Maneka says there is no comparison between 'bird' Rahul Gandhi and 'lion' Narendra Modi


New Delhi, Jan 16 (Agencies) : A day before the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Thursday hit out at nephew Rahul Gandhi saying he is no match for the NDA's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Talking to Headlines Today the BJP MP said nobody can save the Congress, be it the Congress vice-president, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, mother and party chief Sonia Gandhi or any other leader.

"Nobody can save the Congress party...Rahul has been projected by the Congres for last 10 years, but Congress has not benefited from that. No matter you spend Rs.500 crore or Rs.5,000 crore on building his image, Congress would not benefit," Maneka said.

"The mother-son duo has been running the government for last 10 years, but what have they achieved? They are no more good people. Congress needs a total revamp. Congress should stop all scams and loot...No matter who the leader is of 40 thieves, it would not make any difference," she said.

"Congress has been speaking about glamour and craze of Priyanka Gandhi for 20 years but no craze or glamour can save the Congress," Maneka said.

Asked if Rahul could save the Congress if he is projected as its PM candidate against the BJP's Modi, the BJP leader said, "There is no competition at all. Obviously, Mr Modi. He has been running his state so well for 15 years...it's like comparing a lion to a bird."

 

  

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  • Purifytheheart, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Maneka,blood is thicker than water.People who are related have stronger obligations to each other than people outside the family. May god forgive you and guide you on the right path...

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  • tripti, hyderabad

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Being a animal lover Menaka Gandhi knows the behavior of tiger and bird very well. People fear from lion, but love birds. Same is the case of Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. People fear from Modi and love Rahul.

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  • komal, bhopal

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Yes. A cruel lion and a loving bird which spreads the message of peace and love . So we will go for Rahul

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  • shristi, chaidigarh

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Rahul Gandhi should not be compared with any other politician. He has got all the credentials to become the next PM of India. He has illuminated energy in young "birds" of India and with their help he can "roar" loud through his work.

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  • vinayak prabhu, mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    @ER,mangalore mind ur language..i just mean bjp should use his potential to get votes varun gandhi won election with 2.81 lakh margin..its not a small thing as its Muslim dense district ..

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  • sid, mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Exactly varun is not given important positions, unlike the dongi congis who blindly say we are ready to work under PAPPU. India needs a leader not a PAPPU

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  • Max, UAE

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Menaka is right.. There is no comparison between modi and Rahul... Modi was capable of administering and driving killings of innocent people in the 2002 riots whereas Rahul could never do that..

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  • Ajith, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Rahul Gandhi is destined to be the PM of India.Varun can join the likes of Mdi,Praveen Togadia,Uma Bharathi,Sadvi Ritambara,Pramod Muthalik to form Bharatiya murderers party.

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  • Vincent Praveen Castelino, Pernal / Mumbai

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    These words are common during election season in our country "Bird" "Lion" etc....etc. Nothing new!!!.

    Let the their (BJP's) election strategy managers can hire some more foreign firms to get more and more "Media" as well as "Social Media" publicity to copy the American Styles in India.

    After all, next elections are fought not in America!!!

    Interesting Mrs. Maneka is in the news now comparing Mr. Narendra Modi with Mr.Rahul Gandhi.

    BJP can do any amount of "Research" before the next general elections!!!. Indian voters are not fools Mrs. Manekaji.

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  • vinayak prabhu, mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Varun gandhi is strong leader..he must be given more importance in party..

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  • Peter pereira, Nagoya, japan

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Is everything ok with you Mr. Vinayak Prabhu ? Are you commenting on his physical appearance without knowing his empty top floor ?

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  • ER, mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Your empty upper top is quite visible here man.

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  • Peter Pereira, Nagoya, Japan

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Come on dear, don't get startled. Truth always hurts.

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Empty floor or filled floor. Varun Gandhi is much better than person who make mistakes while reading speeches written by others.

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  • Peter Pereira, Nagoya, japan

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Do you mean the person who is instigating to chop off fellow Indians hands is better ? But, for me there is no difference between our enemy, Paki army and an Indian who instigates to hurt our fellow Indian. What is the use if the top floor is full of enmity and hatred towards his Indian brother/sister. Jai Hind.

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Well said Peter !

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  • Wilfred Fernandes, Vamadapadavu/Dubai

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Dear Mr. Vinayak Prabhu. Both the Ghandi boys are same. Both are not fit to rule us. While congress puts all the hopes on Rahul, the BJP never trusts Varun. Therefore Varun was not given any important posts in BJP.

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Persons started to come out from the December 2013 election debacle and build pyramids.

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  • Anand, karkala

    Thu, Jan 16 2014


    Aapka Kalyan ho, Please ignore if it was.

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  • Indian, Mangalore/KSA

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Because our memory is very short...

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Nothing can be taken seriously about the hate comments of Maneka Gandhi which is purely family rivalry and frustration because the Gandhi family never recognized her from the beginning.Thanq.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Lion is not Kind.
    Humans are not Lions.
    Lion lacks rationale Mind.
    Anybody can use Lion as a Symbol.
    Let Modi keep his election symbol as Lion.
    If Modi is Lion why his symbol is komal Kamal.
    Humans are having a rationale mind, body and Soul.
    Lion is in the Jungle or kept in the park to bark/Roar

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  • Praveen Kumaresh, Bengaluru

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    If Sanjay Were alive today, then Maneka would have been 'Madame' for Cong chamchas an Varun would have been Shehzaada. Pappu, Priyanka Vadhra would have been in BJP. Bird Rahulk & lion Modi would have complimented each other.

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  • Kanthi Suvarna, Mangalore/Dubai

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Yes Narendra is a man eater (Lion)!

    YOU, MENAKA IS IN- LAWS-EATER. YOU WILL NOT GET A MOTHER IN LAW LIKE INDIRA GHANDI EVEN IF YOU ARE BORN 100 TIMES !

    All your moves are dirty -politically motivated.

    IF YOU ARE REALLY SINCERE JOIN ANNA HAJJARE OR AAP POLITICAL PARTY AND PEOPLE MAY ACCEPT YOUR THINKING OR IDEOLOGIES .

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  • Francis, Moodbidri / Dubai

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    This is her frustration!!! see her own son good for nothing, good for talking nonsense. So she cannot digest Rahul's growth.

    Menaka- Hittala gida maddalla!!

    Surely this statement will not bring you any respect from any corner of India

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Jungle ka Raaj.
    Jungliyom ka khaas.
    Lion ko jungle meim rehenodho.
    Sab Praaniyom ka ghosh khaane dho.
    Ghosh meim Khushi hai Jungle ka Raaj.

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  • juliet mascarenhas, bejai mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    What a beautiful comparison.The cock gives the wake up signal ,its sweet to listen to the voice of the Nightingale,The peacock entertains with its beautiful dance, the ostrich with its walk and so on.
    But the Lion with its roar and ferocious behavior only waits to scare the people and grab them and bring an end to their life.
    Which do you prefer?

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  • vivek, mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    It is the same lion that you see on the Indian emblem my Dear!!. A lion protects its Herd while a bird flies away if there is a threat. Which one do you prefer??

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  • juliet mascarenhas, bejai mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    The various names mentioned by her are the birds of the same feather which fly together. But the bird with the different feather as you said1 flew away and became lions prey.

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  • vivek, mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    All coins have 2 sides. Just like a lion is ferocious it has another side too. Have you ever heard a metaphor of Bird's Heart for large heartedness?. It is always a Lion's heart. Birds fly in the direction of the wind while the lion takes it head on. India doesn't need a bird, but it needs a lion so that the weak, the equal and the stronger give you your due respect, not look at you in awe and throw a few grains to peck.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Juliet Mai...
    Hyen Kaalen?..'Pakshiyaanche Description' Gee?
    1.Traffic signal I know what is this cock signal?
    2.Peacock dances when? Only when happy and the male has only been beautiful Yes or No? Give this report also.In one category at least 'Male' is beautiful and you are worried about his dance only?
    3. What ostrich walk? Is it recommended for 'ramp walk'? I know the phrase 'craning like a ostrich' to look or rather peep into shady happenings...
    For Rahul you twist all features also -that of poor birds?? Allow them to be natural...
    Poor Cock-Many a times before it says Cock Cockoooooooooooooooo, it is cooked for food and at night it coos in your stomach!
    Urle Welyaar Poorai 'poetic description 'Hai! wah wah wah wah!

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  • Af, mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Maneka first control your son, he is dangerous for the country, he supposes to in jail,god knows how he is freed?

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  • Anand, karkala

    Thu, Jan 16 2014


    Narendra Modi is a true LION.

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte , Udupi / Dubai

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Anand don't spoil natural "Lion" means.

    Lion should be Lion without any Z type of security, like a real animal LION

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  • Anand, karkala

    Thu, Jan 16 2014


    Z security provided to save him from some cruel animals, greedy of power.

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  • ramana, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Yes my dear... U said true
    He is a animal.. Not a human

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  • Peter Pereira, Nagoya, Japan

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Not only animal. Blood thirsty animal.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Maneka is a CHIPKALI...

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  • Deepak, manglore

    Thu, Jan 16 2014

    Menaka ji aap pahele INDIA mein bahuth street dogs hai.... uski dek ball kijiye.

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