Modi’s plan to change India’s name ‘absurd’: Rahul Gandhi
Al JazeeraMAY 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to divert attention away from his business dealings by pushing an absurdist name change. The BJP has failed India by using its power to silence opposing parties and politicians, and with the public catching on, Modi is in search of a new angle. The fact is that both India and Bharat are used interchangeably in the Indian constitution, and there is nothing anti-Hindu about the name "India." Modi’s tactics are pure diversion.
While opposition leaders seem to be outraged about India being referred to as Bharat at the G20 summit, the fact is that many of Modi’s most vocal critics have themselves expressed a desire to change India’s name. There are many documents from opposition leaders saying that they would change India’s name to Bharat and want to reclaim India’s Hindu origins. However, they are so fixated on opposing Modi that they will scream about anything he does. Why not make this change now?