<p>In the Lok Sabha earlier this week, Rahul Gandhi ended his dramatic attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by hugging him. Modi won the no-confidence motion, but the unexpected hug gave rise to hilarious memes and videos.</p>.<h3><strong>AIB recalls magic hug</strong></h3>.<p>Comedy sketch group AIB, known for its sharp satire, used the Kishore Kumar song ‘Kitne bhi tu karle sitam’ and photoshopped a picture to show a slip stuck on Modi’s back with the message ‘Congress is best.’ Another post referred to the Sanjay Dutt film ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ and his ‘Jaddu ki jhappi’ (magic hug).</p>.<h3><strong>Song by East India Comedy</strong></h3>.<p>The episode reminded this stand-up comedy group of the popular ‘90s song ‘Tujhe dekha to yeh jaana sanam’. They married the song with the post-hug expressions of the two leaders. Check it out for a good laugh.</p>.<h3><strong>Gets butter</strong></h3>.<p>Amul butter, with its famous ‘utterly-butterly’ cartoons, was among the first to talk about it. The Amul girl does a Rahul, with the caption reading ‘Embracing ya embarrassing?’ Embracing as far as Rahul is concerned, but many in his camp and the rival camp are red-faced.</p>.<h3><strong>Priya Winking Varrier</strong></h3>.<p>Remember the girl from the Malayalam movie ‘Oru Adaar Love’ and the winking clip that went viral? Looks like Rahul’s post-hug wink puts him in her league. She described his wink as a “sweet gestur</p>.<h3><strong>Look closely, and this is what you see</strong></h3>.<p>Bishal Sarkar, who describes himself as an author and body language expert, offers some observations: </p>.<p>- Rahul’s face suggests the hug was planned. But nobody in his party knew: they look genuinely surprised. Even Sonia Gandhi is caught unawares, but she recovers and claps for him.</p>.<p>- When Rahul goes towards Modi, the latter gestures to ask what is happening. It looks like Rahul forcibly hugs Modi, but if you observe a little longer, you notice he is in a hurry to return to his seat. Modi doesn’t hug him back but gives him a pat on the back, and that is just the kind of approval Rahul is looking for.</p>.<blockquote><p>- Modi holds his ground. He seems to say, ‘Hey, you are coming to hug the PM, and that’s not decorum.’ His heart doesn’t melt at Rahul’s gesture.</p></blockquote>
<p>In the Lok Sabha earlier this week, Rahul Gandhi ended his dramatic attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by hugging him. Modi won the no-confidence motion, but the unexpected hug gave rise to hilarious memes and videos.</p>.<h3><strong>AIB recalls magic hug</strong></h3>.<p>Comedy sketch group AIB, known for its sharp satire, used the Kishore Kumar song ‘Kitne bhi tu karle sitam’ and photoshopped a picture to show a slip stuck on Modi’s back with the message ‘Congress is best.’ Another post referred to the Sanjay Dutt film ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ and his ‘Jaddu ki jhappi’ (magic hug).</p>.<h3><strong>Song by East India Comedy</strong></h3>.<p>The episode reminded this stand-up comedy group of the popular ‘90s song ‘Tujhe dekha to yeh jaana sanam’. They married the song with the post-hug expressions of the two leaders. Check it out for a good laugh.</p>.<h3><strong>Gets butter</strong></h3>.<p>Amul butter, with its famous ‘utterly-butterly’ cartoons, was among the first to talk about it. The Amul girl does a Rahul, with the caption reading ‘Embracing ya embarrassing?’ Embracing as far as Rahul is concerned, but many in his camp and the rival camp are red-faced.</p>.<h3><strong>Priya Winking Varrier</strong></h3>.<p>Remember the girl from the Malayalam movie ‘Oru Adaar Love’ and the winking clip that went viral? Looks like Rahul’s post-hug wink puts him in her league. She described his wink as a “sweet gestur</p>.<h3><strong>Look closely, and this is what you see</strong></h3>.<p>Bishal Sarkar, who describes himself as an author and body language expert, offers some observations: </p>.<p>- Rahul’s face suggests the hug was planned. But nobody in his party knew: they look genuinely surprised. Even Sonia Gandhi is caught unawares, but she recovers and claps for him.</p>.<p>- When Rahul goes towards Modi, the latter gestures to ask what is happening. It looks like Rahul forcibly hugs Modi, but if you observe a little longer, you notice he is in a hurry to return to his seat. Modi doesn’t hug him back but gives him a pat on the back, and that is just the kind of approval Rahul is looking for.</p>.<blockquote><p>- Modi holds his ground. He seems to say, ‘Hey, you are coming to hug the PM, and that’s not decorum.’ His heart doesn’t melt at Rahul’s gesture.</p></blockquote>
