Rahul winks like Priyanka Varrier, hugs better than Munna bhai say twitterati
New Delhi: In first of its kind incident, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, after finishing his speech during the no-confidence motion debate in Lok Sabha, got up from his chair and gave a bear hug to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
That was not all. After returning to his seat in the opposition benches in the House, Rahul Gandhi winked which gave social media further fodder for varying reactions.
After giving a hug to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi was seen turning to one of his cheering colleagues and winking.
#WATCH Rahul Gandhi winked after hugging PM Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha earlier today #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/206d6avU07
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018
The video of the hug and the wink has been trending ever since.
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On social media, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, the son Lalu Yadav, was among those who commented.
Oh that wink my friend! Hit them hard where it hurts..Congratulations for unearthing their mines of lies & a fantastic speech @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/lMlBFoYGwv
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 20, 2018
National Conference vice-president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah also reacted to the hug followed by the wink.
It’s going to be one of those days. We had the hug & now the wink seems to have stolen a march on the hug. I’m almost afraid to ask what’s next.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 20, 2018
Bizarrely enough, the 47-year-old Congress president was compared to Priya Prakash Varrier, the young actress who floored the world with her charming wink.
Oh boy, Rahul Gandhi can wink and that too better than Priya Varrier, hug better than Munna Bhai.
— Gautam Joshi (@2203Gautam) July 20, 2018
May be an Oscar is on cards!?!#Noconfidancemotion #RahulGandhi #NoTrustVote #RahulHugsModi
Move over Priya Prakash Warrier. The killer wink is here #NoConfidenceMotion #BhookampAaneWalaHai #RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/QkQfEM4N5f
— Akash Sinha (@advAkashSinha) July 20, 2018
Aftermath effect of Hug ðŸ¤-ðŸ¤-ðŸ¤-!!!
— Geeta sharma🇮🇳 (@BeingGeetaS) July 20, 2018
This wink of @RahulGandhi is more #Contagious than #PriyaPrakash 's wink.
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However, not all were in favour of Rahul Gandhi's gesture at Lok Sabha on Friday, some twitterati felt the Congress president's actions were "childish" and "juvenile".
@RahulGandhi gave a performance,not a speech in sync with nature of the proceedings;Rahul seemed like a juvenile,churlish,wink-happy trickster,too eager to please!No roadmap,no vision,no gravitas;Modi bashing&more Modi bashing;that is all the #GandhiDynast did!#NoConfidenceMotion
— Sanju Verma (@Sanju_Verma_) July 20, 2018
Rahul Gandhi's cheap wink after hugging the PM shows not only his lack of class and immaturity - but he is playing to the Baba Log gallery. #NoConfidenceMotion https://t.co/sydTd5fOsG
— GhoseSpot (@SandipGhose) July 20, 2018
#NoConfidenceMotion
— Barkha Trehan (@trehan_barkha) July 20, 2018
The wink after the hug ! Don't try to fool Indians.
Rahul Gandhi there was no comedy show in the parliament. You had be seriously be presenting facts in the parliament.
Please for god sake grow up ! pic.twitter.com/dCztujvvtG
