# Rahul Gandhi mocks Modi’s foreign policy, Congress convention hits back 2026-08-13T17:42:31+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mocked the government's foreign policy at a party convention in Delhi on Thursday, in a video that has gone viral. Gandhi hugged colleague Sandeep Dixit on stage and said, "I don't know where they got the idea that hugging is foreign policy." Dixit then asked, "You didn't think I was Meloni, did you?", referring to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as the hall erupted in laughter. Gandhi also said he would defend the RSS if its freedom of expression were attacked, but accused the organisation of now serving corporate interests under Narendra Modi. The BJP condemned the remarks as vulgar and unbecoming of a Leader of Opposition. BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar called the remark against Meloni and Modi "filthy" and "disgusting." ## Coverage - aajtak.in - aajtak.in - aajtak.in - bazaar.businesstoday.in Tags: BJP, Congress, foreign policy, Giorgia Meloni, Rahul Gandhi, viral video Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-mocks-modis-foreign-policy-congress-convention-hits-back/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-mocks-modis-foreign-policy-congress-convention-hits-back/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.