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Rahul Gandhi jokes he and Batman are never seen together
Times of India··7 Aug
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, during a Gen Z Instagram Ask Me Anything session, replied to Are you Batman by saying no one has seen him and Batman in the same room. Congress shared clips from the Thursday session. He also posted a rain video with The Dark Knight theme, drawing wide online attention.
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What It Means For You
- Young Instagram users can see political leaders answering informal questions in the same formats they use daily.
- Students following Jharkhand and NEET protests can note Gandhi used the AMA to restate support for their demands.
- Voters can treat the Batman clip as outreach style while checking his education and protest answers separately.
What's Happening
- Rahul Gandhi hosted a Gen Z Ask Me Anything session on Instagram and answered a Batman question with a joke.
- He said no one has seen him and Batman in the same room and shared related video clips.
- The session also covered student protests, education and other questions from young users.
What The AMA Covered Beyond The Meme
- The AMA came a day after Gandhi met students who faced police action during July NEET protests.
- He named former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh when asked for a favourite BJP politician.
- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have also increased public Gen Z-facing messaging recently.
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