'Real life Batman': Posters comparing Rahul to caped crusader put up near Congress’ headquarters

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Posters of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, being described as the 'real-life Batman', have been put up outside the Congress party headquarters in New Delhi on August 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

Posters calling Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi "the real life Batman" were put up near the Congress' Indira Bhawan headquarters and in parts of central Delhi by a party functionary.

The posters had Mr. Gandhi's picture alongside the picture of Batman. They had the captions "The Silent Guardian" and "A Watchful Protector" written on them.

The other caption on the posters was "LoP Rahul Gandhi — The Real Life Batman".

Tagging a post on the putting up of the posters, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, "Not all heroes wear capes, some wear a white T-shirt." Mr. Gandhi is known for wearing his trademark white T-shirt and cargo pants.

The posters, courtesy Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress chief Akshay Lakra, were put up near the entrance of Congress' Indira Bhawan headquarters at Kotla Marg, outside the party's 24 Akbar Road office and near the Indian Youth Congress office on Raisina Road in New Delhi.

The posters come days after Mr. Gandhi, during an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Instagram, had given a witty response to the poser - Are you Batman.

Mr. Gandhi had answered, equally straight up, sidestepping any comparison to the caped crusader: "Let's just say that no one has ever seen Batman and me in the same room together." "Ask me anything," Mr. Gandhi had said in a fresh outreach to Gen Z. And they did, the questions had poured in right through the session on Instagram. Some serious, others casual and witty.

Rahul Gandhi / politics / politics (general) / Indian National Congress

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