After Smriti Irani gave Congress the biggest shock by snatching away Amethi from Rahul Gandhi in the recent Lok Sabha elections, she was in a sad surprise herself, as her close aide from Amethi got killed.

The BJP worker in Amethi was killed late Saturday night. The ex-village head had worked closely with Irani and had campaigned for her.

Following the incident, Irani took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi saying she got his message to take-care-of-Amethi-with-love “loud and clear”.

“On (May) 23, I was given a message that take care of Amethi with love. To the person, who gave me the message, I would like to say that I have received the message loud and clear,” she said.

Rahul Gandhi conceded the big defeat defeat and congratulated Irani. “I want Smriti Irani ji to keep people’s faith and take care of Amethi with love,” he told reporters in a brief press conference after the Congress’s massive defeat in the national election.

Smriti Irani rushed to Amethi from New Delhi on Sunday and took part in the funeral of Surendra Singh, a former head of Barauliya village who was shot outside his house.

Smriti Irani said, if need be, she would approach the Supreme Court to ensure that Surendra Singh”s killers are given capital punishment.