhi of Indian National Congress party is touring the US and has publicly criticised the Narendra Modi-led government
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of Congress, India’s principal opposition party, has triggered a political storm by suggesting that his country’s minority Sikh community may be facing persecution there.
Addressing the Indian diaspora in Virginia as part of his US tour, Gandhi launched a verbal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and on the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which is ideologically affiliated with it.
Criticizing both, Gandhi claimed they “misunderstand” India’s diversity. “India at heart is a union of languages, traditions, histories, religions. Everything,” he stated. He also accused the RSS of viewing certain religions, languages, and communities as inferior and suggested that, politically, this is what his party opposes.
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