Overview
- Digvijaya Singh shared a 1990s photo of a young Narendra Modi near L. K. Advani and praised the RSS-BJP for organisational strength, calling the image impactful.
- After criticism, Singh said his comments were misunderstood and affirmed he opposes the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy posted that Sonia Gandhi enabled P. V. Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh to become prime ministers, also crediting Congress with shaping modern India.
- Reddy’s remarks were widely read as an indirect counter to Singh’s post, while several Congress leaders said there was nothing to learn from the RSS.
- Congress MP Udit Raj backed the need for introspection, acknowledging organisational weaknesses and factionalism in the party and saying efforts are underway to address them.