Vijender Singh’s one-two punch: Olympian boxer seen as close to Rahul Gandhi joins BJP
A couple of days ago, Vijender Singh, a sportsperson-turned-politician, shared a post by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi directly targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On Tuesday, Vijender, a Congress candidate in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, followed it up by reposting a video uploaded by Rahul that was highly critical of the Modi government.