“Rahul Gandhi’s Foreign Tirades: A Pattern of Backstabbing India on Global Platforms”, Tfipost, October 03, 2025
“Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent remarks in Colombia are not just careless political jabs — they mark yet another instance of a deeply troubling pattern: consistently maligning India on foreign soil. At a time when Indian citizens are striving to assert the country’s global stature through technological innovation, economic resilience, and diplomatic strength, Gandhi seems intent on portraying a picture of internal collapse, democratic decay, and ideological rot — and that too, in front of international audiences who often lack the context to separate fact from politically-motivated fiction.
During a speech at a Colombian university on October 2nd, Rahul Gandhi accused the Indian government of launching a “wholesale attack on democracy,” painting a dystopian image of India as structurally flawed and sliding into authoritarianism. These aren’t harmless critiques. They are sweeping, unsubstantiated indictments of the entire Indian democratic framework. Delivered on foreign soil, such remarks aren’t a reflection of free speech — they’re acts of political sabotage dressed up as intellectual dissent.
Undermining Democracy While Claiming to Defend It
Gandhi’s rhetoric drips with irony. He accuses the Indian government of stifling democracy, while conveniently ignoring the robust electoral processes that allowed his own party to freely contest elections across the country. He talks about structural flaws in the system — the same system that has seen peaceful transitions of power, functioning courts, and a dynamic press that criticizes the government daily…….”
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