'Not Korean heart...counting fingers': Shehzad Poonawalla's swipe at Rahul Gandhi over Gen Z post
Shehzad Poonawalla, former BJP spokesperson, criticized Rahul Gandhi's Friendship Day Instagram post, interpreting the Korean finger heart gesture as 'counting fingers' and accusing the Gandhi family of corruption.
Poonawalla claimed the gesture represented 'counting corruption every day' and 'taking corruption bribes every day', and said the Gandhi family has a 'PhD' in this.
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition, posted a photo on Instagram with the caption 'Still a student, still learning something new every day. Today's lesson: it's Friendship Day and this 🫰 is a heart.', aiming to connect with Gen Z.
Poonawalla's video on X included him placing currency notes between his fingers to mimic the gesture, and he mentioned the Karnataka government in his remarks.
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