‘Personal ties will remain, but I am politically with BJP’, Amarinder Singh on Rahul Gandhi’s remark
Capt. Amarinder left the Indian National Congress in 2021 on the pretext that he was hurt by the conduct of the party leader Sonia Gandhi and her children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra Gandhi.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh clarified on Friday (August 7, 2026) that his personal and family ties with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi would remain, despite Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on him. Captain Amarinder stated that he and Rahul Gandhi have known each other since childhood, and that their father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, was their classmate and friend.
He reiterated his commitment to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), despite previously joining the party in 2022 after merging his Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) with it. Amarinder joined the BJP following his disappointment with the conduct of Sonia Gandhi and her children in the Congress party. He made the remark about Rahul Gandhi being his favorite BJP leader in an Instagram 'Ask Me Anything' session, sparking controversy in Punjab.
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