{"id":304730,"date":"2025-09-12T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=304730"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:40:01","slug":"rahul-gandhis-selfie-with-woman-in-dark-sunglasses-is-ai-generated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/rahul-gandhis-selfie-with-woman-in-dark-sunglasses-is-ai-generated\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi’s ‘selfie’ with woman in dark sunglasses is AI-generated"},"content":{"rendered":"

A photograph, which appears to be a selfie of Rahul Gandhi alongside a woman, went viral on social media amid the Congress leader’s recent Malaysia visit. It has prompted several users to demand a clarification either from Congress or Gandhi himself regarding the identity of the woman and the relationship between the two.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, many users have dug out an old photograph of Rahul Gandhi seated next to a woman wearing black sunglasses and a black shirt, identified as Veronique Cartelli. The two images are being widely compared by social media users, claiming that Gandhi has had a long-standing relationship with the said woman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There have been reports in the past<\/a> about Rahul Gandhi’s ‘rumoured’ girlfriend, Veronique<\/a>. However, we could not find any credible report where she had been identified in a photograph.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

X user <\/span>Boiled Anda (@AmitLeliSlayer) shared the ‘selfie’ with the caption, \u201cSweet couple.\u201d Also, the woman in the photo has been identified in this X post as the daughter of a drug lord. The post has reached around 1.3 million viewers. (Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sweet couple \u2763\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Daughter of drug lord with Pappu pic.twitter.com\/1wbrlp8SZg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Boiled Anda (@AmitLeliSlayer) September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another X handle named Indian (@hindus47) shared three images. One, the said selfie, and the other two are old images of Rahul Gandhi with a woman in dark sunglasses. The post accompanied a cryptic caption, \u201cThe story you are never meant to know,\u201d indicating that these are secrets of Rahul Gandhi that never made headlines. (Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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The story you were never meant to know.
\nHidden in plain sight. Ignored by the media.
\nThis is about
\nName : Rahul Gandhi
\nParty : Leader Of Opposition Congress<\/p>\n

the secrets that never make the headlines pic.twitter.com\/aD8WrH3ISI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 INDIAN (@hindus47) September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The post has approximately 200,000 views.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing two images — the ‘selfie’ and the old photo of Rahul Gandhi with the woman — pro-BJP influencer Rishi Bagree asked<\/a> if she was the same person. The post has been reshared over 4,000 times and has reached 1.2 million users.<\/p>\n

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X account like \u0915\u0947\u0938\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e<\/a> (@KESRIYAA)<\/span>, The Chronology<\/a> (@TheChronology__), <\/span>Jaipur Dialogues <\/a>(@JaipurDialogues) and @MrSinha_<\/a> have amplified the image along with several other social media users:<\/p>\n