Rafale Deal row: Rahul Gandhi takes 'Sholay' dig at PM Narendra Modi-Anil Ambani, uses iconic song 'Ye dosti...!
Congress president Rahul Gandhi takes a filmy dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Anil Ambani on Sunday. Rahul used a popular song from Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra's Bollywood blockbuster "Sholay" to hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "proximity" to industrialist Anil Ambani in Rafale deal row.
Congress chief used 70's blockbuster song of Sholay that is yet on the favourite list of every fan "Ye Dosti hum nahin todenge", using the pictures of Modi and Ambani, in a short video. According to Rahul Gandhi, Anil Ambani's company had received the offset contract worth Rs. 30,000 crore in the Rafale deal.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 21, 2018
The 17-second video shared by Rahul Gandhi on Twitter shows the smiling faces of PM Modi and Anil Ambani with the song playing in the background and subtitle "Ye Dosti hum nahin todenge".
According to the Congress chief, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Narendra Modi government has re-negotiated the deal by leaving out the State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). While HAL was set to get the offset contract as per the deal negotiated by the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
Rahul Gandhi and oppositions have been attacking the prime minister Modi over alleged corruption and favouritism in the Rafale fighter jet deal with a French firm.
First published: 22 October 2018, 16:36 IST