What is 2+2?

A local FM Radio was running a contest, and I phoned up. The RJ said, “Congratulations on being our first caller, all you have to do is answer the following question correctly, to win our grand prize.”

“That’s fantastic!” I shouted in delight.

“Feel confident?” she asked. “It’s a maths question.”

“Well, I’ve got a Masters in maths and have been teaching maths for 35+ years,” I proudly replied.

“Ok then, to win our grand prize of 2 front row seats for Rahul Gandhi’s speech and to meet him back stage, … What is 2+2?”

I replied, “7”