TMC distances itself from Shatrughan Sinha’s remarks hailing Rahul Gandhi
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has distanced itself from its MP Shatrughan Sinha’s remarks hailing Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Calling the former Congress chief’s yatra “revolutionary”, Shatrughan Sinha said, “Rahul Gandhi has emerged as a youth icon. His image has totally changed now, unlike before. Some people try to destroy Rahul Gandhi’s image, but he has emerged as a very serious leader of the country.”
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is revolutionary. His personality has become a symbol of wisdom for youth. The country has not seen any such yatra before. His aim is good & I wish him good luck: TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha pic.twitter.com/hqZvpDsGFP — ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2023
Sinha further said, “Rahul Gandhi has the ability to become prime minister. People from his family have served the nation as prime minister and contributed towards the country’s growth.”.
Responding to this, the TMC said Shatrughan Sinha made the statements out of his own free will and that the party doesn’t endorse them.
The TMC, which has been at the forefront of stitching together an anti-BJP alliance of “like-minded parties”, said all parties should be consulted before announcing any leader as PM candidate ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
“The Congress should unite the party first and save it from disintegration. TMC has made it clear that all anti-BJP parties will have to fight and win in their own strongholds, and then a decision on the PM will be taken,” TMC’s Shantanu Sen told India Today.
Shatrughan Sinha is among many leaders and eminent faces who have endorsed the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which aims to cover over 3,500 km across the nation.
On Christmas eve, actor-politician Kamal Haasan had also joined Rahul Gandhi at Red Fort to show his support for the foot march. On Sunday, former army chief General Deepak Kapoor and other former army officers were seen marching with Gandhi in Haryana.
The Yatra, which was launched with a view to reviving Congress’s connection with the masses, is set to conclude in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar later this month.