After Hug, The Wink. Why Twitter Loved Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: After his stunning bear hug for Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the no-confidence motion debate in parliament, Congress president Rahul Gandhi went back to his seat in the opposition benches in parliament and gave social media one more meme-worthy gesture - a wink.
In the din that followed the never-before hug, Rahul Gandhi was seen turning to one of his cheering colleagues and winking.
Several channels gleefully played the hug and the wink.
On social media, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, the son of jailed former chief minister Lalu Yadav, was among those who commented.
Soon, the inevitable happened. The 47-year-old Congress president was compared to Priya Prakash Warrier, the young actress who floored the world with her charming wink.
Not all comments were charitable.
Before the debate in parliament was overtaken by his move – for a few moments - Rahul Gandhi had hit out sharply at PM Modi and the government over what he called “Jumla strikes”.