{"id":15538,"date":"2026-08-23T07:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T07:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15538"},"modified":"2026-08-23T07:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T07:03:01","slug":"silent-guardian-rahul-gandhi-cast-as-real-life-batman-in-posters-outside-congress-hq-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15538","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Silent guardian\u2019: Rahul Gandhi cast as \u2018real-life batman\u2019 in posters outside Congress HQ | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133435576,imgsize-1069724,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/file-image-11.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Silent guardian\u2019: Rahul Gandhi cast as \u2018real-life batman\u2019 in posters outside Congress HQ\" title=\"Rahul Gandhi posters appear outside Congress HQ\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rahul Gandhi posters appear outside Congress HQ\">Rahul Gandhi posters appear outside Congress HQ<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Posters portraying Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rahul-gandhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul Gandhi<\/a> as the \u201creal-life Batman\u201d have been put up outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The posters feature the message, \u201cThe silent guardian, a watchful protector. <!-- -->LoP Rahul Gandhi, the real life batman.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Earlier this month, Rahul Gandhi launched an \u201cAsk Me Anything\u201d session inviting young people to question him on topics ranging from student protests and education to politics and philosophy. Announcing the initiative on X, Gandhi wrote, \u201cStudents, Gen-Z &#8212; I&#8217;m here to listen.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Ask me anything on Instagram, and I&#8217;ll answer as many questions as I can.\u201d One of the questions asked, \u201cAre you Batman?\u201d Gandhi appeared to play along with the long-running social media meme comparing him to the fictional superhero.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>\u201cLet\u2019s just say that no one has ever seen me and Batman in the same room together,\u201d Rahul replied.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The Congress later shared video clips featuring several of Rahul\u2019s responses from the session. Rahul Gandhi also posted a video of himself standing in the rain with the theme music from The Dark Knight playing in the background, further fueling the Batman reference that gained attention on social media.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Rahul Gandhi\u2019s outreach to Gen Z comes as political leaders increasingly use social media platforms to engage with younger audiences and expand their digital reach.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi staged a five-hour protest outside the Parliament Street Police Station on Friday, demanding an FIR and justice for 19-year-old Sahil Lochab, who suffered pellet injuries during a police crackdown at the July 20 student protest at Jantar Mantar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Rahul arrived at the police station around 11.30 am with Lochab, his mother and their lawyer, and was later joined by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other party leaders. He also met the Deputy Commissioner of Police and other senior officers at the DCP office in Connaught Place.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The Delhi Police subsequently registered a case in connection with the incident.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/silent-guardian-rahul-gandhi-cast-as-real-life-batman-in-posters-outside-congress-hq\/articleshow\/133435494.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Gandhi posters appear outside Congress HQ NEW DELHI: Posters portraying Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the \u201creal-life Batman\u201d have been put up outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi.The posters feature the message, \u201cThe silent guardian, a watchful protector. 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