NEW DELHI: On the day the Congress marked its 140th foundation anniversary, senior leader Digvijay Singh’s remarks praising the RSS's organisational strength drew divided reactions from the party leaders, raising fresh questions about potential internal discord.Some Congress leaders dismissed the idea that the RSS could offer any lessons to their party, while others subtly took veiled jibe at Singh.

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Digvijay Singh sparked row after he shared a black-and-white photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi sitting on the floor near senior BJP leader LK Advani in Gujarat. Singh commented on the ability of grassroots workers to ascend through the ranks to become chief minister and eventually Prime Minister, attributing this to the "power of organization."He tagged several senior Congress figures, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, MPs Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh, PM Modi, and the official Congress handles."I found this picture on the Quora site. It is very impressive. In what way did the grassroots swayamsevak of RSS and the worker of Jan Sangh BJP sit on the floor at the feet of leaders and become the Chief Minister of the state and the Prime Minister of the country? This is the power of the organisation.

Jai Siya Ram." Singh's X post read.Who said whatReacting to Singh's remarks, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said that an organisation "known for Nathuram Godse" cannot teach anything to an organisation founded by Gandhi."There's nothing to learn from the RSS. What can an organisation known for Godse teach an organisation founded by Gandhi?" Khera said.Additionally, Congress MP Manickam Tagore launched a sharp attack on Digvijay Singh by sharing a video of an excellent own goal in a football match, writing, "Famous Self goal.

We have one."Later, he also added that there is "nothing to learn from Godse's organisation other than Hate. Congress at 140 is still young, and fights hate."Sachin Pilot said that the opposition party is united, but everyone has the right to their own opinion."Congress party is united. The country needs a strong opposition. Our intention is to strengthen the organisation. In our party, we have the right to speak about our thoughts," Pilot said."He said whatever he had to, and after that, he also gave his clarification. All the Congress leaders have only one goal to strengthen Kharge and Rahul ji," he added.Meanwhile, Shashi Tharoor, known for ruffling feathers within Congress, distanced himself from Digvijay Singh's remarks, saying, “We have a history of 140 years, and we can learn a lot from it. We can learn from ourselves, too,""There should be discipline in our organisation.