Amid an escalating war of words between the BJP and the Congres after Digvijaya Singh thanked the German foreign affair ministry spokesperson for taking note of Rahul Gandhi's persecution, former Congress leader and senior advocate Kapil Sibal said in his opinion no crutches are needed to walk ahead. "We don't need endorsements from abroad. Our fight is our own and in that we are together," the former Congress leader said. Read | BJP vs Congress as Germany wades into Rahul Gandhi case: ‘India won’t tolerate…'

The Congress distanced itself from Digvijaya Singh's comment after several ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju and Anurag Thakur strongly criticised Digvijaya Singh's statement and following the thread reiterated that the Congress seeks foreign support. Read | ‘Disgrace to nation’: Union minister slams Cong's tweet ‘thanking’ Germany.

The Congress firmly believes that India's democratic processes themselves have to deal with the threats posed to our democracy by Mr Modi's assault on our institutions and his politics of vendetta, intimidation, threats and harassment, the party issued a statement amid the controversy.