Rahul Gandhi's recent return from the UK sparked some buzz among Congress supporters, who enthusiastically dubbed him as the 'Visiting Professor' of Cambridge University. However, it seems this title might have been a tad exaggerated.
Rahul Gandhi's stint at the University of Cambridge was actually a paid, private event held at Jesus College. Despite claims from the Congress party suggesting an invitation from the university itself, investigations revealed no such thing.
In the aftermath, some supporters took to social media to tout Rahul Gandhi as a scholarly figure, with tweets like "After serving Cambridge University as a Visiting Professor, Rahul Gandhi ji has returned to Delhi to resume the Bharat Jodo Nyay yatra from Rajasthan." However, reality paints a different picture. Rahul Gandhi holds no such title at Cambridge; in fact, he's not even a 'visiting Fellow,' but rather an 'Honorary non-visiting Fellow.'
#WATCH | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Delhi airport. pic.twitter.com/DebGD2rlT1
Despite these findings, supporters continue to propagate the narrative, with claims of his official visit from Cambridge University and his imminent Nyay yatra resumption. OpIndia's investigation into the matter revealed that the event Rahul Gandhi spoke at was a commercial booking, not organized or financed by the university.
In essence, Rahul Gandhi's stopover in the UK seems to have been more about a paid engagement than any official invitation from Cambridge University.
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