Overview
- At the CWC, Digvijay Singh questioned Congress’s organisational weakness and warned of “sleeper cells” after a post lauding RSS-BJP cadre discipline via an old photo of Narendra Modi.
- Singh later clarified he opposes RSS ideology and said his point was about organisational capacity, arguing Congress must better convert movements into votes.
- Senior leaders split in public: Pawan Khera and Supriya Shrinate rejected learning from RSS, while Shashi Tharoor supported calls to strengthen the party structure.
- Congress MP Manickam Tagore compared RSS to Al‑Qaeda, prompting strong pushback from BJP and RSS figures who called the analogy offensive.
- AICC’s K.C. Venugopal pressed Karnataka’s leadership to ensure sensitivity and rehabilitation after the Kogilu/Yelahanka demolitions that drew protests, as Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘Lynchistan’ comment added to a charged public debate.