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Rahul Gandhi Destroying Mamata, Stalin; Now Targeting Akhilesh Yadav: Shehzad Poonawalla

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News18•22-09-2026, 11:45
Rahul Gandhi Destroying Mamata, Stalin; Now Targeting Akhilesh Yadav: Shehzad Poonawalla
- •Shehzad Poonawalla claims Rahul Gandhi is politically weakening other opposition leaders.
- •He stated that after Mamata Banerjee and M.K. Stalin, Akhilesh Yadav is Rahul Gandhi's next target.
- •Poonawalla advised Akhilesh Yadav that his real fight is with Congress, not BJP.
- •According to Shehzad, Rahul Gandhi aims to close 'shops' of regional parties to claim their vote banks.
- •Shehzad also humorously discussed his personal life and reasons for not marrying at 38.
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Shehzad Poonawalla advised Akhilesh Yadav to recognize that his real enemy is the Congress rather than the BJP. He claimed that the Congress aims to target the Samajwadi Party and weaken regional alliance leaders instead of focusing on the BJP.
Poonawalla claimed that Rahul Gandhi has slowly weakened various opposition leaders, specifically citing M.K. Stalin, Mamata Banerjee, Tejashwi Yadav, and Arvind Kejriwal, with Akhilesh Yadav being his next target.
Shehzad Poonawalla resigned from all positions in the Bharatiya Janata Party citing financial pressure. However, he has repeatedly clarified that his connection to the party remains ideological and that he will forever remain a follower of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.





