How Youth Congress’ Covid disaster SOS responses completely suits motion plan given in toolkit

The ‘Congress toolkit’ expose has despatched ripples throughout each the ruling occasion and the opposition occasion with the previous accusing the INC of utter insensitivity and the latter crying foul. 
The well-detailed doc meant to tarnish Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s picture nationally in addition to internationally suggests numerous routes to be taken to realize the goal. One of them being “amplifying work of Congress organizations” to distinction the obvious lack of labor carried out by the BJP.
AICC toolkitNotice how the INC youth chief Srinivas BV is being pitted in opposition to BJP’s Tejasvi Surya and touted because the ‘next messiah’ amidst the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Well right here’s how the marketing campaign run by the INC and its alleged “supporters” suits the toolkit completely.
Amplifying SOS messages, makes an attempt to make use of international embassies 
One of the primary suggestions of this explicit part suggests selling SOS redressals and providing “priority help” to journalists, media professionals and different influencers.
Remember how the New Zealand embassy approached an INC youth chief for medical oxygen as an alternative of the Government of India? Though the embassy confronted an enormous backlash, nevertheless, Srinivas was quickly placed on a pedestal of managing to assist even an ‘embassy’ thus wanting to indicate the BJP in a poor gentle.
Screengrab of the tweet by New Zealand embassyScreengrab of the tweet by Sreenivas BVSrinivas then supplied immeidate assist to common journalist Rubika Liyaquat and Indian filmmaker Ashoke Pandit on being tagged which once more was the speak of the city for some time. 
बैंगलोर में इंजेक्शन के लिए कुछ प्रयास करता हूँ ।#SOSIYC— Srinivas B V (@srinivasiyc) April 27, 2021
I’m forwarding this request to @IYCKarnataka for the additional comply with up.Team please do the needful. #SOSIYC— Srinivas B V (@srinivasiyc) May 7, 2021
In a latest replace, the youth chief addressed to a SOS Tweet made by Indian cricketer Hanuma Vihari.
It’s Done ✅Thank you Shashank & Aashik for the assistance. #SOSIYC pic.twitter.com/waPoLUqvaa— Srinivas B V (@srinivasiyc) May 18, 2021
It is notable right here that the New Zealand embassy had zero Covid circumstances. They later apologised for bypassing the Ministry of External Affairs and contacting the opposition politicians for assist over doubtful wants.
It was quickly after Congress chief Jairam Ramesh had tried to drag up EAM S Jaishankar over The Philippines embassy being given oxygen by Youth Congress employees. EAM Jaishankar had retorted to the sly, stating that the embassy of the Republic of Philippines had no Covid circumstances and he’s intrigued to know from the place Congress employees are getting oxygen cylinders for political purpose scoring whereas most of the people is dealing with acute oxygen scarcity in hospitals.
Media Coverage by ‘friendly journalists’
As quickly because the fanfare round Srinivas BV picked up, he grew to become the darling of some media homes portraying him as the one chief working on-ground. This was in tandem with the purpose from the toolkit which instructed collaborating with pleasant journalists to amplify the message.
We had earlier reported of how the ‘neutral platform’ The Quint revealed an elaborate video selling Indian Youth Congress only a day earlier than Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took to social media to induce fellow Congress employees to come back ahead and assist amid the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
Next, INC’s Srinivas was interviewed by ThePrint’s Shekhar Gupta in a “Off the Cuff” section sharing the assistance prolonged by him through the pandemic. 
Watch now: Srinivas BV @srinivasiyc, nationwide president, Indian Youth Congress @IYC, in dialog with @ShekharGupta at #ThePrintOTC⁰⁰https://t.co/ojJXk1wP0I⁰⁰Our companions: @IIFLWEALTH, @aubankindia, @globinsure, @flyspicejet— ThePrintIndia (@ThePrintIndia) May 11, 2021
The marketing campaign was supported by Rahul Gandhi’s fan membership who shared Srinivas’s story coated in Congress’s mouthpiece ‘National Herald’. 
IYC President @srinivasiyc comes from humble center class household with no cash energy or remotest political connection. “It is because of @RahulGandhi that I am able to serve people today,” he tells National Herald on this #UniqueInterview. #srinivasBV https://t.co/Kzzll523FT— Sanjukta Basu (@sanjukta) May 15, 2021
The information of Srinivas being picked up by the Delhi Police for an everyday investigation created an enormous uproar. This is when the youth chief discovered help in Congress’s spokesperson who in an announcement to NDTV claimed that the Delhi Police should relatively examine the “missing” (confer with the toolkit’s level quantity 07) Prime Minister and Home Minister. 
#TheBigFight | @drajoykumar, Congress Spokesperson, on the Youth Congress Chief Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) being questioned by cops over Covid reduction pic.twitter.com/soOwq7Wdp7— NDTV (@ndtv) May 14, 2021
Taking assist of “friendly” supporters
What use the marketing campaign if not amplified sufficient! The toolkit specifies collaborating with influential handles to propagate the message additional. 
From Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker to high INC leaders to Congress’s favourite cartoonist Satish Acharya, all toed in line to understand Srinivas’s work and efforts. 
Bhasker had raised her voice on Twitter for the IYC chief and but once more “stood” for the trigger. While doing so she alleged that the federal government had left its residents to die amid the pandemic and it’s the Congress serving to the folks selflessly.
Raise your voice for individuals who have labored tirelessly & selflessly to assist residents who’ve been left to die by the government. they trusted! @srinivasiyc & his group #SOSIYC have carried out heroic yeomen service in these darkish occasions! More energy to you Srinivas ji & @IYC #IStandWithIYC 💙— Swara Bhasker (@ActuallySwara) May 14, 2021
Congress chief P Chidambaram too prolonged his help to Srinivas whereas shaming the Delhi Police.
Shame on Delhi police who’re questioning IYC President B V SrinivasHow can anybody be questioned with out an FIR? Is there an FIR? Let the Delhi police make public the FIR. Delhi police won’t ever stay down this shameful try to suppress humanitarian work.— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 14, 2021
INC’s favourite cartoonist Satish Acharya too had launched a cartoon on the identical day as Swara Bhasker and P Chidambaram expressed their help for the INC youth chief.
COVID warrior Srinivas BV questioned by Delhi Police. #srinivasbv pic.twitter.com/17jkrnAHZL— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) May 14, 2021
The Tweet acquired 15,000 likes and near 4,000 shares.
Role of “party supporters”
The marketing campaign was additional intensified by Congress’s supporters and occasion employees who not simply amplified the messages however on the identical time left no stone unturned to malign the federal government a lot so that’s appeared nothing lower than sycophancy.
Congress employee Bunty Shelke who was seen making a ruckus at Nagpur’s Municipality Corporation threatening to “burn them down” shared a cartoon exhibiting Srinivas as a superhero.
Name :- Srinivas BVCrime :- Saving LivesHis first response:- we aren’t scared. We will proceed our reduction work.#SOSIYC #IStandWithIYC pic.twitter.com/rAt756NUg7— Bunty Shelke (@Buntyshelke_inc) May 14, 2021
Srinivas is now additionally considered the “oxygen man” evident within the Tweet beneath. The Tweet highlights how there may be an try to create a parallel authorities relatively than working in sync with the present authorities to assist the folks in want.
B V SrinivasMost of you’ll have come throughout this title throughout this covid pandemic interval.He is working like a parallel authorities guaranteeing assist to every and everybody who sought the assistance of SOSIYC from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.Proud to say that he’s our president.@srinivasiyc pic.twitter.com/GSVV7CwQZw— J S Akhil (@JSAkhilINC) May 11, 2021
An INC spokesperson even created a video pitting Srinivas in opposition to BJP’s Tejasvi Surya by demeaning the latter and attacking him by utilizing a selective picture to focus on his ideology.
कांग्रेस अपनों को सांसे देने के लिए दिन रात सेवा कर रही है और भाजपा लोगों की सांसो को छिनने में लगी हुई है।@RahulGandhi जी के दिशा निर्देश पर @srinivasiyc जी और @sosiyc के ये जांबाज योद्धा अपनी जान की परवाह किए बिना इस मानवता के सेवा कार्य मे बहुत संजीदगी के साथ जुटे हुए है. pic.twitter.com/tEjtJTgxUQ— Vivek Mehta | विवेक मैहता (@VivekINC03) May 12, 2021
Another regarding challenge is how the toolkit directs Congress employees to ‘block beds’ in ‘friendly hospitals’, to be launched to particular individuals chosen by Congress.
In their pursuit to mount an assault in opposition to the BJP and PM Modi, the Congress leaders collaborated with native leaders to dam beds and different services in some ‘friendly’ hospitals, which have been to be made out there solely on their request, the alleged toolkit mentioned.
“Liaise with local ground level political leaders in cities to keep some beds and other facilities blocked in friendly hospitals, to be released only on our request,” one of many subheadings beneath “Amplify work of frontal Congress organisations,” mentions.
This is nothing however blatant racketeering whereas most of the people struggled to seek out beds in hospitals.
Meanwhile, AICC Chairman Rajeev Gowda has threatened to take authorized motion in opposition to high BJP leaders together with JP Nadda and Sambit Patra alleging that the toolkit will not be authentic and has been planted by BJP.