# Venugopal warns Congress leaders not to give BJP ammo against Rahul 2026-08-09T14:37:20+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Congress general secretary KC Venugopal has advised party leaders to exercise restraint in their public statements and avoid remarks that could be used by the BJP to attack Rahul Gandhi. His comments come amid a row over Shashi Tharoor’s reported remarks that Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign had failed to resonate with Gen Z as much as the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ protests. Venugopal said he did not believe Tharoor had made such remarks deliberately, but cautioned that even unknowingly, Congress leaders must refrain from statements that please the BJP. Tharoor later clarified that his comments were being misinterpreted as an attack on the party or its leadership, and that he was only questioning what the party could have done better to connect with young voters. ## Coverage - thefederal.com - ndtv.com - news.abplive.com Tags: BJP, Chhatron Ki Goonj, Congress internal disputes, KC Venugopal, Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/venugopal-tells-congress-avoid-remarks-that-help-bjp/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/venugopal-tells-congress-avoid-remarks-that-help-bjp/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.