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Congress on RaGa's citizenship row: This is BJP's diversionary tactic

Party honchos slam Rahul-is-British claim; say the complaint is dredged up to divert attention from real issues

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A wall graffiti depicting Rahul Gandhi and PM Narendra Modi in a tug of war seen in Mumbai. Pic/AFP

A wall graffiti depicting Rahul Gandhi and PM Narendra Modi in a tug of war seen in Mumbai. Pic/AFP

The heat and dust is still swirling in Mumbai post the elections. A complaint from BJP MP Dr Subramanian Swamy, which says Congress president Rahul Gandhi's nationality was declared as British in the documents related to a UK company that he was a director in, has now come to life, dominating the narrative yesterday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Congress chief to provide the "factual position" of his citizenship.

'It's mentally paralysed'

Slamming the BJP's accusation, Indian National Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha said, "It is not just politically desperate but mentally paralysed as well. Such ad hominem (personal) attacks on Rahul Gandhi will backfire. After the first four phases of the general elections a panicky BJP is seeing the writing on the wall." He further said that the allegation was "absurd and baseless".

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