US EditionCongress MP Manickam Tagore Compares the RSS to Al-Qaeda
Manickam Tagore criticized praise of the RSS's organizational skills, calling it an entity built on hatred and comparing it to Al-Qaeda, sparking internal Congress debate.
- December 28, 2025: Congress MP Manickam Tagore compared the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to Al‑Qaeda, intensifying a party controversy widely reported as snowballing into a political storm.
- On Saturday, Digvijaya Singh, Congress leader, shared an old photograph on X praising the RSS/BJP organisational strength, sparking fierce debate inside Congress.
- Senior leaders at the CWC held off commenting, with Shashi Tharoor backing Digvijaya Singh and urging Congress to strengthen its organisation while Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi declined to comment Saturday.
- The BJP reacted sharply, with R P Singh warning of legal action against Congress for Tagore's extreme rhetoric, while RSS leader Indresh Kumar called the comparison 'intellectual and mental bankruptcy'.
- The episode exposed divisions within Congress over strategy, as observers noted visible discomfort and contradictions in Congress over engaging with the BJP‑RSS combine, while calls for decentralisation and organisational strengthening invoked Congress's 140-year history and Mahatma Gandhi's role.
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Day after Digvijaya Singh, Manickam Tagore fuels row: ‘RSS built on hatred … Can you learn anything from al-Qaeda?’
A Congress leader’s sharp remarks comparing RSS to al-Qaeda spark controversy, with internal debates on party unity and BJP’s criticism highlighting tensions over organizational strengths and ideological differences.
RSS is like al-Qaida: Congress MP on Digvijaya's organisation praise, BJP hits back
Manickam Tagore’s comments drew strong condemnation from the BJP, the RSS and allied parties, who accused the Congress of indulging in vote-bank politics and insulting nationalist organisations.
Congress leader Manickam Tagore has issued a controversial statement against the RSS, comparing it to the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. Manickam Tagore stated that both Al Qaeda and the RSS are organized groups that spread hatred and terror. This statement has sparked a fierce political controversy among political parties.
"Praise for RSS has caused turmoil in Congress": RSS leader Indresh Kumar
RSS leader Indresh Kumar, responding to Congress MP Manickam Tagore's remarks on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), said on Sunday that the organisation is marking its centenary year by undertaking initiatives aimed at social harmony and nation-building, while alleging that repeated political setbacks have led to "frustration" within the Congress.
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