{"id":17065,"date":"2025-10-02T17:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T17:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/02\/rahul-gandhis-swipes-at-sangh-and-savarkar-leave-ally-uddhavs-sena-squirming-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T17:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T17:50:45","slug":"rahul-gandhis-swipes-at-sangh-and-savarkar-leave-ally-uddhavs-sena-squirming-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/02\/rahul-gandhis-swipes-at-sangh-and-savarkar-leave-ally-uddhavs-sena-squirming-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s Swipes At Sangh And Savarkar Leave Ally Uddhav&#8217;s Sena Squirming | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9610711\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 02, 2025, 22:46 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9610711\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1343672695 asubttl-schema\">This is not the only time when Rahul&#8217;s timing or that of his party has been off the mark, putting allies in a tight spot<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgblu\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1343672695 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Like the RSS, Savarkar has been a significant issue for Rahul Gandhi. File pic\/PTI\" title=\"Like the RSS, Savarkar has been a significant issue for Rahul Gandhi. File pic\/PTI\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1343672695\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Like the RSS, Savarkar has been a significant issue for Rahul Gandhi. File pic\/PTI<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span class=\"cf0\">Rahul Gandhi has done it again, pushing his allies into a corner. During an interaction in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/attack-on-democracy-in-india-single-biggest-risk-rahul-gandhi-in-colombia-bjp-hits-back-ws-l-9610211.html\">Colombia<\/a>, he attacked the RSS and Veer Savarkar. This naturally put his Maharashtra allies in a difficult position, especially as they are working hard to make a comeback. Thus, it was not surprising when Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey said, \u201cWe should avoid making negative statements. I would request Rahul Gandhi to focus on fighting the BJP rather than commenting on the RSS and Veer Savarkar.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span class=\"cf0\">Like the RSS, Savarkar has been a significant issue for Rahul Gandhi. With single-minded devotion, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha has made attacks on Savarkar and the <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Rashtriya<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> Swayamsevak Sangh his core political issue. He remains undaunted by the many defamation suits against him, preferring to see them as a badge of honour. However, there was one occasion when he had to quieten down. At a closed-door meeting of the INDIA bloc, Sharad Pawar and <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Uddhav<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> Thackeray told Sonia Gandhi, in Rahul Gandhi\u2019s presence, that his attacks on Savarkar would hurt the NCP-SP and Shiv Sena (UBT) politically in Maharashtra. They requested Sonia Gandhi to make Rahul Gandhi see reason. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span class=\"cf0\">While Rahul Gandhi may not have been convinced, he certainly did not mention both during his campaigns in the Maharashtra polls. But the BJP had already found an issue which it used to take barbs at the NCP-SP and <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Uddhav\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> Sena, a barb that continues to haunt the two Maharashtra-based parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span class=\"cf0\">But this is not the only time when Rahul\u2019s timing or that of his party has been off the mark, making the allies squirm. Recently, the Kerala Congress punned on GST using bidi and Bihar, and Congress leaders attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s mother. The RJD conveyed to the Congress top leadership that this would hurt them, and the Congress was made to delete and reprimand those responsible for the post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span class=\"cf0\">The TMC\u2019s grudge has always been that the Congress refuses to look at defeat with a single-minded focus. It has been uncomfortable with narratives like \u201c<\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Chowkidaar<\/span> <span class=\"cf0\">Chor<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> Hai&#8221;. But Rahul Gandhi is on his path, even if it leaves the INDIA bloc off track.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pallavi Ghosh\" title=\"Pallavi Ghosh\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2022\/11\/wfrgtvi6_400x400.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/pallavi-ghosh-10994.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Pallavi Ghosh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pallavi Ghosh has covered politics and Parliament for 15 years, and has reported extensively on Congress, UPA-I and UPA-II, and has now included the Finance Ministry and Niti Aayog in her reportage. She has als&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pallavi Ghosh has covered politics and Parliament for 15 years, and has reported extensively on Congress, UPA-I and UPA-II, and has now included the Finance Ministry and Niti Aayog in her reportage. She has als&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1343672695 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 02, 2025, 22:46 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1343672695 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s Swipes At Sangh And Savarkar Leave Ally Uddhav&#8217;s Sena Squirming<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. 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