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Rahul Gandhi names Amarinder Singh favourite BJP politician
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi said his favourite Bharatiya Janata Party politician is former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Gandhi made the remark during an 'Ask Me…
The Story in Brief
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi said his favourite Bharatiya Janata Party politician is former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Gandhi made the remark during an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Instagram on August 6, part of a broader outreach to Gen Z students after the NEET paper leak protests. "Definitely, Captain Amarinder Singh. I get along with him. He is cool," Gandhi said. He praised Singh's expertise in military history and called him "uncle". Singh, 84, served as Punjab CM twice on a Congress ticket before quitting the party in 2021 and joining the BJP in 2022.
The Indian Opinion
The exchange is being spun either as Rahul Gandhi's clever Punjab gambit or as proof of cross-party bonhomie. Both readings oversimplify. Singh has publicly criticised the BJP's top leadership, calling the Congress "more democratic" as recently as December. And Gandhi's 'Ask Me Anything' is a Gen Z outreach exercise, not a backchannel. The real test: will Singh's name ever appear in a BJP campaign ad? That answer will reveal whether this is warmth or window-dressing.
Sources (2): livemint.com, thefederal.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
