S.C.A.M: Rahul Gandhi Tries To Reinvent PM Modi’s Take

It’s not exactly high-flutin’ riposte, but “S.C.A.M” has become a part of the political syntax in the Uttar Pradesh election.

It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who usually favours alliteration in his speeches, who first turned the noun into an acronym on Saturday, conflating it with his opponents and their alleged corruption. “S for Samajwadi, C for Congress, A for Akhilkesh and M for Mayawati,” he said a rally at Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and political accomplice Rahul Gandhi, speaking together at a road show in Agra soon after, then delivered their interpretation.