Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Rahul Gandhi launches 'Ask Me Anything' on Instagram for GenZ
A leader in India named Rahul Gandhi wants to talk to students and young people.
He started a fun thing on Instagram called 'Ask Me Anything.'
That means young people can send him questions and he will do his best to answer them.
He wrote that he is here to listen.
He did this the day after meeting students who were upset about exam paper leaks.
Some students believed exam papers were leaked and wanted a minister to step down.
Gandhi also said another leader, Amit Shah, was responsible for some problems during the students' protests.
Other leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are also trying to reach young people on Instagram.
Gandhi is doing this to connect better with the younger generation.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Instagram, inviting students and Gen-Z to ask him questions directly.
Posting the link on X, he wrote: 'Students, Gen-Z -- I'm here to listen. Ask me anything on Instagram, and I'll answer as many questions as I can.'
The initiative came a day after he met students who protested seeking then education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over paper leaks and faced alleged police excesses on July 20.
Gandhi had alleged Home Minister Amit Shah was responsible for the violence against protesting students and lacks the courage to explain in Parliament what happened.
The outreach follows the BJP sharpening its digital outreach to young people after the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, with PM Narendra Modi urging ministers to be more active on Instagram.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha; Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah appear in related political context.
- What
- An 'Ask Me Anything' session on Instagram inviting students and Gen-Z to ask questions on education, employment, governance and other issues.
- When
- Thursday, August 6, a day after Gandhi met student protesters.
- Where
- Instagram (with the invitation also posted on X); New Delhi per the PTI dateline.
- Why
- To strengthen outreach to Gen-Z amid sustained student protests over alleged exam paper leaks and the NEET-UG controversy, as parties compete on Instagram.
- Person
- Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
- Event
- 'Ask Me Anything' session on Instagram for Gen-Z students
- Date
- Thursday, August 6
- Platforms
- Instagram (Q&A via Stories question sticker); invitation posted on X
- Scope of questions
- Education, employment, governance and other issues
- Background
- Met student protesters seeking then education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over paper leaks
- Related incident
- Alleged police excesses against students on July 20
- Political context
- BJP sharpening digital outreach to youth after the NEET-UG paper leak controversy
