Does political huggery in the Indian Parliament point us to the evolutionary connection between humans and apes?
As a no-confidence motion was initiated against the Modi Government, the Congress President, Rahul Gandhi, stood up on the floor of the Parliament and started his speech. It was an aggressive attack, challenging Modi on his abysmal performance – on the lack of jobs, demonetisation, crony capitalism, shady defence deals, religious polarisation and the rise of lynch mobs. The gloves were off in this bare-knuckle political boxing.
And then, after his blistering attack, Rahul Gandhi walked across the aisle and hugged his political opponent, Modi.
The hug meme went viral, and social media networks buzzed. Television channels, newspapers and radio stations went into a rating overdrive. Every news network interpreted this differently, adding a new twist and a new meaning; ‘Jaadu Ki Jhappi’ (literally, the magical hug) said one headline, picking up a term from a Bollywood film, ‘A memorable hug in Indian politics,’ said another.
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