'Trump said 11 times in public...': Rahul Gandhi reiterates 'surrender' remark amid huge row

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File photo/PTI)

Amid a massive political firestorm, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday doubled down on his 'Narender surrender' remarks and stated that "Trump has said 11 times in public that he made Narendra Modi surrender".

Addressing the ‘Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan’ in Nalanda’s Rajgir, Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at PM Modi for “remaining silent” on US President Donald Trump's claims of brokering peace between India and Pakistan during the military conflict.

During his one-day visit to Bihar, Rahul Gandhi, said, "...My aim is caste census. In Lok Sabha, in front of Modi ji, I told him that caste census would be conducted. And you know he has a habit of surrendering. Trump has said 11 times in public that he made Narendra Modi surrender. But Narendra Modi ji cannot utter a word because it is the truth...They will never get a genuine caste census done because the day they get it done, their politics will end..."

#WATCH | Rajgir, Bihar | Congress MP & LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi says, "...My aim is caste census. In Lok Sabha, in front of Modi ji, I told him that caste census would be conducted. And you know he has a habit of surrendering. Trump has said 11 times in public that he made pic.twitter.com/wVYRXYKWH1
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He alleged that the central government would not conduct the recently announced caste census accurately because the day it happened, their (BJP) politics would end.

What is 'Narender surrender' row?

Earlier on Tuesday, a row erupted after Rahul Gandhi alleged that PM Modi surrendered after a call from Trump during the India-Pakistan conflict.

Addressing a party convention in Bhopal, he had said the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, didn’t budge in the 1971 war despite the US sending its Seventh Fleet.

"Trump made one gesture from there (the US), picked up the call and said 'Modiji, what are you doing? Narender surrender'. And Modiji said 'yes sir' and followed Trump's instructions," Gandhi said.

“A call came from Trump and Narendra ji immediately surrendered – history is a witness, this is the character of BJP-RSS, they always bow down,” Rahul had stated after launching the Congress’s ‘Sangthan Srijan Abhiyan’ in Bhopal.

On Thursday, the grand-old party fired a fresh salvo and it came in the form of a social media post featuring US President Donald Trump's iconic red 'Make America Great Again' cap, emblazoned with the words 'Narender Surrender'.

Narender Surrender pic.twitter.com/TlwvChAA0S Congress (@INCIndia) June 5, 2025

BJP hits back

The Bharatiya Janata Party tore into the Congress leader saying that he lacks the seriousness and maturity that the post requires. Union Minister Giriraj Singh dubbed Gandhi as “useless” and accused him of insulting the army.

While speaking to reporters, Giriraj Singh said, “Rahul Gandhi opposed India’s valour, questioned its Army’s bravery, and tarnished the army’s reputation worldwide. The Bihar public will oppose him, why would they vote for someone who doesn’t respect the army or the nation? Rahul Gandhi’s tongue is like Pakistan, and he does not respect the nation.”