New Delhi: The Congress has launched a scathing assault on the retired civil servants, judges, military officers and diplomats who accused Rahul Gandhi of tarnishing the Election Fee’s picture.

The principal opposition social gathering alleged that lots of those that focused Rahul are both members of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) or related to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), whereas some face “grave corruption circumstances”.

The Congress’s official account on ‘X’ additionally made posts attacking the signatories—16 former judges, 123 former civil servants and 133 former officers of the armed forces.

आइए, 272 ‘Eminent छिछोरों’ से मिलवाते हैं 👇 pic.twitter.com/BItF5ZQllU

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 21, 2025

Shrinate lashed out at them, saying they’d ignored the “obtrusive proof of voter fraud” proven by Rahul as a result of they have been themselves compromised.

“Is it as a result of this record of 272 are largely members of the BJP or are related to the RSS, Vivekananda Basis, India Basis, and a lot of them face grave corruption circumstances?

“These should not individuals who care about our democracy. Attacking Rahul Gandhi is definitely a quid professional quo for defense in opposition to their very own circumstances,” she posted on X.

272 ‘EMINENT’ folks have criticised Chief of the Opposition @RahulGandhi for exposing Vote Chori and elevating pertinent questions earlier than the Election Fee.

So who’re these eminent folks? Why are they not nervous about obtrusive proof of voter fraud that Rahul Gandhi has… pic.twitter.com/zPUe6ZnWYs

— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) November 21, 2025

Shrinate, who heads the Congress’s social media and digital platforms, stated that though the signatories described themselves as eminent residents, many have been actually BJP members.

These she listed embody Justice (retd.) P.M.Ravindran, former R&AW chief Sanjeev Tripathi, former Andhra Pradesh chief secretary I.Y.R Krishna Rao, former ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee, former Kerala DGP T.P.Senkumar, former Jharkhand DGP Nirmal Kaur, former Karnataka chief secretary B.H. Anilkumar, former IPS officer Bhaskar Rao, Lt. Gen. D.P.Vats (retd.) and Main Common P.C.Kharbanda (retd).

She additionally named former ambassador Virendra Gupta, retired judges Adarsh Kumar Goel and Hemant Gupta as members of the RSS-linked Antarrashtriya Sahayog Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, respectively.

Moreover, she listed 5 signatories related to both the India Basis or the Vivekananda Basis—each perceived as suppose tanks aligned with the ruling institution. She additional named seven people who allegedly face corruption costs.

“These should not individuals who care about our democracy. Attacking Rahul Gandhi is definitely a quid professional quo for defense in opposition to their very own circumstances. However India is aware of precisely what is going on and no effort to discredit Rahul ji will succeed,” Shrinate alleged.

The letter concentrating on Rahul had described his “vote chori” narrative as a “handy deflection” meant to create the impression that election losses have been due to not technique however to conspiracy.

“India’s democracy rests on establishments constructed by our founding era, who engaged in principled and disciplined politics even below essentially the most critical variations. They defended the sanctity of democratic buildings even after they had each cause to query them. They sought to strengthen, not undermine, the constitutional bedrock,” the letter acknowledged.

(Edited by Tony Rai)