Viral video: BJP calls Rahul Gandhi 'chunavi Hindu' over 'chhota tika' moment inside temple

BJP's IT cell chief, Amit Malviya, has launched a fresh attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by sharing a video in which Gandhi is seen visiting a temple to offer prayers. In the video, Rahul Gandhi is heard saying "Chhota tika lagana." The BJP, in response, has labelled it as an election stunt, tagging him as "Chunavi Hindu."


Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over a viral video where the Wayanad MP was seen offering a dog's biscuit to a person after the animal refused to eat it during his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'. The video, shared by the official Bharat Jodo Yatra handle, excluded the biscuit clip. The BJP accused Rahul Gandhi of mistreating his supporters.


"I am a proud Assamese and Indian. I refused to eat and resigned from the Congress," Assam CM said on Monday.

Amit Malviya said, "Just a few days ago, Congress President Kharge ji compared the party's booth agents to dogs and here Rahul Gandhi is feeding biscuits to a dog during his visit and when the dog did not eat, he gave the same biscuits to his worker."

Malviya further said that if a party whose president and crown prince treats its party workers like dogs, then it is natural for such a party to disappear.

"The dog was nervous, shivering and when I tried to feed it, it got scared. So I gave biscuits to the dog's owner and the dog ate them from his hand. I don't understand what's the issue," he said during a media interaction.

Responding to the criticism, Rahul Gandhi clarified that the man in the video is the dog's owner, and he gave biscuits to the owner when the dog refused to eat. He questioned the BJP's obsession with dogs and denied the man being a Congress worker.

"No, he was not a Congress worker. I don't understand the BJP's obsession with dogs. How have dogs harmed them?" Rahul Gandhi said.