NEW DELHI: Taking a direct dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress launched ‘bael buddhi‘ campaign on social media. In counter to PM’s ‘balak buddhi‘ remark on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the party shared several posts on social media calling PM Modi a ‘bael buddhi’ [dumb].
In a series of posts on X, Congress shared several memes on PM Modi terming him a ‘bael buddhi’.
“Do you know who is bael buddhi?” the party asked in one of the posts. “The one who talks nonsense,” it added.
To “prove” this, the party shared parts of his remark in which he claimed he has photographic memory. Taking clips from few other gaffes, Congress launched this counter attack.
This comes days after PM Modi targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Parliament calling him ‘balak buddhi’ [childlike mind].
On July 2, PM Modi mocked Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha by repeatedly referring to the leader of opposition as a child without taking his name and using ‘balak budhi’ jibe.
“We saw childish behaviour in Lok Sabha yesterday,” said PM Modi in a swipe at Rahul’s speech in Lok Sabha.
“The entire Congress ecosystem is busy pleasing a child these days (Bachhe ka mann behlane ka kaam chal raha hai),” PM Modi said. He accused the leader of opposition of indulging in drama to gain sympathy. To mock Rahul Gandhi over his claims of being targeted and attacked by government, PM Modi narrated the story of a child who was crying to gain sympathy without disclosing the wrongs he had committed.
“The House witnessed the wailing of a person with “balak buddhi (childish behaviour),” PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister then went on to narrate another story to mock Congress’s performance in Lok Sabha elections.
“I recall a story of a boy who was boasting around with 99 marks, showing everyone how many marks he got. When people heard 99, they would praise him and boost his confidence. Then his teacher came and said, “He didn’t get 99 out of 100, but 99 out of 543.” Now, who will explain to that foolish boy that he has set a world record for failure?” PM Modi said.