‘Khatakhat’: ThePrint Word of the Year & how Rahul Gandhi reshaped India’s political economy in 2024

[@namrapatel_]

"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added." - Ronald Reagan

[@tellsparck]

That is gaslighting. Raegan's administration did not create conditions for people to 'graduate' out of benefits, but rather pushed them out. Indian economy is very weak with anemic growth for a low income country with such favorable demographics (huge working age population). Sadly, very few Indians are able to graduate out of benefits.

[@elborrador333]

@@tellsparck So you agree with Reagan's statement then

[@tellsparck]

@@elborrador333 Well sure, I am all for people graduating out of welfare. However, it did not happen in Reagan's America (his policy was to deny welfare outright) nor is it happening in Sanghi India. Reality in India is 80 crore depend on welfare for food, so the government simply cannot stop it.

[@SubhradeepPathak-p5g]

Rightly said.

[@impedimenta934]

When you have to quote Reagan, you should know it is time to pack up and go home.

[@zyxraoxyz]

Khatakhat is the sound that Rahul Gandhi's brain makes when he tries to think. Mostly metal parts inside and zero grey matter.

[@ronbh8186]

chup lodu bhakt

[@anirudhsharma2720]

🤣

[@rameshemv]

😂😂😂

[@DataCrusade1999]

You're talking as if bhakts have some grey matter🤣

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

​@@DataCrusade1999 You share similar grey matter like your shadow PM. Your vocabulary starts and ends with "Bhakts". 2rs credited from kangress IT cell.

[@nagbalkur1365]

I do not understand one bit as to what is there in the word khatakhat. Any voter who voted for that word should ask why family that ruled for 50 plus years failed to do khatakhat. Looks like you are running out of ideas and word

[@therandomthings6933]

Rahul reshaped India?? Did he and his party improved infrastructure and improved traffic situation in Bangalore and Hyderabad. Did he improved power sector and irrigation projects in Karnataka and Telangana 🤔

[@sanapalaavinash2036]

Listen to what he has to say, he said rahul reshaped the politics in a negative way by start the short and unsustainable freebie culture

[@therandomthings6933]

On that note…Then title should be “How Rahul screwed India”? 😅

[@DataCrusade1999]

​@@therandomthings6933And Modi redefined India by doing Hindu Muslims. You're a bhakt now go lick Manusmriti and vote modi.

[@elpsykongroo8308]

You can reshape things for the worse

[@shubhamkumar-gx5vx]

@@elpsykongroo8308 yeah, but that word has an automatic positive connotation unless specified otherwise

[@2010anilshukla]

This word is spoken now more to mock Rahul than in praise.Notoriety does not equal fame - wonder how a seasoned journalist like SG failed to make this distinction.

[@lazycyclone]

By whoom?

[@DataCrusade1999]

You're a bhakt. Rahul has redefined the way elections are fought in this country for better or worse. You begin a bhakt obviously can't digest that.

[@prasannadhopate8513]

नाम होता है ऊसीका जो हुहा बदनाम! 😂😂

[@ulhaskarkhanis4674]

Even in that mockery, Shekhar Gupta hears Sound of Music!! 😂

[@shankerram6076]

@@ulhaskarkhanis4674 He has collected his fees. Has to feed his ...................

[@eldamarmaiar2457]

Rahul Gandhi has not handled a single ministry, neither headed a govt. I think Guptaji is making fun of RG.

[@vaibhavjain8323]

😂😂😂 bro he became super pm

[@PRameshKanna]

He is making fun a great time pass for him with out his conscious hurting.

[@loveearthly]

SG met Sonia’s pet writer Vir at the Roy’s 2025 Pidis party. Over wine & weed, they wrote the episode Khatakhat Khatakhat Khatakhat.

[@prajwalshetty9809]

If Modi had pushed through some tougher but necessary economic reforms earlier in his tenure, we might not have seen an environment in which such a nonsensical idea could flourish.

[@memaze29]

@prajwalshetty9809 don't blame modi for that. It's us , the so called people of India who protested against reforms like land act, tease union act, farmers law, CAA, UCC which were all could have brought structural positive changes to pur country. It's easy for us to crib and blame others, but as long as we don't participate and understand why changes are required, the government will be compelled to take a long route.

[@arvind2170]

​@@memaze29Still, No mercy for Modi...Despite such a large mandate...Bjp was purring like a terrified pussy

[@Avinashm7]

Yeah like gst demonetisation😂😂😂

[@memaze29]

@Avinashm7 GST is the most progressive change in the last 25 years of our country, and if you can't understand that much, then there is no point in you being an Indian. Looks like you don't know the reality of business before anf after GST. So please do read about it or talk to those who knows about India and how taxes are levied from one state to another and the octroy Raj.

[@Avinashm7]

@@memaze29 lol popcorn 5 12 18 percent 😂😂😂😂 Commenting on KZbin 5percent tax Criticizing govt on KZbin 28percent ,😂😂😂🙏

[@sankalp6872]

Shekhar regularly posts "abridged" versions of his episodes around relevant news events. I think thePrint can bookmark this episode for the eventual "India negotiating bailout package with IMF" headline thanks to this "Khatakhat" politics. It won't happen immediately. Trudeau took 9 years, but he has brought economic ruin to Canada. India, too, will face the music of "Khatakhat" politics.

[@lazycyclone]

Then rival party should counter it rather than following

[@drlgkrishna]

Some times you have to follow it temporarily before weaning it away from khata khat seeking people, because these people only vote for khata khat offering political parties.

[@biswajeet9826]

No No No It's the word that ruined it for the future to come.

[@venkatiyer8505]

Shekhar Ji, are we giving too much credit to RaGa for his frivolous phrase? When the Lok Sabha results came out, all the pundits were discussing BJP infighting, candidate selection and turncoat adoption as reasons for losing majority. If anything, Congress has since lost 2 elections “Khatakhat”.

[@sankalp6872]

Ideology-free or not, Economics does NOT have free lunches. Why not discuss the "Khatakhat" consequences? HP is already bankrupt, Ktk is now vying for retrospective tax, and Telangana cannot fulfill its poll promises. The problem with socialism is that the Govt eventually runs out of other people's money. More tax leads to higher costs. In India, we choose the least worst option. These idiots will ultimately ruin the country. Rajiv Gandhi's son got the leadership without even any internship.

[@ThePrintIndia]

Very good points. One of these days I will talk anoint what Ronald Reagan said on giveaways…thanks for writing in, and a happy new year…shekhar

[@sankalp6872]

@ThePrintIndia Mine were quotes from Raegan and Thatcher. Happy new year. Hope to see more such coverage from thePrint. Try positioning yourself as India's Wallstreetjournal.

[@Tulasidharv]

Khatakhat! That is what is going to happen to the finances of Congress-run state governments.

[@memaze29]

How long SG and The Print will continue to promote Rahul Gandhi. If you look impartially, the words that resonated across the nation are "Khatege tho batogo" and "ek rahege tho safe rahege". But both those are from BJP leaders, which will never be something SG will talk about.

[@dpshrivastava56]

Shekhar stop promoting Rahul!!! You are doing hara-kiri

[@DataCrusade1999]

​@@dpshrivastava56And promote Modi like unemployed bhakts want you to.

[@Avinashm7]

Fake bjp it cell account got triggered 😂😂😂😂

[@memaze29]

@Avinashm7 truth will always be hard for guys like you to digest. It's not your fault. It's just the frustration of you being in the opposition for a long time and the reality that you will be there for decades to come.

[@DataCrusade1999]

@@memaze29 Well if you can digest beign a bhakt for 11 years then I'm sure everyone else can manage.

[@MistyMusings-n7x]

This 'khatakhat' has ruined Rahul Gandhi. The father of freebies is Kejriwal and the mother is Mamata Banerjee. It is a pity how desperately you tried to attach importance to a politician who has copied and culled all prospects for his party.

[@yatharthsinghal3211]

We are so unlucky to have a leader like Rahul Gandhi who is trying his level best to destroy this country, these freebies are the biggest example of that

[@vaibhavjain8323]

What's modi is giving halwa puri

[@Avinashm7]

What a stupid Dumbo Why feku giving 80 crore rations lol

[@vamship4246]

Instead of blaming RG that his plans will destroy Indian economy and development. The print and SG trying to find a reason to promote RG and his words by selecting it as word of the year.. Good job SG as usual..

[@villupanoorsridharan8026]

This guy is a perfect example of how extremes of devotion to Sonia’s family and hatred for Modi makes a smart human being so stupid. His discourses is nothing but word salad, no logic and absolute nonsense. If this fellow calls himself a journalist then shame on journalism.

[@ulhaskarkhanis4674]

Journalist so dedicated to Gandhi pariwar. The Shekhar Gupta act!

[@hemant05]

Reminds me of your late pakistani friend, Mr. Khaled Ahmed who said when to your comment "our politicians are very corrupt" that "not our politicians but our common people are corrupt"

[@rishabh8766]

"Humaare huqmaran corrupt nahi hain, humari awaam hi corrupt hai"

[@srinivaschirravuri4607]

Servile Piddi of the year award goes to SG. Wonderful journalism....your mother would be very proud!

[@pendsenarendra]

All requirements of The Print will be fulfilled as compensation of this episode. Rahul khush hua!

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

Neither Narendra Modi nor Rahul Gandhi has any good economic development plan for the country and its people. I can understand a congress party man doing this type of politics while in opposition. Congress in power also does this type of things. But what happened to the BJP? In this era of invincible Modi, they are doing what they have not done even during Atal Bihari Vajpayee time, except that Free Grain scheme which was also brought to do use the stored grains too(at least that's what Shanta Kumar ji has said once.

[@aaradhygoel6232]

Exactly but people are also to be blamed for that infact far more than politicians

[@mohanrao5844]

You stand for elections and become PM

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

@@aaradhygoel6232 Nope. I disagree completely. People elected Modi in 2014 for development and not for some Kiaan Samman or some 500₹. This is happening bcz they are not able to provide better economic development situation,jobs, etc. Hence all these parties are going berserk.

[@BharatThatIsIndia]

@mohanrao5844 Chalo. Vote dega to? Agle chunav me khada hota hoon.

[@yatharthsinghal3211]

They did not offer anything in 2024 and the result is infront on you. Do you remember any freebie by BJP in 2024 LS? This has started since 2022 after HP election and cemented after 2023 Karnataka election where voters voter Congress for the freebies they promised, now BJP is not a fool to lose power, they will have to offer atleast something if their rival is promising to bring Moon and stars for them

[@deepamgoyal6856]

Very great and nice analysis . This is so true but sad reality :(

[@advaitr7582]

Khataakat by grandson (Rahul) now.. GaribiHatao by grand mother(Indira) then ..Was there any change in the lives of people(state/country) from 70s till now (in Congress ruled states)? Except slogans, the party does not deliver anything substantial for people. Time has changed since 70s. The people were in their own world.Now, times changed. Now people know Khatakat and it's impact on them (or their next generations)..No wonder Congress is unable to rule a state in consecutive terms.(or 3 times)..

[@margabandhuvenkates3770]

How beautifully you have justified that there is no place for honesty in politics as long as RG and kejriwal are there. Thanks for your justification Mr Sekar. The last thing expected from a so called experienced journalist that you claim to be.

[@margabandhuvenkates3770]

Katakhat the shameless beggers and appressors

[@panzerofthelake506]

I used to laugh at the people who believed India needs a dictatorship to truly fix its problems. But as time passes on I'm losing hope in our democracy. For a while it seemed like the middle class is becoming more politically involved and i hoped this would lead to small government politics, but even the BJP abandoned small government as soon as they got elected. "Democracy basically means: Government by the people, of the people, for the people but the people are r*tarded" -Osho.

[@cheapthrills9035]

Welcome to the dark side.

[@mg.f.9023]

China in last 10 years achieved to surpass USA in Hi Tech India did manage to surpass China in population.

[@ns4543]

Wishful thinking from Shekhar Gupta. Every few years Rahul reshapes Indian politics according to him and then goes to obscurity.

[@vasantkulkarni4806]

Best advertisement for Congress-----CTC by SG.

[@ninadkuthe]

It feels that Shekhar is almost praising Rahul for turning indian politics downhill

[@DrSudhirBisht]

Looks like Shekhar ji was under tremendous moral compulsion to paraphrase the revadi culture as something that can be attributed to RaGa.

[@RahulN100]

This video hasn't made any sense to me.. imho, RG has not made any change to Indian political economy.. contrary to what the title suggests.. the stereotypical socialist views of INC are no longer valid, especially when capitalist tax payer is contributing to the treasury coffers..

[@seatq]

Look where Telangana was under previous state government and where it is now on the chart😢

[@sridharmahalingam8190]

It's strange Modi government is mix of Indira socialism and vajpayee reforms.

[@ritankarroy4789]

This "lakdi behna" (and all other synonyms of it) scheme was actually started in West Bengal when Prashant Kishore recommended the same to TMC to course correct after their 2019 Lok Sabha setback. It was launched as "Lokkhir bhandar" paying ₹1000 to all women. Back in the day, it was said "What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow." The current WB Govt has literally changed the connotation of this saying.

[@sarabjits7679]

If RG has been able to reposition the all mighty BJP , it is an achievement.

[@pradeepyadav-hv9rw]

Shekher Sir if BJP will not do free rewdi now, might rahul Gandhi will distribute all the rewdi to mohhbat walas, thats y common people started accepting it

[@Vidsagv]

14:32 - this scheme was not started by Shivraj Singh Chauhan. He might have popularised it nationally. This scheme was first promised and implemented by the great MK Stalin of Tamil Nadu

[@vaitheeswaran.s.easwar5382]

SG, what is there to eulogise on khatakhat or takatak ? end of the day, BJP capitalised it.... but, this competitive populism will take our Country down the drains khatakhat......

[@ajitmanke2195]

For whatever it's impact, word khata khat had been a good politics but bad for governance. Financial prudence was not expected from Rahul Gandhi but worst was that even Modi ji also fell into that trap. At least, Modi ji will strike balance between development and freebies but none can be expected from Rahul Gandhi whose sole obsession is Adani and Ambani. India needs investment, needs infrastructure, needs manufacturing, need to enhance agriculture productivity, affordable HealthCare for all, education but RG has no plans or vision on how to move India forward. I hope this khata khat word is burried in the earth ASAP.

[@Bugsbunny4u]

He spoke something which would have never been possible, exposing his complete ignorance and that becomes “The Print” word of the year. Seriously!! Guys don’t get exposed, let it just be an undercurrent..

[@orunabho]

This words actually makes Mr Rahul Gandhi more of an idiot than a smart politician. Good thing is, one cannot use all these jargons more than once. One election campaign - over.

[@manjarisheel2275]

Great episode!

[@nitishmehta7329]

Hmmm. Don't fall in trap... Its Mr. Gupta ji way to reinvigorate Rahuls failed politics. I don't understand that was that episode on word khatakhat or on Rahul Gandhi. Sir, I can bet that you will shine in real politics if anytime you plan to wear that shoe.

[@xenonian100]

What RaGa is doing is only ensuring the downfall of INC Khatakat Khatakat...

[@Ninjashank]

SG’s final attempt to give Rahul some limelight 😂

[@dpshrivastava56]

Shekhar is really now shown his understanding of impact politics is correct. But Rahul Gandhi’s Khatakhat is the most frivolous way of putting your point through for distribution of Freebies.

[@jayantabsarma]

What is your point? It is not OK to take your audience for ride to make a simple point.

[@mg.f.9023]

Indian Economy need more personalities like Manmohan Singh, Narsimha Rao, Ratan Tata 🙏

[@bharatindian7332]

iNDIA DONT NEED TRAITORS LIKE MAMMOHAN

[@sriramvenkatraman]

Rahul Openly Lies & Cheat Voters got 99 seats now he went abroad to celebrate New Year Party to Enjoy more..Poor voters are fools

[@KKJain-v1q]

2024 word may be khatakat But the phrase is batenge to katenge ek hai to safe hai

[@kumarm5961]

Sekhar sir aylways a truthful cadre of scion family 😢

[@DurgeshKumarYadav.]

Congress manifesto in 18th loksabha election!👌👌

[@notrat5678]

Khatakhat to bankruptcy 😂

[@dilsekibaat529]

He , himself is the champion of freebies 😊😊 I m a BJP supporter n fully believe that this REWARI culture is here to stay The only thing the brilliant minds can come together n do is to make it budget linked Only certain percentage of Income of the income of state or Centre can be allowed

[@nabhinayyam]

Rahul apni family ki dukaan mein kaam kartha hain.. no qualifications so no promotion.😂😂😂 I don’t why people don’t feel ashamed of living on government.

[@Indiawins99]

Shekhar please stop supporting rahul

[@sudarshanshivakumar1375]

One spoiled apple spoils the entire crate

[@rohitgupta2132]

Only if voters valued getting monthly paying jobs for their children than getting a paltry sum for themselves

[@majorchandrashekharkaushik3244]

It is surprising to name khatakhat as means to change in polity of India but it will certainly be stopped to be sound economy.

[@rravisankar3355]

The 'crown prince' of the closet monarchy rewrote the political economy with his prophetic proposition 'khatakat' and the BJP too took this narrative to town! This seems to be the 501th attempt by one of the loyal courtiers to 'launch' the yugpurush for the never happening coronation !! So if any of you do not remember the 'khatakat' please understand how epho making it was!

[@CoolITTrends]

I cannot take anyone who praises RaGa seriously.

[@DataCrusade1999]

Bhakt spotted

[@CoolITTrends]

@ oh the irony.

[@jayaprakashkg7473]

It’s a shame that government has to give freebies and there are some one who takes it.

[@MrMaddss123]

How much was paid for this Vlog!😂

[@sandipchakraborty5495]

14:16 The idea started from West Bengal(Laxmir Bhandar- 2021) not in Madhya Predesh(2023).Please factcheck...

[@lnagasthya]

It all started in Tamil Nadu first

[@vaibhavjain8323]

It all started in mp shivraj is giving freebies but in different names

[@lnagasthya]

@@vaibhavjain8323 Freebie culture has been in Tamil Nadu since decades.

[@PradeepSNair]

Informative.. But inapt topic for CTC

[@LikeDeep-q6w]

RG is able to take the country back to caste and freebie politics because BJP failed to bring the much hyped and promised economic prosperity.

[@KshitijBhambri1]

Although it can be Shivraj Mama that can be credited for Laadli Behna or KamalNath who had this idea his MP Congress Manifesto.

[@sivasakthisaravanan4850]

Shekhar has made his point in 10 min.... rest is just the same thing said over and over again.

[@madhup100]

Giving credit to RaGa Jabardasti .. lol

[@rajaramakutty9088]

SG fawning over pappu. Cash register will be ringing non-stop😜

[@sridharmahalingam8190]

I would like to remind pappu fan SG that congress won only 15 seats extra in haryana, rajasthan in a direct fight with bjp. Rest of their 30 extra seats came in alliance.

[@vish3161]

What follows khatakhat is "thun thun gopal" ..

[@sharabhpachory9810]

I thought Mr Gupta may say one word in criticism of the foolish and banal khatakhat idea of RG, which has engendered a rat race at the cost of the honest taxpayer. But expectedly, he did not. And then to call his journalism unhyphenated is a bit rich!

[@Siddharth_Rao]

"Redefined, Indian politics"??!! the word you are looking for is probably "wrecked"

[@srikanthshastry4546]

So in way... Rahul Gandhi ensured the distribution of the economy even without being in powerful....these Gandhis are curse to India

[@chandekam1826]

How is this word "ideology-free"? All the things Rahul are promising are based in socialist principles that have long plagued India: take from the taxpayers, give to favoured votebanks.

[@maheshadvani8311]

Khatakhat Brought the downfall of Congress Papu will remain papu

[@vishwanathgundakalle7462]

When did the Print has became puppet of congress?

[@manjulashanmugasundaram706]

Instigation to commit an offence is punishable with royghly half of the sentence for commission of the offence itself

[@gperiaswami3971]

SG is exposed!

[@sridharmahalingam8190]

Hope SG is enjoying new year with pappu in Vietnam.

[@nitinpatel1039]

It is not something to be happy about or brag about, repercussions which both state and centre govt is facing due to this is huge, best example our defence forces, govt has to cut expenditure on defence acquisition of fighter jets which we desperately needed due to massive amount taken up by these so called welfare schemes, at state level situation is even more dire, all 5 economic centre of India, Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad facing massive constraint on their budget due to this resulting in poor infrastructure development, impacting industrial growth

[@VarunStream]

When will SG stop sucking up to the dynasty? 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@karthigeyang.2917]

It’s just your opinion SG. What is the clutter that you are trying to unravel.

[@ranachengappa]

SG has finally lost it

[@sridharmahalingam8190]

It's unfortunate Modi has not brought big reforms unlike exPM vajpayee. If Modi is the best leader of independent India, vajpayee Ji was the best PM.

[@kgindia6685]

Certainly reshaped it for the worse

[@jayantabsarma]

Going to be very convulated. Please keep it straight. Barebone analysis no anecdotes and going on and on explaining what a Thali is a bit unbearable.

[@majorchandrashekharkaushik3244]

The khatakhat word is starting India towards bankruptcy and doom to next generation and it is wrong word chosen to be word of year. Journalist should not promote doom to country and for themselves?

[@24elbaliava]

Are you making fun of Raga?😂😂

[@sriharsha8062]

For us it's batenge tho katenge 😅

[@psingh007]

Lack of priorities. BS RaGa.

[@ranjitinamdar]

May be SG is trying parody or comedy or roast 😅 ? But he is better in serious thought delivery......

[@DataCrusade1999]

So BJP is not giving any freebies? How much bhakti you're doing nowadays

[@babkamath]

Really good episode SG and team to close off the year, a special thanks to your team , Praveen Swamy, DK, AM, Jyoti Yadav, Bhadra Sinha, AB, BT, and everyone else, a Happy new year and best wishes

[@ThePrintIndia]

Thank you, my friend, and wish you a very Happy New Year... Shekhar

[@ramp6287]

It is really shameful for a serious channel like yours even to mention the word associated with some trivial funny politician. I disagree that freebie culture has no ideological rooting.

[@sharraadprabhuddas7949]

RG: Thokam Thok

[@bikramjitpurkayastha]

The slavery and chamchagiri has reached new levels 🤣