Speaking to us about this, K.Chandrasekaran, Chairman and Spokesperson of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, said, “Some people asked whether the Congress party is the property of the Nehru family. Some even criticized whether India was written for them. At that time, Rahul Gandhi was quietly functioning as a Member of Parliament.
He could have become Union Minister in 2004 if he had thought. He was asked to accept a ministerial post in the Manmohan Singh-led government, but he refused. In 2009, Manmohan Singh asked Rahul to accept the post of Prime Minister. He did not accept that either. He revealed that he had no passion for power. Such Rahul Gandhi was slandered as ‘puppy’, ‘childish’ and ‘indecisive’.
But he has proven time and time again that he is a mature leader. For example, ‘Corona pandemic is going to come in a big wave. Take precautionary measures now,’ he warned in advance. Rahul was the first leader in India to give such a warning. But the BJP members joked that since Italy had left, he should take the test if he wanted to.