Rahul lacks sincerity

It is now seven years since Mr Rahul Gandhi made a formal entry into national politics after successfully contesting the Lok Sabha election from Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh in 2004. Three years later, he was formally inducted into the Congress ‘high command’ when he was appointed general secretary of the party. Over these years Mr Gandhi has been trying to find his place in politics, but the political dividends accruing to the party do not appear to be commensurate with his labour. Unlike his father Rajiv Gandhi, who caught the imagination of the nation with his ‘Mr Clean’ image when he entered politics, the response to Mr Rahul Gandhi’s political forays in Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere has been nothing more than lukewarm.

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