Rahul Gandhi’s publicity team continues to aim to paint the scion of India’s most famous political family as a working-class hero.

The Leader of Opposition posted a video on his social media handles on Friday that showed him spending time with artisans and workers.

“We don't understand their life so I thought that before celebrating Diwali this time, I should talk to those people about their problems,” he said in the descriptor to the video posted on YouTube.

“Celebrated this Diwali by working with some painter brothers, making clay lamps with a potter's families. Observed their work closely, tried to learn their skills and understood their problems and problems.”

The video captures Gandhi alongside his nephew, Raihan Vadra, engaging with local artisans and workers in traditional crafts.

Rahul says: “Today’s generation often misses out on seeing these things. They’re mostly on WhatsApp, cell phones, and social media. I thought Raihan should experience the background work that goes on.”

The video shows a moment when Gandhi asks Raihan if he found the activities easy, to which Raihan responds, “No, it looks much easier than it actually is.”

Raihan asks Gandhi if he celebrated Diwali in school. The Congress leader recalls, “Yes, Diwali in school was fun. We’d even throw rockets at each other sometimes—I was the mastermind behind that!”

The video also shows Rahul Gandhi and Raihan helping some workers at 10, Janpath.

The Congress leader asks the workers, “Where are you from?” They reply: “Bihar.”

Rahul asks: “How do you like Delhi?” The workers respond: “It’s nice, but home is home, sir.”

“They do not go to their homes - we celebrate festivals happily, they earn some money, hence they forget their village, city, family,” Rahul says.

The video also shows him visiting diya makers in New Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, where six girls were making diyas for Diwali. Gandhi also learns from them the process of making the diyas.

He says: “They create happiness from clay, while illuminating the festivals of others, are they able to live in the light themselves? Homeowners can barely run their homes!”

“Diwali means light, which can remove the darkness of poverty and helplessness, whose flame makes every household smile. We have to create a system that gives rights to talent and respect to contribution – making Diwali a happy one for everyone.”

“I hope this Diwali brings prosperity, progress and love in the lives of all of you.”

In May, in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Union home minister had taken many jabs at Rahul Gandhi. At one event, Shah on had said the Lok Sabha polls were a choice between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who celebrates Diwali with army soldiers, and Rahul Gandhi who “rushes abroad for vacations whenever the weather becomes uncomfortable”.

Clearly, the Congress leader’s PR team was taking notes.