'Grow up': Manish Tewari on BJP linking his X post to Rahul Gandhi; Congress MP's 'entitlement' remark sparks political attack

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday told the BJP to “grow up” after the ruling party, seizing on his social media post, claimed it was aimed at Rahul Gandhi.

“Gosh I just wish that some people would grow up in life. Everything does not have to be dumbed down to a Cong–BJP he-said-she-said or targeting X or Y. What is happening in South Asia and East Asia has serious national security implications, and why it is happening needs to be understood in the correct perspective,” Tewari posted on X, responding to BJP's Amit Malviya.



In his original post, Tewari had cited recent youth-led protests across South Asia to argue that today’s generation will no longer accept entitlement. Malviya, in return, said the Congress veteran was taking veiled swipe at Gandhi — the “ultimate nepo kid” — and described his comment as a “revolt from within” the party.

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“The toppling of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka in July 2023, Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh in July 2024, KP Sharma Oli in Nepal in September 2025, and now the protests against Ferdinand Marcos Jr in the Philippines have one word written over them: ENTITLEMENT IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE TO Gen X, Y, Z,” Tewari wrote, while promoting his upcoming piece titled ‘The Social Media Trends that toppled or are challenging Dynasts.’


Latching onto his remarks, Malviya said it was not just Gen Z but also senior Congress leaders who were weary of Gandhi’s “regressive politics.” He pointed out that Tewari is part of the group of 23 Congress veterans who had earlier demanded internal reforms in the party, widely known as the "G23."

Last week, Gandhi had appealed to “Gen Z” in a social media post, urging them to "stand up" for India’s Constitution. His remarks followed a press conference — his second — alleging “vote chori” (vote theft) by the Election Commission.

In Nepal, meanwhile, the recent demonstrations were widely branded as “Gen Z protests” since these were spearheaded by school and college students opposing a now-revoked social media ban. The agitation soon broadened into a wider movement against corruption, unemployment, and the “Nepo kids” — foreign-based children of Nepali politicians.

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In Bangladesh, too, protests that began over a government job quota quickly turned anti-establishment after a harsh crackdown. Both Bangladesh and Nepal are currently under caretaker administrations.

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