Journalist Rahul Kanwal trolled for tweet on "incompetence" of Rahul Gandhi
Journalists, political experts, Retd. Civil Servant voice opinions against Kanwal's claims
New Delhi: Indian Journalist and News Director at India Today and Aaj Tak, Rahul Kanwal was on Monday trolled on twitter over a tweet he posted questioning the “incompetence” of former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
In his tweet, Kanwal had taken a shot on Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi asserting that Sonia Gandhi’s blind love for Rahul and refusal to see reality was driving the party to political doom.
He further added Rahul Gandhi had not missed a single opportunity to prove his incompetence. He also wrote that Rahul Gandhi was “not cut out for politics” adding that the country was seeing this except for Sonia Gandhi and Rahul himself.
"A matriarch’s blind love for her son and refusal to see reality is driving @INCIndia to political doom. @RahulGandhi has not missed a single opportunity to prove his incompetence. The man is not cut out or politics. All of India can see this, except Mrs. Gandhi and RG himself" Kanwal wrote in his tweet.
Several users slammed Kanwal over the tweet and replied to the post opining otherwise. While some trolled Kanwal for posting his political opinion while being a journalist, others commented while Rahul Gandhi was the right man to lead the country. A few others also asserted that how the BJP government led by PM Narendra Modi was taking the country to “doom”.
Users also called out on Kanwal for siding his opinions with the BJP and Narendra Modi of late and added that the journalist was stepping out of ethical journalism to propagate the ideological agenda of the ruling party.
Several journalists, political experts, Congress workers, former Civil servants were among those who voiced their opinions against Kanwal's claims. Rahul Kanwal soon also appeared among the top-trending topics on Twitter India with over 6000 tweets at 5:00 pm on Monday.
Media & Political Strategist Nikhil Alva, INC National Convener Saral Patel, TEDx Speaker, Writer Sanjukta Basu, Journalist n anchor, from Uni of Westminster, London Fereeha, Retired civil servant NN Ojha were among some of the noted figures who posted contradicting opinions against Rahul Kanwal's tweet.
Here are some of the replies from the journalist’s tweet:
NOTE: The claims made in the tweets embedded below or the ideas presented in them are those solely of the users. Vartha Bharati does not guarantee the authenticity of any of the claims or does not necessarily endorse the ideas, views posted by any of the users.
A matriarch’s blind love for her son and refusal to see reality is driving @INCIndia to political doom. @RahulGandhi has not missed a single opportunity to prove his incompetence. The man is not cut out for politics. All of India can see this, except Mrs Gandhi and RG himself.
— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) July 13, 2020
The moment it seemed that Ashok Gehlot govt will sail through safely you getting so angry at RG. Strange. All of India can see only one thing, that only RG has the courage and conviction to fight RSS. Without him we'd be a theocratic autocracy ruled by RSS brotherhood.
— Sanjukta Basu (@sanjukta) July 13, 2020
A anchor’s blind love for his master and desire to peddle his propaganda is driving @IndiaToday to doom. @rahulkanwal has not missed a single opportunity to prove his Modi-Bhakti. The man is not cut out for journalism. All of India can see this, except @IndiaToday and he himself. https://t.co/clcgn9Nzsi
— Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) July 13, 2020
If anyone needed proof of your biases & hidden agendas it’s this tweet. You’re no journalist. Your a paid muppet spouting planted lines. Pray, for the sake of your befuddled followers, draw for us the link beteeen Rahul Gandhi and Mr Pilot’s falling out with Mr Gehlot?
— Nikhil Alva (@njalva) July 13, 2020
A dog's blind love for his father and refusal to see reality is driving journalism to societal doom. @rahulkanwal has not missed a single opportunity to prove his incompetence. The man is not cut out for journalism. All of India can see this, except for modi and amit shah himself
— comrade aloo biriyani (@blob_of_butter) July 13, 2020
This man is a blot on journalism. Much worse than Arnab because while Arnab has long shed any pretence, he continues to masquerade.
— Zoya Rasul (@zoyarasul) July 13, 2020
Bleats like a sheep in front of BJP, and roars with courageous takes on opposition.
You are so right.
— vikas kumar (@vikasku32184568) July 13, 2020
As Rahul Gandhi does not fulfill two criterias to be a good polotician.
1) A degree in Entire political science
2) 56 inch chest
It's because you think that men like Modi & Shah with a history of accusations in riots, murder, snooping etc are cut out for Politics, India is here today.
— Prajwal Kuttappa (@PrajwalKuttappa) July 13, 2020
India deserves better politics than Modi
India deserves better media than Modia
Isn't this too blunt an opinion for a journalist?
— Fe'reeha@ abbtakk (@Fereeha) July 13, 2020
Do your job of reporting the news. Not your views.
— Rajeev Matta (@RajeevMatta) July 13, 2020
This questioning of opposition is the latest trend of Godi media on behalf of their masters.
Dare to show mirror to the Govt, Modi, Shah and BJP; the truth; let us see that.
Also, just get one Press Conference done by Modi!
Donno about Rahul Gandhi but Rahul Kanwal is not cut for good journalism. If Sachin Pilot obsessed with dream to become CM overtures BJP opposed to ideology of party that made him DyCM how Rahul Gandhi comes in picture? But you drag his name as you get paid for it.
— NN Ojha (@nnojha) July 13, 2020
Does this Paid News Anchor feel pride in getting insulted by showing fake news and showing his faith to his Incompetent Master's ??
— Akshay Khomane (@akshaykhomane) July 13, 2020
Did he ever quest to Mo-Shah abt their incompetency in handling any of the COVID-19 Migrant Issue or Indo-Border Issue in the last few months ?
You have freedom to say whatever you want to only against Rahul Gandhi.
— Bhausaheb Ajabe (@BhausahebAjabe) July 13, 2020
Dare you say a word against Modi-Shah and you will lose your job!
This is your “courageous” journalism!
And by the way nobody(not even @IndiaToday) takes you seriously except you!
Do you think Modi is competent? If yes then you are living in the fool's paradise.
— Shadab (@Shadab16562825) July 13, 2020
I dare you rahul, do you have the guts to question Amit shah over his use of ED, IT dep for this personal use ?
— Udbhav Bhatt (@udbhav_bhatt) July 13, 2020
All of india can see this except paid jurnos like you !
Find someone who loves you as much as Rahul Kanwal loves Feku.
— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) July 13, 2020
His blind love has made him totally forget he is a journalist. Rahul Kanwal is the most disappointed man in India today as Rajasthan Govt remains stable.
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Amethi to not have contender from Gandhi family for first time in 25 years
New Delhi (PTI): Uttar Pradesh's Amethi has long been synonymous with the Gandhis and it would be the first time in 25 years that a Gandhi family member will not be contesting election from the Lok Sabha seat.
Considered a citadel of the Gandhi family since its creation as a constituency in 1967, Amethi has been represented by a Gandhi family member for about 31 years since then.
The Congress fortress was breached in the last general election in 2019 when BJP's Smriti Irani beat Rahul Gandhi by more than 55,000 votes.
This time, Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha election from the Rae Bareli seat, while Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide of the Gandhi family, has been fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat.
Sharma was the key person who looked after the two prestigious constituencies on behalf of the Gandhis.
The last time a non-Gandhi was in the fray from the constituency was in 1998, when Satish Sharma, a close aide of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, contested the polls but lost to the BJP's Sanjaya Sinh.
Sonia Gandhi reclaimed the seat in 1999 routing Singh by over 3 lakh votes.
In 2004, Sonia shifted to the adjacent Rae Bareli constituency to make way for her son Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul won the constituency for three consecutive terms in 2004, 2009 and 2014.
Contesting for the fourth time in 2019, he lost to Smriti Irani, who hit the headlines as a 'giant killer'.
Amethi is one of the 80 parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh and comprises five assembly segments — Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj, and Amethi.
Over the past few years, the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Bahujan Samaj Party have emerged as the three main players in the constituency.
Its first Member of Parliament was Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the Congress who was elected in 1967 and held the seat in the next election in 1971.
In the 1977 election, Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party became an MP from the seat defeating former prime minister Indira Gandhi's younger son Sanjay Gandhi.
Sanjay Gandhi had his electoral revenge three years later when he defeated Singh in the 1980 general election.
Later that year, Sanjay Gandhi died in a plane crash and the seat fell vacant. In the consequent by-election held in 1981, Sanjay's brother Rajiv Gandhi scored a landslide victory from the seat, defeating his closest rival by more than 2 lakh votes.
Rajiv Gandhi went on to represent this constituency until 1991 when he was assassinated by the militant group LTTE.
The subsequent by-election held the same year was won by Satish Sharma, a close aide of Rajiv Gandhi and later Sonia Gandhi.
Sharma was re-elected in 1996 but lost to BJP's Sanjaya Sinh in 1998.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Irani won the Amethi seat with a margin of over 55,000 votes, polling 4,68,514 votes. Rahul Gandhi got 4,13,394 votes.
In 2014, Rahul Gandhi won the Amethi seat for the third time in a row, polling 4,08,651 votes to Irani's 3,00,748 votes.
BSP candidate Dharmendra Pratap Singh came third with 57,716 votes and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Dr Kumar Vishwas was in fourth position with 25,527 votes.
The Amethi and Rae Bareli seats will go to polls on May 20 in the fifth of the seven-phase general election.
Ending days of suspense, the party announced the candidates from the two seats early Friday.
Deliberations had been on in the party since Thursday over the names of the contenders for the two seats.
The BJP had on Thursday announced Dinesh Pratap Singh as its candidate from Rae Bareli. He had lost to Sonia Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
