Rahul Gandhi slams RSS; alleges 'farzi nationalism in Nagpur, pure servility in US'

Congress leader K C Venugopal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost his authority to continue in the post, claiming that the senior RSS leader has made a "clear admission" that Modi is "dancing to Washington's tunes".

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday described the RSS as "Rashtriya Surrender Sangh", claiming that its leader Ram Madhav has revealed the outfit's true nature of "farzi (fake) nationalism" here and "pure servility" in the United States.

Rahul's comment came following a video of Madhav from an event in the US in which he said that India agreed to stop buying oil from Iran and Russia and also agreed to higher tariffs imposed by the US. Later, he apologised, saying he was "factually incorrect" as India did not agree to stop importing oil from Russia and had "vigorously protested" the 50 per cent tariff imposition by the US.

In a post on 'X', Rahul said, "Rashtriya Surrender Sangh. Farzi nationalism in Nagpur. Pure servility in the USA. Ram Madhav has only revealed Sangh's true nature."

Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal said it was "clear admission" by a senior RSS leader that Modi is "dancing to Washington's tunes".

"There was once a time when the US' 7th Fleet was in the Bay of Bengal, and India didn't budge. And then there is today, where a Compromised PM has handed over India's sovereignty to the US. India has lost its independent voice on the world stage. After this surrender, it's clear that Narendra Modi has lost his authority to continue as Prime Minister," he said on 'X'.

Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh alleged that despite its "ostentatious" nationalism, the RSS remains "desperate for acceptance abroad".

"Not content with appointing lobbyists (even lobbyists appointed by Pakistan), its top ideologues were recently in America on a PR campaign that failed completely and got tangled up in its own overly clever arguments. These ideologues were also there at the time when a delegation from the Indian government was in Washington DC discussing a bilateral trade agreement, which in reality is a one-sided deal in America’s favor. In fact, this was acknowledged in a conversation with the RSS," he said.

"The RSS has tried to show that it is not like the Ku Klux Klan, but sufficient evidence exists to indicate that it drew inspiration from European fascist movements. The truth is that it is an organization fundamentally opposed to the core idea of unity through India’s diversity," he added.