In a bizarre incident that took place on Thursday in the Patna to Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express, Bihar’s MLA Gopal Mandal was spotted roaming in his underwear inside the first-class compartment, reports NDTV. A picture of him has been going viral online. Have a look:
Fellow passengers, among which many were women, objected to the MLA’s exposure. However, it was reported that the MLA abused the passengers in his response and almost broke into a fight.
To sort the matter, RPF personnel and the ticket examiner had to step in.
After he was criticized online, Gopal Mandal claimed that he was suffering from “stomach upset” for which he was roaming in his underwear. Have a look:
#WATCH I was only wearing the undergarments as my stomach was upset during the journey: Gopal Mandal, JDU MLA, who was seen in undergarments while travelling from Patna to New Delhi on Tejas Rajdhani Express train yesterday pic.twitter.com/VBOKMtkNTq
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2021
Many people online criticized his behavior on the public vehicle. Some even cracked jokes on the incident! Have a look:
Gopal: Doctor saab, pet me gadbad hai
Doctor: Train me, kaccha pehen kar raat bhar round maro, thik ho jaaogey
Gopal: Thank you doctor saab
— Ninda Turtle (@NindaTurtles) September 3, 2021
accha to pant pehn lete to stomach bura maan jaata
— Manish🇮🇳 (@manibhaii16) September 3, 2021
Normal passenger aise ghoomta to RPF wale dhar lete, challan kaat dete aur bhi restrictions lagte. Kyuki MLA ne kiya, to sirf formality puri ki aur ab dekho Jaise 😎 lagake shaan se interview de rha.
— 🎯DEVI CAPITAL🎯 (@DevendersainiS) September 3, 2021
Never knew that only wearing undergarments is the best medicine for stomach upsets during a journey. What’s the use of doing MBBS when we have such wonderful medical advisors like Gopal Mandal, JDU MLA?
— Raju (@nbrengaraju) September 3, 2021
A man – a politician – is freely talking about wearing only his underwear while travelling in a train & no one molested him or is slut shaming & judging him. Women can’t even think about doing something like that purely on safety grounds! This is in your face peak male privilege! https://t.co/E5aHXuNCS1
— Amena (@Fashionopolis) September 3, 2021
hahhahaha, he could have had a tablet instead of boarding the train in kachha banyan lol https://t.co/7IKPhH5Oji
— Ambreen Shahh (@AmbreenShahh) September 3, 2021
Was it right for the MLA to roam around in his underwear in a public vehicle? What do you think? Tell us!