Rahul Gandhi’s high tea for INDIA bloc leaders at his Sunehri Bagh Road residence in New Delhi on October 13 had a serious agenda: coordinate protests over alleged “vote chori” and demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. But the undisputed star of the refreshments was rather less constitutional: the Old Delhi samosa.
As The Indian Express reported, the Gandhis had ordered samosas and chaat from an Old Delhi shop favoured by Rahul. The samosas proved such a hit that several MPs wanted to know where they came from. The menu also featured golgappas, chilla, falafels, cakes and eclairs, washed down with tea, coffee and sodas.
The gathering brought together opposition leaders, MPs, student representatives and civil society members. Rahul declared that the protests would continue; the samosas, meanwhile, had already won their own vote of confidence.
In a coalition where keeping everyone on the same page can be harder than getting them around the same table, perhaps the first step towards unity is discovering a snack everyone can agree on. The political battle may be over votes. The catering, clearly, had its own constituency.
