A war of words broke out between Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday after the former accused the government of “criminally destroying” Tata and alleged that business leaders were afraid to speak out.

Responding to Gandhi’s post on X, Sitharaman urged him to refrain from politicising every issue and said that casually labelling commercial and legal matters as criminal was unacceptable.

“Being the LoP @RahulGandhi, I suggest you refrain from politicising every issue. Also, casually labelling commercial and legal matters as criminal is unacceptable,” Sitharaman wrote.

Gandhi, in his original post on X, accused the government of destroying Tata and alleged that business leaders were remaining silent out of fear. “Tata is being criminally destroyed, and no business leader dares say a word. “How long will you stay silent? Until they own you? Indian business is not Modi and Shah’s plaything. You lack courage. We don’t.…