Ghaziabad, October 31, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Drawing parallels between contemporary politics and the Mahabharata, former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as ‘Arjun’, asserting that he would overcome all political ‘Chakravyuhas’ and take the oath as Prime Minister for a fourth time in 2029.
Speaking to IANS, Krishnam said that under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, the entire Kaurava clan and faction were joining forces against Modi, mistakenly viewing him as Abhimanyu.
“Under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, the entire Kaurava clan and the Kaurava faction are coming together. All the Kauravas are uniting and attacking PM Narendra Modi, thinking of him as Abhimanyu,” he said.
“All these Kauravas, all the great warriors, and the entire Kaurava clan gathering in the Opposition should understand very clearly that PM Narendra Modi is not Abhimanyu; he is Arjuna,” he added.
Krishnam asserted that Modi would overcome every political challenge posed by the Opposition.
“He (PM Modi) will break all the Chakravyuhas, and in 2029, the oath will echo: ‘I, Narendra Modi, taking oath for the fourth time as the Prime Minister of India,'” he said.
The former Congress leader also criticised party president Mallikarjun Kharge, describing him as an object of pity.
“Mallikarjun Kharge has now become an object of pity. He is no longer a spark. A spent cartridge and extinguished ashes cannot explode,” Krishnam told IANS.
His remarks came amid a political controversy over Kharge’s alleged ‘baap’ jibe at Prime Minister Modi during an event in Patna.
Amid the uproar, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury defended the party president, describing the controversy as an attempt to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Chowdhury maintained that Kharge’s remark was metaphorical, rooted in local jargon, and was not intended to be interpreted literally.
He said the expression suggested that even someone stronger than Prime Minister Modi could be defeated.
“The government of our country always tries to find a little hole anywhere. They know the art of making a mountain out of a molehill. What our President said was meant metaphorically — that even someone stronger than PM Modi can be defeated,” he said.
“This is a local jargon. It means that someone may be stronger than PM Modi. It was used in a metaphorical manner; it does not literally mean ‘father’,” Chowdhury added.
The remarks have triggered a political debate, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticising Kharge’s comments, while Congress leaders have maintained that the statement is being misinterpreted.
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