One of the most talked-about politicians and a Member of Parliament, Congress Rahul Gandhi has always been a topic of discussion, especially among the youth of the country. Perhaps not in the most flattering of ways, but a hot topic nonetheless.  

And so, today when we saw Rahul Gandhi’s name trending on Twitter, we knew there was a catch. 

Turns out, the politician has been making rounds on social media ever since a popular parody account of Rahul Gandhi was suspended from the microblogging site yesterday.  

‘Rofl Gandhi’ Popular Parody Twitter account of Rahul Gandhi suspended#BringBackRoflGandhi_ #RoflGandhi_ #Twitter https://t.co/pTm2ts4bep

— Ground Report (@GReportIndia) March 25, 2022

With an impressive followership of about 679,900 followers, ‘ROFL Gandhi’ is a famous account on Twitter that would often troll politicians like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and even Rahul Gandhi himself. 

The account was kickstarted back in 2012, which was also when Congress was in power.  

The account was made with the purpose of taking sly political digs at politicians and gained a lot of popularity in just a short time. From etching out memes to doling out political satires, ROFL Gandhi was a hit among the masses. One of its main and consistent targets being Rahul Gandhi. 

Nothing can be more ironic, shameful & dangerous than this!!

An anonymous troll digs my 10yr old tweets & stalks my children & guess who is encouraging him & liking his tweets??

Chairperson of Delhi Commission for protection of Child rights @AnuragKunduAK himself!!

SHAME!!! pic.twitter.com/Blv3qfCDDZ

— Priti Gandhi - प्रीति गांधी (@MrsGandhi) September 14, 2020

There were also plenty of controversies that arose along the way, one in particular when in 2020 a BJP Mahila Morcha’s National Incharge of Social Media Priti Gandhi claimed to having had her children ‘chased’ after on Twitter by the parody account.  

Of course, the identity of the account creator was never revealed.

so called librals are worried about suspension of twitter account of a parody account than suspension of twitter account of @RahulGandhi .

People love comedy so they elected Narendra Modi.

— Pandeyji (@pandeyji1149) March 25, 2022

I can bet, this parody account has more IQ than @RahulGandhi https://t.co/mSg3GY7JrO

— Vineet Kumar Chaurasiya (@kumarvineet074) March 25, 2022

For free humour, there is always the real Rahul Gandhi. No need for parody account

— Anon (@jeezme) March 25, 2022

The account was suspended and people shared mixed views about the development on the microblogging site.  

From wondering whether this was done by getting scared from the account or simply because of suspicion of impersonation, Twitterati was curious to know what went down. 

Is his account suspended for impersonation? If so, It is clearly stated in Twitter rules that users are allowed to create a parody account and @RoflGandhi_ has stated in his bio that is a "Parody" account.
CC : @Twitter @TwitterIndia @PayalKamat #UnsuspendRoflGandhi_ pic.twitter.com/zlmewriErH

— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) March 24, 2022

One user wrote, “I can bet, this parody account has more IQ than @RahulGandhi.” Another one commented, “For free humour, there is always the real Rahul Gandhi. No need for parody account.”

Thank you each one of you for raising your voice to get this account restored. Kuch bhi ho jaye, likhna toh band nahi hoga.

Twitter, insta, FB sab band ho jaye toh bhi chahe deewaron pe likhna ho, jo sach hai wo likha jayega.

— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 (@RoflGandhi_) March 25, 2022

However, now, after several users got together to request for his account to be restored, it indeed has been restored as the account holder for @ROFLGandhi recently tweeted, “Thank you each one of you for raising your voice to get this account restored. Kuch bhi ho jaye, likhna toh band nahi hoga. Twitter, insta, FB sab band ho jaye toh bhi chahe deewaron pe likhna ho, jo sach hai wo likha jayega.”

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