Rahul Gandhi Criticizes BJP's Promotion of Savarkar's Ideology in Response to Jaishankar's China Remark
Rahul Gandhi Criticizes BJP's Promotion of Savarkar's Ideology in Response to Jaishankar's China Remark Rahul Gandhi, the former president of the Indian National Congress, recently commented on the remarks made by India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, regarding the rise of China's economy. Gandhi took to Twitter to question Jaishankar's statement and criticized the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) promotion of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's ideology. In his tweet, Gandhi wrote, "Savarkar's ideology was similar to that of the Chinese Communist Party. The BJP government is promoting Savarkar's ideology while China's economy is rapidly growing. What is the External Affairs Minister doing to counter China's growth?" Gandhi's comments come in the context of the ongoing border tensions between India and China, as well as the BJP's efforts to promote Savarkar's ideology as part of its nationalist agenda. Savark...