'Counting fingers, not hearts': Shehzad Poonawalla mocks Rahul's Gen Z post
Former BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticized Rahul Gandhi for his Friendship Day social media post featuring a Korean finger heart gesture. Poonawalla mocked the gesture as 'counting fingers' and used the opportunity to accuse the Gandhi family of corruption.
Why it matters
This reflects the highly polarized nature of Indian political discourse, where even social media engagement is leveraged for partisan attacks.
NEW DELHI: Former BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his Friendship Day message for Gen Z, referring to the Korean finger heart emoji in the Congress MP's social media post as “counting fingers”, accusing the Gandhi family and the grand old party of corruption.Poonawalla, a former Congress spokesperson, resigned from the BJP in a surprise move on Friday. He has frequently targeted Rahul Gandhi since leaving the Congress.“No, no, no, don’t mistake it for the Korean heart gesture shared on Friendship Day,” Poonawalla said in a video posted on X, claiming that the gesture was “nothing new” for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress.“Rahul Gandhi ji said, ‘Still a student, learning something new every day.’ But this is not a new gesture for him. This is not a Korean heart...
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