‘No one has seen us together’: Rahul Gandhi’s Batman moment in Gen Z session
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi engaged with Gen Z followers on Instagram through an 'Ask Me Anything' session, where he jokingly addressed comparisons to Batman. The session also touched on serious political issues like student protests and the state of the education system.
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Political figures are increasingly using informal social media formats to bypass traditional media and connect directly with younger, digital-native voters.
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi went from Parliament to Gotham, at least on Instagram, when a playful Batman question landed in his Gen Z-focused “Ask Me Anything” session on Thursday. Asked if he was the masked superhero, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha delivered a tongue-in-cheek reply that quickly caught social media's attention.Gandhi launched the AMA session on Instagram, inviting young people to question him on subjects ranging from student protests and education to politics and philosophy. Sharing the initiative on X, Gandhi wrote, “Students, Gen-Z -- I'm here to listen.
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