In an interview with NDTV’s Barkha Dutt in Varanasi, one Congress worker commenting on people taking a jibe at Gandhi with the Pappu-fail-ho-gaya line of attack said, “Main aaj aapko vaada karta hun, vishwaas dilata hun, aaj Pappu fail nahin hai. Aaj humaare Pappu…jo humaare Rahul Gandhi ji hain…woh aaj fail nahin hai…Pappu aaj paas hoga.” (I promise you Pappu has not failed. Our Pappu, who is Rahul Gandhi Ji, he has not failed. Pappu will pass today.)