I read this post on NDTV which reports that Rahul Gandhi received advise from the MPs from his party. Apparently there is advise from Chiranjeevi to Rahul Gandhi that politics is like acting and that Rahul Gandhi should smile more like how actors do on screen. There is also advise that Rahul Gandhi should become more desi.
This is an acknowledgement that Rahul is fairly distanced from the reality of India and Indians and that he is also coming across as less interested in the happenings around. The counsel he is receiving is to understand the caste system and how it should be used (read exploited) to the benefit of the party. This to me is going backwards.
My read about Rahul Gandhi is that he is a disinterested soul in the political world. Politics is a career that he was thrust into. So, here are the options for Congress and Rahul:
Congress, leave Rahul alone to lead a life of his choice and you go find a decent leader. Trust me there are several decent people left in the party. All you have to do is let them surface and take charge.
Rahul, you have enough money and you can lead a grand life without doing anything. So, there's that option or if you are serious about politics and service to people, there is another four and half years before the next general election, take a 2 year hiatus from active politics and go tour the villages, towns and slums in different parts of India without your retinue. Understand their living and live their problems. And you magically will be wiser and will not have to hear these people give you nonsensical advise. You can't really go wrong with sincere and good intentions.
This is an acknowledgement that Rahul is fairly distanced from the reality of India and Indians and that he is also coming across as less interested in the happenings around. The counsel he is receiving is to understand the caste system and how it should be used (read exploited) to the benefit of the party. This to me is going backwards.
My read about Rahul Gandhi is that he is a disinterested soul in the political world. Politics is a career that he was thrust into. So, here are the options for Congress and Rahul:
Congress, leave Rahul alone to lead a life of his choice and you go find a decent leader. Trust me there are several decent people left in the party. All you have to do is let them surface and take charge.
Rahul, you have enough money and you can lead a grand life without doing anything. So, there's that option or if you are serious about politics and service to people, there is another four and half years before the next general election, take a 2 year hiatus from active politics and go tour the villages, towns and slums in different parts of India without your retinue. Understand their living and live their problems. And you magically will be wiser and will not have to hear these people give you nonsensical advise. You can't really go wrong with sincere and good intentions.
