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PM, HM think it's best for BJP if Congress is controlled by Rahul, Sonia: Swamy

Swamy has repeatedly alleged 'Italians' had destroyed the Congress

Swamy Sonia collage A collage of Subramanian Swamy (via Facebook) and Sonia Gandhi (PTI)

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has always been at the forefront of efforts to target the first family of the Congress.

Over the years, Swamy has initiated legal proceedings over the National Herald case naming party chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and filed a complaint that Rahul held British citizenship. For years, Swamy has even been using acronyms for the Congress first family on Twitter: 'TDK' for Sonia Gandhi, 'Buddhu' for Rahul and 'Bottle' for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

But, occasionally, Swamy has faulted his own party for seemingly not backing his legal crusades against the Gandhi family. On Tuesday, Swamy tweeted, "It is quite clear that PM and HM think that it is best for BJP poll victories if Congi is controlled totally by TDK and Buddhu. Hence all my cases against them is against party interest!!This is called Catch-22 for me."

Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have repeatedly alleged the Congress was promoting a dynastic culture, by citing the predominance of the Gandhi clan.

In the tweet on Tuesday, Swamy attached a letter to Rahul Gandhi from the ministry of home affairs over the complaint on him holding British citizenship. The complaint has made little progress since it was publicised in April 2019.

On June 27, 2020, Swamy complained in a tweet only he was in the "process to send them [Congress leadership] to jail", alleging other BJP leaders were engaged in politicking.

Swamy had then tweeted, "BJP is in full scale attack against Congi, TDK and Buddhu. Yet Paid Congi Twitteratti are using foul language. Why? Because only I am in the process to send them. to jail. Others are engaged only in tu tu mey mey. Some even grab temples flouting party ideology."

On the same day, Swamy called for a two-party system in India with the BJP and a revamped Congress following expulsion of the Gandhi family. "I suggest in the enlightened national interest a two party system : 1.BJP 2. Congress —created by a merger of NCP TC Jagan YCR, rump Congress, etc after expulsion of TDK Buddhu Bottle Goon PC BC MC," Swamy had tweeted.

Swamy has repeatedly alleged 'Italians' had destroyed the Congress, referring to the Italian origins of Sonia. In July 2019, Swamy suggested West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee become Congress chief after "Italians and progeny leave".

Swamy had tweeted on July 12, 2019 "After witnessing Goa and Kashmir, I feel that nation's democracy will weaken if we are left with BJP as a single party. Solution? Ask Italians & progeny to leav. Mamata can then be President of united Congi thereafter. NCP should also follow and merge."

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