While he may be basking in the media attention he is getting for his anti-Narendra Modi and anti-India speeches delivered in USA, many Indians settled in the US are upset over Rahul Gandhi for his eloquence  on China and Pakistan.

 “In speeches delivered at Texas, the Leader of the Opposition had belittled and scoffed at the Indian economy while even newspapers with strong anti-India feelings are praising the Indian economy and the unprecedented progress made by the country’s manufacturing and infrastructure sectors,” Suresh Reddy, a Texas based engineering entrepreneur told The Pioneer over phone.

He said it was routine for leading politicians from India visiting the US criticizing the government.

“But what Rahul Gandhi does is not criticism. He is just humiliating and disgracing the Indians themselves and belittling the major achievements made by the country. Many US citizens whom I spoke to are aghast at the kind of words used by the young leader of the opposition,” said Reddy, who had staged agitations in Telangana against illegal sand mining by a cartel of politicians, policemen and contractors.

Reddy pointed out that the statements by Rahul Gandhi comes at a time when US based rating agencies and institutions like World Bank and IMF were highlighting the strides made by Indian economy. “This does not augur well for the opposition Congress party or Gandhi himself. If you have lost the election, the best thing to do is to wait for the next election and bring to the attention of the people the failures of the present government. By insulting the Prime Minister and Finance Minister, what Rahul Gandhi does is scoring self-goals. As on date, nobody is going to believe what Rahul Gandhi alleges about the present Indian ruling dispensation,” said Reddy.

Ram Rajendrababu, a Florida based technocrat said he was shocked over the kind of language used by the Indian leader of the opposition during his speeches. “I happened to see his speech in parliament (Lok Sabha) which was anything but civilized. His speeches in US too are no different. There is a feeling among Indians settled in the US that Rahul Gandhi needs advisors who are up to date about latest developments,” said Ram, software engineer who is keenly following Indian affairs.

Ram also said that there have been no terrorist attacks or communal riots in the country since 2014 and that is being seen as a major achievement of the Modi rule by US based think tanks.