Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently appealed to the people of India to save gold, petrol-diesel, edible oil and fertilizers and avoid traveling abroad amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. Due to this appeal made by PM Modi to the public in Hyderabad, the political temperature has now become high. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi himself opposed this request of PM Modi and said that these are not suggestions of the public but are evidence of the failure of the government.
Now Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reacted to Rahul Gandhi opposing PM Modi’s speech. He hit back and said that Rahul Gandhi is a ‘rejected product’.
‘We do not consider Rahul Gandhi important’
Talking to the media, Devendra Fadnavis said, “See, Rahul Gandhi is the most rejected product of Indian politics – ‘Rejected by all’. He has been rejected by the people of every state. I feel that he is a product rejected by the people, in a democracy, what people accept is important.”
Speaking in support of PM Modi, Devendra Fadnavis said, “We do not give importance to rejected leaders like Rahul Gandhi. The country stands with PM Modi, stands behind him. The country blesses PM Modi again and again.”
Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says, “Rahul Gandhi is the most ‘rejected maal’ in Indian politics. Rejected by all, rejected always, and rejected in every state… The country stands with PM Modi; the country stands behind PM Modi. The country repeatedly… pic.twitter.com/x01N2NIHsY
— IANS (@ians_india) May 11, 2026
What did Rahul Gandhi say?
In fact, by posting on social media platform X, Rahul Gandhi opposed PM Modi’s appeal to reduce gold and petrol and called it a failure of the policies of the central government. It was written in Rahul Gandhi’s post that PM Modi has asked the public to make sacrifices – less gold, less foreign travel, less petrol, less fertilizer and edible oil… take the metro and work from home. These are not sermons, rather they are evidence of failure.
Rahul Gandhi says that in 12 years, the BJP led central government has brought the country to such a level that now restrictions have to be imposed on the public. What people buy, what not to buy, where to go and where not to go. The responsibility for everything is put on the public. The Leader of Opposition also claimed that running the country is no longer in the power of a ‘compromised PM’. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, angry over this statement of Rahul Gandhi, has called him a ‘rejected leader’.
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