They would just not smile: When Priyanka told Rahul about 'grim' BJP co-passengers on flight

Rahul told his social media team in Gujarat about the time his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra found herself on a flight with a few BJP leaders. Read on to find out what exactly he said.

Jumana Shah  | Edited by Ganesh Kumar Radha Udayakumar
Ambaji , November 12, 2017 | UPDATED 17:18 IST
Rahul Gandhi wants his campaigners to keep smiling.Rahul Gandhi wants his campaigners to keep smiling.

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    Please look at each other, smile and be happy: Rahul to social media team
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    Keep smiling. And let your happiness reflect in your work too: Rahul
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    Rahul is on a three day Navsarjan Yatra of North Gujarat which ends Monday.

Rahul Gandhi had some life advice for more than 2,200 young campaigners who gathered on Sunday morning to listen to him in Ambaji in Gujarat's Banaskantha district.

It was about the importance of smiling.

And to drive home the point, Rahul told his audience about the time his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra found herself on a flight with a few BJP leaders.

"BJP leaders are so grumpy," he said.

"Once Priyanka told me she was on a flight with a bunch of BJP leaders. She said she observed them for 1.5 hrs on the 2-hour flight. 'All the leaders would just not smile. They were totally grim'."

"I tell you all, please look at each other, smile and be happy," he said. "Keep smiling. And let your happiness reflect in your work too."

In his speech, Rahul Gandhi asked his campaigners not to "cross the limits of decency" on social media, and not to insult Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"We will counter the lies of BJP with truth, not anger. You are Congress workers. You must maintain dignity. We will put our point across to people, counter trolls, but we will not go beyond a point," he said, in perhaps his first formal meeting with the Gujarat social media team. His remarks come weeks ahead of a two-phase Assembly election in Gujarat, which has long been a BJP stronghold.

Rahul is on a three day Navsarjan Yatra of North Gujarat which ends Monday. It is the fourth and last phase of Gandhi's political yatra in the poll-bound state.