Mumbai: Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, has sharply criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s loyalists while defending her late father’s honour. Her comments come amidst sibling rivalry following recent remarks by her brother, Abhijit Mukherjee, who had expressed support for the Congress party.
Sharmistha’s attack was aimed at Rahul Gandhi’s supporters who had earlier referred to her father as a “Sanghi” due to his visit to the RSS headquarters in 2018. In a strong rebuke, Sharmistha questioned their stance and drew attention to a controversial moment in Parliament when Rahul Gandhi hugged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, despite his mother Sonia Gandhi having once labeled Modi as “maut ka saudagar” (merchant of death).
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Sharmistha wrote, “Rahul’s Bhakt-chelas who call my father ‘Sanghi’ for his RSS visit, I dare them to question their leader on why he hugged @narendramodi in parliament whom his mother called ‘maut ka saudagar’. By their convoluted logic, Rahul then should be seen as his accomplice.”
In addition to criticizing Rahul’s supporters, Sharmistha also challenged their commitment to Congress’ revival, saying, “All the best to @RahulGandhi to revive Congress with this bunch of vicious fools & sycophants! Now go & unleash your ‘Nafrat ki dukandars’ on me. I give a damn!”
