'Grace under pressure': Rahul Gandhi posts pic of mother Sonia Gandhi after emergency landing

Indian politician Rahul Gandhi shared a picture of his mother and veteran Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi soon after their chartered plane made an emergency landing. He shared the photo on his Instagram and wrote, ‘Ma, the epitome of grace under pressure’.

The picture was apparently clicked on the aircraft in which the Gandhis were travelling from Bengaluru to Delhi. The flight had to make an emergency landing in Bhopal on Tuesday due to some technical issue.

The veteran Congress leader and her son Rahul Gandhi had attended the two-day mega opposition meeting in Bengaluru.

In the Instagram post, Sonia Gandhi was seen wearing an oxygen mask.

On getting information about the development, senior Congress leaders, including former Congress spokesperson Shobha Oza, former union minister Suresh Pachori, MLAs PC Sharma, Arif Masood and Kunal Choudhary rushed to the airport and met the Gandhis in the lounge.

They also enquired about their well-being.

“Both of them left for New Delhi by an IndiGo flight at around 9:30 pm,” she said.

Pre-poll alliance meeting in Bengaluru

In Bengaluru, at least 26 opposition parties came together and announced a pre-poll alliance at the grand meeting, joining hands against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The opposition leaders announced the new grouping will be called INDIA, which stands for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance.

“Earlier, we were UPA and now all the 26 parties have given a name to the Opposition and that is – Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). Everybody has agreed upon this, and the resolution for the name was passed unanimously”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said.

(With inputs from agencies)

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