‘Rahul Gandhi ji is suffering from brain theft’: Fadnavis slams Congress leader over Gen Z appeal

Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of speaking like an “urban Maoist” and alleging that the Congress leader had urged Gen Z to overthrow a democratically elected government.

Fadnavis’s remarks came a day after Gandhi renewed his attack on the Election Commission of India and reiterated his charge of “vote chori.”

In a post on X, the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition had written, “The nation’s youth, the nation’s students, the nation’s Gen Z, will defend the Constitution, protect democracy, and stop vote theft. I always stand with them. Jai Hind!”

देश के Yuva
देश के Students
देश की Gen Z
संविधान को बचाएंगे, लोकतंत्र की रक्षा करेंगे और वोट चोरी को रोकेंगे।

मैं उनके साथ हमेशा खड़ा हूं।

जय हिंद! pic.twitter.com/cLK6Tv6RpS

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 18, 2025

Reacting to this, Fadnavis told reporters, “Gandhi has asked Gen Z to come together to overthrow a democratically elected government… It is not ‘vote chori,’ but Rahul Gandhi’s brain has been stolen. He has no trust in the Constitution and rejects institutions. He spoke like an urban Maoist by saying that Gen Z should come together to overthrow a democratically elected government.”

He further alleged that Gandhi’s advisors had an “urban Maoist mindset,” while adding that India’s Gen Z “believes in the Constitution, has built the start-up ecosystem, and understands technology.”

According to Fadnavis, “Rahul Gandhi neither understands Gen Z, nor the youth, nor the senior citizens of the country.”

*With PTI inputs