Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday (January 30, 2026) said Mahatma Gandhi is not just a person, but a way of thinking that an empire, an ideology of hatred and arrogance of power, unsuccessfully tried to erase at different points in time. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary. "Speeches were delivered that Mahatma Gandhi was an impediment, and the sooner he died, the better it would be for the country. Paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi, Congress general secretary in charge of the organisation, K.C. Repeatedly, we see those in the ruling regime evangelise his killers, encourage hate, and are now erasing entire schemes named after Mahatma Gandhi," Mr. Venugopal said.