Rahul Gandhi Winks: Priya Prakash REACTS to memes comparing it with her wink

After his speech Rahul Gandhi walked towards PM Modi and hugged him. Back on his seat, he was caught winking. Twitter explodes with reactions, check here.

New Delhi: The dramatic hug that Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi gave to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, post his hard-hitting speech, has elicited hilarious reactions on the micro-blogging site Twitter. The Twitter was abuzz today with jokes aplenty and the hashtags “pappukijhappi’’ and “hugplomacy” trending. The visuals of Rahul walking towards PM Modi as the parliament watched in uncertainty were played again and again on the television channels and social media platforms. Rahul Gandhi later went back to his seat and winked from there. This act too wasn't spared by the Twitterati. Some users even compared Rahul's wink with that of the internet sensation Priya Prakash Varrier. Later Priya Prakash responded to the memes by saying that it was good to see Rahul Gandhi winking as it is a sweet gesture.

Rahul Gandhi's winking picture went viral with Twitter users drawing a parallel between him & Malayalam actor Priya Prakash Varrier who became an internet sensation with her wink from a Malayalam film song. Priya says "it was a sweet gesture, I am happy"#NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/J86MToiXFr

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) July 20, 2018

A flood of memes soon broke out on Twitter. Check out some hilarious reactions here.

'Who did the wink better?' ????#RahulGandhi or #PriyaPrakashVarrier ? ???? pic.twitter.com/LW4ueRwmyQ

— TApAn pAnDyA ★ (@iamTapanPandya) July 20, 2018

Finally, #RahulGandhi falling himself prey to #Hugplomacy something he made a mockery of. Plus, the wink. Congress strategy fully backfired. #BhookampAaneWalaHai #NoConfidenceMotion

— Kaushik (@Kaushik_2016) July 20, 2018

Even more awkward hug #Hugplomacy pic.twitter.com/UYFCxZCPFF

— Ankur Singh (@iAnkurSingh) July 20, 2018

Mr. Narendra Modi, who turned India’s diplomacy to a complete #hugplomacy; now gets stunned after receiving a hug from #RahulGandhi. pic.twitter.com/cAQ69cYDcB

— Murali Margassery (@MuraliMRGS) July 20, 2018

Modi Ji needed a जादू की झप्पी। He has been working way too hard for our country. @INCIndia @BJP4India #BhookampAaGaya #NoConfidenceMotion #RahulGandhi #BhookampAaneWalaHai #RahulHugsModi #Hugplomacy pic.twitter.com/OMAxEm6C2x

— Takshila Bhadana (@TakshilaBhadana) July 20, 2018

Rahul did a Modi on Modi. #hugplomacy

— Pallavi Rebbapragada (@r_pallavi_) July 20, 2018

Rahul to modi- tum bahut mast kaam karta hai modi ji, apun ko tumko jaadu ki jhappi dene ka hai ???? #NoConfidenceMotion #BhookampAagaya #Pappu pic.twitter.com/YEwzrYufMb

— Anjie (@_Baatcutter) July 20, 2018

Zabardasti ki jhappi :D #BhookampAaneWalaHai #BhookampAaGaya #Pappu #NoConfidenceMotion pic.twitter.com/K2iLJ6BnxK

— Tania Sarkar (@taniasg11) July 20, 2018