There is an uproar in Karnataka over the recently published advertisement regarding Mahatma Gandhi. In this uproar, both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are mainly face to face. The Congress government of Karnataka had published an advertisement of Mahatma Gandhi on the front pages of major Kannada and English newspapers of the state on Tuesday (February 3, 2026). In this, Mahatma Gandhi was shown wearing a white shirt and khaki pants, reprimanding Sangh-Appa for abolishing MNREGA.

This ad of the Congress government took a dig at the central government for replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) with Developed India-Guarantee Mission for Employment and Livelihood (Rural) (VB-G RAM G). In response to which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also published an advertisement related to Mahatma Gandhi in the newspaper.

BJP responded to Congress’s advertising war

In response to Congress’s advertisement, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) published a full page advertisement in the newspaper on Saturday (February 7, 2026). In this, Mahatma Gandhi was shown raising his stick to hit Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress Party National President Mallikarjun Kharge.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in an advertisement released by the party, has shown grave disrespect to the Mahatma Gandhi.

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In this BJP ad, Mahatma Gandhi was shown saying to the three leaders, ‘You three Nungappa (losers of everything), who are using Mahatma Gandhi as your property.’ At the same time, Siddaramaiah, Rahul and Kharge were shown pleading Mahatma Gandhi not to kill him.

KGSN condemns ad war related to Mahatma Gandhi

Karnataka Gandhi Memorial Fund (KGSN) has condemned the advertisements related to Mahatma Gandhi published in newspapers recently in the state. The organization has alleged misuse of Mahatma Gandhi’s photo. KGSN President Woody P. Krishna and Honorary Secretary MC Narendra issued a statement calling it an insult to the core ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and a matter of grave national concern.

Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has praised Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. He said that Rahul Gandhi is a vocal voice against communalism. The statement from Tharoor has come when recently he met Leader of Opposition and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi.

Tharoor on Friday (January 30, 2026) completely rejected the speculations about his sour relations with the top leadership of Congress and also praised Rahul Gandhi. He said that Rahul Gandhi is a vocal voice against communalism in the country. He said that he will not leave the Congress party. Tharoor said that Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge are my two leaders. During this, he downplayed the controversy after the recently held Kochi Mahapanchayat.

Tharoor is making strategy for Kerala assembly elections

Ahead of the assembly elections in Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has given a big message about unity in the party, where the Congress-led UDF is aiming to oust the current LDF government led by P. Vijayan from power in the state. On this occasion, Tharoor said that he is working on a plan to campaign extensively in the assembly elections to be held in Kerala in a total of 140 assembly constituencies of the state.

It is important to reach the right message to the voters: Tharoor

The Congress MP has given a big statement about his election campaign plans in Kerala. He said that people completely ignore the fact that in the last several elections, I had campaigned in 56 assembly constituencies of the state. This will not change. I hope that this time the names of some more assembly constituencies will be included in this list.

He said that it is very important that we send the right message to the voters and get the opportunity to make a significant impact on people’s lives.

What did Shashi Tharoor say about Rahul Gandhi?

During this, Shashi Tharoor described the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as an honest and strong voice against communalism in the country. He said that I see it positively that there is an opportunity to discuss all the issues cordially and constructively.

He said that all our colleagues in the Congress Party are working together. These are my two leaders – first is Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and second is the leader of the opposition in my House in Parliament. Together we are all moving in a positive direction.

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