Congress Leader Pawan Khera Slams Ravi Shastri Over Modi's BRICS Praise, Recalls 2012 Summit
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Political sparring took an unexpected sporting turn in New Delhi after senior Congress leader Pawan Khera launched a sharp critique against former Indian cricket team coach and commentator Ravi Shastri. The friction arose following Shastri's high-profile social media praise commending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of international diplomacy during the recent BRICS summit. In a widely discussed post, Shastri had expressed awe at the gathering of global leaders on Indian soil, declaring it an unprecedented spectacle in diplomatic history and offering a public salute to Prime Minister Modi.
Congress Leader Recalls the 2012 BRICS Summit
Refuting Shastri's claim that such a diplomatic gathering was unprecedented, Pawan Khera took to social media to jog the former cricketer's memory. Sharing archival photographs from March 29, 2012, Khera reminded the public that a remarkably similar high-level multilateral meeting had previously taken place in New Delhi under the leadership of then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. During that 2012 summit, prominent global heads of state, including Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, stood alongside Dr. Singh on Indian soil.
Digital Jab at the PMO Over Promotional Social Media Posts
Escalating his critique, Khera remarked that it might be unrealistic to expect Shastri to recall historical precedents, while simultaneously casting aspersions on the origin of the cricketer's praise. In a pointed digital jab, the Congress leader suggested that he was well aware of which quarters within the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) might be orchestrating such promotional narratives. The public exchange has since sparked intense debate across digital platforms regarding political loyalties, historical diplomacy, and public commentary by sports personalities.
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