New Delhi: After the former US President Barak Obama described Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as "nervous" or a "student who is eager to impress" but lacks in "aptitude or passion", Congress refused to officially comment upon the matter but the other party members showed outrage over the statement.
In an official stand of the party, Congress General Secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted, "May I humbly remind certain overzealous sense of media running a sponsored agenda at we don't comment on the individual's views in a book. In the past, a leader has been called 'psychopath' and 'master divider' by people and Agencies. We didn't acknowledge such comments."
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May I humbly remind certain overzealous friends of the Media running a sponsored agenda that we don’t comment on individual’s views in a book.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) November 13, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
In the past, a Leader has been called ”psychopath” and “master divider” by people and agencies. We didn’t acknowledge such comments!
">May I humbly remind certain overzealous friends of the Media running a sponsored agenda that we don’t comment on individual’s views in a book.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) November 13, 2020
In the past, a Leader has been called ”psychopath” and “master divider” by people and agencies. We didn’t acknowledge such comments!May I humbly remind certain overzealous friends of the Media running a sponsored agenda that we don’t comment on individual’s views in a book.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) November 13, 2020
In the past, a Leader has been called ”psychopath” and “master divider” by people and agencies. We didn’t acknowledge such comments!
He said in another tweet, "May I remind media Trends that in past too, a sitting President had made uncharitable remarks about a sitting woman PM of India. INC and its government continued to work in National interest unfazed and Bangladesh and Green Revolution happened. INC shall continue to serve similarly."
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May I remind media friends that in the past too, a sitting President had made uncharitable remarks about a sitting women PM of India.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) November 13, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
INC & its Govt continued to work in National Interest unfazed and Bangladesh & Green Revolution happened. INC shall continue to serve similarly.
">May I remind media friends that in the past too, a sitting President had made uncharitable remarks about a sitting women PM of India.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) November 13, 2020
INC & its Govt continued to work in National Interest unfazed and Bangladesh & Green Revolution happened. INC shall continue to serve similarly.May I remind media friends that in the past too, a sitting President had made uncharitable remarks about a sitting women PM of India.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) November 13, 2020
INC & its Govt continued to work in National Interest unfazed and Bangladesh & Green Revolution happened. INC shall continue to serve similarly.
While on the other side, many Congress leaders raised objection over the statement of Barak Obama.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Congress leader Udit Raj said, "Practically, no one can judge a personality of any person in 5 to 10 minutes. Rahul Gandhi was the one who warned about coronavirus pandemic in the month of February. He had said that there will be an economic tsunami, he asked the government to give money directly in the hands of poor people. So, whatever Obama has stated about Rahul Gandhi is wrong."
"Obama will soon realize his mistake. He was wrong while judging the personality of Rahul Gandhi ji. He will bite the dust just wait for some time," he further added.
In a series of tweets, Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnan launched a sharp attack against the former US President by calling him a "Bhakt" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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बराक “ओबामा”
— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) November 13, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
मोदी “मित्र” हैं ये सबको पता था,लेकिन वो अन्ध “भक्त” हैं, ये आज पता चला.
">बराक “ओबामा”
— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) November 13, 2020
मोदी “मित्र” हैं ये सबको पता था,लेकिन वो अन्ध “भक्त” हैं, ये आज पता चला.बराक “ओबामा”
— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) November 13, 2020
मोदी “मित्र” हैं ये सबको पता था,लेकिन वो अन्ध “भक्त” हैं, ये आज पता चला.
He also tweeted, "How Obama got to know that Rahul Gandhi is an 'incompetent' and 'nervous' student? Was he in the same class?"
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राहुल गांधी “अयोग्य” और “नर्वस” छात्र हैं, ये बात “ओबामा” को पता कैसे चली,क्या वो क्लास रूम में साथ-साथ बैठते थे.
— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) November 13, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">राहुल गांधी “अयोग्य” और “नर्वस” छात्र हैं, ये बात “ओबामा” को पता कैसे चली,क्या वो क्लास रूम में साथ-साथ बैठते थे.
— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) November 13, 2020राहुल गांधी “अयोग्य” और “नर्वस” छात्र हैं, ये बात “ओबामा” को पता कैसे चली,क्या वो क्लास रूम में साथ-साथ बैठते थे.
— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) November 13, 2020
"Those who speak the truth are 'incompetent' and those who lie are 'competent'? Calling Rahul Gandhi 'incompetent', Obama has hurt the sentiments of crores of Congress workers who consider Rahul Gandhi as God," he said.
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ओबामा ने राहुल गांधी को “अयोग्य” बता कर, कांग्रेस के उन करोड़ों “कार्यकर्ताओं”
— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) November 13, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
के ह्रदय पर “वज्रपात” किया है, जो उन्हें “भगवान” की तरह मानते हैं.
">ओबामा ने राहुल गांधी को “अयोग्य” बता कर, कांग्रेस के उन करोड़ों “कार्यकर्ताओं”
— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) November 13, 2020
के ह्रदय पर “वज्रपात” किया है, जो उन्हें “भगवान” की तरह मानते हैं.ओबामा ने राहुल गांधी को “अयोग्य” बता कर, कांग्रेस के उन करोड़ों “कार्यकर्ताओं”
— Acharya Pramod (@AcharyaPramodk) November 13, 2020
के ह्रदय पर “वज्रपात” किया है, जो उन्हें “भगवान” की तरह मानते हैं.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore rather chose to unfollow Obama on Twitter and even asked others to do the same, saying that his judgement of an Indian politician is not acceptable by a "true Indian".
He stated, "I decided to unfollow Barak Obama whom I followed since 2009. The reason is, his judgement about Indian political leaders and words against them, can not be acceptable by any true Indian. Will you also unfollow him?"
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I decided to unfollow @BarackObama whom i followed it from 2009 . Reason his judgment about Indian political leaders and words against them not acceptable by any true indian. Will you also unfollow him ? #BarackObama
— Manickam Tagore MP🇮🇳✋மாணிக்கம் தாகூர் (@manickamtagore) November 13, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">I decided to unfollow @BarackObama whom i followed it from 2009 . Reason his judgment about Indian political leaders and words against them not acceptable by any true indian. Will you also unfollow him ? #BarackObama
— Manickam Tagore MP🇮🇳✋மாணிக்கம் தாகூர் (@manickamtagore) November 13, 2020I decided to unfollow @BarackObama whom i followed it from 2009 . Reason his judgment about Indian political leaders and words against them not acceptable by any true indian. Will you also unfollow him ? #BarackObama
— Manickam Tagore MP🇮🇳✋மாணிக்கம் தாகூர் (@manickamtagore) November 13, 2020
Obama, in his newly published political memoir "A Promised Land", has drawn sketches of some leaders including former PM Dr Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
While praising Dr Manmohan Singh for having a kind of "impassive integrity" and Sonia Gandhi for her "beauty", Obama mentioned about Rahul Gandhi for having a "nervous, unformed quality".
Meanwhile, Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over Obama's comment, saying that there is "nothing more to discuss" about the Congress leader's intelligence after a "big figure" like Barak Obama gave his views upon it.
"Rahul Gandhi should know that the respect he was getting in India, has turned global," he said.
When asked about his statement, Udit Raj replied to ETV Bharat, "What ability Giriraj Singh has, we all know about it. What else can we expect from him?"
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