Venugopal tells Congress to avoid remarks that please BJP after Tharoor's Rahul Gandhi comments

Congress general secretary KC Venugopal urged party members to avoid remarks that could please the BJP, following Shashi Tharoor's comments on Rahul Gandhi's youth outreach campaign. He said the BJP would be "delighted" by any negative statements about Gandhi. Venugopal stated he had not heard Tharoor's exact words, only media reports, but stressed that Congress members must be careful not to make statements that "merely appease the BJP." He added that the BJP would find it the "happiest thing" if someone criticized Rahul Gandhi. Tharoor had suggested the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' campaign did not resonate with youth as much as the Cockroach Janta Party's protest, questioning what the Congress failed to do. He later clarified his remarks were not an attack on the party, but a call to engage the next generation.