It is not surprising that the Bharatiya Janata Party and the army of social media trolls - for whom Rahul Gandhi-bashing is a favourite blood sport - should have come out in full force on September 12 when clips appeared on television screens of his interactions with an audience half a world away.
In his address to students at the University of California, Berkeley, Rahul said many things about the state of India today that was unpalatable to the BJP and its supporters. But it was his comment on dynastic politics which provided ideal fodder to his critics.
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