Rahul Gandhi hugs PM Modi after speech; Twitter flooded with memes

Rahul Gandhi hugged PM Narendra Modi after giving his speech during the ongoing No-confidence motion. Though Modi seemed a little taken aback at first, he then shook hands and smiled with Gandhi.

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Rahul Gandhi hugs PM Narendra Modi after giving his speech during the no-confidence motion.

During a debate on no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government, Congress president Rahul Gandhi walked up to the PM and hugged him. Modi, who initially looked a little taken aback by the gesture, shook Gandhi’s hand and smiled. It did not take long for the people to notice this and soon reactions started pouring in on social media. While some clearly expressed surprise, others were quite impressed with the move. Here are some of the responses that followed the ‘historic hug.

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Can you not? pic.twitter.com/s5dfsPociz

— East India Comedy (@EastIndiaComedy) July 20, 2018

Same. pic.twitter.com/HmWWHmOVNV

— Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) July 20, 2018

UNESCO has just declared July 20 as the International Hug Day 😃. Proud moment for all Indians. #RahulHugsModi pic.twitter.com/bNe8cApME4

— Tahir Amin (@tahiramin_) July 20, 2018

🤔 pic.twitter.com/rLP2UGaAyi

— Vaibhav… (@lamevaibhav) July 20, 2018

TWITTER Tum Bahot Mast Kaam Karta Hain ❤ pic.twitter.com/X6QRNBmoZ6

— Ü m e s h (@042_umesh) July 20, 2018

Who did it better??
Like for Sanjay Dutt, RT for RaGa#NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/dTLCdayFj4

— Attraversiamo !! (@i_upasana) July 20, 2018

Agla election me mujhe please jeete do. #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/bMSCDNakZ9

— Akshay (@AkshayKatariyaa) July 20, 2018

Two hugs that took the PM by surprise. #RahulHugsModi #TripuraCM pic.twitter.com/ekkYRaeT9O

— T S Sudhir (@Iamtssudhir) July 20, 2018

#RahulHugsModi
Close enough 😪 pic.twitter.com/HVfgponREi

— KA®️AN🇮🇳🇵🇹 (@Troller_talk) July 20, 2018

मेरा कोई न सहारा बिन तेरे , गुरुदेव सांवरिया मेरे#NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/3DLrjIRKdK

— The Frustrated Indian (@FrustIndian) July 20, 2018

Kids Hug their favorite Politician to show love

Taare Zameen Par😜😍😍#NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/Y6WJUjCmsP

— Ranbir Kapoor ♂ (@SirRanveerKapur) July 21, 2018

Watch the video here.

WATCH VIDEO: Rahul Gandhi gives PM Narendra Modi a hug in Parliament.

LIVE Updates: https://t.co/qGk4Ulxax3 @narendramodi @RahulGandhi #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/tFWJFNUO8I

— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) July 20, 2018

The hug by @RahulGandhi to @narendramodi has to be the moment of the year. It’s RARE to witness something like this in the house. Modi didn’t see that coming.#NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/oNFjXUZdSD

— Vaishali (@ishusaini_24) July 20, 2018

Did i just see #RahulGandhi giving jaadu ki jhappi to #NarendraModi 🤣🤣🤣 @RahulGandhi rahul baba inspired from sanju baba from #munnabhai #Parliament has become a joke. Never been funnier. So idiotic 😆#MonsoonSession #NoCondidenceMotion #NaMoTrustVote https://t.co/CpRBXsSWxS

— Shakti Rathore (@LordRathore) July 20, 2018

After todays speech by @RahulGandhi in parlment he goes to hug Mr Prime Minister @narendramodi to hug .this parlment phicture made by history.#NoConfidenceVote

— Dattu patil (@dattu_ap) July 20, 2018

The hug by @RahulGandhi to @narendramodi has to be the moment of the year. It’s RARE to witness something like this in the house. Modi didn’t see that coming.#NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/oNFjXUZdSD

— Vaishali (@ishusaini_24) July 20, 2018

Interestingly, Gandhi even winked after going back to his place. The wink was also caught on camera, check it out here:

Rahul Gandhi winks after hugging PM Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/uStFDVKvLj

— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2018

In the 534-member House, the UPA has the support of 63 MPS whereas NDA has the support of 315. Moreover, the AIADMK, which has 37 MPs announced that it will not vote against the government.