New Delhi: “Are[y] tum apni aur apne pappu ke bare mein sochu (sic).”

This comment posted from the official X handle of the Gautam Buddha Nagar or Noida District Magistrate – purportedly taking a sly dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi – on September 13 has raised eyebrows.

The above comment, which translates to, “Hey, why don’t you worry about yourself and your pappu,” was posted by the official handle of the Gautam Buddha Nagar DM in response to a post on X by Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate.

Although the DM’s comment did not name anyone, it is well understood that it refers to Gandhi, the leader of the Opposition, as over the years the Bharatiya Janata Party-led ecosystem have tried to politically infantilise him with the use of such terms.

Shrinate’s post had criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi........

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