‘Shakti’ row: Priyanka Gandhi defends Rahul, says PM Modi ‘master of...'

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Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on ‘fight against Shakti’, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday slammed Prime Minister Modi saying that “his priority is to divert public attention by twisting the statements of opposition leaders." Taking to microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter), the Congress general secretary posted in Hindi, “The Prime Minister is just a master of diverting public attention. The people of the country are struggling with inflation, unemployment and economic crisis. The youth are disappointed.

The farmers are committing suicide. People are not able to run their homes due to inflation. Demonetization-GST ruined lakhs of industries.

But the Prime Minister's priority is to divert public attention by twisting the statements of opposition leaders." The Congress general secretary's remarks followed hours after Rahul Gandhi issued a clarification over his remarks invoking Goddess "Shakti" which triggered a massive controversy generating major attention ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Defending his statement during the Mumbai rally on Sunday to mark the completion of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Wayanad MP said that the prime minister was trying to twist the statements as he knew that it was the truth. The Congress MP posted on X in Hindi, "Modi ji does not like my words.