Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is back from his 56-day "political" leave of absence. Where he went or why or, indeed, why he's back remains a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, but the Gandhi scion clearly made his presence felt with his absence. Being the helpful sorts that we are, we at Scroll.in decided to come up with a cheat sheet of the things he might have missed while he went missing. That he was much missed was clear from the fact that while his break seems to be over, Twitter was in no mood to give him a break.
It all started early:
Headlines Today even managed to unearth a business class ticket from Delhi to Bangkok and return:
But guess who had the first exclusive photos:
Wiscracks were made, scorn was heaped, sarcasm was deployed, and while most feigned indifference or said they could not care less, much mirth ensued as everyone seemed to have something to say:
But there was at least one person who fought off all the cynicism and wanted to give him a break:
It all started early:
Media scrum around Rahul Gandhi's house this morning suggests that he is expected to rise from the dead, not come back from vacation.
— Ellen Barry (@EllenBarryNYT) April 16, 2015
Headlines Today even managed to unearth a business class ticket from Delhi to Bangkok and return:
#RahulGandhi's business class ticket to Bangkok and back http://t.co/5T9wRAcfOt pic.twitter.com/rqgAvs0kv9
— India Today (@IndiaToday) April 16, 2015
But guess who had the first exclusive photos:
Exclusive visuals of Rahul returning. Only from @scroll_in. pic.twitter.com/X7PCIMTEBY — Rohan Venkat (@RohanV) April 16, 2015
Wiscracks were made, scorn was heaped, sarcasm was deployed, and while most feigned indifference or said they could not care less, much mirth ensued as everyone seemed to have something to say:
And discovers he left the geyser on. RT @firstpost: Rahul Gandhi arrives at his residence http://t.co/XWrPc2UrqC — Mihir Sharma (@mihirssharma) April 16, 2015
Rahul Gandhi is an honest person. Press note says he voluntarily declared all this at customs at the Airport pic.twitter.com/XI7bwTS50G
— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) April 16, 2015
All I'm saying is he's been relaunched so many times, this better be a 13 Inch Gold, Rahul Gandhi Air with Retina Display.
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) April 16, 2015
Reporters: Where were you for all these days? Rahul Gandhi: I was studying politics. Reporters: Where? Rahul Gandhi: IIN.
— Ojas. (@Ojasism) April 16, 2015
Rahul Gandhi has returned. About as exciting as the return of Terminator 2015. — Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) April 16, 2015
Delighted. Rahul's first stand-alone visit to India in 56 days. — Anand Ranganathan (@ARangarajan1972) April 16, 2015
BREAKING : RaGa was busy giving interviews to the New Yorker for their annual edition #PappuReturns pic.twitter.com/wQbdoidqMN
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) April 16, 2015
Rahul Gandhi returns. My #cartoon pic.twitter.com/pPR53Ub8Cw
— MANJUL (@MANJULtoons) April 16, 2015
PICS: Reactions of various people after Rahul Gandhi's return. http://t.co/o4pNdF7xqv #RahulReturns pic.twitter.com/i2sC5EMGiA
— Psycho (@i_Psycho) April 16, 2015
PICS: Reactions of various people after Rahul Gandhi's return. http://t.co/WEL5CRCkYP #rahulreturns pic.twitter.com/lCrZGR1R0h
— Faking News (@fakingnews) April 16, 2015
But there was at least one person who fought off all the cynicism and wanted to give him a break:
LEAVE RAHUL ALONE. *tears*
— Aditi Mittal (@awryaditi) April 16, 2015
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