Claim
Rahul Gandhi has criticised SIR as an anti-national act, yet his own party's Chief Minister is encouraging participation in it.
“इफ वन गोज बाई राहुल गांधीस क्रिटिसिज्म ऑफ एसआईआर बीइंग एन एंटी नेशनल एक्ट, व्हाई इज़ हिज़ ओन पार्टी चीफ मिनिस्टर एनकरेजिंग पार्टिसिपेशन?”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Both underlying facts are real: Rahul Gandhi has attacked SIR/'vote chori' in 'anti-national' terms, and Congress CMs (notably Telangana's Revanth Reddy) have mobilised party workers around SIR. But the claim is misleading because it recasts the CM's defensive engagement — urging voters to fill forms and vigilance to stop wrongful deletions — as 'encouraging participation' in a sense that endorses SIR. Opposing a process politically while telling supporters to comply so they are not struck off the rolls is not the contradiction the statement implies; it is a partisan rhetorical framing (echoing a BJP talking point) presented as a factual inconsistency.
Evidence
- https://www.outlookindia.com/national/rahul-gandhi-accuses-bjp-of-anti-national-vote-rigging Rahul Gandhi called manipulation of electoral rolls / 'vote chori' the 'biggest anti-national act', tying his anti-national framing to vote theft rather than to citizens filling SIR forms. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/news/breaking-news/revanth-reddy-warns-congress-leaders-sir-seriously Telangana Congress CM Revanth Reddy (24 June 2026) directed party leaders to take SIR seriously, run village awareness campaigns and ensure no eligible voter is left off the rolls — i.e., protective engagement to prevent deletions, not an endorsement of SIR. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a1769062.html Revanth Reddy drew a Congress action plan specifically to protect Dalits, minorities, tribals and migrants from deletion during SIR — defensive participation aimed at preventing voter removal. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.facebook.com/BJP4Karnataka/posts/1565090311645073/ BJP Karnataka's near-identical 'simple question to Rahul Gandhi' post shows the claim originates as a partisan talking point framing Congress's stance as hypocrisy. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 400
- https://www.outlookindia.com/national/rahul-gandhi-likely-to-lead-anti-sir-protests-in-west-bengal-says-congress-leader Confirms Rahul Gandhi leads the anti-SIR movement, establishing the party's consistent political opposition to the exercise. ✓ reachable · archived