Thiruvananthapuram ( Kerala ) [India], October 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary (Organisation) and MP KC Venugopal on Friday came out strongly in support of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi whose remarks in Colombia triggered a sharp response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Venugopal accused the BJP of attempting to divert attention from its own actions by targeting Gandhi.

"The democracy of this country is in danger... These people are defaming the country through 'voter chori'... Not Rahul Gandhi. Whenever he tells the truth, these people say he is defaming," Venugopal told ANI in Thiruvananthapuram .

His remarks came after Rahul Gandhi, addressing students at EIA University in Colombia , raised concerns about the state of democracy in India under

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