In US, Rahul launches attack on Modi, Sangh

Gandhi was speaking to members of the Indian diaspora in California on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning IST) after his arrival for a six-day visit to the US.

- Prashant Jha

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi described Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "specimen" of a group that believes it knows it all, even more than God, without understanding anything, and alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-Bharatiya Janata Party combine is attacking the Indian way of life, the idea of India, and the Indian Constitution. He has also said that India, today, is not a fair place for Dalits, tribals, minorities and the poor.

In his opening remarks at the event, Gandhi said that Indian tradition and its political and spiritual leaders had emphasised that it was important not to be under the impression that one knew everything. "The world is too big and complicated for any person to know everything. That is the disease... There is a group of people in India who are absolutely convinced they know everything. They think they know more than God. They can sit with God and explain to him what's going on. Our PM is one such specimen. If you sat Modiji with God, he will explain to God how the universe works and God will get confused about what have I created." Gandhi went on to suggest that this group will explain science to scientists, history to historians, warfare to the army, flying to the air force. "At the heart of it is mediocrity. They actually don't understand anything. Because you can't understand till you listen."