BJP's national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, strongly condemned the conversation between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) leader Kamal Haasan and said that the interview was to "demoralize India and Indianness".
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the Marghat Hanuman temple in the national capital ahead of the resumption of the Bharat Jodo Yatra which entered Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered its Uttar Pradesh leg on Tuesday, was welcomed by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in the state and said that she is proud of his elder brother.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Uttar Pradesh today after a nine-day Christmas and New Year break. The Yatra resumed from Delhi's Marghat Hanuman Mandir near Kashmiri Gate at around 10 AM today.
Kamal Haasan, who has a pan-India appeal, spoke at length about his 2000 release 'Hey Ram' with Rahul Gandhi which was based on the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Das reportedly though keen "to participate in the journey" could not due to health reasons, so he gave his moral support to this journey through the letter, and the priest even termed the yatra to be right and timely, "comparable to the 'Dandi Yatra' taken out by Gandhi ji", a Congress party
"There is a link between a weak economy, a confused nation without vision, hatred and anger, and the Chinese sitting in our territory," says Rahul Gandhi.
So far, the Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari on September 7, has covered parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra and Haryana. It will culminate in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday extended best wishes to Rahul Gandhi for the Bharat Jodo Yatra which will restart after the break from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday congratulated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the 'success' of the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' while thanked him for inviting him to the march.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slammed Congress and Rahul Gandhi for questioning the Union Government's decision of demonetisation. He said the Congress party promoted and protected informal economy elements in its own way in the country.
Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Brajesh Pathak on Sunday launched an attack on Rahul Gandhi and said that the Congress leader has got derailed and has no knowledge of the ground reality about the India-China border row.