Freed of the burden of having led the party, Rahul has finally let his own personality emerge. He’s putting in the hard work required to change his image.
Rahul began Punjab leg of Bharat Jodo by visit to Golden Temple. BJP asked Sikhs to boycott yatra, Akalis sought apology from Gandhi for Operation Blue Star & 1994 anti-Sikh riots.
In this age of fleeting attention, flex speaks politics in 10 seconds. And Bharat Jodo Yatra has made its own contribution to this burgeoning flex economy.
A similar occasion was witnessed in November, on the occasion of former PM Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary, when only women walked with Rahul Gandhi during the yatra that day.
AK Antony’s advice for Congress to have a visibly ‘Hindu gesture,’ highlights the party's unease to deal with Muslims as legitimate political stakeholders.
I ask this question with some trepidation. But wherever the message of the yatra has reached, it has led to a de-escalation of local communal tensions.
Rai praised Gandhi's efforts to cover 3,000 km on foot. Later in the day, he said there wouldn't have been any hearing of Ram Janmabhoomi case in SC had it not been for Amit Shah.
Chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi since before Babri demolition, mahant Satyendra Das said Congress invited him to meet Gandhi. Added Bharat Jodo Yatra unrelated to Ram temple issue.
Dulat's memoir was released in December in which he gave insight into Kashmir & its stakeholders. In UP, Priyanka lauds her brother for not 'budging from truth' despite all odds.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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