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Write Mind | Rahul Gandhi, The Self-Anointed ‘Leader Of Pakistan’

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08.06.2025

In the murky swamp of Indian politics, few have perfected the art of national betrayal quite like Rahul Gandhi. The Congress dynasty’s eternal heir-apparent, with his sanctimonious smirk and rehearsed outrage, has turned slandering India into a grotesque performance piece. His latest misadventure—implicitly styling himself as the “Leader of Pakistan" (LoP) rather than the Leader of Opposition—has sparked a firestorm, and rightly so.

This isn’t just a clever jab from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); it’s a damning verdict backed by Gandhi’s own venomous words, spewed both at home and abroad, that consistently undermine India’s sovereignty, morale, and global stature. From Washington to London, Singapore to Bahrain, his rhetoric reads like a love letter to Pakistan’s propaganda machine. Let’s rip apart the tapestry of his anti-India tirades, exposing the rot beneath his self-righteous veneer, and demand: whose side is this man really on?

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Gandhi’s 2025 outbursts, particularly around Operation Sindoor—India’s surgical strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and PoK—reveal a man hell-bent on tarnishing his own nation. On May 17, 2025, he took to X, accusing the government of a “crime" by allegedly tipping off Pakistan before the strikes: “Jaishankar’s silence screams guilt. How many Indian jets were lost because Pakistan was pre-warned? This wasn’t a mistake—it was treason."

The External Affairs Ministry shredded this lie, clarifying Pakistan was informed post-strike, as per diplomatic norms. Yet Gandhi, undeterred, clung to his narrative, parroting Pakistan’s claims and casting doubt on India’s military prowess. On May 22, he sneered that PM Modi had “surrendered India’s........

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