The BJP shared clips of various instances of Mr Gandhi mentioning Aishwarya Rai.
New Delhi:
The BJP on Wednesday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks targeting Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The BJP accused Mr Gandhi of stooping to “new lows” by insulting Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, claiming the 53-year-old Gandhi has a “dangerous and scary obsession with successful and self-made women”.
The controversy arose out of Mr Gandhi’s recent remarks during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Uttar Pradesh. Mr Gandhi took a dig at the BJP, particularly criticizing the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ program organized at the Ram temple in Ayodhya last month. The Congress leader claimed that the grand inauguration ceremony was attended by many Bollywood celebrities and billionaires, but no one from the OBC, Dalit or tribal community, which constitutes 73 per cent of the country’s population.
While the inauguration ceremony was attended by Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan did not accompany him to Ayodhya nor was she present at the event.
“Frustrated by the continuous rejection by Indians, Rahul Gandhi has stooped to a new level of insulting India’s pride Aishwarya Rai,” BJP’s Karnataka state unit said in a statement. “The fourth generation dynasty with zero achievements is now resorting to abuses against Aishwarya Rai, who has brought more glory to India than Rahul Gandhi’s entire family.”
congress clown prince @RahulGandhi There is now a dangerous and scary obsession with successful and self-made women.
Frustrated with the constant rejection by Indians, Rahul Gandhi has stooped to new levels of insulting India’s pride Aishwarya Rai.
Fourth generation dynasty, with zero… pic.twitter.com/6TA442wWTZ
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) 21 February 2024
The BJP shared clips of various instances of Mr Gandhi mentioning the actor in his speeches. It also criticized Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, asking him why he remained silent when Mr Gandhi insulted a “fellow Kannadiga”.
“As your boss continues to insult a fellow Kannadiga, will you uphold your alleged Kannadiga pride and speak out against such insults, or will you remain silent to protect your CM chair?” BJP asked Mr Siddaramaiah.
Mr Gandhi’s comments were also condemned by singer Sona Mohapatra, who described them as “disgraceful” and criticized the practice of politicians exploiting women for political gain.
“What has happened that politicians are insulting women in their speeches so as to raise some issues in a gender discriminatory scenario? Dear Rahul Gandhi, surely someone in the past has insulted women like your own mother (Sonia Gandhi), sister (Priyanka Gandhi ), and even though you should know better? Also, Aishwarya Rai dances beautifully,” the singer posted on X.
The inauguration ceremony of Ram Mandir was presided over by PM Modi and was attended by many celebrities.
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