"You can fool the illiterate people of Gujarat or other places, can't fool Keralam people": Kharge attacks PM Modi, CM Vijayan
‘You can fool the uneducated people of Gujarat and other places’: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge makes outlandish remarks at a Kerala rally; BJP terms it an insult to Gujaratis and North Indians.
During the campaign for the Kerala Assembly elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge made a controversial statement. The BJP has issued a strong reaction to this. Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla wrote on 'X' (formerly Twitter) that the Congress party is insulting Gujarat and North India.
Shocking: Cong insults Gujarat and North India
— Shehzad Jai Hind (Chowkidar as per INC ecosystem) (@Shehzad_Ind) April 5, 2026
Does Gujarat Cong and SP, RJD agree with this comment?
Mallikarjun Kharge claims Gujaratis and North Indians are “illiterate.”*
मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे का दावा है कि गुजराती और उत्तर भारतीय "अशिक्षित" हैं। pic.twitter.com/fLEvMluN9f
He asked whether the Gujarat Congress, the SP (Samajwadi Party), and the RJD agree with his statement. In fact, during a rally in Kerala, Congress President Kharge referred to Gujaratis and North Indians as "uneducated."
What Congress President Kharge said:
At a rally in Idukki, Kerala, he attempted to belittle Gujarat and the North Indian states. He stated that Modi could fool the people of Gujarat and other regions because they are uneducated; however, the people of Kerala are educated and discerning, and they will not be fooled.
#WATCH | Idukki, Keralam: Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge says, "Don't misguide the people of Keralam. They are very clever, they are educated. Modi ji, Vijay (Pinarayi Vijayan), you both can fool people who are illiterate in Gujarat or in other places, but you… pic.twitter.com/hXyMWS1qg3
— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2026
He said, "The people of Kerala are very smart. They are highly educated. Modiji... Vijayan (Kerala CM)—both of you can fool the uneducated people of Gujarat and other places, but you cannot fool the people of Kerala."
Now, clips of these comments are going viral on social media. People are questioning why the Congress party is disparaging one state in an effort to win elections in another. Furthermore, the Congress ecosystem's animosity toward Gujarat is long-standing and well-known; this sentiment has now surfaced once again.
Prior to this, in Bengal, TMC MP Mahua Moitra had also made comments regarding Gujaratis, which had met with significant opposition. Assembly elections are currently underway in Bengal as well.