Overview

• Sarma accused Gandhi of mocking Prime Minister Modi as “Surrender Modi” on X despite the success of Operation Sindoor, India’s latest counter-terror offensive.
• Rahul Gandhi had claimed that Modi surrendered to US pressure during a standoff with Pakistan following a call from President Donald Trump.
• Sarma outlined a series of Congress-era decisions from 1947-48 through 2012 that he labeled a “surrender legacy,” arguing they compromised India’s security and interests.
• He cited specific incidents including Nehru’s UN appeal in 1947, Indira Gandhi’s release of 93,000 Pakistani POWs in 1972, and the deferral of nuclear tests under US pressure in 1995.
• The exchange reinforces the BJP’s effort to contrast Modi’s decisive actions in Uri, Balakot and Galwan with what it portrays as Congress-era indecision.