Congress in-house team handling Rahul's new videos

An in-house Congress team comprising of five to seven persons has reportedly produced the two videos featuring Rahul Gandhi. The first video, which was released on July 17, has reportedly garnered "millions" of views across social media platforms.

New Delhi: As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has stepped up his attacks on the Modi government on different issues, the party has added another ammo to its arsenal -- video clips -- apart from FB and Twitter posts.

• PM fabricated a fake strongman image to come to power. It was his biggest strength.
  
  It is now India’s biggest weakness. pic.twitter.com/ifAplkFpVv

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  PM fabricated a fake strongman image to come to power. It was his biggest strength.
  
  It is now India’s biggest weakness. pic.twitter.com/ifAplkFpVv

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 20, 2020

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  PM fabricated a fake strongman image to come to power. It was his biggest strength.
  
  It is now India’s biggest weakness. pic.twitter.com/ifAplkFpVv

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 20, 2020

The Congress on Monday released a 2.39-minute video clip wherein Gandhi claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had fabricated a "fake" strongman image to come to power and now his biggest strength is "India's biggest weakness".

Party sources said that the video -- second in the series -- has been produced by an in-house team along with Social Media foot soldiers, involving a total of five to seven persons. The first such video was released on Friday.

• Since 2014, the PM's constant blunders and indiscretions have fundamentally weakened India and left us vulnerable.
  
  Empty words don't suffice in the world of geopolitics. pic.twitter.com/XM6PXcRuFh

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  Since 2014, the PM's constant blunders and indiscretions have fundamentally weakened India and left us vulnerable.
  
  Empty words don't suffice in the world of geopolitics. pic.twitter.com/XM6PXcRuFh

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 17, 2020

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  Since 2014, the PM's constant blunders and indiscretions have fundamentally weakened India and left us vulnerable.
  
  Empty words don't suffice in the world of geopolitics. pic.twitter.com/XM6PXcRuFh

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 17, 2020

The sources said it was a "team effort" that led to production of good videos, without any help from outsiders. The video released on Monday incorporated pictures and news clippings, apart from subtitles in Hindi and special effects.

Once the videos were released on various Social Media platforms, transcripts of what all Rahul Gandhi said were drafted and circulated to different media houses.

Asked about the reach of the videos, the source said: "The first video received millions of views across social and mainstream media platforms, including over 2.5 million views on Rahul Gandhi's Twitter handle alone."

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When pointed out that Rahul Gandhi was getting trolled, a Congress leader remarked this it mean his popularity was on the rise and the BJP was getting rattled.

One of the first reactions to Monday's video came from BJP President JP Nadda who said: "We saw yet another (failed) edition of 'Project RG Relaunch' today. Rahul Gandhi ji was, as usual, weak on facts and strong on mudslinging...."

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala's retort to Nadda was: "Tragic that Nadda ji is sounding more and more like a troll version of the Bhakts."

(IANS Report)