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Cooking mutton curry, jogging in a sari: India’s politicians get personal to woo voters as norms shift

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi making mutton curry and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee jogging in her trademark white and blue sari and slippers.

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi (left) cooking mutton curry and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee jogging in her trademark white-and-blue sari and slippers.

PHOTOS: SCREENGRABS FROM RAHUL GANDHI/X, MAMATA BANERJEE/INSTAGRAM

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Ms Priyanka Gandhi digs into mutton curry and asks her brother Rahul playfully: “Did you make this? Tell me truthfully.”

Her brother, Mr Rahul Gandhi, who is off camera in the video, responds in the affirmative.

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