Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Yogi Adityanath attacks Rahul Gandhi, Hamid Ansari over culture remarks
Yogi Adityanath criticized Hamid Ansari and Rahul Gandhi in a speech in Noida.
He said their comments and actions were harmful to Indian culture.
Ansari had said that Hindu right-wing communalism was a danger to India.
Adityanath strongly disagreed with that view.
He also criticized a comedy skit shown at Rahul Gandhi’s student event.
The Bharatiya Janata Party said the skit insulted Narendra Modi, Modi’s late mother, and women.
Adityanath said government welfare programs were given to people without asking about their caste.
The remarks show a political disagreement about culture, religion, and public conduct.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called Hamid Ansari and Rahul Gandhi misguided.
Adityanath accused Ansari of promoting an anti-Sanatan conspiracy against Hindu traditions.
Ansari had warned that Hindu right-wing communalism, rather than communism, threatened India.
Adityanath criticized Rahul Gandhi over a skit performed during his student outreach event.
He defended government welfare programs, saying benefits were provided without considering caste.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticized former Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
- What
- Adityanath accused them of being misguided and attacking Indian culture, while responding to Ansari’s warning about Hindu right-wing communalism and criticism of a skit at Gandhi’s event.
- When
- Adityanath spoke on Sunday; Ansari made his cited remarks on Saturday.
- Where
- Adityanath spoke at Gautam Buddha University in Noida; Ansari spoke at a meeting in New Delhi.
- Why
- The dispute concerned Indian culture, Hindu traditions, political rhetoric, and the content of a comedy skit at Rahul Gandhi’s student outreach event.
Ansari’s warning and opposition criticism
Adityanath’s rebuttal
Main threat to India
Ansari’s warning and opposition criticism
Hamid Ansari, quoting Jawaharlal Nehru, said the danger to India came from Hindu right-wing communalism rather than communism.
Adityanath’s rebuttal
Yogi Adityanath said Ansari was misguided and accused him of an anti-Sanatan conspiracy intended to harm Hindu traditions.
Student-event skit
Ansari’s warning and opposition criticism
Rahul Gandhi’s Chhatron Ki Goonj event featured a skit by Pulkit Mani that mimicked Narendra Modi.
Adityanath’s rebuttal
Adityanath and the Bharatiya Janata Party said the performance insulted Modi, his late mother, and women.
Government welfare
Ansari’s warning and opposition criticism
Ansari questioned the political outlook associated with the ruling side’s cultural claims, according to the reported exchange.
Adityanath’s rebuttal
Adityanath said welfare programs, including free food grains for 800 million people, were provided without considering caste or political affiliation.
- Speaker
- Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh chief minister
- Targets
- Hamid Ansari and Rahul Gandhi
- Event
- A two-day discourse on “Women’s Honour and Youth’s Self-Pride”
- Venue
- Gautam Buddha University, Noida
- Ansari’s warning
- He said Hindu right-wing communalism, rather than communism, threatened India.
- Disputed performance
- A skit by stand-up comedian Pulkit Mani mimicked Narendra Modi at Rahul Gandhi’s student event.
- Welfare claim
- Adityanath cited free food grains provided to 800 million people without caste-based selection.