Those in power are real tukde tukde gang: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram attacked the BJP-ruled centre on Thursday, accusing it of undermining the country's constitutional institutions and chipping away at its democratic values over the last two years. The former Union Minister also held the government responsible for India slipping 10 places in the global democracy index, saying that "those who are in power" are the real "Tukde-Tukde" gang.

"Tukde-Tukde gang" is a term often used by right-wing parties to attack the Left-backed groups and their supporters. It was coined in 2016 after anti-national slogans were allegedly raised at an event in Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University. The Union Home Ministry recently responded to a query under the Right To Information Act, saying it had no information on its existence.

"India has slipped 10 places in the Democracy Index. Anyone who has closely observed the events of the last two years knows that democracy has been eroded and democratic institutions have been debilitated those who are in power are the real 'tukde-tukde' gang," he tweeted.