The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke over the phone on Thursday night, according to some reports. Rahul’s interaction with the US Vice President of Indian descent, who is widely considered a potential candidate in the upcoming presidential elections should Biden withdraw, generated a lot of buzz on social media.
Rumors and Reactions on Social Media
Despite the fact that US President Joe Biden has firmly stated his intention to defeat the Republican opponent in the next polls, Democrats are calling for a “change of guard” due to the former’s advanced age.
Following rumors that Rahul Gandhi and Kamala Harris had spoken on the phone, some Congress members and supporters rejoiced in the party MP’s rising prominence abroad, while others insisted that the US Vice President had just paid Rahul a courtesy call in honor of his appointment as Leader of the Opposition (LoP).
US Vice President’s Office Denies the Phone Call
The false assertion has now been refuted, though. According to a senior US-based scribe, the US V-P office has denied having had any such phone discussion and called the story “inaccurate.”
According to the US Vice President’s office, this story is untrue. Rahul Gandhi and Kamala Harris have not talked,” he tweeted.
Congress’s Silence and Social Media Fabrications
While Rahul and Kamala’s phone call created quite a stir on social media, Congress accounts remained silent on the matter. The intentional fabrication of Rahul’s “significance” in US presidential polls by specific social media accounts, who have a documented bias towards the party, prompts concerns over the dissemination of false information and demands the implementation of a control system to prevent it.
According to a report published in the New York Times, Kamala Harris, a woman of Indian descent, is reportedly talking to potential running mates and aggressively evaluating her chances of winning the presidency.
