Reports that Rahul Gandhi had accused Congress leaders who had written to Sonia Gandhi demanding sweeping reforms and a "full-time leadership" were "in cahoots with the BJP" provoked a fierce response from some of the signatories. However, Kapil Sibal, one of the leaders behind the letter, withdrew an angry tweet saying Rahul Gandhi "had personally informed him" that he never made the remarks attributed to him. Rahul Gandhi's remarks were reported by sources from a volatile meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), which began with Sonia Gandhi announcing her decision to quit as Congress president and asking the party to start looking for her replacement.