In politics, you win some, you lose some. Why not give Rahul the same rope that we extend to other pugilists in the ring?
THIS is an odd time to spring to the defence of Rahul Gandhi. But when the whole nation is going gaga over the dawn of the Age of Yogis under the brahmachari Narendra Modi, perhaps a piece in defence of the young challenger may not be amiss.
Rahul’s primary sin is that he was born in the Nehru-Gandhi family, the nearest equivalent to a Royal Family we have in India. Modi does not tire of boasting of his own superior credentials as the son of a chaiwala and poking fun at the shahzada (prince). Did Rahul have a choice about the family he would be born in? If Hindu beliefs are to guide us, rebirth is determined by one’s karmas in the past life. Obviously Rahul must have earned a lot of punya in order to deserve this kind of family. And Modi…?
Rahul is keenly aware of the name that he carries and the sacrifices that his family has made in the interests of the nation. Indira Gandhi died because she crushed the Khalistan movement. And Rajiv Gandhi was killed because he tried to support the Sri Lanka government in fighting the LTTE menace.
In terms of education, he can boast of the best of schools and universities. While this gives him a head start compared to any competitor, it also accounts for his relatively poorer oratorical skills in Hindi as compared to Modi who spent a lifetime lecturing audiences in Hindi and Gujarati while working as a Pracharak in the RSS.
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