Here's what trolls are saying and why they need to back off:

Troll Attack 1: Rahul has tweeted images of Mansarovar from the Internet.

Why Rahul Gandhi tweeting pictures off the internet? Is he somewhere else and pretending to be in Mansarovar? https://t.co/tuMC7Qdb9E — Mahesh Vikram Hegde (@mvmeet) 1536168845000

Why is @RahulGandhi tweeting mansarovar pictures from google image search? Is he actually there or still enjoying p… https://t.co/oTT8ph8AwC — Vikas Pandey (@MODIfiedVikas) 1536168619000

Seems this image is from Rahul Gandhi’s profile on just dial, so I apologise for the error and deleting this tweet… https://t.co/PhHmqpz4CP — Maithun (@Being_Humor) 1536171866000

Troll Attack 2: Why couldn’t Rahul post any selfies if he is actually at Kailash Mansarovar?

Why is that there are no pics with @RahulGandhi in them? Such a great opportunity and no Selfie or group pic ?? VER… https://t.co/nyZtqAXfBh — Rosy (@rose_k01) 1536206123000

Post a selfie @RahulGandhi to prove yourself! Come on U r the president of oldest political party.. don't let us do… https://t.co/1Pvnu3AhLi — Aarohi Tripathy 🇮🇳 (@aarohi_vns) 1536203508000

Trolls said that Rahul could have easily tweeted a selfie to quell rumours of him pretending to be in Mansarovar.

Troll Attack 3: “Rahul Gandhi is a naqli (fake) Hindu”

My sources telling me Congress IT cell has instructed every leader & party worker to aggressively market Naqli Hind… https://t.co/gSiVlfszVV — Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi) 1536155825000

NEW DELHI. Congress President Rahul Gandhi is being trolled ever since he embarked on a 12-day trip to Kailash Mansarovar. Right from attacking him on his religious beliefs to questioning the legitimacy of his yatra, trolls have been relentless in targeting him.Minutes after Rahul shared pictures from his Mansarovar Yatra on Twitter and Instagram, trolls began questioning their authenticity. They accused the Congress president of doing a 'Google search' of Mansarovar images, picking some and then tweeting them.Trolls asked whether “Rahul was in fact somewhere else while pretending to be in Mansarovar?”Another troll wondered if Rahul was genuinely in Mount Kailash or “still enjoying pig meat in Nepal”?Our Times Fact-check desk debunked these allegations as after a thorough investigation of the photos posted by Rahul, they found that the pictures were indeed original and not sourced from anywhere.Even the Twitter handle, that claimed that the images were poached from search engines, accepted their mistake and apologized. Now, the trolls should too. They have egg on their face and are completely exposed.It’s time they backed off instead of embarrassing themselves any further.Well, not everyone is a fan of taking selfies. Not everyone’s idea of going to pilgrimage tour is to take selfies en route.Rahul doesn’t need to prove that he is indeed at Mansarovar to anyone. It is his choice whether he wants to post a selfie or not.The Congress president is an easy target for trolls. His statements are frequently twisted by trolls and presented as goofs-ups, but trolling him for not taking a selfie is taking things a bit too far.Had Rahul posted a selfie, the same trolls would have labelled him blasphemous and questioned his seriousness. They would wonder “if he was on a fun trip or on a religious one”. Worse, trolls would have then photoshopped those selfies to suit their agenda.Firstly, trolls have no business issuing certificates to anyone based on their religious beliefs. They aren't authorities on Hinduism or any other religion.Just like the Islamist fatwa brigade has no right to question the beliefs of actor Salman Khan and call him a “non-Muslim”, when he celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi at home, the Hindu right also has no right to question Rahul's personal beliefs.Secondly, there is no scientific instrument yet that can differentiate between an “asli (real) Hindu” and a “naqli (fake) Hindu”.