Daijiworld Media Network
New Delhi, May 6: Over the past couple of days, rumours have been rife regarding Congress president Rahul Gandhi's 'marriage' with Rae Bareli MLA Aditi Singh. Some of the media even went to state that the marriage had been 'fixed'.
Rae Bareli MLA Aditi Singh has hit out at rumour mongers and said that it is nothing but a propaganda ahead of the Karnataka elections.
"My wedding with Rahul Gandhi is propaganda in wake of the Karnataka elections. The intention appears to distract Congress leadership and workers who are toiling in Karnataka. And it is anyone's guess on who could be behind it," she told Times of India.
Taking to Twitter to vent her frustration on rumours of her wedding with Rahul Gandhi, the 29-year-old, tweeted in Hindi, which translates to: "I am upset that fake news is making rounds on social media regarding my wedding with Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi ji is like an elder brother to me. I tie rakhi to him. This is a mere rumour. Those behind the rumour must mind themselves."
Photographs showing Rahul Gandhi with Aditi Singh and their families with captions such as 'Rahul Gandhi has finally found a match' were doing rounds on social media including WhatsApp on Saturday.
Clarifying to the photos with the Gandhi family, she said that her family has been close to them since a long time and the photos are of one such meet.
Sharing news which carried her clarification, Aditi tweeted again “Such rumours upset me. I would like to clarify that Rahul Ji is my rakhi brother and I am really saddened by such rumours on social media”.
She then continuously started retweeting news items that carried her clarification.
Aditi is the daughter of five-time MLA from Rae Bareli Sadar seat Akhilesh Pratap Singh. A management graduate from Duke University in US, Aditi entered politics in 2017 and won with a vote margin of over 90,000 votes. She is said to be close to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.