Tag: Tom Vadakkan

BJP, Congress cross swords over PM Modi interview to Akshay Kumar

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra calls Modi 'Pradhan prachar mantri'; BJP hits back, tells her to look at her father Rajiv Gandhi's record

April 24, 2019

Vadakkan’s past will haunt him

Vadakkan flagged national security issues as one of the chief reasons for joining the BJP.

March 20, 2019

Vadakkan? No, he is not a big leader: Rahul Gandhi brushes off Tom Vadakkan’s switch to BJP

In a major setback for the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, senior leader Tom Vadakkan on Thursday joined the BJP saying he was 'hurt' by his party’s questioning of the integrity of armed forces.

March 15, 2019

Senior Congress leader Tom Vadakkan joins BJP, says ‘hurt’ by party’s doubt on integrity of armed forces

He also said that he believed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development narrative.

March 14, 2019

Rafale deal turning out to be ‘mother scam’: Congress

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi met French President Emannuel Macron on Saturday, the Congress slammed the BJP government over the Rafale deal, saying it is turning out to be yet another “mother scam”. Asking the government to come clear on the deal, Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said: “You must be aware that for the last …

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March 11, 2018

An undeclared ‘Emergency’ in the country now, says Congress

Accepting that the "Emergency" was a mistake and the party had learnt from it, the Congress on Sunday hit out at the Narendra Modi government saying the country's situation was that of an "undeclared Emergency". "Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about remembering the Emergency, we remember the Emergency, we haven't forgotten. But we also ask …

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June 25, 2017

‘BJP doesn’t understand the meaning of womanhood in India’

Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its MP Vinay Katiyar's alleged sexist remarks against Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress on Thursday said "BJP doesn't understand the meaning of womanhood in India". "Being respectful of women should have been embodied in the DNA of people who talk about Indian culture …

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January 26, 2017