In 2015, Business Standard reported that Sachin Rao was a part of Rahul Gandhi's 2.0 team, reiterating that he was handpicked by Gandhi himself. Rao was a part of the DPSG group from the 29th of December 2019 up until the 12th of March 2020 - when he was removed by the admins of the group.
The criticism of Zakir Naik by Supriya Shrinate must not be mistaken as an official Congress stance. It is at best her personal stance, given his specific targeting of her previous occupation as news anchor.