Rahul Gandhi, like father like son?

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Rahul Gandhi, like father like son?

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is in the news once again for his statement that it was Gandhis who were responsible for the division of Pakistan. What's more, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would like the country to believe that it is Rahul who is the future of India.


So, as Rahul gets ready to take on greater responsibility, comparisons with his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi are all but inevitable.


Many say Rahul Gandhi reminds them of Rajiv Gandhi because of his clothes, the way he speaks and the way he walks while there are others who feel that he is unlike his father because Rahul is very immature.


The opinion is divided on whether or not Rahul matches his father’s charisma, but it’s difficult to overlook the similarities – the youthful persona, breaking the security barrier to meet the masses and more than anything else it's the polished Indian khadi look that draws instant comparisons.


India's strongest political dynasty has had its ups and downs. In the last 15 years, much water has passed under the bridge, saffron politics has changed the colour of Indian polity and caste equations have been turned upside down. And thanks to the news channels, there's little that the "monarchs" of our times can hide.


“Rahul Gandhi is under intense scrutiny, his body language and every word he utters. So, Rahul should be extra careful,” says Editor-in-Chief of Outlook magazine, Vinod Mehta.


Rajiv Gandhi 'ascended' the throne when Indian economy was stagnating under License Raj but it's different for Rahul Gandhi as India's economy is steamrolling. So, it’s not just India but the world that is closely watching if the son can rise on the Indian sky.


“He has had no significant responsibilities. He has held no important job and he has done nothing so far. He has given an impression that he has been a rather reluctant politician,” South Asia Bureau Chief of The Economist, James Astill says.


However, some blame that it might be Rahul's bachelor status that is going against him.


“Rajiv Gandhi was already married and well settled when he entered politics while Rahul is still emotionally unsettled,” Mehta says.


Perhaps, he will have to part with his title of the most eligible bachelor before he could lay a claim on his political legacy.


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[Nitin1987]

Hi,

My thinking about these matters is simple. We are presented here a candidate who we are considering to be great on the simple basis of his family's history. The very difference to me it seems is that we are still stuck to the old monarchy like governance where the son succeeds the father and our honorable prime minister seems to forward that opinion.

The question i would like to ask is whether or not he should be considered - certainly he and his sister were groomed from birth to enter the family business and now they are being used as such - also Rajiv Gandhi took over from when Indira Gandhi had left - we can see that congress when a gandhi was not around was a mere shade.

To me it is clear that Gandhi's serve as the very backbone of the congress and serve as the most influential vote puller ever!!!!

It would be interesting to note that when the country was asking for younger leaders Rahul Gandhi was sent into the fray.

My view is that the Gandhis are Aces in the power game in the political chess of India. They are being used very efficiently - just as the father was and so is the son.

 

[deepakraam]

A lot have changed since the time of Rajiv Gandhi in politics.So the path won't be easier for the scion of Gandhi family.Rahul shud infuse new ideas for the development of the country,if he needs to be in the minds of the people.Moreover,it is always good to have young mind entering the politics of the country guided by the experts like Manmohan singh,chidambaram,Lalu etc.

I would say Rahul is currently young and immature but he has a better path for development than Rajiv.


-Deepak.