Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday defended himself over his “Saddam Hussein” remark against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying he did not say anything about the Wayanad MP’s looks.
“I didn’t say anything about his (Rahul Gandhi) looks. I just said with time, your face is starting to look like Saddam Hussain, but if you shave off your beard, you will start looking like Nehru. In an attempt to troll me, Congress itself has made my comment on (Congress MP) Rahul Gandhi, comparing his beard to Saddam Hussain, which is viral. years Sarma is quoted as saying.
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Addressing a rally in Ahmedabad last week, Assam Chief Minister Sarma talked about Rahul Gandhi’s appearance and said that the leader these days looks like Saddam Hussain.
“I just noticed that his appearance has also changed. I had said in a TV interview a few days ago that there is nothing wrong with his new look. But if you have to change your face, at least make it like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel or Jawaharlal Nehru. It is good if you look like Gandhiji. But why is your face turning like Saddam Hussain?” It is because the culture of Congress is not close to Indian people. Their culture is close to those people who never understood India.”
Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari hit back, saying Sarma was talking like a “petty troll”.
Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet, “It is indeed pathetic that several TV channels today debated Assam Chief Minister Rahul Gandhi’s objectionable and totally unacceptable comments on his beard. This makes India Jodo travel trivial. Ramesh said, “These channels should do some serious introspection on the extent to which they have limited themselves.”
Rahul Gandhi is seen sporting a beard during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, a mass contact initiative of the Congress.
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