Modi is ‘all show and no substance’: Rahul Gandhi mocks PM
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New Delhi: In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he has met the PM in person a few times and found him "all show and no substance", PTI reports.
Gandhi made the remarks while addressing a 'Bhagidari Nyay Sammelan' of OBCs at the Talkatora Stadium here.
It was the media, he said, that had "inflated" the prime minister's "balloon", and there was not much substance in him.
"You know what is the biggest problem in politics... No, Narendra Modi is not a big problem," he said, responding to a voice in the crowd.
"Main aapko bata raha hoon, ye aapne apne sir pe chadha rakha hai, ye koi problem nahi hai. Ye jo media wale hain inhone iska gubbara bana rakha hai. Ye koi problem nahi hai. (I am telling you, you have given him too much importance, he is not a problem)," the Congress leader said.
"Earlier, I had not met him, but now I have met him 2-3 times. Now I understand there is nothing - he is all show, no substance. You have not met him, I have," Gandhi said.
Addressing the gathering, Gandhi also urged OBC youth to realise their strength.
"My biggest complaint from OBC youth is that they don't understand their strength. Once they understand their strength, the whole scenario will change," he said.
In another news, the Centre told Rajya Sabha that Modi visited 33 countries in the past 5 years, spending a whopping Rs 362 crore. According to data Centre shared in the Upper House, the PM incurred Rs 67 crore through his foreign trips in 2025 alone, when the figures of spending on his trip to countries like Mauritius, Cyprus, and Canada are still pending, and another five months are left in the year. In 2025, the most expensive trip was to France, which cost the Centre Rs 25 crore, while the trip to the US cost the 2nd largest amount, Rs 16 crore.
