Rahul Gandhi is back on his favorite foreign turf—spouting scripted propaganda to a foreign audience, moderated by the usual suspects of the Soros-Ford Foundation ecosystem. This time, it’s Brown University, with the ever-predictable Prof. Ashutosh Varshney—a known left-liberal and vocal Modi critic—playing the enabler. It’s all part of the same old toolkit—one that’s now run like a well-oiled machine with the Congress’s loyal Darbaris acting as foot soldiers.
Just days ago, Rajdeep Sardesai was in Harvard, vomiting the same gibberish in Varshney’s company. Meanwhile, Arfa Khanum Sherwani has made Stanford her permanent echo chamber, parroting the same “Democracy in Danger” script for over a year (https://x.com/MediaExpose_/status/1905950445543047641).
This isn’t discourse—it’s a travelling circus of coordinated propaganda.
This isn’t the first time the same cast assembled for a performance of “Democracy in Danger”—the original episode aired on March 16, 2021, featuring the same melodrama, same baseless fearmongering, and the same attempt to paint India as a dystopia under the Modi government. That show flopped—YouTube views barely crossed 2,000. But here they are again, recycling old scripts hoping for a different outcome.
Let’s break down this absurd theatre of the privileged:
- The Fantasy of 2019 Victory:
Prof. Varshney asked Rahul Gandhi how the Congress lost in 2019 when the “narrative” said they’d win. A question so far removed from reality, even Rahul seemed stunned. Perhaps Varshney was the only person on the planet who believed the Congress had a shot. It’s less political analysis and more hallucination.
- Lecture on Civil Liberties—From the Emergency Heir:
Varshney, with no sense of irony, asked about attacks on civil liberties under the Modi govt. To Rahul Gandhi, of all people—the political descendant of Indira Gandhi, who imposed the Emergency, jailed opposition leaders, muzzled the press, and rewrote the definition of dictatorship in India. Asking him about civil liberties is like asking a butcher about animal rights.
- The Parliament Mic Tantrum:
Rahul lamented that his mic was once switched off in Parliament. What he didn’t tell the audience was that he wasn’t the Leader of Opposition and wasn’t entitled to speak at will. But the dynastic sense of entitlement runs deep—Rahul thinks rules are for others.
- “Shoonyata”—The Congress Offering:
In a rare moment of truth (or accidental comedy), Rahul said Congress brings “Shoonyata” (emptiness) to the table. Perhaps the only honest line in his speech. The professor asking the question was visibly amused—and probably just as confused. But the metaphor fits: empty ideology, empty promises, empty leadership.
- Congress Will Never Be Cadre-Based—Says Who?
In direct contradiction to Congress’s 2023 Political Resolution that called for a cadre-based transformation, Rahul proudly declared that Congress never was and never will be a cadre-based party. So much for listening to your own party—he doesn’t even read what they write.
The Echo Chamber Repeats Itself
What we’re witnessing is not intellectual discourse. It’s a self-serving propaganda loop sponsored by Ford-Funded forums, where Rahul Gandhi flies abroad to bash India, cheered on by professors who still haven’t recovered from 2014. Their “democracy is dying” lament has been aired so many times, it’s lost all meaning—just like the Congress narrative itself.
If history is any indicator, this event too will disappear into the YouTube blackhole of irrelevance. Because propaganda, no matter how many times you repeat it, can’t defeat facts—or democracy.
Author: Rishi Kalia is a seasoned entrepreneur, Digital media Strategist and political analyst with 23 years of diverse experience in business and public discourse. Tweets at Rishi Kalia
