Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for the poster they made of Rahul Gandhi, portraying him as the mythical character of Ravana. The poster showed Priyankas brother and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi with a bearded visage and seven heads, reminiscent of Ravana.“Most respected @narendramodi ji and @JPNadda, to what level of degradation do you want to take politics and debate Do you agree with the violent and provocative tweets being posted from the official Twitter handle of your party Not much time passed and you took a vow of uprightness. Have you forgotten oaths like promises”, Priyanka Gandhi wrote on X, roughly translated from Hindi.सर्वश्री @narendramodi जी एवं श्री @JPNadda जी! आप राजनीति और बहस-मुबाहसे को गिरावट की कौन-सी मंज़िल तक ले जाना चाहते हैं आपकी पार्टी के आधिकारिक ट्विटर हैंडल से जो हिंसक और उकसाऊ ट्वीट किये जा रहे हैं, क्या उसमें आपकी सहमति है ज़्यादा समय नहीं बीता, आपने शुचिता की क़सम…— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 5, 2023 BJP shares Rahul Gandhi posterOn Thursday, the BJP initiated an attack against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by sharing a graphic portraying him as the Asura king from Ramayana, Ravana. Apart from this the BJP also compared Gandhi to George Soros, a billionaire investor who has been accused of being involved in anti-India activities in a poster.The BJP shared the graphic on their official handle of the social media platform X, and captioned it, “India is in Danger. He is Evil. Anti Dharma. Anti Ram. His aim is to destroy Bharat.”The new age Ravan is here. He is Evil. Anti Dharma. Anti Ram. His aim is to destroy Bharat. pic.twitter.com/AwDKxJpDHB— BJP (@BJP4India) October 5, 2023 Reactions to BJPs poster The graphic ignited a debate on social media, with supporters and critics expressing various opinions about its symbolism and intent.Meanwhile, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal called the graphic of Rahul Gandhi posted by BJP, “shameful”.“No words are enough to condemn the shameful graphic on the BJP handle comparing Rahul Gandhi ji to Ravana. Their nefarious intentions are clear, they want to murder him. He, who lost his grandmother and father to assassinations. They withdrew his SPG protection to score petty political points,” Mr Venugopal posted on X.No words are enough to condemn the shameful graphic on the BJP handle comparing Sh. @RahulGandhi ji to Ravana.Their nefarious intentions are clear, they want to murder him.He, who lost his grandmother and father to assassinations. They withdrew his SPG protection to score…— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) October 5, 2023 It underscores the intense political rivalry and polarization in Indias contemporary political landscape.
