{"id":16426,"date":"2026-08-25T11:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16426"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:50:58","slug":"kiren-rijiju-do-you-swim-with-full-suit-coat-rijiju-hits-back-at-khera-for-mocking-swimming-video-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16426","title":{"rendered":"Kiren Rijiju: \u2018Do you swim with full suit &#038; coat?\u2019 Rijiju hits back at Khera for mocking swimming video | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133508415,imgsize-979177,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Do you swim with full suit &amp; coat?\u2019 Rijiju hits back at Khera for mocking swimming video\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kiren-rijiju\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kiren Rijiju<\/a> on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Pawan Khera for making &#8220;indecent comments&#8221; about him after he shared a video of himself swimming in Arunachal Pradesh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In a social media post on X, Rijiju reminded Khera that he has fought eight elections so far, while the Congress leader is a first-term MP, nominated to Rajya Sabha by his party.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;You are a 1st term MP, nominated by your party in Rajya Sabha &amp; I&#8217;ve fought 8 elections so far. That doesn&#8217;t give you the right to make indecent comments. I swim with my villagers to inspire my people &amp; followers,&#8221; Rijiju said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>&#8220;Rahul ji doesn&#8217;t exist in my mind when I&#8217;m with my people. But Congressis started commenting that I can&#8217;t swim like Rahul Ji. <!-- -->So, I responded since I don&#8217;t take training for activities. I&#8217;m a natural khiladi in our mighty rivers. Don&#8217;t be abusive needlessly all the time,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Rijiju also took a dig at Khera over his spat with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, saying that he will report the Congress leader&#8217;s &#8220;indiscipline conduct&#8221; to Sarma.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;Dear Pawan Khera, I&#8217;ll report to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma ji about your indiscipline conduct if you talk about half-naked swimming. Do you swim with full suit &amp; coat?&#8221; Rijiju said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Rijiju&#8217;s reaction came after Khera said that leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has &#8220;gotten under BJP&#8217;s skin&#8221;, claiming that Rijiju &#8220;can\u2019t even go for a half-naked swim without invoking Rahul Gandhi.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>&#8220;Imagine how badly Rahul Ji has gotten under the BJP\u2019s skin. On one hand, Kiren Rijiju can\u2019t even go for a half-naked swim without invoking Rahul Gandhi. On the other, senior citizen Giriraj Singhbjp has been reduced to calling himself a 74-year-old \u201cnew baby born\u201d.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>&#8220;What have you done to all of them, Rahul ji?&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Earlier, Rijiju shared a video of himself swimming in the rivers of Arunachal Pradesh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>&#8220;Never go to deep water, if you do not know swimming. Many people have drowned in the river. The rivers in Arunachal Pradesh are huge and very deep,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Rijiju also shared another video explaining why swimming in the rivers of Arunachal Pradesh is different from swimming in a pool or calmer waters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>&#8220;Some people might think swimming in gushing rivers of Arunachal Pradesh is like swimming in pools or rivers like Yamuna. In raging rivers, our head should be up, not down &amp; body should be more upright, not straight as we keep in swimming competition. Mein yahan ka khiladi hun,&#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/do-you-swim-with-full-suit-coat-rijiju-hits-back-at-khera-for-mocking-swimming-video\/articleshow\/133508241.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Pawan Khera for making &#8220;indecent comments&#8221; about him after he shared a video of himself swimming in Arunachal Pradesh.In a social media post on X, Rijiju reminded Khera that he has fought eight elections so far, while the Congress leader is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/union-minister-kiren-rijiju-and-rajya-sabha-member-pawan-khera.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Pawan Khera for making &#8220;indecent comments&#8221; 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