Responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's tweet alleging that the RSS-BJP prefer Manusmriti over the Constitution, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, “Historically, Rahul is referring to a criticism that was voiced during the time of the Constitution’s adoption. Leaders like M.S. Golwalkar had remarked that one of the Constitution’s biggest shortcomings was its lack of reference to the Manusmriti. So, as a historical statement, it is accurate. However, whether that reflects the RSS’s stance today is uncertain; only the RSS can clarify that. In my view, they seem to have moved on from those positions.”

#WATCH | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | On Congress LoP Rahul Gandhi's tweet that the RSS-BJP want Manusmriti instead of the Constitution, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "Historically, he's (Rahul Gandhi) referring to the fact that that was a criticism expressed at the time of the… pic.twitter.com/ICfvs5poae