A nine-year-old from Kerala who dreams of becoming a pilot got a taste of the cockpit life, thanks to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. In a video that he shared on Instagram, Mr Gandhi can be noticed inviting Advait Sumesh to pay a visit to a helicopter and taking him via the workings of the chopper’s manage panel.
It all started on Saturday when the Wayanad MP met nine-year-old Advait at a tea shop in Kannur district although campaigning in poll-bound Kerala. Reportedly impressed by the boy’s proficiency in English and Hindi, Mr Gandhi asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up.
I want to be a pilot, the boy stated. He added that he had in no way noticed a helicopter from close quarters prior to.
Rahul Gandhi then invited Advait to pay a visit to his helicopter. The next day, he was shown about the cockpit by Mr Gandhi and a lady pilot at Calicut International Airport.
“We’ve taken the first step to make Advait’s dream come true,” reads the caption alongside the video shared on Rahul Gandhi’s Instagram. “Now it is our duty to create a society and a structure that will give him every opportunity to fly.”
The video has been viewed more than 1.6 lakh occasions given that becoming posted on Instagram yesterday.
“Empathy goes a long way to win hearts,” wrote one particular person in the comments section. “Very touching,” yet another remarked.
On Sunday, the final day of campaign for the April 6 Assembly poll, Rahul Gandhi took an autorickshaw ride at two locations in Kerala to highlight the increasing fuel rates below the BJP-NDA rule.