Odisha Congress Leader Calls for "Open-Heart Surgery" of Party in Letter to Sonia Gandhi Amid Multiple Electoral Defeats

Dec 12, 2025 07:31 pm CST

An Odisha Congress leader has written a critical five-page letter to Sonia Gandhi urging for comprehensive party reform following six consecutive electoral defeats in Odisha and multiple losses nationwide. Mohammed Moquim, former MLA from Barabati-Cuttack, calls for new leadership including figures like Shashi Tharoor, DK Shivakumar, Sachin Pilot, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while highlighting growing disconnect with youth voters and organizational failures within the party structure.