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As the first lot of Rafale fighter aircraft land in India, it is a good time to look back at the role played by Rahul Gandhi and some sections of the media, including and most notably The Hindu under @nramind.

This episode will go down in history as among the most shameful. 1/5
Role of Rahul Gandhi can be summarized thus: While in government (2004-14) they did everything in power to stall the acquisition unless they got their 'cut'.

While out of power, their tried their best to stall the acquisition because how dare they not get their 'cut' ! 2/5
Now we know that Rahul Gandhi personally signed a MoU with CCP in 2008.

During the 2004-14, the trade deficit with China was allowed to balloon from ~$1 Billion to ~$36 billion.

Was the deliberate stymieing of fighter planes deal also driven by extraneous considerations? 3/5
But apart from Rahul Gandhi, the role of media, particularly @nramind led 'The Hindu' was even more atrocious.

Rahul Gandhi is a politician, he shamelessly concocted an issue for elections, was sent to dustbin by electorate and dropped the issue. But what about The Hindu? 4/5
But what about The Hindu? If their reportage was genuine with even an iota of truth, why should they bother about election results? Why have they not continued reporting? Where are the exposes now?

Does this itself not prove that the entire thing was a Congress funded stunt? 5/5
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