'Rahul has a long way to go in politics, He should have better knowledge of India. He should learn more before making such statements,' RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav said.
Incensed over being equated with the banned SIMI by Rahul Gandhi, the RSS today hit out at the Congress leader saying he needs to learn more about the country before making such "meaningless" statements.
"He should brush up his knowledge before making meaningless statements. He should know the difference between RSS and banned outfits and know the history of Congress party, which has been accused of fundamentalism in the last six decades," RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav said.
"Rahul has a long way to go in politics, He should have better knowledge of India. He should learn more before making such statements," he said.
The RSS was reacting to Gandhi's statement made in Bhopal where he described the RSS as "fanatical", saying it was no different from banned terror outfit SIMI and that both hold "fundamentalist" views.
When pointed out that the radical Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was a proscribed outfit, which was not the case with RSS, the Nagpur-headquartered right-wing group, Gandhi stated that this did not matter much for him.
Reacting strongly to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's remark that RSS was no different from banned terror outfit SIMI, BJP today said the young leader seems to have lost his mental balance and shown political immaturity by his comments.
"Only a sick mind can do it (compare RSS to SIMI). He seems to have lost his mental balance. RSS is an institution of nationalist thought while SIMI has been banned by their (Congress) government as it was banned by us when we were in power," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.
Gandhi had earlier in the day said in Bhopal that RSS was a "fanatical" organisation and was as fundamentalist as SIMI, a banned student organisation involved in terror activities.
His comments against RSS, the Sangh founthead which controls BJP, seems to have rattled the party.
Javadekar said, "Congress knows it is not winning in Madhya Pradesh. I can understand its frustration. Congress has been losing elections of late, be it the NSUI losing student union elections in Delhi or the party losing by-elections in several states. Rahul Gandhi's magic is not working for the Congress."
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