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Aug 8, 2025: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday got the support of his party MP Shashi Tharoor in his attack on Election Commission (EC) over alleged irregularities and "voter theft" while also accusing it of colluding with the BJP to "damage" the country's Constitution.
Sharing the post of the LOP Rahul Gandhi's yesterday's presentation of "vote chori" in Mahadevapura Assembly segment under Central Bangalore Lok Sabha constituency, the Thiruvananthapuram MP Tharoor wrote: "These are serious questions which must be seriously addressed in the interests of all parties & all voters. Our democracy is too precious to allow its credibility to be destroyed by incompetence, carelessness or worse, deliberate tampering. @ECISVEEP must urgently act & @SpokespersonECI should keep the nation informed."
Given that the senior Congress leader has been at odds with the grand old party's central leadership since he was chosen by the government to lead an all-party delegation on Operation Sindoor, Tharoor's support for Rahul Gandhi is significant. Tharoor disagreed with the Congress's position on the India-Pakistan conflict and diplomatic outreach following the Pahalgam terror attack. Tensions between Tharoor and the Congress high command further escalated after he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomacy in an article for The Hindu, highlighting PM Modi’s “energy" and “dynamism" as valuable to India’s global influence.
The article was later shared by the Prime Minister’s Office, intensifying speculation about Tharoor’s allegiance.
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress, gave a PPT yesterday at the press conference. In it, he said that there were problems with the voter lists for the Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Haryana Assembly elections, and that the same voter's name was in multiple booths and states. However, on Thursday itself, the Election Commission rejected Rahul Gandhi's allegation. At the same time, many leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sharply criticised Rahul Gandhi.
In the meantime, Siddaramaiah, the chief minister of Karnataka, stated that Rahul Gandhi had presented evidence of "voter fraud" in the Lok Sabha elections. He wrote on Twitter, “Despite massive public anger, Modi returned to power through electoral fraud. The documents released today by Rahul Gandhi are a clear proof of this.”
Siddaramaiah demanded the resignation of PM Narendra Modi, saying, "Narendra Modi has become the Prime Minister by misusing the Election Commission, stealing votes and misusing power. He has no moral right to remain in office. He should immediately resign and dissolve the government."