Opposition leaders met the President and submitted a memorandum on the Election Commission. Rahul Gandhi later said he expected a denial of the vote chori charge. Instead, he claimed, the President asked for proof and did not challenge their allegations. The President’s office has not issued a detailed public account of the conversation. What is public is the Opposition’s interpretation of it. In a polarised moment, every institutional interaction becomes material for the next round of claims. Proof still has to be produced. Process still has to hold. When the highest constitutional office becomes part of the political argument, the real test is whether evidence, not interpretation, decides the outcome.