Mumbai, Sept. 21 -- Launching a blistering attack on the ruling dispensation, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday asserted that the political tables have completely turned, declaring that ''Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now become the 'Pappu' instead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi''.

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Raut vociferously defended Gandhi's recent foreign critique of central government policies. He stated that Gandhi's sharp political targeting has deeply rattled the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) core.

"The arrow shot by Rahul Gandhi has pierced deep into the heart of the BJP," Raut remarked, adding that despite the ruling party spending hundreds of crores of rupees to brand Gandhi as 'Pappu', public perception ...