Foreigner’s Slogan At Bharat Summit Triggers Massive Political Row

Article by Kumar Published on: 4:56 pm, 15 November 2026

The two day Bharat Summit hosted by the Congress government in Hyderabad has triggered a massive political slugfest after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi directly attacked Prime Minister during his valedictory speech on the second day.

What turned out to be a bigger controversy is the inflammatory speech of Italian socialist Giacomo Filibeck. The secretary general of the Party of European Socialists criticized India’s political systems in his address and Rahul Gandhi was seen applauding him in front of the media.

The Italian leader sparked a huge outrage when he used the famous anti-Modi remark “vote chor, gaddi chhod”, which has been the main slogan of the India Bloc in the aftermath of alleged electoral malpractices by the Election Commission.

The Bharatiya Janata Party quickly launched a furious counter-attack against the Congress party. Senior BJP leaders accused Rahul Gandhi of inviting foreign nationals to meddle in India’s internal democratic affairs.

They claimed that letting an international guest mock Indian leaders on home soil shows disrespect for the nation’s sovereignty. NDA supporters heavily criticized the Congress leadership online for smiling and applauding during the speech.

Meanwhile, Congress supporters and opposition allies jumped online to defend the remarks. They dug up older videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi using foreign campaign slogans like “Abki baar, Trump sarkar” during his visits to the United States.

They also pointed out that BJP leaders have frequently welcomed international delegates in the past to speak at grand global conferences when the UPA government was in power before 2014.

Both sides have now intensified the fight over this issue and continued sharing various videos in support for their parties.