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Congress MP Sparks Outrage Comparing RSS to Al-Qaeda, BJP Retaliates
New Delhi: A statement by Congress MP Manickam Tagore has ignited a political firestorm across the country, after he labeled the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) a “hate-spreading organization” and compared it to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda.
Tagore’s remarks came amidst ongoing discussions surrounding senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s sharing of a picture of PM Narendra Modi along with RSS’s praising of the picture. Tagore praised his own party, stating that the Congress, a 140-year-old organization, has worked to unite people.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swiftly responded with sharp criticism. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused the Congress of being consumed by vote-bank politics to the point of disrespecting patriotism and national institutions.
“Congress has become so entangled in vote bank politics that it is insulting patriotism and national institutions,” Poonawalla stated.
Tagore defended the Congress, highlighting its history of uniting people and its transformation into a mass movement under Mahatma Gandhi. He questioned whether one should learn from hate-spreading organizations, or from those doing good and positive work.
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