"Dirty and naked politics": PM Modi slams ‘shirtless protest’ by Youth Congress

Prime Minister PM Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress over its youth wingrsquos recent shirtless protest at the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026 stating that the demonstration showed that the ldquooldest party of the country has become ideologically bankruptrdquo news agency IANS reportedOn Friday members of the Indian Youth Congress staged a protest inside New Delhirsquos Bharat Mandapam during the highprofile summit raising slogans against PM Modi and the Central government over alleged ldquounemployment inflation and the reported IndiaUS trade dealrdquoAddressing a public rally in Meerut PM Modi said Indians were working towards the goal of a ldquoViksit Bharatrdquo but alleged that some political parties were unable to accept the countryrsquos progress IANS reportedReferring to the recently held AI Summit he said it was a historic event for a developing nationldquoToday Indians are working hard to achieve the resolution of a Viksit Bharat However there are some political parties in the country that are not able to digest the countrys progress Just a few days ago India hosted the worlds largest AI Summit There hadnt been such a historic event in any developing country I ask you were you not proud of this AI Summitrdquo he saidClaiming that the entire country had felt proud of the summit PM Modi accused the Congress of turning a global event into a political platform IANS reportedPM accuses Congress of defaming nation calls protest lsquoideological bankruptcyrsquoldquoThe entire nation was filled with pride However what did Congress do They turned a global event into a platform for its dirty and naked politics Congress leaders reached the venue naked in front of the foreign guestsrdquo he addedContinuing his attack PM Modi said the protest reflected ideological bankruptcy within the partyldquoI ask the Congress leaders the nation knows that you are already naked so why did you feel the need to take off your clothes This shows that the oldest party of the country has become ideologically bankruptrdquo he statedAccusing the Congress of attempting to ldquodefamerdquo the country Modi compared the situation to a village wedding where residents come together to protect the communityrsquos reputationldquoWhen someone gets married in a village everyone helps the household so that the guests take along a good picture of the village However Congress is focused on defaming its own countryrdquo he saidPM also alleged that Congress leaders were driven by personal animosity towards him and the ruling allianceUnfortunate that Congress leaders are praising those who embarrassed the countryldquoCongress leaders hate Modi These people want to dig my grave They do not shy away from abusing my mother They are against the BJP and NDA Fine if this is what your politics consists of we will accept it toordquo he saidModi further asserted that the AI Summit was a national event and not linked to any political partyldquoHowever they need to understand that the AI Summit was not the BJPs event and no BJP leader was present there at that time This was an event of the nation the hardwork of the nation However Congress crossed all limits Now the entire nation is criticising the Congress partys policiesrdquo he addedPM Modi also criticised Congress leaders for ldquopraisingrdquo the youth wingrsquos protestldquoUnfortunately the leaders of the oldest party of the country are praising those who embarrassed the country instead of criticising themrdquo he saidModi also thanked the Congressrsquo allies in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance INDIA bloc for condemning the incidentldquoOne thing that gives me satisfaction is that all the allies of Congress have shown the courage to criticise the party over the Delhi incident I express my gratitude to them for thisrdquo he saidWith PTI inputs