Has Rahul Gandhi Gone Berserk In His Hate For Narendra Modi?

In fact a majority of Congressmen would celebrate if Rahul quit or is sacked, unlike the BJP. Why would the BJP want him to go? Rahul is the most prominent and recognisable face in national Opposition, and shoots himself in the foot and then puts his foot in his mouth very regularly – in fact, almost every time he says something.

- Vijay Dutt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not take off on holidays even to nearby Surajkund or to not too far but invigorating environs of Manali. But the Prime Ministerial aspirant Rahul Gandhi loves to jet off to exotic lands from time to time, and especially to ring out the old and ring in the New Year. And every time, when he returns after a bit longer sojourn, he seems to have incarnated into a new avtaar. When he took off to London this time for Christmas and New Year celebrations, he was a swashbuckling Rahul Gandhi who was sure of being on track to claim his family’s Divine Right to rule India. With his vituperation and vociferous orchestration against India’s Prime Minister he appeared to be a giant killer, ready to slay the little David who had trounced Goliath in 2014.

But, now on his return possibly bubbly charged and re-energised what Rahul’s avtaar is? He made no assault on Modi, nor he remembered farmers groaning under the ‘callous’ Modi’s demonetisation impact and did not remind us of his alleged personal corruption nor he seemed overly worried about elections in five states.

Possibly, he was full of pleasant memories of revelries in London and was also excited about his imminent a week-long visit to China on the invitation of the Communist Party. The invite to him and not to any other opposition is a sure indicator that Beijing thinks he is the most potent challenger to Modi, his chamchas will drill it in the mind of their boss. However, after facing flak on holidays, Rahul Gandhi cancelled his China visit.