India, March 29 -- Mallikarjun Kharge took over as the Congress chief in October 2022. His tenure has coincided with the party's victories in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana assembly polls. Kharge has sought to lead differently. He is known to devolve responsibility downwards. Fluent in Marathi, Hindi, and Urdu apart from his mother tongue Kannada, Kharge has shown he minces no words while attacking his rivals.

On Thursday, Kharge reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attack on the Congress over a letter addressed to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud against a "specific interest group" allegedly undermining the judiciary. Kharge accused Modi of "manipulating democracy" and "bullying institution ...