Rahul Gandhi is groping in the dark when it comes to tapping India's irrepressible youth

How you view Rahul Gandhi indicates how old you are. If you're a venerable, mature sort (as most Indian political analysts are, the assumption being dyeing your hair gives brighter ideas), you might look at Rahul indulgently. You might murmur about his surprising choice of words - 'nonsense' which 'deser-ves to be torn up', dalits needing 'Jupiter's escape velocity', et al. But it's possible you'll note his sentiments, the apology following his Press Club stop-press, the empathy behind the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe-style analogies.

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