Overview

• Speaking at EIA University, he called the assault on democratic institutions the single biggest risk to India.
• He contrasted India’s plural, decentralised system with China’s authoritarian model, saying the country cannot adopt repression.
• He alleged highly centralised corruption, claiming a few businesses are taking over the economy through direct links to the prime minister.
• He described RSS–BJP ideology as rooted in “cowardice,” citing Savarkar and asserting it targets the weak.
• BJP figures including Shehzad Poonawalla, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Ravi Shankar Prasad and MP Kangana Ranaut condemned the remarks, branding him a “Leader of Propaganda” and a “disgrace” for criticising India abroad.