Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to his great grandfather, Twitter doesn’t disappoint
7 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to his great grandfather, Twitter doesn’t disappoint

Op India  

On anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid his tributes to his great grandfather in a tweet with Nehru’s quote on “stupidity in action”. He reminds us: “There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.” – Jawaharlal Nehru — Office of RG November 14, 2017 Those who have seen Rahul Gandhi in action in could not agree more that this seems like a moment of enlightenment for Rahul Gandhi. ~ Congress https://t.co/W8wZQN6LnH — Keh Ke Peheno November 14, 2017 Proof that Nehru ji had a time machine, and he watched RahulG’s rallies. When he took gandhi name from bapu to reap political benefits.#JawaharlalNehru https://t.co/yROUVNZ24V — Chandan Kumar November 14, 2017 With his grandmother Indira Gandhi’s birthday round the corner, we can again brace ourselves for more such pearls of wisdom from him.

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BJP demands apology from Rahul Gandhi for post on Netaji’s date of demise
2 months ago

BJP demands apology from Rahul Gandhi for post on Netaji’s date of demise

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after the latter posted a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary today, mentioning the Indian freedom fighter’s date of death as August 18, 1945. In a social media post, Rahul Gandhi wrote, “Heartfelt tribute to the great revolutionary, founder of Azad Hind Fauj, Netaji Subhash …

Rahul Gandhi’s growing support has unsettled many, says Stalin
6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s growing support has unsettled many, says Stalin

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday said he was deeply shocked by media reports of a BJP leader’s threat that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would meet the same fate as his grandmother Indira Gandhi and a Shiv Sena MLA announcing a bounty for chopping off the Leader of Opposition’s tongue, among other intimidatory comments. “My brother Rahul Gandhi’s …

‘Papa, aap mere sath hain’: Rahul’s emotional tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on death anniversary; Congress honours ex-PM
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Papa, aap mere sath hain’: Rahul’s emotional tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on death anniversary; Congress honours ex-PM

Hindustan Times  

On former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid an emotional tribute to his late father by sharing a heartfelt video gracefully capturing his remarkable political journey. Along with the over two-minute video, Rahul penned a heartfelt caption that said “पापा, आप मेरे साथ ही हैं, एक प्रेरणा के रूप में, यादों में, सदा!.” Congress …

Rahul Gandhi can never be Veer Savarkar even in his best dreams: Anurag Thakur
1 year, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi can never be Veer Savarkar even in his best dreams: Anurag Thakur

The Hindu  

Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said the Congress leader can never be Veer Savarkar even in his "best dreams" as it required strong determination and love for the country. "Dear Shri Gandhi, you can never be SAVARKAR even in your best dreams because being Savarkar requires strong determination, love for Bharat, selflessness and commitment," the …

BJP minister ‘praises’ Rahul Gandhi's London photo, says: 'Manna padega...'
2 years ago

BJP minister ‘praises’ Rahul Gandhi's London photo, says: 'Manna padega...'

Hindustan Times  

Amid an acrimonious exchange between the Congress and the BJP over Rahul Gandhi's statements in London, Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along commented on a post made by the official handle of the Congress. Rahul Gandhi's London photo received a thumbs up from BJP's Temjen Imma Along A day later, the minister in a humorous way clarified that he didn't mean …

BJP replies to Rahul Gandhi: 'At least Congress confessed Centre's achievements in JK'
2 years ago

BJP replies to Rahul Gandhi: 'At least Congress confessed Centre's achievements in JK'

India TV News  

BJP replies to Rahul Gandhi: Hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised questions about the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, the Bhartiya Janata Party took a jibe at Gandhi's statement and claimed he has acknowledged what the Centre has achieved following the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. India is a bright star Countering the allegations levelled by …

Was warned of grenades but Kashmir gave me love and hugs, says Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 1 month ago

Was warned of grenades but Kashmir gave me love and hugs, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval cannot understand the pain inflicted by violence, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in Srinagar on Monday, at the conclusion of the 135-day-long Bharat Jodo Yatra. Recounting incidents from the past, when violence consumed the lives of his grandmother Indira Gandhi and father Rajiv Gandhi, Mr. Gandhi …

8 ways in which Rahul Gandhi’s comments on Veer Savarkar have done BJP and Hindus, in general, a huge favour
2 years, 4 months ago

8 ways in which Rahul Gandhi’s comments on Veer Savarkar have done BJP and Hindus, in general, a huge favour

Op India  

It is a widely held belief among most observers that clown Prince Rahul Gandhi is a gift that keeps on giving. They may be scrubbed clean from the “fearlessly independent” media that operates out of his servant quarters, but still reach us thanks to social room and leave us smiling and shaking our heads. And today’s young seek multiple sources …

Cherished by Gandhi-ji, This Khadi Village's Future Hangs by a Thread. Can It Still Weave Magic for Rahul?
2 years, 5 months ago

Cherished by Gandhi-ji, This Khadi Village's Future Hangs by a Thread. Can It Still Weave Magic for Rahul?

News 18  

150 days, 3,500 kilometres and 12 states. PART 4 OF 5 Nonagenarian Rangappa had a toothy grin all day after spending time with Rahul Gandhi and several Congress leaders who visited the Badanavalu Khadi Gram Udyog centre in Karnataka’s Nanjangud on October 2. Badanavalu, a quaint village where Mahatma Gandhi inspired men and women to take up weaving Khadi, has …

Rahul Gandhi makes a self-goal as he speaks about 'incompetent man' who does not understand anything
4 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi makes a self-goal as he speaks about 'incompetent man' who does not understand anything

Op India  

Today, after meeting President Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention into the impasse between protesting farmers and the Centre over the latter’s new agricultural reform laws, Rahul Gandhi while addressing media claimed there was “no democracy” in India. #WATCH | You have an incompetent man who does not understand anything & running a system on the behalf of 3 or …

Why Nehru deserves the flak he gets on his birth anniversary and every other day — and how Sonia and Rahul are to blame
4 years, 4 months ago

Why Nehru deserves the flak he gets on his birth anniversary and every other day — and how Sonia and Rahul are to blame

Op India  

It’s Nov 14, the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru. And Nehru’s great grandson is leading Nehru’s party and asking for votes in Nehru’s name. In which case, we should all come together and look at Nehru just as another towering figure in India’s long history. Today, Jawaharlal Nehru stands apart from the pantheon of independence era leaders and heroes : …

Priyanka Gandhi shares story about Jawharlal Nehru, Twitter has questions
5 years, 4 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi shares story about Jawharlal Nehru, Twitter has questions

Op India  

On the occasion of Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday, Priyanka Gandhi shared a story about her great-grandfather on Twitter. #JawaharlalNehru pic.twitter.com/HDDiC1hked — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra November 14, 2019 The tweet sparked the curiosity of people on the social media platform. https://t.co/d5qGlPvMqB — Manivannan Aru November 14, 2019 Others wondered what kind of work was it that required Nehru to venture outside that …

Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Mahatma Gandhi: The pulse of a legacy in an age of heroics
5 years, 5 months ago

Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Mahatma Gandhi: The pulse of a legacy in an age of heroics

The Hindu  

Birla House, New Delhi. “He sat down,” records Pyarelal, Gandhi’s biographer, “felt the pulse and fancied it was still beating feebly.” Pyarelal goes on to say that a doctor at hand, Dr. B. P. Bhargava, examining the pulse and the eye reflexes, said slowly to Patel that death had occurred 10 minutes earlier. And because something in many — not …

Ramchandra Gandhi prophesies with eerie accuracy in an an imagined conversation
5 years, 9 months ago

Ramchandra Gandhi prophesies with eerie accuracy in an an imagined conversation

The Hindu  

It was a few weeks after NITI Aayog was shut down. Suddenly he announced, like an absent-minded prophet, “When policies become exclusive, India will turn genocidal.” I love Ramu’s aphoristic prose but always found it cryptic. He confidently predicted that the survey had identified at least four million people as outsiders.” According to Ramu, the man “sounded like a magician …

Seventy-one years later, Gandhi’s influence in India diminishes
6 years, 1 month ago

Seventy-one years later, Gandhi’s influence in India diminishes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On a mild winter day, Mohandas K Gandhi, more …

Rahul Gandhi tries to teach lesson in ‘magnanimity’, gets reminded of his family legacy of pettiness
6 years, 7 months ago

Rahul Gandhi tries to teach lesson in ‘magnanimity’, gets reminded of his family legacy of pettiness

Op India  

Following the demise of Tamil Nadu’s former chief minister M. Karunanidhi last night, a controversy erupted over the burial of the mortal remains of the DMK patriarch. Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who had smiled eerily while visiting the ailing Kalaignar a few days back, took this as an opportunity to try and score a political brownie point by asking the …

Mahatma Gandhi's legacy will be debated for many years yet: Ramachandra Guha
8 years, 5 months ago

Mahatma Gandhi's legacy will be debated for many years yet: Ramachandra Guha

Firstpost  

2 October 2016 will mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 147th birth anniversary. September saw professors at the University of Ghana start an online petition to remove a statue of Mahatma Gandhi from their campus in Accra because of what they describe as his “racist identity” as exemplified by his use of words such as “savages” and “kaffirs” to describe the indigenous population …

Indira Gandhi's death anniversary: Cong attacks PM Modi
10 years, 4 months ago

Indira Gandhi's death anniversary: Cong attacks PM Modi

Firstpost  

Congress on Friday termed as “disgusting” and “petty-minded” the way the Narendra Modi government marked the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi. New Delhi: Congress on Friday termed as “disgusting” and “petty-minded” the way the Narendra Modi government marked the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi while the ruling BJP wondered if that party prefers to see history through the “perspective” of …

A shameful legacy
17 years, 11 months ago

A shameful legacy

Live Mint  

Last week I caught an episode of the charming show, Koffee with Karan, in which Karan Johar was chatting with Shobha De and Vijay Mallya. One question Johar asked De and Mallya on the show stood out: “Rahul or Priyanka?” Now, Johar wasn’t asking De and Mallya which of the two Gandhis was better looking or suchlike. Indira Gandhi not …

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