Congress Workers Perform Hindu Rituals for Rahul Gandhi, BJP Alleges Insult to Deities

During Rahul Gandhi's 56th birthday, Youth Congress workers in Varanasi performed religious rituals using a poster depicting him as Parashurama, a Hindu deity. Workers conducted Rudrabhishek ceremonies on the Ganga River banks, pouring milk over the poster and chanting hymns. The BJP strongly criticized this act, calling it blasphemous and an insult to Hindus. Congress defended the event as symbolic devotion.