New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, posted the three words "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" (Truth, Auspiciousness, Beauty) on X on Tuesday, days ahead of the November 1 'Save the Vote' rally scheduled to be held at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital.

The post carries a graphic featuring three white strokes crossed by a red vertical mark against a black background. The design resembles the "tripundra tilak" associated with Lord Shiva. Citing scholar Antonio Rigopoulos, the tripundra is a Shaiva mark comprising three horizontal ash lines on the forehead, representing Shiva's threefold power of will, knowledge and action.

Earlier, Rahul Gandhi had compared demonstrations against Chief Election Comm...