'Different flags, same playbook': Sonam Wangchuk's wife slams BJP, Congress
Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, criticized both the BJP and Congress for using similar tactics to demonize political opponents. She argued that Indian politics requires a fundamental shift toward dialogue rather than tribal loyalty.
Why it matters
It reflects growing public frustration with the polarized nature of political discourse in India.
NEW DELHI: Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, on Monday criticised both the BJP and the Congress, saying political rivals used the same playbook to label those who disagreed with them."When Wangchuk was detained, the BJP IT cell called us anti-national, Chinese agents, foreign-funded, and every other label they could manufacture. Today, because we called the Congress' protest at PM's residence insincere, Congress trolls are calling us Sanghis, RSS and BJP stooges," Angmo said in a post on X."Different flags. Same playbook. The rot has infected our entire political culture."She added that India needed more than just a change of government.
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