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In a tweet that has since been deleted, the official handle of the Indian Overseas Congress claimed, "Indian National Congress MP Rahul Gandhi ji at Cambridge University in conversation with Shruti Kapila."
They went on to express pride at an Indian leader being invited to speak and interact with students at Cambridge University, even mentioning Sam Pitroda along with Rahul Ji.
The Indian Overseas Congress cleverly tried to make it seem like Rahul Gandhi had been recently invited by the University of Cambridge. To support their claim, they attached images from May 2022 featuring Rahul Gandhi, the Congress-friendly journalist Shruti Kapila, and Sam Pitroda.
The images clearly showed the year as 2022, and a closer look at the event's recording on the official YouTube channel of the Indian National Congress revealed that it took place at the Corpus Christi College of the University of Cambridge on May 22, 2022.
In the video, Rahul Gandhi was seen conversing with Shruti Kapila, who had previously suggested scripted interviews for maximum impact.
It's worth noting that Rahul Gandhi paused his ambitious 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' to travel to the United Kingdom and deliver lectures at the University of Cambridge, although there's no evidence of an official invitation from the esteemed university.
Amid mounting questions about Rahul Gandhi's latest mysterious foreign visit, the Indian Overseas Congress opted to share old images, attempting to mislead the public into believing that the Congress MP received a warm welcome at the University of Cambridge.
After facing criticism on social media, the Indian Overseas Congress promptly deleted the tweet without offering any apology or clarification.
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