On January 8, Congress supporters danced shirtless in the biting cold in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) after the Congress leader was hailed as Prime Minister candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections for wearing just a t-shirt. A video of BJY was shared by news agency ANI on Sunday in which Congress supporters standing on top of the bus wearing just pink-coloured Pagdi and trousers danced to the band tunes.
#WATCH | Congress supporters dance shirtless amid dense fog during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Haryana’s Karnal pic.twitter.com/0kmHmkL1nK
— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2023
Congress leader hailed for wearing just a t-shirt in cold weather
Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was hailed on several occasions for wearing just a t-shirt and no warmers despite a cold wave in North India during BJY. Intellectuals, Congress leaders, left-liberal media and others jumped to praise Gandhi for the showcase of “unimaginable” strength and will as he walked in dense fog in a white t-shirt. Long-time Congress loyalist Salman Khurshid was so impressed by Rahul Gandhi’s act of wearing a t-shirt that he called Rahul Gandhi superhuman for wearing one during Delhi winters. He even went ahead and compared Gandhi to Bhagwan Ram.
Khurshid was not the only congress worker to sing praises of Rahul Gandhi for wearing a t-shirt, Chairperson of Social Media and Digital Platforms for Congress in Maharajganj, Supriya Shrinate, also sang Rahul Gandhi’s praises for wearing a t-shirt and compared him to a ‘tapasvi’. When asked about his not-so-needed adventure during a press conference, Gandhi said that people wear sweaters because they are scared of the cold. “I do not wear a sweater because I am not scared of cold. You wear one because you are scared.”
Netizens react to shirt-less Congress supporters
Netizens took to Twitter to speak their mind after the viral video. Twitter user Amit said, “No one feels the cold. Everyone is a PM candidate.”
Kisi ko thand nai lagti pic.twitter.com/lGXKatmS2p
— Amit (@AmitMovieHolic) January 8, 2023
Shraddha Shah said, “If nothing, at least they are providing entertainment”.
If nothing, they are at least providing entertainment.
— Shraddha Shah (@shraddha_0227) January 8, 2023
Unholy Bull said speculated if someone dies of cold during Bharat Jodo Yatra, they would blame BJP.
Ab thanda se koi mar jayega to bolna bjp walo ki glti h
— UnHoly Bull ♉ (@champ_x65) January 8, 2023
Twitter user WhyteKing said, “They have become a parody of a political party”.
They have become a parody of a political party https://t.co/47vGAF8N4P
— Whyteknight (@whyteknight07) January 8, 2023
It is unclear if the Congress supporters were supporting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by going shirtless or they were hoping to become candidate for the PM post as they went a step ahead of Gandhi by going shirtless.
