You will be surprised to know who tweets for Rahul

Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter using sarcasm and humour to give it back to his detractors who have questioned his recent surge in popularity on social media.

Gandhi posted a video of his pet dog performing tricks and answering the critics with a dash of humour.

"Ppl been asking who tweets for this guy..I'm coming clean..it's me..Pidi..I'm way 😎 than him. Look what I can do with a tweet..oops..treat!"

Gandhi's political opponents and some media reports have raised doubts on the veracity of the surge in the Congress leader's Twitter following.

Multiple reports appearing in the media alluded to bots as the reason behind the surge in Gandhi's Twitter following and the number of retweets.

Over the past few weeks, Gandhi has used the social media platform extensively to mount attacks on the BJP-led government using a mix of satire and humour.

Ppl been asking who tweets for this guy..I'm coming clean..it's me..Pidi..I'm way 😎 than him. Look what I can do with a tweet..oops..treat! pic.twitter.com/fkQwye94a5

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) October 29, 2017