Speaking to the reporters in Patna, Singh said, "If he is going to the temple, is he doing a favour to Lord Ram? Hope he gets the good sense to take the blessings of Lord Ram. If he goes, he might realise not to speak against the country when travelling abroad."
Kerala political youth organisations, including the BJP's Yuva Morcha and the CPM's Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), staged protests in Pathanamthitta on Tuesday. Demonstrators demanded that Mamkootathil should not be released unless he resigns from his position as an MLA.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah on Tuesday said that the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was travelling to Gudalur to attend a program and met him on the way. He clarified that no political discussion took place with the Congress leader.
A meeting between the leaders of China's Communist Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale at the RSS headquarters on Tuesday came as a surprise to the political circles, with the Congress calling it a "change of colours."
Nepali Congress faces a possible split as a special convention in Kathmandu begins electing new top leaders ahead of March polls. General Secretary Gagan Thapa called it a "rebellion". Rival camps led by Sher Bahadur Deuba are negotiating, while legal disputes over party statutes continue.
Karnataka Assembly Leader of Opposition R Ashoka criticised the state government's top leadership for "prioritising" party leader Rahul Gandhi's transit at Mysuru airport over German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for extending support to the Vijay-starrer 'Jana Nayagan' while Congress has sought a ban on Sivakarthikeyan-starrer Tamil film 'Parasakthi'.
Singh's decision comes after a request from Madhya Pradesh Congress SC Department President Pradeep Ahirwar, who urged him to make way for an SC community representative.
Amid speculation about a leadership change in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar met Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at Mysuru airport on Tuesday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis responded to Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar's repeated corruption allegations in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), stating that the Deputy CM did not uphold the commitment of a "friendly contest."