Several users of social media posted pictures of the Congress MP with trimmed hair and a styled beard, some of which used the hashtag #NewLook.
Digital Desk: In preparation for his
talk at Cambridge University, Rahul Gandhi has trimmed his hair and beard for
the first time since his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
The Congress leader arrived in Britain on Tuesday for a
week-long trip that includes a talk for only students at his alma mater,
Cambridge University.
The Cambridge Judge Business School's (Cambridge JBS) visiting
fellow Rahul Gandhi will give a speech on the topic of "Learning to Listen
in the 21st Century."
Several users of social media posted pictures of the Congress MP
with trimmed hair and a styled beard, some of which used the hashtag #NewLook.
Throughout his 12-state march, which spanned over four months
and covered over 4,000 miles, the 52-year-old had let his hair and beard to
grow out.
Rahul Gandhi intends to hold closed-door sessions at Cambridge
with Professor Shruti Kapila, an Indian-origin Fellow, Tutor, and Director of
Studies at the university's Corpus Christi College, as well as the Co-Director
of the Global Humanities Initiative, on "Big Data and Democracy" and
"India-China relations."
"Our @CambridgeMBA programme is pleased to welcome India's
leading Opposition leader and MP Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National
Congress," Cambridge JBS tweeted on Tuesday.
The Congressman answered to the tweet and retweeted it:
"A talk at @CambridgeJBS is something I'm looking forward to doing when I
return to my alma mater, Cambridge University. Glad to discuss ideas with some
of the most brilliant people in a variety of fields, including geopolitics,
relations with other countries, big data, and democracy."
During a visit to the UK in May, the Congress leader gave
his most recent speech at the University of Cambridge at an occasion at Corpus
Christi College called "India at 75."
Soon after the three-day leadership meeting of the
Congress in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Rahul Gandhi departed for the UK.
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