Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that she has been viciously trolled by Congress supporters on social media for her recent criticism of the party and its leadership.
Months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, Sharmistha Mukherjee asserted that the future of the Congress party is "nil" adding that the grand old party needs a new face, new ideas as well as new leadership.
"If the Congress has any problem with it, they should just check the diary. If Pranab Mukherjee had praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi they can just check it in the diary. Why are you blaming Sharmishtha?" Meghwal said speaking to reporters on Tuesday.
"If a party is losing continuously under the leadership of a particular leader, then it is important for the party to think about it. Congress should think about who should be the face of the party," Mukherjee said speaking to ANI on Monday.
Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, said that her father was dropped from the cabinet because former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had some 'trust deficit' over him rising as a challenge to his authority.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes to Pranab Mukherjee on his 88th birth anniversary on Monday. A veteran politician, Pranab Mukherjee served as Union Minister in several governments before becoming India's 13th President.
"These people (BJP) always fear Rahul Gandhi. They could not defame him on their own. As per a strategy, they (BJP) are defaming Rahul using someone like Sharmistha," Wadettiwar said.
"In June 2018, in Nagpur, former President Pranab Mukherjee was about to address an RSS event. But there was so much opposition against this that it provoked me to write my first article," Manmohan Vaidya said.
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