"Wish Some People Would Grow Up": Congress MP On Row Over 'Nepo Kids' Post

Congress MP Manish Tewari has found himself at the center of a political controversy following his social media post regarding regime changes across South and East Asia. The BJP has alleged his comments target Rahul Gandhi, but Mr. Tewari insists his observations should not be reduced to partisan politics.

The senior Congress leader shared a news report about protests in the Philippines against alleged corruption in flood control projects, commenting that significant public movements across Asia demonstrate that "entitlement is no longer acceptable."

In his post, Mr. Tewari referenced political upheavals in several countries: "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."

He also mentioned he was working on an article about "The Social Media Trends that toppled or are challenging 'DYNASTS'" and suggested followers look into "#nepokids or #TrillionPesoMarch" meanwhile.

The BJP quickly interpreted his remarks as criticism directed at Congress leadership. Amit Malviya, senior BJP leader and head of its IT wing, posted on X: "Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari, member of the G-23 rebel group, takes aim at Rahul Gandhi - the ultimate 'Nepo Kid' of Indian politics. Forget Gen Z, even Congress's own veterans are fed up with his regressive politics. The revolt is now from within!"

Mr. Tewari responded sharply to Malviya's interpretation: "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."

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also weighed in, stating that "People in our country have already removed the nepo kid in 2014," in an apparent reference to the Congress party's electoral defeat.

This controversy follows another recent instance where Mr. Tewari made headlines after being excluded from the list of Congress speakers during the parliamentary debate on Operation Sindoor. At that time, he had posted the patriotic song lyrics: "Hai preet jahaan ki reet sada, main geet wahaan ke gaata hoon, Bharat ka rehne waala hoon, Bharat ki baat sunata hoon. Jai Hind." When questioned about this post, he responded cryptically: "There is a saying in English, 'If you don't understand my silence, you will never understand my words'."

Despite being part of an Indian delegation for international outreach after Operation Sindoor, reports suggest Mr. Tewari's request to speak during the parliamentary debate was declined by party leadership, possibly due to concerns that MPs involved in these delegations might not deliver the forceful criticism of the government that the Opposition desired.