Was India's most famous hug an ambush?

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▼ Since he swept to power four years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has usually hugged the headlines. A strategically tactile leader, Mr Modi has freely embraced world leaders, while preferring to keep a distance at home.
Last week, Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the main opposition Congress, turned the tables on Mr Modi. After making a biting speech targeted Mr Modi's performance during a no-confidence motion - which the opposition lost - the 48-year-old dynast surprised his political foe in the parliament with a giant unexpected hug.
Mr Modi and his party revel in mocking Mr Gandhi and his enfeebled party, which has been reduced to a rump in the parliament. Mr Gandhi has also been the butt of coarse jokes by trolls supported by Mr Modi's BJP in social media. "You have hate in your hearts for me...and hurl choice abuses at me, but in my heart, I have no hate for you," Mr Gandhi, said before walking over to a sitting Mr Modi, and surprising him with a clearly unwanted embrace.
The hug made national headlines and the media went into a tizzy, generating an ungainly hashtag #hugoplacy on social media. Some called the it a "historic" hug, and proved that Mr Gandhi was a more astute politician than what his rivals gave him credit for.
Others said the once-reluctant leader was finally learning the idiom of clever telegenic politics which would help him outsmart the formidable Mr Modi, know for his killer instinct and take-no-prisoners approach. "In the picture, Mr Modi seems burdened by his role, while Mr Gandhi looks ready for a certain inventiveness. It is as if he is signalling a change in style," sociologist Shiv Visvanathan told me. (▪ ▪ ▪)

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parivijesh100

I saw it on TV. It was indeed ambush where in you hug someone without taking him in confidante.  Can we do it with any one who is not very close to us or family members? It looks odd. Hug is done to win some one confidante & also to demonstrate that you care for him not to score browny point on TV from lookers.

divu111

It was nothing but a political stunt and a dig at pm modi! Honestly I think Rahul Gandhi is going backwards in terms of human evolution. It was clearly an ambush and Mr Gandhi shouldn't have done that.

NoOne

divu111 27-7-2018 10:09 AM
It was nothing but a political stunt and a dig at pm modi! Honestly I think Rahul Gandhi is going ba ...

True. It was supposed to be a stunt however, back fired very badly for RG, Congress and entire opposition clan. If you look at the footages available on Internet, when RG approached the PM, he was gesturing towards PM to stand-up and embrace him, PM didn't give a damn about that and rest is history now. PM is a shrewd person and in his subsequent speech he attacked RG and the rest with his apt jibes

soothsayer

indian history also has a record of hugs. Imagine Dhritharashtra in Mahabharatha trying to hug his son's killer Bhim. After that, Shivaji and Afzal Khan

swaroopraju

awesome29

nothing to capitalize upon

Yashasprasad008

No as one should not hug the person suddenly as per tradition. Besides he may not like it.

Yashasprasad008

No the person should not hug an person because the person may get scared or may get angry and nobody does that.

sirasanga

No No Big Time Mr. RG !!