Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's remarks praising the RSS have exposed sharp divisions within the Congress. While leaders like Rashid Alvi and Shashi Tharoor have backed Singh, others including Udit Raj and Manickam Tagore have criticised the RSS strongly. Sources say Rahul Gandhi dismissed Singh's remarks sarcastically at a party event. The controversy has also drawn reactions from BJP leaders Amit Shah and Ravi Shankar Prasad, who targeted the Congress leadership over internal discord.