The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) accused Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi of being “an ideal textbook example and case study of separatism in Indian politics”. The party dismissed as baseless his allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “suppressing” Tamil voices. In the United Nations, during his address, he mentioned a phrase from the ancient Tamil text Punanuru...,” said Mr. Paswan. “Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat (One India, Great India) is not just a slogan, but our commitment,” he said. Mr. Modi organised the historic Kashi-Tamil Sangam in his Lok Sabha constituency.

Source: The Hindu January 14, 2026 15:11 UTC