Khanna/Ludhiana: He is 5′ 6, blond with light brown hair and a brown beard. Often mobbed by crowds of people either clicking selfies or telling him about their problems, he created quite a stir as he walked among the rank and file of the Congress during the Ludhiana phase. India Jodo Yatra This week.
No, he is not Rahul Gandhi. However, at first glance, you could easily mistake him for a Congress leader. He even dressed the same way – white half-sleeved T-shirt and beige trousers without a sweater, even though it was 10–13 °C cold.
Meet 23-year-old Mohd Faisal Chowdhary, a Congress worker popularly known as ‘Chhota Rahul’ in his hometown Meerut.
Born in a farming family, Choudhary is part of the party unit in Meerut. have joined journey In Delhi, he intends to stay till its culmination Srinagar later this month.
“My father and grandfather believed in the ideology of the Congress. That’s why I also joined the party three years ago. It is God’s gift that I have got such a look that people mistake me for Rahul Gandhihe told ThePrint while walking behind a media van during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
For Chowdhary, all the attention is now back to normal, as are the warm receptions he receives wherever he goes.
“Sometimes people really think I am him, and they hug me, or garland me. Rahul Yes Walks with tight security so everyone can’t meet him, but I don’t have any security so they get photographed with me,” he said.
His appearance is so similar to Rahul that his friends travelerdescribed an incident when journey He was crossing Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, where a woman mistaking him for a Congress scion, started telling him her problems.
“She kept talking and we kept watching in silence. She suddenly felt that she was not talking to the real Rahul Gandhi and banged her head in despair travelerwho did not wish to be identified, told ThePrint.
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On Friday morning, Chowdhary, who said he was inspired by Gandhi’s “simplicity and fitness”, met his idol for the first time and posted a picture of the encounter instagram,
So what did he talk about? “He asked me about my family, what I was doing, and why I was running. journey,” he told ThePrint. “I told him I idolized him.”
The eldest of four siblings, Chowdhary is also a farmer – his father died six years ago, forcing him to leave his BA degree midway to manage the farm.
Despite his remarkable resemblance to Rahul Gandhi, the elections have not yet taken place, although he would like to contest someday. He said that although he does not hold any official position in the Meerut Congress, he does whatever he can to contribute. journey: ,Even if you can walk a few miles, do so and join the march. Walk with Rahul Gandhi and support him in his efforts to unite the country.”
Despite the bitter cold, he is adamant on not wearing a sweater.
,Thank you Mind looks like (Cold is in the mind). I have decided that I will walk like Rahul YesThat’s why I don’t feel cold,” he said, adding that he would only wear one when Gandhi did.
Though Chowdhury is welcomed wherever he goes, some well-wishers at home have warned him against speaking openly about politics.
“They say I should not aim high or aspire to rise quickly, but these are just a few. The majority have shown support for me to walk in the journey,” he said.
(Edited by Uttara Ramaswamy)
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