Reacting strongly, the BJP launched a scathing attack on Sonia Gandhi.BJP national president JP Nadda condemned her remarks and demanded an apology. “We strongly condemn the usage of the phrase ‘poor thing’ by Smt. Sonia Gandhi for Honourable President of India, Droupadi Murmu Ji,” Nadda posted on X.He further stated, “The deliberate usage of such words shows the elitist, anti-poor, and anti-tribal nature of the Congress Party. I demand that the Congress Party unconditionally apologise to the Honourable President and the tribal communities of India.”Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also denounced Sonia Gandhi’s remarks, calling them demeaning to the office of the President.BJP IT department head Amit Malviya also criticised the comments, stating on X, “Sonia Gandhi referring to the President as a ‘poor thing’ demeans the high office and reflects her feudal mindset. This is not the first time the Congress has ridiculed the first tribal woman to hold the highest constitutional office in the country.” Reacting to the incident, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that her mother’s remarks had been twisted by the media and that she has the utmost respect for the president.”My mother is a 78-year-old lady, she simply said that the President must have been tired reading such a long speech, poor thing…I think she has utmost respect for her. I think it’s very unfortunate that this kind of thing has twisted by the media. They are both respected people, they are older than us; it’s pretty clear that she means no disrespect,” she said.Priyanka also hit back at the BJP for politicising the issue and asked them to “apologise first for ruining the country.”Earlier, Congress’ deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi also hit out at the BJP over its criticism on the issue.”Sonia Gandhi’s empathy for Hon’ble President Droupadi Murmu ji’s health cannot be digested by the men in BJP. Every person in India has respect and empathy for the President,” he wrote on X.”Will the BJP answer for the disrespect shown to President Murmu when she was not invited to the inauguration of the Parliament or the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya? I challenge them to answer this question,” Gogoi said.
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