Reactions to the statement made by senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay Singh continue. Opposition to him has now begun within the party itself. Madhya Pradesh Congress General Secretary and co-incharge of the training department, Nidhi Chaturvedi, has targeted Digvijay Singh. She asked, "Ideological duplicity or a desperate attempt to 'return home'? When will action be taken against Digvijay Singh, who is undermining the Congress party's roots?"

A slap in the face of grassroots workers

Posting on the social media site Facebook, Nidhi Chaturvedi wrote that Digvijay Singh's recent statement has slapped everyone from Rahul Gandhi to all those grassroots workers who are fighting on the streets against the ideology of the RSS and BJP. As a senior Congress leader, it was his responsibility to sharpen the party's ideological struggle, not demoralize his own workers by praising the opposition camp. His "nonsensical" rhetoric, meant to remain in the headlines, has deeply hurt the self-respect of every true Congressman.

He further wrote that by nurturing Thakurism, feudalism, and factionalism in Madhya Pradesh politics, Digvijay Singh has always weakened the Congress party from within rather than strengthening it. If there is one figure who has consistently interfered in Madhya Pradesh politics for the past twenty years, it is Digvijay Singh. Whether it's organizational decisions, leadership selection, or setting political direction, his role has been decisive. As a result, many dedicated and grassroots leaders have either been marginalized or have been driven out of politics altogether.

The influence of family DNA?

In a Facebook post, he wrote that the Congress party was harmed more by Digvijay Singh's internal squabbles and personality-centric politics than by the opposition. The question arises: is Digvijay Singh's "RSS-praise" merely a coincidence or the influence of his family DNA? He further wrote that few people realize how long Digvijay Singh's association with the "Hinduist" politics he pretends to oppose is. Several books and research papers on Madhya Pradesh politics, including "The Saffron Tide," mention that the Raghogarh royal family has roots in the Hindu Mahasabha. 

Digvijay Singh shared the picture

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh shared an old photo on the social media site X, in which several prominent leaders, including former Bharatiya Janata Party President Lal Krishna Advani, are seated on chairs, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before becoming Prime Minister, is seated on the ground. Sharing this photo, he wrote about how RSS grassroots volunteers, sitting at the feet of Jan Sangh leaders, became Chief Ministers of states and Prime Ministers of the country.