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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US SC rejects 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana’s plea seeking stay on his extradition to India
New York, Apr 7 (PTI): The US Supreme Court has rejected 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's appeal seeking a stay on his extradition to India, moving him closer to being handed over to Indian authorities to face justice.
Rana, 64, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is currently lodged at a metropolitan detention centre in Los Angeles.
He is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 attacks. Headley conducted a recce of Mumbai before the attacks by posing as an employee of Rana’s immigration consultancy.
Rana had submitted an ‘Emergency Application For Stay Pending Litigation of Petition For Writ of Habeas Corpus' on February 27, 2025, with Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit Elena Kagan.
Kagan had denied the application earlier last month.
Rana had then renewed his ‘Emergency Application for Stay Pending Litigation of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus previously addressed to Justice Kagan’, and requested that the renewed application be directed to US Chief Justice John Roberts.
An order on the Supreme Court website noted that Rana's renewed application had been “distributed for Conference” on April 4 and the “application” has been “referred to the Court.”
A notice on the Supreme Court website Monday said that “Application denied by the Court.”
Rana was convicted in the US of one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the terrorist plot in Denmark and one count of providing material support to Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashker-e-Taiba which was responsible for the attacks in Mumbai.
New York-based Indian-American attorney Ravi Batra had told PTI that Rana had made his application to the Supreme Court to prevent extradition, which Justice Kagan denied on March 6. The application was then submitted before Roberts, “who has shared it with the Court to conference so as to harness the entire Court’s view.”
The Supreme Court justices are Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
In his emergency application, Rana had sought a stay of his extradition and surrender to India pending litigation (including exhaustion of all appeals) on the merits of his February 13.
In that petition, Rana argued that his extradition to India violates US law and the UN Convention Against Torture "because there are substantial grounds for believing that, if extradited to India, the petitioner will be in danger of being subjected to torture."
"The likelihood of torture in this case is even higher though as petitioner faces acute risk as a Muslim of Pakistani origin charged in the Mumbai attacks,” the application said.
The application also said that his “severe medical conditions” render extradition to Indian detention facilities a “de facto" death sentence in this case.
The US Supreme Court denied Rana's petition for a writ of certiorari relating to his original habeas petition on January 21. The application notes that on that same day, newly-confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio had met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington on February 12 to meet with Trump, Rana’s counsel received a letter from the Department of State, stating that “on February 11, 2025, the Secretary of State decided to authorise” Rana’s "surrender to India,” pursuant to the “Extradition Treaty between the United States and India”.
Rana’s Counsel requested from the State Department the complete administrative record on which Secretary Rubio based his decision to authorize Rana’s surrender to India.
The Counsel also requested immediate information of any commitment the United States has obtained from India with respect to Rana’s treatment. “The government declined to provide any information in response to these requests,” the application said.
It added that given Rana’s underlying health conditions and the State Department’s findings regarding the treatment of prisoners, it is very likely “Rana will not survive long enough to be tried in India".
During a joint press conference with Prime Minister Modi in the White House in February, President Donald Trump announced that his administration has approved the extradition of "very evil" Rana, wanted by Indian law enforcement agencies for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, "to face justice in India”.
A total of 166 people, including six Americans, were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which 10 Pakistani terrorists laid a more than 60-hour siege, attacking and killing people at iconic and vital locations in Mumbai.
