Poet, lyricist Javed Akhtar who was recently in news for comparing RSS with the Taliban on Friday condemned the attack on Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s house in New Delhi and said those who attacked Kapil Sibal’s house for expressing an opinion about the working process of the Congress party are the same who criticise Modi govt for “curbing the freedom of expression”. “Shouldn’t Rahul Gandhi condemn these hooligans in the strongest words?” Javed Akhtar said.
The ‘hooliganism’ outside Kapil Sibal’s house following his comment that G-23, the group of rebel Congress leaders, is not ‘Jee Huzoor 23’ has effectively divided the party into two groups — one who are questioning the high command and the other one which is supporting the high command.
The protest of the Youth Congress leaders outside Kapil Sibal’s was condemned by Congress leaders Anand Sharma, Manish Tewari, P Chidambaram and Shashi Tharoor among others. Shashi Tharoor said that even if teh party does not agree with what Kapil Sibal said, he has to be listened to.