We know wherever Rahul Gandhi goes, jokes follow. Rahul Baba seems to have the worst timing in the history of Indian politics till date. He has been in the public eye for a lot of reasons and here comes one more that might stay here for long.
Recently, the Congress leader continued his attack on PM Modi and even targeted the RSS, BJP’s ideological mentor, during his speech. But what received a huge response from the crowd was his ‘torn pocket’ antics.
Yes, while slamming the Modi government over demonetisation, RaGa stopped his speech midway and decided to show the torn pocket of his white kurta to the crowd. He walked towards the mic again, and said,
“Mera kurta phata hua hai…lekin Modiji ka kurta kabhi phata hua nahi milta. Bade paisewalon ke saath unki photo milegi (See, I wear torn kurta. You’ll never find Modiji wearing a torn kurta. He can only be spotted with the rich and powerful of the world.)
But going by people’s reactions on Twitter, it seems the actions spoke louder than RaGa’s words, and Twitterati went to town captioning their expressions.
Here are some of the hilarious captions on Twitter:
1. Rohan Joshi started a donation campaign for ‘RaGa’
I am down with crowdfunding a kurta and shipping it to @OfficeOfRG. Who’s in? https://t.co/wq43gVXm1n
— Rohan (@mojorojo) January 17, 2017
2. More people volunteered
I can buy you new Kurta! https://t.co/zNSnFZXcgz
— Ashwin Mushran (@ashwinmushran) January 17, 2017
3. Then gems like this tweet started pouring
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“Main Modi Modi Chilluanga Kurta Phad ke” khne se koi gareeb nahi ho jata bhai sahab.https://t.co/orrBTqI2DO— JetLee aka Vasooli Bhai (@Vishj05) January 17, 2017
4. Major revelations are coming out these days
Sidhu says he is a “born Congressman”.
Maneka compared Sankranti with Bakrid.
“Secret foreign trip” Rahul says: “My khadi kurta torn”!
Ayyo!— Kiran Kumar S (@KiranKS) January 16, 2017
5. Then came another generous donation for the ‘man with the torn kurta’
#RahulGandhi I’m ready to donate Rs2 to you so you can buy sui dhaaga taaki kurta sil lo.. #Namo #ModiVsRahul
— Vancha Awasthi (@Vancha_awasthi) January 16, 2017
6. This would make one hell of a comedy TBH
2013…
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero.
2017…
Phata Kurta Nikhla Pappu.— Sunil Rajguru (@sunilrajguru) January 17, 2017
7. Drama karwalo bas
He can’t afford a new kurta, but a vacation abroad he can happily afford ? @OfficeOfRG #RahulGandhi drama karwalo bas😖
— Vullary Awasthi (@vullary) January 16, 2017
8. That escalated quickly
अगर राहुल गांधी गरीब हैं और उनका कुर्ता फटा हुआ है तो मैं बता नहीं सकता, मैं कितना गरीब हूँ और मेरा क्या क्या फटा हुआ है!#rahulgandhi kurta
— lav porwal (@lavporwal) January 17, 2017
9. People started searching the archives
Totally agree with @OfficeOfRG abt Suit. But he shud first stop wearing suits. pic.twitter.com/mrMyATVIkr
— Kiran Patil (@kiranppat) January 16, 2017
10. This guy even went ahead and ordered a Kurta Pyjama set for RaGa
@ashwinmushran ok Guys placed the order@OfficeOfRG size and quality check kar Lena pic.twitter.com/KLoxHWmXi2
— f.hayat (@no_opinio) January 17, 2017
11. Ahem, ahem
Does Rahul thinks Indians live in stone age (without SM)? pic.twitter.com/7qPN1sjXZL
— Mallikarjuna (@HariHaraBhakta) January 16, 2017
12. Yup, maybe demonetisation is responsible for this
नोटबन्दी ने गजब का कहर ढाया है 😄😄
— Brijesh Singh (@brijeshsinghrc1) January 17, 2017
13. Maybe it is a fashion statement
Holidays in abroad by wearing torn kurta🤓@OfficeOfRG country needs u 😂
— Dhanush (@dhanu_nm) January 16, 2017
14. And this tweet summed it up perfectly
@OfficeOfRG pic.twitter.com/Z9PiK1Mccn
— Gayathri (@igayathri9) January 16, 2017
What’s your take on this? Do think RaGa antics worked out now? Let us know your views in the comments section.