Popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee said he's accomplished something Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasn't in his 12 years at the helm of the Union Government.
Rathee, who gave a press conference on Sunday, posted an edited version from its start with a caption: Press Conferences, Dhruv Rathee 1, Narendra Modi: 0.
"This is my first press conference. Look at the situation in our country. A YouTuber from a small village in Haryana is giving a press conference, but our Prime Minister hasn't given one in 12 years," Dhruv Rathee says in the edited clip.
Press Conferences Dhruv Rathee: 1Narendra Modi: 0 https://t.co/vOofXmCGxH
— Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) October 12, 2026
He said the reason behind his press conference was to show accountability, which he said was necessary for every public person.
Rathee, who lives abroad, had recently returned to participate in the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls.
Rathee was detained from his house in Delhi before he could participate in the Jantar Mantar protest on Saturday. After being released from detention, 24 hours later, Rathee accused Delhi Police of violating protocols. He claimed that he was kidnapped.
The CJP, a political movement founded by Abhijeet Dipke, is at the forefront of the CEC protests.
Rathee's jibe at Modi is a continuation of opposition remarks against the PM for not taking questions from the media. In May this year, Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, hit out at Modi after the PM refused to answer a media query during his visit to Norway.
Back then, Ramesh said Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi had held 129 press conferences in the same period.
On Monday, Gandhi held another press conference, in which he answered questions from the media in connection with the Opposition's proposed march to the Supreme Court later on the day.
