New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) As the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi’s statements in the United States sparked a political storm, one of his interactions with a student has lightened up the social media space, evoking multiple reactions from netizens.
During an event in Virginia’s Herndon, a student asked the Congress MP a question about the ‘INDI Alliance’ and asked about the vision of the diverse political grouping, given that its only focus was the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Gandhi quickly corrected the student, saying it was INDIA and not INDI. “INDI is BJP’s framing”. However, the unyielding student quickly questioned what A stands for, to which the Congress leader remained ‘clueless’ for a while and then answered Alliance.
The student further asked him whether calling it the INDIA alliance wouldn’t make it redundant. This elicited peals of laughter from the audience while the Congress scion clarified on common grounds within the INDIA bloc.
Q: You lead I.N.D.I Alliance that is seen as an alternative to NDA
Rahul Gandhi: It’s not I.N.D.I Alliance, that’s BJP framing…we are INDIA Alliance
Q: What does the last word “A” stand for ?
Rahul Gandhi: Alliance ☠️🤣
JanNalayak @RahulGandhi international beizzati karwane gaya hai… pic.twitter.com/lYitSglVBQ
— BALA (@erbmjha) September 10, 2024
A couple of BJP spokespersons shared the video clip of Gandhi’s interaction. They mocked him over the Congress party’s fallacies and quipped on how it was getting ‘exposed’ on foreign soil. Many netizens also poked fun at his ‘oops moment’ at the US event.
An X user said, “If anybody asks, why RaGa is called Pappu, the latest proof is this. He has been fairly consistent with his absurd thoughts.” “Look how uneasy both of them got. The question came out of the syllabus,” another netizen quipped.
During the interaction, the student had asked Gandhi, “You lead the INDI alliance, often seen as an alternative to BJP. During the 2024 elections, you failed to reach a seat-sharing deal with alliance partner TMC while on the other hand, you have a Hindutva-based party like Shiv Sena. If you get a chance to run the government, how will you run the government with a divided coalition keen only on removing the Prime Minister?”
Notably, the INDIA bloc stands for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance and was formed by Congress and other Opposition parties to take on the BJP in the 2024 polls.
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