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Author: OpIndia Staff
Publication: Opindia.com
Date: March 9, 2018
URL: http://www.opindia.com/2018/03/sagarika-ghose-abuses-author-asking-tough-questions-rahul-gandhi-singapore/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Congress President Rahul Gandhi somewhat looked like making a fool of himself in Singapore, while having a panel discussion at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy on Thursday. Apart from making odd statements about connecting all MRI machines, he was also seen counter questioning the audience to possibly try and avoid answering them. Since the panel interview also involved the audience interacting with Rahul, it saw some of the attendees asking tough questions to the Congress President, which of all people, angered controversial journalist Sagarika Ghose.
The person in question Prasenjit K. Basu posed a question to Rahul asking him why did India’s per capita income grow slower as compared to the world when “his family” was in power. He followed it up by asking why did the per capita income see a much faster growth soon after Rahul’s family relinquished the Prime Ministerial position of the country.
A video of the exchange was tweeted by netizen Vivek Shetty:
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Vivek Shetty @vivekshettym
Please don’t ask such difficult questions to Rahul Ji, Watch When Rahul Gandhi could not answer what his family's contribution to India is !!
9:11 PM - Mar 8, 2018
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As seen above, rather than properly answering the question, Rahul proceeded to ask a condescending counter question. When Mr Basu later schooled Rahul on economic principles, it was met with an uneasy attempt on part of the dynast to come up with an answer.
Later the official Twitter account of the Congress party decided to put out an edited video to cut short Mr Basu and Rahul’s exchange to possibly mitigate the embarrassment of their leader. This was strongly objected to by Mr. Basu, who even threatened legal action for the same.
With Rahul’s gaffes going viral on social media, a spokesperson for the party too decided to start damage control by predictably taking refuge under the garb of liberalism:
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Sanjay Jha @JhaSanjay
Watch this everyone, and you will know the difference between @OfficeOfRG and @narendramodi . RG’s extraordinary decency and liberal values shine through brilliantly. A true leader. Very proud of you, Congress President. Share, RT. https://twitter.com/incindia/status/971763292413640704 … 10:17 PM - Mar 8, 2018 · Mumbai, India
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Even though Sanjay Jha had merely sung Rahul Gandhi’s praises, Sagarika Ghose decided to use it as a plank to launch an abusive, elitist and anti-Hindu tirade against Mr Basu:
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Sagarika Ghose @sagarikaghose
Without @OfficeOfRG 's great grandfather @PrasenjitKBasu wouldn't be in Singapore, wouldn't speak English, wouldn't have written a book in English, instead would be a cow dung trader busily drinking cow urine and puzzling over ten headed demons riding flying chariots https://twitter.com/JhaSanjay/status/971789538132660224 … 9:10 AM - Mar 9, 2018
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Such an act of Sagarika which also involved deriding the Hindu epic Ramayana, predictably drew out reactions from people:
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Sambit Nayak @sambitlnt
She calls others bhakt. Irony of our time https://twitter.com/sagarikaghose/status/971953863304425479 … 9:46 AM - Mar 9, 2018
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Sudhakar Rao @sudhakar10
Yes without @OfficeOfRG we wouldn't have had abusive, condescending, dishonest journalists who think reading & writing English is the only biggest achievement of mankind https://twitter.com/sagarikaghose/status/971953863304425479 … 10:08 AM - Mar 9, 2018
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Ekita @LostByWaves
Replying to @LostByWaves
Just because a person asked a question to Rahul Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi embarassed himself by his blabbering, that questioner is insulted by our eminent "Liberal" Jamat...
And these same people give sermons about dissent and FoE...
Ekita @LostByWaves
And How they use Cow, Gaumutra and other symbols of Hindu Faith as insults.. Pure Hindu Hatred.. Have you ever see them mocking symbols of other faith??
Disgusting People... 11:22 AM - Mar 9, 2018
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Such a slave like response by Ms Ghose might shed the light on the operating procedure of the so-called neutral journalists, who are seen going to extreme extents in a bid to maintain their and their “master’s” hegemony, all under the garb of neutrality, liberalism and political correctness. But when such tactics don’t work, they are seen shedding their masks and exposing their deep contempt for the Hindu culture and the beliefs of the masses. |
