Congress awarding the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize to Michelle Bachelet is not an act of honour — it is an act of political desperation. It exposes a party that has run out of mass support at home and now depends on foreign critics to keep its anti-India narrative alive.
Michelle Bachelet’s selection is not accidental. It is a reward for years of systematically targeting India during her time as UN Human Rights Chief. Every time India took a strong, sovereign decision, she attacked it. Every time India defended its security, she objected. Every time India corrected historic injustices, she cried “concern.” And every single time, Congress used her voice as a crutch to attack its own country.
This is the real reason she is being celebrated.
In Chile, Bachelet’s legacy is one of economic collapse, rising instability, and policy blunders that pushed the public towards the right. Yet Congress presents her as a moral authority. Why? Because she has consistently echoed Congress’ favourite lies about India — intolerance, authoritarianism, fear, minority oppression — all slogans rejected by Indian voters but dearly loved by Congress’ shrinking ecosystem.
When Article 370 was removed, Bachelet condemned India while ignoring the truth that Kashmir finally got equality and integration. Congress clapped from the sidelines because her statement helped them delegitimise a bold national decision they themselves never had the courage to take.
During the Delhi riots, she parroted selective information and painted India as violent and intolerant. Congress immediately amplified her comments as “international proof” of their narrative. They did not care about truth; they cared about ammunition.
She crossed a red line when she went to India’s Supreme Court against the CAA — a foreign official interfering in India’s internal laws. Congress did not just tolerate it; they quietly celebrated it. Nothing reveals Congress’ mindset better than this: if someone attacks India, they become Congress’ hero.
On NGOs, she ignored foreign-funded activism destabilising India. During the farmers’ protest, she repeated half-truths that fuelled unrest. On “shrinking civic space,” she gave sermons while ignoring the sheer scale of India’s democracy. Congress gladly weaponised every word because it suited their politics, not India’s interests.
Bachelet’s commentary on minorities was predictable theatre — a recycled claim that Indian Muslims live in fear. Congress instantly held up her baseless remarks as validation because they have failed to convince Indians with facts. So they now rely on foreigners to say on their behalf what the Indian public no longer believes.
Her politics is socialist activism. Congress’ politics is socialist nostalgia. This is why they adore her. It is a marriage of ideological frustration — both struggling for relevance, both disconnected from public sentiment, both bitter towards strong nationalist leadership.
Let’s be clear: this award is not about peace. It is about politics. Congress is honouring someone who repeatedly undermined India. It is rewarding a voice that worked against India’s global image. It is legitimising a foreign critic because Congress cannot win the people’s mandate at home.
The real question is blunt: Why would any national political party honour someone who consistently attacked India?
The real answer is even blunter: Because Congress needs foreign criticism to survive politically.
This is not an award — this is an admission of weakness. While the BJP is strengthening India’s global position, Congress is busy celebrating those who demonise the country. And India’s voters can see exactly what is going on.
