Overview
- The Congress veteran posted a Quora-sourced black-and-white photo showing a young Narendra Modi seated on the floor near L. K. Advani, described as from the 1996 Shankersinh Vaghela swearing-in in Gujarat.
- He wrote that the image illustrated how an RSS-BJP grassroots worker rose to become chief minister and then prime minister, calling it “the power of the organisation” and adding “Jai Siya Ram.”
- BJP spokesperson C. R. Kesavan dubbed the post a “truth bomb” targeting Congress’s internal functioning, while Pradip Bhandari called it evidence of “Congress vs Congress.”
- Within Congress circles, the message was read as aimed at the leadership as he tagged the party handle, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh, and also tagged Modi.
- Singh later clarified that he praised organisational discipline only and said he remains a staunch opponent of the RSS as well as Modi, following his earlier public call for decentralised reforms in the party.