Pakistan PM Imran Khan Is my Elder brother said Navjot Singh Sidhu: Watch

Navjot Singh Sidhu has landed the Congress in a pickle – again. The MLA from Punjab’s Amritsar (East) constituency triggered a row today after reportedly referring to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as his “bada bhai”, or elder brother.

Mr Sidhu both the Congress’ state chief and an unrelenting critic of his own party ahead of next year’s election was visiting the Darbar Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan (via the Kartarpur corridor), after which he and members of his entourage were received and garlanded by a Pak official.

A video of that interaction was tweeted by the BJP’s Amit Malviya. In the short clip the Pak official greets Mr Sidhu on behalf of Prime Minister Khan, to which the former India cricketer says: “Thank you… he (Imran Khan) is like my bhai… my bada bhai.”

Rahul Gandhi’s favourite Navjot Singh Sidhu calls Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his “bada bhai”. Last time he had hugged Gen Bajwa, Pakistan Army’s Chief, heaped praises.

Mr Malviya and the BJP have lost no time tearing into the Congress, the Gandhis and “a Pakistan-loving Sidhu”, including reminding voters about his controversial embrace of Pak Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in 2018, for which he was ticked off by ex-Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.