'Na Ghar Ka Na Ghat Ka....': Anupam Kher's Veiled Jibe At Rahul Gandhi Over His Cambridge Address

In a Twitter post, actor Anupam Kher took an indirect jibe at Rahul Gandhi over his Cambridge University address.

New Delhi: Actor Anupam Kher on Saturday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying that those who defame their country outside remain of nowhere. Kher's jibe was aimed at Rahul Gandhi's lecture at Cambridge University where the Congress leader said that the democratic institutions of India are under attack. In a Twitter post, the veteran actor said, "Father always used to say, no matter how much evil you say about your family inside the home, it will be fine! But, those who go out of the house and say bad things about the family members, they get caught between two stools (Na Ghar Ka Na Ghat Ka)". Gandhi, a visiting fellow of the Cambridge Judge Business School delivered the lecture 'Learning to Listen in the 21st Century' on Tuesday evening.

His statement drew sharp reactions from the BJP, which accused him of maligning the country's image on foreign soil after facing successive electoral setbacks.

पिताजी हमेशा कहते थे, ”घर रहकर तुम घर वालों की कितनी भी बुराई कर लो, चलेगा! लेकिन, जो लोग घर से बाहर जाकर घर वालों के बारे में भला बुरा कहते है। वो ना घर के होते है, न घाट के!”

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) March 4, 2023

The former Congress president listed five key aspects of the alleged attack on Indian democracy --Capture and control of media and judiciary; surveillance and intimidation; coercion by federal law enforcement agencies; attacks on minorities, Dalits and tribals; and shutting down of dissent.

Gandhi referred to the controversial Pegasus snooping issue and alleged that the Israeli spyware was installed on the phones of a large number of politicians, including him.

Rahul also heaped praise on China. One of the presentation slides as seen in his speech video shared by the Congress party, shows him referring to China as a 'Force of Nature' and 'Aspiring Superpower'. The slide also mentions the Belt and Road Initiative which passes through Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and is opposed by the Government of India. 

Rahul Gandhi is on a week-long tour of the UK and is scheduled to hold some closed-door sessions on Big Data Democracy and India-China relations at Cambridge University.