Leaders from royal families, including Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, criticised Rahul Gandhi for his article. Scindia stated, “Those who promote hatred have no right to lecture on India’s pride and history.” He further accused Rahul Gandhi of having a colonial mindset, suggesting that he lacks an understanding of Bharat’s rich heritage and should show respect for true Indian heroes instead of insulting Bharat Mata.

“Those who sell hatred have no right to lecture on Indian pride and history. @RahulGandhi’s ignorance about Bharat’s rich heritage and his colonial mindset have crossed all limits. If you claim to ‘uplift’ the nation, stop insulting Bharat Mata and learn about true Indian heroes like Mahadji Scindia, Yuvraj Bir Tikendrajit, Kittur Chennamma, and Rani Velu Nachiyar, who fiercely fought for our freedom,” Scindia wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

The Union minister remarked that Rahul Gandhi's privileged background reflects a disconnection from the genuine struggles faced by the people of India. “Your selective amnesia about your own privilege is a disservice to those truly striving against adversity. Your dissonance only exposes Congress’ agenda further—Rahul Gandhi is no champion of Atmanirbhar Bharat; he is merely a product of an outdated entitlement. India’s legacy doesn’t begin or end with the title ‘Gandhi’. Only under PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s leadership are the stories of our real warriors finally celebrated. Respect Bharat’s history, or don’t pretend to speak for her!” added Scindia.

BJP leader and Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Divya Kumari stated that the vision of a unified India was made possible only due to the immense sacrifices made by the former royal families of the country. “I strongly condemn Mr RahulGandhi’s attempt to malign the erstwhile royal families of India in an editorial today. The dream of integrated India was only possible because of the utmost sacrifice of the erstwhile royal families of India. Baseless allegations made on the basis of half-baked interpretation of historical facts is completely unacceptable,” Kumari wrote on X.

In his opinion piece for The Indian Express, Rahul Gandhi argued that India’s silence under the East India Company was not a result of its business acumen, but due to the Company's oppressive rule. He pointed out that the Company subdued India by forming alliances, bribing, and intimidating more compliant maharajas and nawabs. Responding to Gandhi's remarks, Lok Sabha MP Yaduveer Wadiyar criticised the Congress leader, stating that his “ignorance of true history is consistently evident.”

“His latest statement, via an article this morning, reflects his ignorance of the contributions made by the erstwhile princely states towards today’s Bharat, the patronisation of Bharatiya Heritage, without which, we might have lost many of the traditions we hold dear today, and most importantly, the sacrifices they made towards the formation of a unified India. I strongly condemn his choice of words in the article and the insinuations made by him,” Wadiyar said in a post on X.