Gulam Nabi Azad

Gulam Nabi retaliates to Jairam’s ‘DNA’ remark ahead of rally

04 Sep 2022

In a jab at Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who had earlier stated that Ghulam Nabi Azad's DNA had been "modi-fied" following his resignation from the Congress last week, Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Saturday that talking to and meeting with members of the opposition political party does not alter a...

Gulam Nabi Azad praised PM Modi: “I used to think he was crude…”

29 Aug 2022

Ghulam Nabi Azad, a veteran lawmaker for Jammu and Kashmir, stated on Monday that he had previously had a false impression about Prime Minister Modi. "I used to think PM Modi is a crass man... that he doesn't have children, but he demonstrated humanity," the 73-year-old former union minister said....

J&K Congress leader resigns, backs GN Azad

28 Aug 2022

Following Ghulam Nabi Azad's resignation from the Congress, eight MLAs and former lawmakers in Jammu and Kashmir left the party on Friday. Prior to many state elections and the 2024 presidential election, several senior party figures publicly criticised Azad's choice to leave the grand old party, but others, notably those...

‘Laughable when chaprasis give gyan about Congress’, Manish Tewari mocks Nabi Azad

27 Aug 2022

On Saturday, Congress leader, Manish Tewari remarked that while he doesn't want to weigh in on the merits of Ghulam Nabi Azad's 5-page letter, in which he attacked Rahul Gandhi, it is "laughable" when "those who until yesterday were chaprasis of Congress leaders give gyan." For lack of a better...

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s move caught Congress off guard

18 Aug 2022

Ghulam Nabi Azad, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has shocked several central party leaders with his refusal to take on new duties. They claim he was extensively consulted before reorganising the party panels in J&K, and Congress president Sonia Gandhi took into consideration his suggestions. In the...