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VHP demands apology from Sonia Gandhi over alleged 'selective outrage'
The VHP has demanded an apology from Sonia Gandhi over statements it says hurt Hindus.
VHP representative Surendra Jain accused Gandhi of showing grief selectively over deaths and violence in India.
He questioned her response to the 2008 Batla House encounter in Delhi, where police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was fatally wounded and suspected terrorists were killed.
Jain also cited the demolition of the Babri structure, violence in Kashmir and the 1984 anti-Sikh killings.
These are claims made by Jain, who accused Gandhi and Congress of indifference to attacks on Hindus and security personnel.
The dispute adds to political criticism over how parties respond to communal violence and killings.
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) demanded an apology from Sonia Gandhi over statements it said had hurt Hindus.
VHP leader Surendra Jain accused Gandhi of “selective outrage” over deaths and attacks affecting different communities.
Jain contrasted Gandhi’s reported grief over the killing of terrorists in the 2008 Batla House encounter with what he said was her silence on attacks against Hindus and security personnel.
He also cited the 1984 anti-Sikh killings, violence in Kashmir and the killing of Hindu tourists in Pahalgam.
Jain criticised Congress over what he described as Muslim appeasement and a party leader’s reported comments comparing pollution during Diwali and Eid.
- Who
- The VHP, represented by Surendra Jain, demanded an apology from Sonia Gandhi.
- What
- The VHP accused Gandhi of selective outrage and said her statements had hurt Hindus.
- When
- Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- Jain said Gandhi had expressed grief over some incidents but not shown similar concern over attacks and killings affecting Hindus and security personnel.
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- Organisation
- Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)
- Person targeted
- Sonia Gandhi
- VHP representative
- Surendra Jain
- Location
- New Delhi
- Date
- November 10, 2026
- Historical event cited
- 1984 anti-Sikh killings in Delhi
What people are saying
have hurt Hindus
selective outrage