BJP's CR Kesavan Targets Rahul Gandhi Over Summit Remarks (Img: X)
New Delhi: BJP criticised Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his address at the Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad on Sunday. Party leader CR Kesavan accused him of tarnishing India's image and questioning its democratic institutions before an international audience.
In a post on X, Kesavan branded the Congress-backed gathering a “Bharat Badnaam Summit” and alleged that Gandhi and other party leaders had used the event to attack India's democratic framework.
“The Congress party-sponsored Bharat summit was in reality Bharat Badnaam Summit, where Rahul Gandhi and his cronies badmouthed our nation and our democracy in the most foul manner," Kesavan wrote.
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He also questioned the foreign delegates who attended the two-day event, demanding that the Congress disclose their backgrounds and alleged associations with organisations funded by US billionaire George Soros.
Kesavan accused Gandhi of attacking India's democratic process in the presence of international representatives, some of whom he claimed had “very dubious credentials".
“Congress party should first publicly come clean on the background of many such delegates and their nexus with organisations linked to and funded by anti-India-baiter, George Soros," he said.
The BJP leader further accused Gandhi of seeking international involvement in India's domestic affairs. In this context, he referred to the Congress MP's earlier statement that “It is not just an Indian battle".
The Congress party sponsored Bharat summit was in reality Bharat Badnaam Summit –where Rahul Gandhi and his cronies badmouthed our nation and our democracy in the most foul manner. Rahul Gandhi defamed India’s democratic process in front of handpicked foreign delegates, many of them with very dubious credentials. Congress party should first publicly come clean on the background of many such delegates and their nexus with organisations linked to and funded anti-India-baiter, George Soros. Rahul Gandhi providing an international platform to questionable characters to attack Indian democracy cannot be looked at in isolation. It was Rahul Gandhi who had openly asked for foreign interference in India’s internal affairs, stating, “It is not just an Indian battle.” Rahul Gandhi and his eco system's sinister agenda to somehow destabilise Indian democracy with the aid of foreign powers will fail miserably and it will boomerang back very badly on the compromised Congress party.
— C.R.Kesavan (@crkesavan) November 15, 2026
“Rahul Gandhi providing an international platform to questionable characters to attack Indian democracy cannot be looked at in isolation," Kesavan said.
He also alleged that Gandhi and his political associates were working to weaken India's democratic institutions with foreign support.
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“Rahul Gandhi and his ecosystem’s sinister agenda to somehow destabilise Indian democracy with the aid of foreign powers will fail miserably, and it will boomerang back very badly on the compromised Congress party," Kesavan added.
The BJP leader's attack followed Gandhi's address at the concluding session of the Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad on Saturday. Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and delegates representing around 70 countries also attended the event.
Rahul Gandhi Claims Democracy Was Destroyed In India In 2014 (Img: X)
During his speech, Gandhi alleged that India's democratic system had been destroyed in 2014. He claimed that huge sums of money had entered the political system, transforming the country's electoral landscape.
It is a great honour for me to host so many like-minded people who are fighting the same battle as us.
Fighting the same type of financial structure, the same type of hatred. You see and feel it differently, but your response is very similar to us. That is why we see you as brothers, sisters and friends.
We want to make sure that fascists are booted out from every corner of this planet.
: LoP Shri @RahulGandhi at Bharat Summit 2026
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana
— Congress (@INCIndia) November 14, 2026
“In 2014, we witnessed a completely new election, something we’ve never seen before. Millions and millions and millions of dollars injected into the political system," Gandhi said.
He also questioned the revision of electoral rolls, alleging irregularities in the addition and deletion of voters. Citing the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Gandhi claimed that seven million voters had been added within three months and alleged that all of them had voted for the BJP.
The Congress leader also targeted what he described as fascist elements operating in business, academia and politics.
“And historically, the fascists jump out of the woodwork when systems collapse… And for the last decade, the fascists have been running, romping, jumping, shouting, screaming," Gandhi said.
