{"id":356455,"date":"2025-09-11T13:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=356455"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:42:15","slug":"desperate-bid-to-curry-favour-congress-slams-pms-birthday-article-for-bhagwat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/desperate-bid-to-curry-favour-congress-slams-pms-birthday-article-for-bhagwat\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Desperate bid to curry favour\u2019 Congress slams PM\u2019s birthday article for Bhagwat\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cThe long essay in praise of Bhagwat ji is nothing but Modi\u2019s insurance policy \u2014 a message to Nagpur: \u201cDon\u2019t apply 75 to me in 2025,\u201d says Congress; PM Modi has praised Bhagwat on many occasions but this seems to be the first time he has penned an article on his birthday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Congress on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his article on Mohan Bhagwat, describing it as \u201cover-the-top tribute\u201d to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief on his 75th birthday as a \u201cdesperate bid to curry favour\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also took another swipe saying that the PM who \u201cclaimed to be non-biological, makes his pravachans appear as if they are God-se\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Prime Minister, in his desperate bid to curry favour with the RSS leadership, has written an over-the-top tribute to Mohan Bhagwat on his 75th birthday today. The PM has recalled that it was on Sept 11, 1893, that Swami Vivekananda gave his immortal speech in Chicago. The PM has also recalled that the Al Qaeda terrorist attacks in the US took place on Sept 11, 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut not surprisingly, the PM has not mentioned that Mahatma Gandhi first gave the call for satyagraha on Sept 11, 1906, in Johannesburg. That was when the world first heard of this revolutionary idea. Of course it is too much to expect the PM to remember the origin of satyagraha since the very word satya is alien to him. The PM, who himself claimed to be non-biological, makes his pravachans appear as if they are God-se,\u201d Ramesh wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grand old party also took a swipe at PM Modi and Bhagwat for \u201cbending\u201d the \u201cretirement at the age of 75\u201d rule with Congress MP Manickam Tagore saying that the \u201cfamous 75-year retirement rule is not a principle, just a tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAdvani ji at 75: \u201cRule is rule, step aside.
\u201cMurali Manohar Joshi ji at 75: \u201cRule is rule, retire gracefully.\u201d
\u201cMohan Bhagwat ji at 75: Modi writes poetry on \u201cWisdom & Trust.\u201d
\u201cSo the famous 75-year retirement rule is not a principle, just a tool. Apply it to Advani ji & Joshi ji. Bend it for Bhagwat ji. Ignore it for Modi himself. This is not respect, this is sycophancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A long essay in praise of Bhagwat ji is nothing but Modi\u2019s insurance policy \u2014 a message to Nagpur: \u201cDon\u2019t apply 75 to me in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe hypocrisy is breathtaking. For BJP founders \u2192 retirement. For Nagpur boss \u2192 celebration. For Modi \u2192 exemption. Principles are meant for all. But in Modi\u2019s politics, principles are disposable. Convenience first, conscience never,\u201d he wrote<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an elaborate and glowing piece that appeared in several newspapers on Thursday (September 11, 2025) on Bhagwat\u2019s 75th birthday, Modi called him a living example of \u2018Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam\u2019 who has dedicated his entire life to societal transformation and strengthening the spirit of harmony and fraternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026Mohan ji is a living example of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, showing that when we rise above boundaries and consider everyone as our own, it strengthens trust, brotherhood and equality in society. I once again wish Mohan ji a long and healthy life in the service of Maa Bharti,\u201d PM Modi said<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PM Modi has praised Bhagwat on many occasions but this seems to be the first time he has penned an article on his birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe long essay in praise of Bhagwat ji is nothing but Modi\u2019s insurance policy \u2014 a message to Nagpur: \u201cDon\u2019t apply 75 to me in 2025,\u201d says Congress; PM Modi has praised Bhagwat on many occasions but this seems to be the first time he has penned an article on his birthday. The Congress on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":187,"featured_media":356085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,1801],"tags":[19216,15700,16422],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356455"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356455"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356467,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356455\/revisions\/356467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/356085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}