Half-empty venue in US, people didn’t stand for national anthem: BJP leaders use video to blast Rahul Gandhi

By India Today News Desk: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is in the US, has been making headlines for his blistering criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led Centre while on foreign soil. Rahul Gandhi has come under fire from the BJP for his outspoken remarks, and on Day 2 of his America sojourn, the saffron party found fresh ammunition to flay the former MP with.

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala took to Twitter and shared a video that purportedly shows an NRI outreach organised by the Congress that Rahul Gandhi attended. Poonawala claimed, “During national anthem half of the people Rahul addressed later did not even bother to stand up. Later they paused the national anthem in the middle and said it was just 'Mic Check'.”

Poonawala demanded a clarification from the Congress over the alleged incident. “The onus is on Rahul Gandhi’s organising team to clarify if and why this disrespect was done? Who are the audiences who disrespect the National Anthem! No Indian would.. is Anthem used for Rahul’s mic check?(sic)”

India Today found the viral video was clipped out of context. It was shot during a mic check, and not the actual performance of the National Anthem.

A keyword search on Twitter led the fact-check team to an extended version of the video, which, too, was shared with a similar accusation. In it, as soon as the anthem began, a woman at the mic gestured at everyone who stood up to pay respects, signalling them to remain seated. The anthem then stopped mid-way and the woman informed the audience that it was just a mic check.

Several BJP leaders were using the video to attack Rahul Gandhi. The clip was earlier tweeted by Anil K Antony, son of former Union defence minister AK Antony, who quit the Congress and joined the BJP in April.

“Half empty venue where 80 % of the crowd are sitting or disrespectfully lounging around with their hands in their pockets while India’s national anthem is being played (sic),” Anil K Antony wrote.

    Half empty venue where 80 % of the crowd are sitting or disrespectfully lounging around with their hands in their pockets while India’s national anthem is being played. Not surprising.
    Some of the events of this visit are co-coordinated by #MCNJ and #ICNA, organisations withâ€æ https://t.co/aMM58hPswF pic.twitter.com/Y6AN4Lsr2r — Anil K Antony (@anilkantony) May 31, 2023

He claimed the disrespect to the Indian national anthem was “not surprising” as the event was co-coordinated by organisations that push anti-India narratives and allegedly have “radical Islamist links”.

The Congress has yet to respond to the BJP’s allegations.

Rahul Gandhi is in California, US, on a three-city tour during which he will interact with the Indian diaspora and meet American lawmakers. Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda said Gandhi's visit is aimed at promoting shared values and a vision of “real democracy”.

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Truck driver gets sweet revenge against the wealthy woman who blocked him on the road

David’s blood boiled as he glared at the woman in the luxury car, his fists clenched at his sides. He couldn’t believe that she had the audacity to block him in and refuse to move, even after he had honked his horn multiple times.

He was a hardworking truck driver with an important delivery to make, and this entitled woman was holding him up for no reason. He was fuming as he stomped up to the driver’s side window of the luxury car, ready to give the irresponsible driver a piece of his mind. But to his surprise, the woman only laughed and told him that she would move when she felt like it. What the hell was she thinking?!

Furious, David realized that he had to take matters into his own hands. He decided that it was time to teach this terrible woman a lesson and take his revenge…

And he certainly got his revenge

“No, no, no no, no”, David shouted as he rushed to leave the house. He was in a panic as he had awfully overslept, desperately trying to deliver his shipments on time. As a professional truck driver, he knew the importance of being on time and delivering his shipments efficiently. So when he realized that his truck was blocked in by another car, his heart sank. Frustrated and angry, he let out a series of loud honks on the horn, hoping to jolt the driver into action. But as the seconds ticked by and the car didn’t budge, David began to fear that he was going to be late for his appointment. He pounded the steering wheel with his fists and let out a string of curses, feeling more and more desperate with each passing moment.

David’s heart raced as he tried to figure out what to do. He was already running late so he couldn’t afford to waste any more time. Every second that ticked by was like a knife twisting in his gut. Intensely irritated, he wondered why the car was not moving. People should know that they can’t park there. Who would be so stupid to park their car on a busy road?

After honking several times, he saw that he finally got the attention of the driver in the other car. As David rolled down his window to confront the driver, he saw that the driver was a wealthy, entitled woman with a smug look on her face. His blood boiled even more when he realized that she had clearly been ignoring his honks and was enjoying the power she had over him.

He couldn’t believe that she was being so disrespectful and dismissive of his needs. He was a hardworking man with a job to do, and he wasn’t about to let some entitled woman stand in his way. He leaned out of the window of his truck and demanded that she should move her car. To his surprise, the woman burst into laughter, as if his request was the funniest thing she had ever heard. “Can’t you see that I’m doing important work?!” she screeched, rolling her eyes. “I will move when I feel like it”.

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