Commenting on how foreign media covered the news of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha, Shashi Tharoor said the BJP tried to silence a voice but now every corner of the world hears the voice of India. Sharing the coverage of Guardian Australia, Spanish Telemundo, Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine, Saudi Arabia's Ashraq News, France's RFI, CNN Brasil, the Congress leader tweeted, "They tried to silence a voice. Now every corner of the world hears the voice of India."
Indian-American Congressman RO Khanna said the expulsion of Rahul Gandhi from Parliament is a deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy and India's deepest values.
Rahul Gandhi's close aide and Congress data analytics chairman Praveen Chakravarty was quoted by the Time as saying that the charges against Rahul Gandhi are "flimsy and cooked-up". "It is plain vendetta by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Rahul Gandhi spoke against the Indian billionaire tycoon, Gautam Adani, in Parliament," Praveen said.
Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker said such news of silencing the opposition leader used to come from Turkey, Russia but now India is one of those countries where the democratically elected government and its system is destroying the democracy.
{{/usCountry}}Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker said such news of silencing the opposition leader used to come from Turkey, Russia but now India is one of those countries where the democratically elected government and its system is destroying the democracy.
{{/usCountry}}The suspension of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in the 2019 defamation case created ripples as all opposition parties extended support to Rahul Gandhi and the Congress -- in the face of the huge blow-- announced a nationwide protest.
If the conviction is not dismissed by a higher court, Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to contest in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. His Lok Sabha seat Wayanad will also go to a bypoll to fill the vacancy.