Bharat Jodo’ Yatra can’t do away with Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Pappu’ moniker
Bharat Jodo Yatra, the three,800 km-long political foot pilgrimage (padyatra) of Congress scion Rahul Gandhi, got here to an finish on January 30 this 12 months at Sher-E-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar.
With dwindling electoral success, the defection of its prime leaders to rival events, and lack of contact with the frequent individuals, the Bharat Jodo Yatra was in a means the final resort of the Gandhi dynast to revive the Congress occasion’s political fortunes.
For a change, Rahul Gandhi managed to stay to 1 process for a whopping 135 days and tried to shed his picture as a ‘part-time’ politician. Thanks to his coterie of supporters on social media, together with prime activists, and pleasant journalists who had taken upon the duty of executing an ‘image makeover’.
Be it the portrayal of Rahul Gandhi because the ‘ideal son and brother’ or a macho man who can ‘handle rain, snow and hail’ with ease, the Congress ecosystem has left no stone unturned within the hopes of reviving his political profession.
Now, the identical coterie is desperately attempting to persuade the brand new age electorates that Rahul Gandhi is not any extra the ‘Pappu’ that he as soon as was once within the political sphere of India.
Leading the pack was none aside from the ‘Radia Tapes’ fame journalist, Vir Sanghi. In a propaganda piece in The Print, he made a robust case for Rahul Gandhi and dubbed him as a politician who lastly has a shot at defeating the incumbent Narendra Modi.
‘There was no way a flailing dynast could have taken on a leader like Narendra Modi. But now, with the change in the way he is perceived, Rahul Gandhi finally has a shot.’@virsanghvi writes in his column #ToTheLevel
Read: https://t.co/cbOogkILsA pic.twitter.com/Gt4ysp6Uwd
— ThePrintIndia (@ThePrintIndia) February 2, 2023
Nidhi Razdan, a former NDTV ‘journalist’ who by no means went to Harvard, additionally claimed that Rahul Gandhi had been profitable in destroying his ‘Pappu’ picture. “Even the Congress’ staunchest critics would admit it has been a remarkable feat. The “Pappu” picture created by the BJP is gone,” she introduced.
How Rahul Gandhi turned the nook with the Bharat Jodo Yatra . Even the Congress’ staunchest critics would admit it has been a outstanding feat. The “Pappu” picture created by the BJP is gone. But can the Congress flip this into an election win? My piece https://t.co/V8tlDHoOsy
— Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) February 3, 2023
‘Journalist’ Swati Chaturvedi, usually mistaken as a Congress troll, additionally didn’t mince any phrases in declaring that Rahul Gandhi has lastly received the battle of notion.
“Walking 4,080 kilometres, Rahul Gandhi has comprehensively (demolished) the “Pappu” picture that the notorious IT cell has created for him Congress cadre now is aware of what Gandhi stands for & is enthused by him. Another first this was Gandhi’s politics of conviction,” she stated.
Demolished
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) January 30, 2023
Even the information company, Press Trust of India (PTI), couldn’t assist itself and cited consultants to announce the last word ‘de-pappufication’ of the Congress scion.
“A day after the Kanyakumari to Kashmir campaign ended here on Monday, several experts, however, agreed his “coming-of-age” look displays the bigger picture transformation he has undergone when it comes to individuals’s notion,” the article learn.
Many might argue with the stereotypes of each photos he had — the pre-yatra picture and the one he acquired because the march progressed — however that’s the factor with photos. They have a tendency to stay no matter whether or not they signify the fact or not.https://t.co/hFGWouK6Tr
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) January 31, 2023
It could also be recalled that Raghuram Rajan, former RBI Governor and Congress sympathiser, was the primary to level out that Rahul Gandhi isn’t a ‘Pappu.’ In an interview with India Today, Rajan stated, “I have spent a decade interacting with #RahulGandhi and he is not a ‘pappu’. He is smart.”
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I’ve spent a decade interacting with #RahulGandhi and he’s not a ‘pappu’. He is wise: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan#Newstrack with @Rahulkanwal | #IndiaTodayAtDavos #RaghuramRajan pic.twitter.com/VBBBIB2asX
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) January 18, 2023
Rahul Gandhi strengthened his ‘Pappu’ picture throughout Bharat Jodo Yatra
While Congress stooges might want us to consider that 52-year-old Rahul Gandhi has actually ‘come of age’, his actions through the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ displays why ‘de-pappufication’ is much from actuality.
It could also be recalled how the ‘daring’ and ‘brave’ Congress chief counted not sporting a T-shirt in Delhi’s winter as an achievement. “I do not wear a sweater because I am not scared of cold. You wear one because you are scared,” Rahul Gandhi advised a reporter in December final 12 months.
During the Haryana leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, he made one other weird declare when he stated, “Rahul Gandhi is in your head. I have killed him. He does not exist anymore. He is not in my mind. He is gone. Gone. The person you are seeing is not Rahul Gandhi.”
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Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi (CONGRESS) should make clear this.
Indian citizens voted such glorified Clowns to grow to be MPs for such c-grade humour. pic.twitter.com/XzbZqyWqLg
— Raman (@SaffronDelhite) January 14, 2023
This assertion even confused AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who was compelled to inquire whether or not the Congress chief was a Jinn. On January 8 this 12 months, Rahul Gandhi drew weird analogies between the Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and the Swayamvar of Draupadi from ‘Mahabharata.’
“The story of Arjuna (not announcing his plans in advance like me) has a profound meaning. It is also mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita. You focus on the work and do not think about the results. This is the thinking behind the Bharat Jodo Yatra,” he claimed.
The Congress scion’s ignorance of Mahabharata is no surprise, however his assumption that others share his ignorance of the Hindu epic is staggering.
How do you employ the facility of those that is preventing you? pic.twitter.com/R1lEoLwsYE
— Anshuman Sail (@AnshumanSail) November 26, 2022
Not solely that, Rahul Gandhi had everybody in splits after he demonstrated martial arts and ‘the energy absorption’ method to chase away ‘physical attacks’ by the BJP and RSS.
The martial arts ‘expert’ requested a Congress chief to sit down on his knees after which proceeded to push him from the entrance. When the stated chief failed to take care of his steadiness, Rahul Gandhi urged a approach to take the opponent’s vitality as an alternative (referring to the BJP).
Not simply by means of martial arts, he additionally amused the web by claiming that even ‘dogs, cows, buffaloes, and pigs’ attended the Bharat Jodo Yatra with none hurt.
#WATCH | In Bharat Jodo Yatra, canines additionally got here however nobody harmed them. Cow, buffaloes, pigs, all animals got here. This Yatra is like our India, no hatred, no violence: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Delhi pic.twitter.com/2eGIujo8jJ
— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2022
He had introduced, “I don’t know if you have noticed it or not, but in this campaign(BJY), dogs participated, but no one killed them. Cows, buffaloes, and pigs also joined in, I saw them. All animals came. This Yatra is like our India. There is no hatred or violence here.”
The biggest spotlight of his padayatra was maybe the unhinged rant in opposition to Pooja (Hindu type of worship) whereas attempting to advertise his newest avatar as Tapasvi ( an ascetic).
While chatting with the media in Samana close to Kurukshetra, Rahul Gandhi claimed that BJP is a celebration of ‘Pooja’ whereas Congress is a celebration of ‘Tapasya.‘
Upon realising that he might have upset his Hindu voters by taking potshots at their spiritual apply, Rahul Gandhi tried to undo the harm however ended up inflicting extra hurt to his occasion. “There are two types of Pooja – the normal one and the one done by RSS,” Rahul brazened it out.
“RSS wants people to forcibly worship them(do their Pooja). The response to such a form of worship can only be tapasya,” Rahul stated. he additionally claimed that lakhs of persons are doing ‘tapasya‘, along with Congress, to counter the effects of the ‘pooja’ of BJP and RSS.
The Congress ecosystem is hell-bent to persuade voters that Rahul Gandhi has modified for the higher and that his unkempt beard is symbolic of his maturity, and he’s now not a ‘Pappu’. But for somebody who has adopted his political journey over the past decade, the modern model of ‘Pappu’ is not any completely different from the ‘Pappu’ of the previous
