Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has sparked controversy by claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not born into the Other Backward Class (OBC) but was actually born into the Teli caste, which was only designated as OBC in the year 2000 by the BJP government. Gandhi made these remarks in Odisha's Jharsuguda, challenging Modi's statements about his background and accusing him of misleading the public and refusing to allow a caste census. In response, BJP leaders, including MPs Sunita Duggal and Jagdambika Pal, refuted Gandhi's claims, asserting Modi's OBC status and criticizing Gandhi's knowledge of Indian social structures. BJP MLA Purnesh Modi and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Narhari Amin also condemned Gandhi's statements, with Amin noting that the Modh-Ghanchi caste, to which Modi belongs, was included in the OBC category in 1994 when Gujarat had a Congress government. BJP leaders accused Gandhi of insulting the OBC community, engaging in low-level politics, instigating his party colleagues, and being motivated by vote bank and appeasement politics.
#WATCH | On Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement, Former Gujarat Dy CM and BJP MP Narhari Amin says, " 25th July 1994, when Gujarat had Congress govt, at that point they included Modh and Ganji community into OBC community, that time PM Modi was neither PM nor CM. Rahul… https://t.co/7jiNB4YE4S
'Entire Nehru-Gandhi family against OBCs...': BJP counters #RahulGandhi over remarks on #PMModi's cast https://t.co/QYqkDF8ImM
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Narhari Amin tweets, "I was serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat in the Congress Government when GoG notified Modh-Ghanchi as OBC on 25th July 1994. This is the same caste Prime Minister Narendra Modi belongs to. Rahul Gandhi is insulting the OBC… https://t.co/b4HvTQmCcI
#WATCH | Gandhinagar, Gujarat: On Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement, Mayank Nayak, Gujarat BJP's OBC Morcha President says, " Rahul Gandhi should first look at the history of the country, when was PM Narendra Modi's caste included in OBC category...people of OBC won't… https://t.co/rdGdMa0Zes
#WATCH | On Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement, BJP MLA Pravinbhai Gordhanji Mali says, " I condemn this statement of Rahul Gandhi, he should apologise to all people of OBC. His statement is politically motivated...when Narendra Modi was born, there was nothing in the… https://t.co/Rq1TFZijhA
VIDEO | "Rahul Gandhi is taking the country's political discussion to its lowest level. He has become a reflection of low-level politics. Rahul Gandhi keeps himself away from the Parliament during an ongoing Session and instigates his party colleagues to do the same," says BJP MP… https://t.co/46MRYh27k5
#WATCH | Gandhinagar, Gujarat: On Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement, BJP MLA Purnesh Modi says, "We condemn this statement of Rahul Gandhi... Congress is used to doing vote bank and appeasement politics... Rahul gandhi is frustrated... He insulted the OBC community and… https://t.co/C4NnEDUX3Y
Centre Hits Back After Rahul Gandhi's "PM Not Born In OBC Family" Claim https://t.co/zuf3TXDoo2 https://t.co/zqMgmK9FKv
#WATCH | Varanasi: On Rahul Gandhi's statement, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav says, "... All I want to say is that some people are only backward by certificate, not by birth..." https://t.co/mfbIXKhOzk
#WATCH | Varanasi: On UP CM Yogi Adityanath's statement regarding the demand for three places, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav says, "The CM is bounded with the Constitution. He should not make any such statement which is not as per the oath he took as the CM. It is not yet… https://t.co/3cgCJqwk0T
Rahul Gandhi: 'PM Modi's birth caste was in the General category, not OBC' https://t.co/pNH0rw2Yui https://t.co/C1udurnHkw
#WATCH | Delhi: On Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal says, "Any wrong statement from Rahul Gandhi cannot change where PM Modi was born. Rahul Gandhi is frustrated because PM Modi said in Parliament that when his (Rahul Gandhi's) great grandfather… https://t.co/rYAK65JQB1
#WATCH | Delhi: On Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's statement, BJP MP Sunita Duggal says, "Everyone knows that he (Rahul Gandhi) does not understand the Indian structure very well. He keeps exhibiting his incomplete knowledge. PM Modi has said in the Parliament that he comes from the… https://t.co/ctdumDbVgE
#NewsAlert | PM Narendra Modi not OBC by birth, misleading people with such claims: Rahul Gandhi in Odisha's Jharsuguda - reported by news agency PTI
PM Narendra Modi not OBC by birth, misleading people with such claims: Rahul Gandhi in Odisha's Jharsuguda. https://t.co/Xs5oYcHyik
Rahul Gandhi has alleged PM Modi lied about his caste, asserting that the Prime Minister was born in the general category, not the Other Backward Category (OBC). Read more: https://t.co/mzgn3iZGPu #RahulGandhi #PMModi #OBC #GeneralCaste #ITCard https://t.co/JqNCkz6MjZ
#WATCH | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, "PM Modi was not born in the OBC category. He was born Teli caste in Gujarat. The community was given the tag of OBC in the year 2000 by the BJP. He was born in the General caste...He will not allow caste census to be conducted in his… https://t.co/AOynLpEZkK
'Castes in India or not?' Rahul Gandhi hits back at PM Modi over 'biggest OBC' remark https://t.co/JPbIiGJPGr