Invoking one of the foremost writers of the early 20th century, Munshi Premchand, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said communalism -- a constant point of reference in many of Premchand's stories -- envelops itself under the garb of culture.

Tweeting in Hindi to pay respect to Premchand, Gandhi said communalism - in an apparent reference to communal forces - was perhaps ashamed of presenting itself in its natural avatar. Like the fabled donkey dressed in lion's skin to lord over the jungle, communalism too wraps itself in the garb of culture, he said.