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"Rahul Gandhi must get his head examined": Keralam BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar dismisses phone-tapping claim

"Rahul Gandhi must get his head examined": Keralam BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar dismisses phone-tapping claim

What's behind this

Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, titled “Belonging: A Journey of Love”, portrays the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition as a personal and national trauma that drove her into politics, while reviewers describe the book as an intimate portrait of the Gandhi family rather than a political expose and note accusations of historical distortions. At the same time, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed his phone is being tapped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, prompting BJP to label him a habitual liar. Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor corroborated concerns about phone surveillance, saying tapping is a reality in India and that his own phone was monitored during the Pegasus controversy.

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Chandrasekhar said, "Rahul Gandhi, I can only safely say to him, with all respect, must get his head examined. Nobody is bothered tapping his phone. Nobody is interested in tapping his phone. If anybody is interested, it's to understand why his brain only functions on lies day after day."

2 of the 82 reports on this event credit a wire agency (ANI, PTI or IANS), all from the same agency.

Coverage arrived over 78 hours. First from The Indian Express, latest from The Hindu.

High Corroboration 29 news outlets reporting

How this event was covered

First reported by The Indian Express at 08:20 UTC on 10 Nov.

Coverage ran into a second day.

Across 3 desks: business, india, politics.

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  13. Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.

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    Srinagar, Nov 12: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has offered a glimpse into her personal culinary journey, revealing her fondness for Kashmiri delicacies, particularly Haakh and Kofta, in a heartwarming video posted on X. “I love Indian food,” she says in the video, recalling…

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  23. Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)

    ‘More the bhakts comment, better it would do’: Rahul hits back at BJP over Sonia’s memoir

    New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday took a swipe at the BJP leaders over their criticism of former AICC chief Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, saying the more the “Bhakts” comment on the book, the better it would do. He also claimed that a lot of the BJP leaders secretly like his mother and think…

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  37. The Tribune The Tribune Trust

    Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging’: 10 episodes worth reading, from love story to power politics

    Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, begins with her childhood in Italy and a chance meeting with Rajiv Gandhi in Cambridge before moving on to the political battles, family disputes and personal tragedies that shaped the Nehru-Gandhi family…

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  45. The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co. Current article

    "Rahul Gandhi must get his head examined": Keralam BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar dismisses phone-tapping claim

    Chandrasekhar said, "Rahul Gandhi, I can only safely say to him, with all respect, must get his head examined. Nobody is bothered tapping his phone. Nobody is interested in tapping his phone. If anybody is interested, it's to understand why his brain only functions on lies day after day."

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  47. The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Phone tapping is a reality in India, my phone was under surveillance: Prashant Kishor

    Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Friday said phone tapping was a "reality" in India, claiming that his own phone had been under surveillance during the Pegasus spyware controversy. Responding to journalists' questions on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation that his phone was being…

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  53. Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    'Phone tapping is a reality in India': Prashant Kishor on Rahul Gandhi’s claims

    Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Friday claimed that tapping of phones was a "reality" in the country, and that his own phone was under surveillance when the Pegasus controversy had come to the fore a few years ago. Kishor was replying to queries from journalists on Congress leader…

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  55. Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)

    Tears for Babri, Apathy for Mumbai Terror: The Brazen Hypocrisy and 17 Historical Distortions in Sonia Gandhi’s Memoir

    In her memoir, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson offers a revealing contrast in how she processes India’s wounds. The 1992 Babri Masjid demolition is framed as a profound personal and national trauma that “tormented” her, drove her into politics, and symbolised the “relentless advance of the…

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