Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Posters Portray Rahul Gandhi as Real-Life Batman Near Congress Headquarters
Posters showing Rahul Gandhi with Batman appeared near Congress offices in Delhi.
They called him a real-life Batman and “The Silent Guardian.”
The posters were seen near the Congress headquarters and the Indian Youth Congress office.
They appeared to have been put up by youth-wing leader Akshay Lakra.
Lakra shared a message saying that Rahul Gandhi is Batman when power creates darkness.
The idea came from an online question-and-answer session.
Someone asked Gandhi if he was Batman.
Gandhi joked that nobody had seen him and Batman in the same room.
The posters turned that joke into a political message for his supporters.
Posters depicting Rahul Gandhi alongside Batman appeared near Congress headquarters in Delhi.
The posters were placed near Indira Bhawan on Kotla Road and the Indian Youth Congress office on Raisina Road.
The display appeared to have been organized by Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress president Akshay Lakra.
Lakra wrote on X, “When power creates darkness, RaGa is the Batman.”
The posters followed Gandhi’s humorous response to a Batman question during an Instagram session with Gen Z.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress president Akshay Lakra, and supporters associated with the Congress youth wing.
- What
- Posters portrayed Rahul Gandhi alongside Batman and described him as a real-life Batman and “The Silent Guardian.”
- When
- The posters appeared days after Gandhi’s Instagram ‘Ask Me Anything’ session, which was launched on August 6.
- Where
- Near Congress headquarters, Indira Bhawan on Kotla Road, and the Indian Youth Congress office on Raisina Road in Delhi.
- Why
- They followed Gandhi’s humorous response to a question about whether he was Batman and extended the online joke into political messaging.
- Depicted figure
- Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
- Superhero reference
- Batman
- Poster description
- Gandhi was portrayed as a real-life Batman and “The Silent Guardian.”
- Locations
- Near Indira Bhawan on Kotla Road and the Indian Youth Congress office on Raisina Road, Delhi
- Apparent organizer
- Akshay Lakra, president of the Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress
- Message shared on X
- “When power creates darkness, RaGa is the Batman.”
- Reported trigger
- Gandhi’s response during an Instagram ‘Ask Me Anything’ session with Gen Z
