Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi compared Dronacharya-Eklavya's thumb story in the Mahabharat to the BJP-led government's policies towards youth, saying, "Like Dronacharya cut Eklavya's thumb, you're cutting the thumbs of India's youth." A leader can be heard countering Rahul's remark, saying that Dronacharya didn't cut Eklavya's thumb. Rahul was seen waving his hand on being countered.