“Attack me..not freedom fighters”: Ro Khanna

Washington: US lawmaker Ro Khanna has come out in support of his maternal grandfather, late Amarnath Vidyalankar, who was recently criticized on social media for supporting the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the Emergency. Khanna said, “Attack me, don’t attack India’s freedom fighters.” . A court in Surat in Gujarat state last week convicted Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case and sentenced him to two years in prison. After that, Gandhi, a former Congress president, was disqualified for membership of the Lok Sabha.
Khanna recently tweeted, Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from Parliament is a deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy and India’s deep-rooted values. The Indian-American leader (46) said that my maternal grandfather had not sacrificed his years in jail for this. Following his tweet in support of Rahul Gandhi, many on social media noted that Khanna’s late maternal grandfather, Vidyalankar, was a Gandhian and a supporter of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the Emergency. Roe seems to have forgotten that his maternal grandfather, Amarnath Vidyalankar, a loyal member of the Congress, was part of Indira Gandhi’s government during the difficult times of the Emergency in India, read a post on Twitter. He did not oppose the atrocities on the Indian public during the Emergency.
In response, Khanna tweeted, It is sad to see that people are maligning my grandfather who worked with Lala Lajpat Rai, was jailed in 31-32 and 41-45. He had written two letters to Indira Gandhi opposing the Emergency, soon after which he left the membership of Parliament. attack me Do not attack the freedom fighters of India. And facts matter.” Describing Vidyalankar as a great son of the soil, All India Radio has praised him as a social worker and freedom fighter in its documentary under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.