The war of words between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has taken a new turn, with the Kerala Congress taking a dig at the BJP leader what it described as a “stunt”.
“Dear Stunt Master @KirenRijiju No reel is worth risking your real life. No stunt, selfie or social-media moment is worth putting yourself in danger. Modiji may care only about reels, but you must care about your life. That frog-style dive, however, deserves a wider audience. Please teach it to @AmitShah and the rest of the Cabinet. The nation should not be deprived of such collective talent,” it posted on X. Rijiju had shared videos of himself taking a plunge into the gushing waters of a river in Arunachal Pradesh.
Drawing a comparison with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, he said Gandhi may need training for such activities, while for him, it was part of his routine. “Mein yahan ka khiladi hun (I am the player here),” Rijiju said in a post on X on Sunday.
“Some people might think swimming in gushing rivers of Arunachal Pradesh is like swimming in pools or rivers like Yamuna. In raging rivers, our head should be up, not down & body should be more upright, not straight as we keep in swimming competition. “Not talking politics, only fitness.
Mein yahan ka khiladi hun,” he said. I hope he will promote #FitIndiaMovement,” the minister had said.
The exchange is the latest in a series of good-humoured jibes between the two political rivals over fitness and physical activities, including a conversation in Parliament last year and a jiu-jitsu challenge from Gandhi earlier this year. In December last year, Rijiju posted a video on Instagram showing a conversation with Gandhi in Parliament.
