New Delhi:

Singer Sona Mohapatra on Wednesday slammed Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for his current remarks concentrating on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai over the inauguration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya final month. In a sequence of tweets, Ms Mohapatra defended Aishwarya Rai towards what she perceived as demeaning feedback and criticsed the observe of politicians exploiting ladies for political achieve.

In a current public tackle throughout the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, Rahul Gandhi took a swipe on the BJP over the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ occasion held on the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. The Congress chief stated that the OBCs and Dalits, constituting 73 per cent of the nation’s inhabitants, had been conspicuously absent from the grand ceremony which was attended by billionaires and Bollywood celebrities.

“Did you see the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony on the Ram Temple? Was there a single OBC face? There was Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, and Narendra Modi,” Rahul Gandhi had stated.

Expressing her disapproval, Ms Mohapatra questioned the necessity for such remarks in an already sexist panorama.

“What’s with politicians demeaning ladies of their speeches to get some brownie factors in a sexist panorama? Expensive Rahul Gandhi, positive somebody has demeaned your personal mom (Sonia Gandhi), sister (Priyanka Gandhi) equally prior to now, and irrespective you must know higher? Additionally, Aishwarya Rai dances fantastically,” the singer posted on X.

What’s with politicians demeaning ladies of their speeches to get some brownie factors in a sexist panorama?Expensive #RahulGandhi ,positive somebody has demeaned your personal mom, sister equally prior to now & irrespective you must know higher? Additionally, #AishwaryaRai dances fantastically.🙏🏾

— Sona Mohapatra (@sonamohapatra) February 21, 2024

The grand opening ceremony of the Ram Temple was presided over by PM Modi and attended by a number of celebrities. “I didn’t see a farmer there. Not one labourer was seen and never one small shopkeeper was seen. However all of the billionaires had been seen and there they had been giving lengthy speeches to the media,” Rahul Gandhi stated.

The Congress chief pointed on the stark distinction between the privileged few attending grand occasions just like the Ram Temple ceremony and the each day challenges confronting peculiar residents.