EditorialVerify exaggeration

Verify exaggeration

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Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress, has attacked and mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi once more while he is abroad. He made fun of Modi for assuming omniscience while speaking at an Indian diaspora gathering in San Francisco, US. He even made fun of the Bharatiya Janata Party's senior officials for having exaggerated levels of knowledge: “Some organisations in believe they are all-knowing. They might explain to God if they have a talk with him. He continued, “Prime Minister is one of them.” Rahul added, mocking the BJP leaders, “They can talk to scientists and explain science to them. They can explain warfare to the army, history to historians, and flying to the air force.

However, the truth is that they are completely ignorant. Although sharp sarcasm can be effective, Rahul seems to be overdoing it. He asserted that “the usual tools for doing were no longer working.” Additionally, he accused the Modi administration of intimidating citizens and using federal institutions to target political rivals. In India, it is nothing new for law enforcement agencies to target the opposition, and the current administration is no different. Should our nation's dark side be exposed, though? There are many issues with Indian governance in other areas, but it makes little sense for a senior opposition leader to promote those issues in the US. Rahul might be able to score a few political points, but not without harming India's reputation abroad.

In that sense, the BJP's outspoken response to his comments was fair. Anurag Thakur, the minister of information and broadcasting, stated: “Rahul Gandhi criticises India when visiting other countries, and that is wrong. He intends to mock Prime Minister Modi, but instead mocks India and questions its development. At a time when the is appreciating India's rising status, he is attempting to damage her reputation. Similar to Rahul's remark, Thakur's response also contains some hyperbole. Though not an insult, Rahul's comments are terrible for India's reputation.

In addition, PM Modi has previously critiqued prior governments on foreign soil; Congress leaders are not the only ones who do this. Reduced use of exaggeration in political discourse will benefit Indian leaders. The brutal murder of a young girl in Delhi does not indicate that residents of the capital have lost all fear of the police, just as the unjust arrest of a journalist does not indicate that the country's press has been silenced or that India's GDP has advanced beyond that of the UK. Politicians should also have a thicker skin since they shouldn't use every criticism they receive from their opponents as an opportunity to rant and rave. Additionally, they must prevent the internationalisation of domestic political conflicts.

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