New Delhi. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is on a tour of Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh today, during which he got involved in a new controversy. In fact, in the office of the State Congress Committee, Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes on the photo of his grandmother and former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi. The video of Rahul Gandhi offering flowers on Indira Gandhi’s photo wearing shoes is going viral on social media. On the other hand, BJP targeted Rahul Gandhi and Congress and described it as the culture of Italy. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that this act of Rahul Gandhi is against our rites.
Look at Rahul Gandhi’s pride,
Herself is offering wreaths by wearing shoes and throwing flowers to his ancestor. pic.twitter.com/badzvv6n8l– BJP Madhya Pradesh (@BJP4MP) June 3, 2025
CM said, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has come to our state today, he should come, it is democracy, everyone has the right to go anywhere. But I did not like the way he paid floral tributes wearing shoes to his grandmother. At the same time, Vishwas Kailash Sarang, a minister in MP government, says that I had already spoken that Rahul Gandhi has come for political tourism in Bhopal. He does not know the culture of India and our eternal tradition.
The Leader of Opposition did not even take shoes while offering a wreath to his grandmother; It is against the rites…
– Chief Minister @DRMOHANYADAV51 Yes pic.twitter.com/wdw7u9psnu
– BJP Madhya Pradesh (@BJP4MP) June 3, 2025
Sarang said, “We are offered shoes while offering wreaths to every great men, but raised in the rites of Italy, Rahul Gandhi did not just wreath by wearing shoes, but threw flowers towards Indira Gandhi’s picture.” This is an insult to Indira Gandhi. He said that Rahul Gandhi publicly apologized before leaving Bhopal, this culture of Italy will not work here.
The Indian tradition is that shoes are removed while giving wreath to the late great men.
But raised in the rites of Italy, Rahul Gandhi not only wore shoes, but did not even offer flowers on Indira Gandhi’s picture- just threw it.Hope Rahul Gandhi is about his act before leaving Bhopal… pic.twitter.com/vblatwznqu
– Vishwas Kailash Sarang (@vishvassarang) June 3, 2025
Madhya Pradesh BJP President VD Sharma said that Rahul Gandhi threw flowers wearing shoes and offered a wreath to her grandmother Indira Gandhi, this shows her thinking and rites. Rahul Gandhi does not have reverence for his ancestors. The Congress is dreaming of making a person who is not known about the culture of India.
