NEW DELHI: Posters portraying Lok Sabha Chief of Opposition and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi because the “real-life Batman” have been put up outdoors the Congress headquarters in Delhi.The posters function the message, “The silent guardian, a watchful protector. LoP Rahul Gandhi, the actual life batman.”Earlier this month, Rahul Gandhi launched an “Ask Me Something” session inviting younger folks to query him on matters starting from pupil protests and training to politics and philosophy. Asserting the initiative on X, Gandhi wrote, “College students, Gen-Z — I am right here to hear.Ask me something on Instagram, and I will reply as many questions as I can.” One of many questions requested, “Are you Batman?” Gandhi appeared to play together with the long-running social media meme evaluating him to the fictional superhero.“Let’s simply say that nobody has ever seen me and Batman in the identical room collectively,” Rahul replied.The Congress later shared video clips that includes a number of of Rahul’s responses from the session. Rahul Gandhi additionally posted a video of himself standing within the rain with the theme music from The Darkish Knight taking part in within the background, additional fueling the Batman reference that gained consideration on social media.
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Rahul Gandhi’s outreach to Gen Z comes as political leaders more and more use social media platforms to interact with youthful audiences and develop their digital attain.In the meantime, Rahul Gandhi staged a five-hour protest outdoors the Parliament Avenue Police Station on Friday, demanding an FIR and justice for 19-year-old Sahil Lochab, who suffered pellet accidents throughout a police crackdown on the July 20 pupil protest at Jantar Mantar.Rahul arrived on the police station round 11.30 am with Lochab, his mom and their lawyer, and was later joined by Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and different get together leaders. He additionally met the Deputy Commissioner of Police and different senior officers on the DCP workplace in Connaught Place.The Delhi Police subsequently registered a case in reference to the incident.
