It’s official. Rahul Gandhi is Pappu

Move over Congress baiters. You may have been calling the party scion Rahul Gandhi ‘Pappu’ in an attempt to demean him but the Congress karyakarta has embraced the word.

In an interview with NDTV’s Barkha Dutt in Varanasi, one Congress worker commenting on people taking a jibe at Gandhi with the Pappu-fail-ho-gaya line of attack said, “Main aaj aapko vaada karta hun, vishwaas dilata hun, aaj Pappu fail nahin hai. Aaj humaare Pappu…jo humaare Rahul Gandhi ji hain…woh aaj fail nahin hai…Pappu aaj paas hoga.” (I promise you Pappu has not failed. Our Pappu, who is Rahul Gandhi Ji, he has not failed. Pappu will pass today.)

To which Dutt asks, “Pappu, paas kaisa hua?” (How has Pappu passed?) This leads to a quick conversation where Pappu’s prospects are debated and whether he will indeed pass or fail.

We’re just happy to see you can call Gandhi Pappu on national television. Now, waiting to hear Feku and other names on TV news.