'Economic storm brewing & ...': Rahul takes 'nautanki' swipe at PM 's gift to Meloni
timesofindia.com / May 20, 2026, 14:50 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gifting toffees to Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome, while accusing him of "laughing and filming reels" amid the struggles of farmers, youth, women, workers, and small traders in India. Gandhi deemed the gesture "a farce" and not leadership, contrasting it with an "economic storm" brewing domestically.