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Rahul Gandhi cracks Batman joke, targets Modi in Instagram AMA

Rahul Gandhi cracks Batman joke, targets Modi in Instagram AMA
Rahul Gandhi cracks Batman joke, targets PM Modi during Instagram ‘Ask Me Anything’ session - Telegraph India · telegraphindia.com

Rahul Gandhi is a leader of the Congress party and the Leader of the Opposition in India's Lok Sabha.

One night, he went on Instagram to answer questions from young people, asking them to ask him anything.

Someone asked if he was Batman, the comic book superhero, and he joked that no one has ever seen him and Batman in the same room together.

He also joked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the best memes from the student protests were funny midnight videos of him.

Students in Jharkhand are protesting, and Gandhi said every government should listen to students.

During the session, his mother's dog Noorie sat with him, and he said humans do not own animals but share the planet with them, deserving respect and love.

He named Captain Amarinder Singh his favourite politician from the rival BJP party.

The chat happened after he met students who had protested over an alleged test paper leak.

Key facts

Event
Live Instagram 'Ask Me Anything' session
Host
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
When
Thursday night
Platform
Instagram, promoted on X
Special guest
Noorie, Sonia Gandhi's pet dog
Favourite BJP politician
Captain Amarinder Singh
Context
Follows student protests over the alleged NEET paper leak; Gandhi blamed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the July 20 police crackdown and sought the resignation of then education minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Invitation
'Students, Gen-Z -- I'm here to listen.'

Quotes

Rahul Gandhi

Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress party leader

“"I am not a dog parent. I think we share spaces with animals, with all living beings. I don't think we own them, I think they are on this planet with us and they deserve respect, love and affection."”
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“"I think the videos that came out of the PM house at midnight, those were the best, showing a new panicked prime minister."”
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