Rahul Gandhi alleged that the concept of 'merit' is flawed and inherently discriminatory to the SCs, STs and the OBCs. He also claimed that merit is unfair and an 'upper-caste narrative'.
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.
Rahul Gandhi claimed that some members of the Gujarat Congress are aligned with the BJP and he can sack 30-40 such leaders for undermining the interests of the Congress party.
Shashi Tharoor also said that he was elected as MP four times from Thiruvananthapuram and that if the Congress did not need his services, he had "other options" including speaking tours and books.
In a conversation with students, one of them spoke about issues regarding the hostel when Rahul Gandhi intervened and asked, "What do you think about Kanshiram Ji?"
IG Sambalpur Himanshu Lal said if the statement was published or accesses in another state (e.g. through social media), jurisdiction can extend to that state as well if the complainant is affected by the action.