2 min readUpdated: Jul 29, 2026 01:36 PM IST
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stirred a row in the House when he defined three categories of people: Student, idiot, and andhbhakt [blind follower]. He said that he had arrived on the categories after talking to a student.
He said that during his interaction with a student, she defined a student as “someone who has an open mind. “One who accepts he doesn’t know everything. Students understand that the universe is constantly changing, dynamic. And the student understands that knowledge is also always changing,” Rahul Gandhi quoted the student. “I asked her what is the most value of a student, and she said humility,” he added.
“She said there is another group of people. They are absolutely convinced they know everything and they believe the universe is static. They believe they are God. They are arrogant. They don’t listen. So I asked what do you call these people. She said she calls them idiots,” Gandhi said during his address.
“She said to me there are two categories: a student, who can be a lawyer, doctor, unemployed person can be a student. It is even respecting the rest of the universe. I asked what about these idiots. She said they don’t listen.”
“I asked what is the goal of a student. She said that the student runs after the truth… She said the student wears the truth on his or her chest proudly. It is written here. The other type requires an image and as that image is not true, the idiot is trying to pretend he is God, he has to create a massive image. I thought this is a student and an idiot. I asked her where is the third category. She asked which category. I said ‘andhbhakt’. She said the ‘andhbhakt’ is convinced another person is God,” Rahul Gandhi said.