Family Affairs

It’s all in the family as far as the Gandhi’s are concerned. It is said that a family that dines together stays together; in this case it’s the family that campaigns together stays together-Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka literally painting UP red. And to add a bit of spice, they were joined by Robert Vadra.
Rahul Gandhi took the campaign in UP elections as a personal battle; his USP being that he visits a few villages, has a cup of tea at some farmers house; and more often than not, there is a news crew nearby to capture him take that sip! It is easy to do that when you are Rahul Gandhi;the carefully careless look, the quintessential white kurta-pyajama and sneakers, the thoughtful visage- the picture of a concerned politician. Rahul Gandhi, presumably is educated(though there are some controversies regarding his actual educational qualifications); nonetheless he is educated enough to be able to read and write, has travelled extensively on public money in and out of the country and has been sufficiently exposed to the advances of modern day world. So lack of exposure and illiteracy cannot be the excuse; then what is the reason for the political rhetoric unleashed by him-from day one his campaign has been regressive to say the least; from OBC’s to Muslim votes; from cheap theatrics and redundant speeches, Rahul Gandhi has tried it all. The congress sees in him a future prime minister; not a very pleasant thought.
Priyanka Gandhi’s entry in the final stages of campaign, was heralded by many as winning move; some news channels compared her with Indira Gandhi and her charisma was the talking point of many a news hour debate; appalling I say! The icing on the cake was the grand entry of Robert Vadra, aka Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law. He made his political ambitions clear in no uncertain terms, announcing his arrival in style in a bike rally. The poor officer who stopped his rally, for exceeding permissible number of bikes, got transferred. Who says Hindi films are cliché? It happens every day, in plain sight, for everone to see.
I have no personal vendetta against Rahul Gandhi or his family. What I detest is the condescending tones of their speehces; what I abhor is the way they talk about public money as their own pocket money and what apalls me is the mindless reverance of them by a section of the media.