Athawale Defends BRICS Outcomes While Refuting Rahul Gandhi’s Non‑Veg Claim

The final declaration of the BRICS summit praised mutual development initiatives and condemned the Pahalgam attack. Opposition figure Rahul Gandhi highlighted India's dietary habits, claiming 80 percent of the population consumes meat. Union minister Ramdas Athawale replied that the summit's success lay in diplomatic collaboration, not culinary preferences, and that the non‑veg discussion had no place on the agenda.