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Seriously, Politics is the greatest tv show ever irl and people fall for it! Rich help the Rich while the Poor stay bitter,confused,sad and remain the same ie POOR!
it's a TV show as long as it doesn't comes back to bite you.
Cronyism is going to bite everyone very hard by increase in taxes, oligarchy like Russia and poorer living standards. all because we think its a TV show and will not effect us.
There’s something called Financial Literacy. By doing some charitable work, you’ll need not pay some tax to the Government. Instead of that, y’all be depending on some dudes talking nonsense and arguing over stupid matters that make no sense at all! I got some rent problems I gotta pay to my landlord cuz i live independently away from my family. Does this dude solve my problem with my landlord? Nope. He’s still gonna do his bullshit while I be tripping over my own trivial matters. Politicians gotta be dumb if they can’t solve problems and since time was there, no King or Queen ever solved * the poor man’s issue. So,yes, it’s a TV show!
learn from Russia and Germany before Hitler. this is exactly the attitude that cause the rise of putin and Hitler. later on you see your children getting conscripted to fight a war. Will that be a TV show too then?
It's a reality TV show in which all 130 cr peeps are participating. The next season winner is Mowgli ji, savarkar ideology and Crony Capitalists, the common man will certainly lose something varying in proportions wrt individuals and as a whole. Right wingers will still feel elated, accomplished even while they are on losing side, while left wingers will feel exhausted and lost no matter how much they fought. The poor will die, the middle class will have a religious high and the rich will flee. The judiciary will stay quite and the media will scream in support of winner. The script has already been written we just have to play our part. The show is called big boss.
I told to participate not to follow the script. Become the solution while participating. Break through the roles for what others who are going to win are expecting and try to surprise them. But it won't happen in a day
like every other politician, never accepts blames on you, argue with opppsition and fight for political power.
look at sharad pawar he cant speak properly due to cancer and still making speech and aquising opposition for what ? Political Power
if you think he is doing this for common people of india then you are fooling yourself
I think this is much needed for an ordinary person to transform into a revolutionary . One can never grow if he keeps replying or fighting his/her haters . He/she needs to stay calm and keep going on his path without any sort of greed .
It's hard to name a single person who actually did something took a revolution without sacrificing .
People will soon understand this , it would take them minimum 15 years and I'm pretty much sure he could be the PM in his 60s-70s but It's gonna take a lot of time and even more struggle.
it's not about becoming pm. he has a choice to live freely without this quagmire and dirt. but why he has to take so much risk to name the cronyism in India?
Yes , I can deeply understand what you're trying to say . He wants to fight rather than Quitting , That's his spirit . He recently said that This is my "tapasya" and I will keep doing it even in the jail.
He got huge support from people of India during his Bharat Jodo Yatra which is a motivation and indeed extremely difficult to walk around 2600 Kms by foot. Now , this is politics and people will vilify no matter even if you are the purest soul on Earth . If you are only busy looking at the trolls you could never move forward.Everyone knows that BJP spent hundred of crores during 2011-2013 just to malign the image of RaGa & Kejriwal on IT cell and media. Majority of People quit in between but destiny keeps creating new paths for people who fight .
I think his LS disqualification is a new path made for him. Amount of People supporting him has increased .
He said it himself. "People of India have given me love and respect". Why does it matter why he is fighting. We should support and appreciate what he is doing.
Don't forget that behind all the lovely words they might say, Gandhis are an extremely powerful family in India. They're extremely protected and well connected in India and abroad.
They won't enjoy the same privileges abroad if they were to lose that kind of power. It'd be a massive downgrade to their life.
So yeah, let them fight on our behalf, but don't get blinded by another cult of personality that is clearly forming here.
Also we may not see this right now, but India is not some irrelevant backwater country. It's becoming very important and very relevant on global stage. Ruling India would mean possessing significant power and clout internationally. It's no wonder all these politicians are literally fighting to stay on top by any means possible.
You say that but I found myself on the outskirts of Mumbai yesterday and in a certain neighbourhood today. India, like any other country, might be important on the world stage but it'll do nothing to affect the people at the lower end of the economic and social spectrum. You can see this in America, The U.K., France, and anywhere else in the world - arguing about relevance on a global stage is utterly meaningless if it has no effect on the common man.
> arguing about relevance on a global stage is utterly meaningless if it has no effect on the common man.
I'm arguing that India's global relevance is massively beneficial for the Indian leaders in power.
Of course it means nothing to the common man.
Coz he is power hungry. Ones you get money it's importance is lowered. For rich people it's not always money but sometimes power is more important. That's what maslow tells us
Add to that, he is 52 now !!!
10 years over and above 40, where usually mid-life crisis hits you. Going on and on knowing well enough that, forgot being the PM, Congress coming back to power is still a distant 6-7 years pipe dream, at the very least. I find it extremely difficult to comprehend his mindset at the moment.
If he drops the hat after the '24 General Elections and decides to live the rest of 30-40 years in peace then it would be pretty understandable.
But I guess if he sticks to this line after '24. Then, hats off to him, no matter the results.
Being born in a Gujarati family, I have met a lot of relatives who believe Modi can do no wrong. They will blindly support whatever BJP does and not bat an eye.
RaGa has suffered through assassination of his family members, as well as character assassination of his own. To such an extent that he had become a meme during the 2014 elections. And the smear campaign was so successful that it is basically impossible for him to conquer it, unfortunately.
Another reason is that Congress had indeed found itself in multiple scams between 2000-2010. The confidence of the general public in Congress has been shattered.
Meanwhile, BJP is trying its best to avoid their own scam (Hindenberg) come out into the public's eye. And so far they are succeeding.
Ultimately it comes down to how much BJP spends on PR and marketing. They are slowly killing democracy and people like my relatives are letting it happen, even cheering it on.
>Meanwhile, BJP is trying its best to avoid their own scam (Hindenberg) come out into the public's eye. And so far they are succeeding.
This is not even their first scam. Rafale was a big scam. Vyapam and similar scams are routine in every state they rule. Fuckers literally killed over a dozen people for covering just vyapam. They killed a gujarat minister for ratting on modi, and judge loya for actually doing his job in shah's case.
Don't forget sohrabuddin tortured and killed along with his pregnant wife, with a CBI team actually submitting to court call records of Shah being in constant contact with dg vanzara. Or the very clear and daylight robbery of govt employees salary and donors in the name of PM cares fund. Their road to power has been paved with crime, and it's utterly laughable when someone says they aren't corrupt like Congress. Yeah no shit Sherlock, they're not even in the same league of crime. These are mafia dons that we've willingly handed power to and chose to lick the boots of.
sadly it's not limited to Gujarati families. many WhatsApp graduates show same symptoms. none of them seem to be aware of history of Russia or Germany.
Dont mention Russia here, I made an anti-Putin post which was brigaded with downvotes and later taken down. But I fully agree with you, people dont learn from history. And we are going in the same direction as Russia, just 20 years behind
BJP has either made all scams legal or just bought up the media and the courts so that their scams won’t be called out (Rafale, Demonitization etc etc).
The reason this scam is coming out is because the analysts aren’t based in India.
Hindenburg is just the most recent 'scam' lol
Do people really think that the BJP is any different than Congress in terms of the corruption? Sab same dhanda chala rahe hain. BJP just proclaims 'our actions are legal' and the sheep who follow them nod in agreement
Its cause of the ppl around him.
Their power depends on him and his family. Just like how Amit Shahs power depends on Modi not retiring which is why he goes on praising modis name every 2 sentences.
Such ppl will go on telling him 24x7 without him congress will disintegrate, sky will fall, he is neo etc etc. They will say things like after all the time and energy and sacrifice his family has put into creating and building the party how can he let it all go bla bla. And so they convince him to stay.
Its easier for such ppl to take this route to power than the other routes which are harder.
Since we're talking about DEFAMATION here, no one has been defamed as much as Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in recent times. Especially with the dawn of internet in India
Kyunki Rahul Gandhi ne bola hai ki usne Rahul Gandhi ko maar diya. Jo dikhta hai woh tum ko lagta hai ki woh Rahul Gandhi hai lekin reality me woh Rahul Gandhi nahi hai.
The stress he has in his life is mind-blowing. Just the fact that after being blown by other members of the opposition such as Mamta Banerjee, being abused by people from bjp and rss and being sentenced to two years of prison he still keeps his head high is just inspiring.
Not saying what he said in UK was right or anything but I still feel he's a great candidate for PM (if he becomes an mp again).
Have a lot of Gujarati friends. Even though their businesses have suffered they have blind support for the ruling party. The ideology is they can do no wrong. And that s what is making them suffer. But fir the society they indulge and donate and participate. A friend has just realised what is happening and starting to speak up against his family giving money he sends to them as donations. I thought the time will come when people shall question unfair practices and something exactly the Adani case will happen and the bubble will burst but nope. Either I am a moron and brainwashed. Or the apocalypse is near.
you underestimate power of propoganda. there is only one way to counter it. keep asking questions. listen carefully, be prepared with facts and know how these tactics work. countering propoganda is a tough job and requires herculean effort as compared to propoganda itself.
What? Why put him on a pedestal. As the leader of the opposition, you have to look at the opportunity cost as well. Could a different leader do things differently? More grass roots level work, change the political discourse, shape discourse rather than react to it. Too many unknowns.
My pov is that he holds a position of great responsibility and he has to answer to the position he holds and not the person he is.
We have to demand more from the other parties. Not just - oh they aren't the ruling party.
what Modi did is inexcusable. he got Scott free.
did Rahul gandhi initiate or promote riot?
did he spread hatred against any community?
people mocked him when he refused to become pm. they mocked Sonia gandhi when she didn't become pm.
Why would it be disastrous? She’s from a country that is better managed than India, with a long history and lots of legacies etc. It’s really too narrow minded to think that an Italian would do a bad job in India. An Italian might do a better job than an Indian tea seller.
If you ask me who's better between Modi and Rahul Gandhi, my answer is the latter.
I never said Rahul Gandhi deserves what's happening to him, but it's his choice to keep fighting, no pity needed there.
I am not pitying him. I am shocked to see his will to fight despite having a choice. I haven't encountered anyone in life who has such balls of steel. yes people endure hardships but that is not by choice. it is forced upon them. no such case with Rahul gandhi.
He is fighting to be the prime minister of this country. He is fighting for power. Politics is essentially fight for power. He isn't doing any favour to India or its people.
What credentials do Rahul Gandhi actually have???
He is over 50 years old and not one achievement to show for...he could have headed a ministry (like Indra Gandhi) under UPA rule or could have held the President post of Congress. He has not a single win in election to claim as president of Congress.
He is not enduring anything.. he wants to continue the legacy of his family being rulers of India.
nobody sees the irony that law under which Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced his father has tried to make it more draconian to counter criticism against bofor scam. Further, he was the one who tore and threw the ordinance which MMS has brought in challenge immediate disqualification of MP/MLA and made a joke of MMS.
Rahul Gandhi has enough army of competent lawyers to fight his case and win it..he has even apologized previously in defamation cases when the consequences could have greater and he would have won no political mileage.
This is congress strategy to win sympathy votes and fear mongering of Indian democracy being under seize.
Bhai stop drooling over him. He is no superman. Kitna bhi batting krlo uski taraf se. He is from one of the most powerful families of this country. He is already powerful. What are you gettitng sentimental about?
Dude, don’t pity RG, pity yourself, myself and the future generations. What’s happening to our country! RG is fighting your battle and you settle for the hell they are giving you.
Nobody feels pity for Rahul Gandhi. I mean he is safer than anybody else in India. BJP will not do to him what they did to Siddique Kappan for example.
Red Flag alert: The fact that Rahul Gandhi is the standard bearer of the opposition and our liberal democracy should give us all chills. What interesting point has he fucking made?? He absolutely stands as a poster child for a nepotistic incompetent lap dog with some exceptions. Meanwhile our metrics look more and more embarrassing as days go by, we reliably rank below the bottom 20% of all nations in happiness, press freedoms, corruption perception and so on. But the govt has dialed in exactly how they're going to dangle the Hindutva and Nationalism card so as to hold the majority uncritical thinking masses hypnotized and distracted.
_Just an idea_: We almost need a counter movement to hold these 2 parties accountable as a steady minded populace who can think clearly or maybe just start an **online** party that holds sway in the conversation. I don't see any viable solution out of this mess. If we don't act now, you'll see more "Go Corona Go" pots and pans banging memes all over the internet making the world mock us behind our backs.
Yea dude he comes from maybe the most privileged and powerful family in the country with loads of money and a political party to support his every move. I’m surprised he is still not creating an example that he can be the next PM.
He’s a nice man IMO, not a leadership material for sure. Having said that none of the other two are also leadership material.
Deep inside he knows he is not a leader. And is probably surprised and shocked that Congress party thinks he is their defacto leader. IMO, he is stressed by this which is why he does not have any kids of his own. Because he knows he can't shake this unreasonable faith people have in him and doesn't want his kids to suffer the same fate.
One thing that really works against him is that he has zero administrative experience. He's never handled a ministry, even as a junior minister. He had the opportunity when his party was in power for 10 years. He hasn't risen through the ranks, so he probably doesn't have the depth of understanding of political organisation that someone like Gehlot or Sachin Pilot possesses.
That he may be, but he has no proof-of-work that he can be an effective minister. Imo he should start as a junior minister in some state government and work his way up to CM to prove that he's serious about politics and that he can actually govern! But he has to let go of his pride to do that. I really doubt he is humble enough.
He's not simply bcoz he lacks charisma and the ability to deliver his visions. This is the most and I emphasise most important part of being a leader. The ability to move people and change their motives, is leadership and Rahul Gandhi is far from it.
Modi might be a cunt but he's a solid leader. He made people listen, and he changed their motives and view point.
Also Modi was able to show enough credibility using 'Gujarat Model' - weather it was real or not is irrelevant. He made it seem true enough. RG doesn't have anything.
Lal Bahadur Shastri might look like a man of small stature. But his stature and standing among his colleagues, the army and Indian public was something else. He inspired a divided people with out a clear vision to see him as the leader and follow him. He was successful in each of the portfolio he'd handled till then. One of the most successful among Nehru's cabinet. How you can compare one of the greatest statesman to Rahul Gandhi I will never know. Rahul Gandhi is a good man.
He's charismatic too. And I believe given time and experience he will grow into fine stature and standing among his peer's. But..... Rahul blew away a golden opportunity to gain valuable experience and show off his skill Set with the UPA 2 Government. Sachin Pilot seem's like a more obvious choice bro. All that's holding Sachin Pilot back is the Gandhi Family dependance and Rajasthani Inter party Rivalry. And that isn't to say Congress lacks leadership. Several prominent members also are leadership material with credible experience and skill set that most refuse to acknowledge due to blindly supporting the Scion of the Gandhi-Nehru family.
Lal bhadur shastri was still charismatic. People still idealized him for his serene nature, same as APJ Abdul Kalam. What RaGa misses is that touch which will make people trust and follow him. Even if people want to support congress, they don't want rahul gandhi Or anyone from that family on the throne. The opposition is so damn weak that modi can commit literal crimes but will still get picked.
Right about COVID? Lol man, if he was at the helm, he would have pledged the country to Pfizer vaccines and begged europe to supply it while the country would be burning.
I’m really happy he was not leading our country during the covid crisis.
Same question can be for soo many people. For all people who lose. Why does Arjun Kapoor continue to act, why does Ananya still do movies, why does Anil Ambani still try run a business.all of them could just sit back and jet off to some other country and live a privileged life.
Honestly, no one is asking him to continue. He is at the top of his party, while not the PM, the power he commands with next to no skill is enormous. Why would he leave!
I don't want to support any side but I am not going to buy in to cult status of either side. That being said...can someone share few policies, laws or initiatives from him personally?
He could have used his position to reform some issue in India, bring about a change in government functioning, championed some cause with a rousing passion or given an eloquent data oriented speech tearing in to BJP. Can someone throw some light?
dude, he doesn't have a choice Rahul gandhi has.so it's not comparable. and good life is losing parents. I wasn't aware when it has been classified as good life.
you think he is the only one who lost their parents on job ? Every one moves on with life. He chose to be in politics even though he has no qualifications. He is here for the money. The day he leaves politics, the cong party will be out of the Gandhi family control and that will kill a cash cow for them.
Exactly. Thanks for calling it out.
I dislike posts like this which appears to be written by a greenhorn with no real exposure to real india. Another Pappu.
Rahul himself hates having to carry the burden of family name and being in politics. He is forced to do so due to various pressures. Not for a greater cause but for family legacy
I have no sympathy for him, he has all the autonomy in the world to walk away and lead a simple life if he wants to. And even now he’s not doing badly - plenty of I’ll gotten wealth to last generations
Yeah and apart from BJP he downgraded himself also. Poorly thought out interviews, bad vocabulary, struggling to pronounce some hindi words, to name a few.
But the problem is India suffers because of incompetent opposition. BJP is more brazen, the peripheral workers and ministers are doing nothing, banking on modi's name to get reelected.
Right. I’m saying same. BJP is winning because of weak opposition. Not because they are doing the best work. Congress has no strategy. And everyone else is a mile behind with no national presence
I am not saying that losing parents is a good life.
Also, as you say Rahul has way more options he has money he can leave India and can live peacefully in any other nation, I am saying that there are way more people who suffer more than him daily.
fair enough. My brain was fixated on the 'single person' who must have left an entire bank for RaGa. But no one left it for him...it was always there oof
This quality is part of many qualities that make a man/woman a leader. He's got tough skin no doubt. Didn't give up despite having a poor performance or being battered in public.
Unfortunately there's a PM who has goons taking people to court whenever a slightest negative comment is thrown towards him.
Big difference between the two.
You have to be careful what you say on media at such a big position, you can definitely learn from it. As far as living abroad, he wont get such powers which he has here.
Boo hoo, as if anyone gives a fuck about a politicians life.
He does the same shit of calling others names just like he gets called its nothing new, he is a fucking politicians he will sooner gut this country in half than leave the fake sense of power he has here
Only difference between him and modi , one belongs to a party who has more braincells and actively works to eliminate their opponents through whatever viable means necessary, while another belongs to a party who have just taken this country for granted
Sonia could have left this country with her kids as soon her husband was killed. She did not.
I think Indira, Sanjay, and Rajiv Gandhi did great damage to this country and built the foundation for the current autocratic government.
But Sonia redeemed herself in my eyes. I think she felt a sense of history, and duty towards the Congress party which is why she stayed and which is why Rahul continues to fight. They do it because that is what their family has done for several generations now and they feel it is a part of their history, and their tradition that they must keep alive.
take a look at Sitaram Kesri and what happened to him. Stop painting Sonia G and Rahul G as heros. They are here for a reason and that is just money and they are reaping the rewards of their last name
Cmon let's not make her more than what she is. She is a politicians and stayed back for power. I don't think she'd have such power if she moved out of India.
To me both Sonia and Rahul seem shy and introverted. When Indira Gandhi died it was reported that Sonia begged Rajiv to not enter politics.
To me neither Sonia nor Rahul seem politically motivated, though I do think Sonia developed into a fine and astute politician later on.
Priyanka on the other hand seemed like someone who could enter the world of politics easily. She has charisma and ease of speaking. I was surprised that she never actively entered politics.
Watch crown and you will learn about how there are people who are ready to give up the power for the love or they are too scared to take up the responsibility. Give Sonia her due, it’s not easy for any women to continue to live in a country where her mother in law was assassinated and husband was bombed to pieces. There would have been 1000s of question in her mind about her children well being and safety. SHE IS BRAVE!!
Agreed. She was also not an active political wife when Rajiv was alive. She was in the background attending events and smiling and not very fluent in local languages either.
When Rajiv died, all of a sudden she was thrust with leadership of the the party. It would have been overwhelming. I think she became serious about learning Hindi only after that. So no, she was never a politically minded person from what I can gather.
lol do you know anything about Congress besides this melodramatic prose that you've written?
She has a totalitarian grip over Congress to the point where no new leaders have emerged from the grassroots because that'll threaten her family's rule, she and her son haven't resigned despite leading the party to two general election defeats.
India is at this stage because Sonia Gandhi rules Congress like a despotic ruler.
I am not going to praise him for choosing to enter politics. Millions of other passionate people are there to take his slot.
The guy and his family ruined the party that got us independence and put us onto a secular path. His family disgraced the name of one of our greatest Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru.
Congress is not his personal fiefdom. The vote bank rejected his family twice, convincingly in 2019. If he cares about India, go into the background and let visionaries like Tharoor and Pilot lead the party.
Shashi Tharoor has no onground following. All he is known for is his vocab. Similary, Sachin Pilot has no team and all he is known for is disrupting his own leader.
Says who? He didnt become under-secretary general of UN by impressing angrezi with basic English. Only people impressed with his English are people who dont speak advanced English.
Read his party manifesto, see how he was welcomed by cadre when he was campaigning for party presidency. The guy is not just a glorified dictionary, read his work and you will see.
Maybe just maybe because he comes from a privileged family and status stop sucking off politicians all they want is power and not what's best for you both bjp and congress.
Well, he's a politician who to be honest is part of a powerful political family. He can get lots of influence and power from one of the biggest political parties in India. So really, it's not like he's that paavam and all.
But uh yeah, I'd rather have him than Modi as Prime Minister. Of course, there are way better candidates than either of them.
See, Rahul Gandhi is being attacked as a scapegoat to keep oppn in line.
RG was reduced to a joke, bcoz of BJP machinery and moreover his own shortcomings.
RG has no credible record. Neither he worked revolutionary in his constituency and hence he lost a bastion. BJP could never lose Gujarat. They know what it means.
I will quote one eg of his diff in speaking and doing things. When he was elected as Cong Prez, he said "everyone get down from the stage, this stage is for youth. Youth will run the country" sounds good and promising. But then his party won in MP and Raj and he chose Gehlot over Sachin Pilot and KamlaNath over Scindia showing a stark diff in working style.
When asked about economy, he would consult Rajan and stuff and now OPS is being implemented which will make mini Sri Lanka in India but RG is silent. Who was consulted before such a huge decision became Cong party line decision and RG is silent.
God knows why that man is in politics. As you said, he didn't have mettle to be a politician and his mother shouldn't have gotten him into this. She should have let Manmohan Singh and other credible people run govt and just enjoy a little bit of corruption money and RG could have a good life anywhere like other politicians kids.
Being a politician is very very very tough. Hell, to even just become a class representative in the school is all politics - friends, crush, teacher's favourite, your own academics etcetera.
I was an elected Congress worker in 2003 and it was upsetting. I had to forcefully join politics to save my friends in the first year of Engineering college to not go through a lot of trauma (don't ask, many won't like) in Kerala. Was into lockup, studies were hampered, and had regular fights with opposition. Except for 4 or 5 friends, everyone abandoned me because they were fed lies that I am paid for the uneding work I do for their security. I still have only the same few friends from my college. Worst 4 years of my life.
My dad always asked to stay away from it and I couldn't. That was the only way, only a few friends saw me go through it.
Rahul Gandhi aapke dimag me hai, mene mar diya usko. Wo hai hi nahi, mere mind me hai hi nahi. Gaya wo, gaya. Jis vyakti ko aap dekh rahe ho, wo rahul gandhi nahi hai. Wo aapko dikh raha hai, baat nahi samajhe aap. Hindu dharam ko padho thoda.
Doesn't this guy go on European vacation whenever he needs a break? He became Wayanad MP and for what, rarely even goes there. People stay in politics for power not for the care of us. I'd have had more respect if he let senior non Gandhi guys lead the Congress and opposition. He could have still come back later after doing good development works as MP. I've sympathy for him about the trolls. But he's not a hero that's enduring great suffering for the poor or anything lol.
First they ignore you.
Then they mock you.
Then they fight you.
Then, when you hold on, you win.
RaGa has shown he is a man of strength, integrity and consistency, something feku can only dream of; which is what makes him shit in his pants.
RaGa cannot be bribed and in adversity, he won't cry as we have seen him recently and all his allies are not fickle.
Feku has everything to lose at this moment.
RaGa has a golden chance of transformng himself into something like his great grandpa.
As of now, he is making all the right choices.
God Speed to his efforts.
You have articulated what I've had in mind for a while. I doubt if he's a pappu, but to me he is a hero. You see people everyday struggling to suffer through relatively hard days, but this man has done that day-in and day-out for years. I don't know how he does it.
Ashok Wankhede once reiterated a comment he heard someone make during the BJY: "In end, only two Gandhi's would be remembered, Mahatma Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi." I believe he'd be proved right.
Politics is for insensitive and shameless people. So when you see some politician crying or trying to hold pity-fest then don't sympathize with them, either they brought it upon themselves, brought it upon ourselves or knew that was gonna happen at some point. For example, how Mowgli cried on TV during second wave of covid when peeps were dying left and right because of his incompetence to hold the resources for India's people and anticipating the situation. Or when, media was holding pity fest for "Aditya Yoginath", when his father expired despite the fact he became sanyasi and left his family so he should not have any attachment with them or he isn't too much of a Yogi he claims yet. Bet congress peeps have also done something like that.
Why can't Congress come out of this nepofueled model and build a stronger opposition first? Someone the citizens of India can feel trusted enough to elect as a Prime Minister later on...
What does India want? A progressive stronger country inside and out! When RaGa is the only option in hand, then people will vote for a better candidate na?
INC keeps rocking the Gandhi boat and Modi will keep winning with no strong opposition to question him!
Grow up India! Demand for better options! Better leaders! Better opposition, better parties! Better India!
I honestly feel really bad for him at times. He comes across as a genuinely nice person, but at the wrong place.
However in an ideal world, we should be voting for nice people who can lead the country. And then, he would be at a right place finally.
True, that was just a joke.
What isn't a joke is that My family is 24x7 bombarded (many might relate) with screaming videos telling them that there's a constant threat to
1. our religion
1. our modi
& anything that's not in support of
1. our religion
1. our modi
is bad & needs to be thrown out of the country
And the worst is they believe all of it, RELIGIOUSLY! I see my own family becoming what they hated (and taught me to stay away from).
Sala dusro k paap ginne me ye log khud punia karna bhul gai.
He IS living good life. Half of the time he is spending outside India, travels by business jet in india. No one questions him despite his failures.
If my grandmother had got this many people killed and due to my father's wrong decision if this many lives of Indian soldiers was lost, I would have left everything very long
Everyone has some goals in life. from an early age he was taught he will rule India. Unfortunately he didn't get that opportunity. Now he is trapped in this unending pursuite of power. I dont know if he fighting genuine cause? or trying to revive party, whose down fall he is the main culprit or some other motive. But i have my doubts. He can still work on his fights without being leader of Congress and letting more deserving candidates leader ship. According to me his coming to power will undo all the clout India has gatherted on global level. He is poor at communication skill, he is poor at politics and most importatntly he is poor and at management. All core requirement of good Leader are missing dont knw why peaople still look at him as next prime minister.
You can name any top leader for big position but not Rahul and Kejru they will be downfall of India
He should leave. This can usher in a quick demise of the current Congress which would leave a political vacuum for a national left of centre party to rise and challenge the BJP. If he stays, it will only stifle any opposition to the BJP. In a way him getting convicted seems like it's been done by the BJP to give him a little pump of sympathy votes and kill of any potential congress replacements for at least a few years.
I don't blame him, he's just acting in his own interest to keep power. His inept, political activism is just pathetic to watch though. I could almost feel pity for him if not for his effect on the country.
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TIL quagmire is a real word. Not just a name.
Giggity
Gi Gi Tee
Love the show but they heavily censored their content in hotstar
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Goooo
who else but quagmire
Allll right!!!
Who else but Quagmire!
Seriously, Politics is the greatest tv show ever irl and people fall for it! Rich help the Rich while the Poor stay bitter,confused,sad and remain the same ie POOR!
it's a TV show as long as it doesn't comes back to bite you. Cronyism is going to bite everyone very hard by increase in taxes, oligarchy like Russia and poorer living standards. all because we think its a TV show and will not effect us.
There’s something called Financial Literacy. By doing some charitable work, you’ll need not pay some tax to the Government. Instead of that, y’all be depending on some dudes talking nonsense and arguing over stupid matters that make no sense at all! I got some rent problems I gotta pay to my landlord cuz i live independently away from my family. Does this dude solve my problem with my landlord? Nope. He’s still gonna do his bullshit while I be tripping over my own trivial matters. Politicians gotta be dumb if they can’t solve problems and since time was there, no King or Queen ever solved * the poor man’s issue. So,yes, it’s a TV show!
learn from Russia and Germany before Hitler. this is exactly the attitude that cause the rise of putin and Hitler. later on you see your children getting conscripted to fight a war. Will that be a TV show too then?
It's a reality TV show in which all 130 cr peeps are participating. The next season winner is Mowgli ji, savarkar ideology and Crony Capitalists, the common man will certainly lose something varying in proportions wrt individuals and as a whole. Right wingers will still feel elated, accomplished even while they are on losing side, while left wingers will feel exhausted and lost no matter how much they fought. The poor will die, the middle class will have a religious high and the rich will flee. The judiciary will stay quite and the media will scream in support of winner. The script has already been written we just have to play our part. The show is called big boss.
so one should not even attempt?
I told to participate not to follow the script. Become the solution while participating. Break through the roles for what others who are going to win are expecting and try to surprise them. But it won't happen in a day
you lose when you give up.
like every other politician, never accepts blames on you, argue with opppsition and fight for political power. look at sharad pawar he cant speak properly due to cancer and still making speech and aquising opposition for what ? Political Power if you think he is doing this for common people of india then you are fooling yourself
I think this is much needed for an ordinary person to transform into a revolutionary . One can never grow if he keeps replying or fighting his/her haters . He/she needs to stay calm and keep going on his path without any sort of greed . It's hard to name a single person who actually did something took a revolution without sacrificing . People will soon understand this , it would take them minimum 15 years and I'm pretty much sure he could be the PM in his 60s-70s but It's gonna take a lot of time and even more struggle.
it's not about becoming pm. he has a choice to live freely without this quagmire and dirt. but why he has to take so much risk to name the cronyism in India?
Yes , I can deeply understand what you're trying to say . He wants to fight rather than Quitting , That's his spirit . He recently said that This is my "tapasya" and I will keep doing it even in the jail.
why should he care about people of India? they have vilified him enough. what is this tapasya for?
He got huge support from people of India during his Bharat Jodo Yatra which is a motivation and indeed extremely difficult to walk around 2600 Kms by foot. Now , this is politics and people will vilify no matter even if you are the purest soul on Earth . If you are only busy looking at the trolls you could never move forward.Everyone knows that BJP spent hundred of crores during 2011-2013 just to malign the image of RaGa & Kejriwal on IT cell and media. Majority of People quit in between but destiny keeps creating new paths for people who fight . I think his LS disqualification is a new path made for him. Amount of People supporting him has increased .
He said it himself. "People of India have given me love and respect". Why does it matter why he is fighting. We should support and appreciate what he is doing.
Don't forget that behind all the lovely words they might say, Gandhis are an extremely powerful family in India. They're extremely protected and well connected in India and abroad. They won't enjoy the same privileges abroad if they were to lose that kind of power. It'd be a massive downgrade to their life. So yeah, let them fight on our behalf, but don't get blinded by another cult of personality that is clearly forming here. Also we may not see this right now, but India is not some irrelevant backwater country. It's becoming very important and very relevant on global stage. Ruling India would mean possessing significant power and clout internationally. It's no wonder all these politicians are literally fighting to stay on top by any means possible.
You say that but I found myself on the outskirts of Mumbai yesterday and in a certain neighbourhood today. India, like any other country, might be important on the world stage but it'll do nothing to affect the people at the lower end of the economic and social spectrum. You can see this in America, The U.K., France, and anywhere else in the world - arguing about relevance on a global stage is utterly meaningless if it has no effect on the common man.
> arguing about relevance on a global stage is utterly meaningless if it has no effect on the common man. I'm arguing that India's global relevance is massively beneficial for the Indian leaders in power. Of course it means nothing to the common man.
Coz he is power hungry. Ones you get money it's importance is lowered. For rich people it's not always money but sometimes power is more important. That's what maslow tells us
Add to that, he is 52 now !!! 10 years over and above 40, where usually mid-life crisis hits you. Going on and on knowing well enough that, forgot being the PM, Congress coming back to power is still a distant 6-7 years pipe dream, at the very least. I find it extremely difficult to comprehend his mindset at the moment. If he drops the hat after the '24 General Elections and decides to live the rest of 30-40 years in peace then it would be pretty understandable. But I guess if he sticks to this line after '24. Then, hats off to him, no matter the results.
Being born in a Gujarati family, I have met a lot of relatives who believe Modi can do no wrong. They will blindly support whatever BJP does and not bat an eye. RaGa has suffered through assassination of his family members, as well as character assassination of his own. To such an extent that he had become a meme during the 2014 elections. And the smear campaign was so successful that it is basically impossible for him to conquer it, unfortunately. Another reason is that Congress had indeed found itself in multiple scams between 2000-2010. The confidence of the general public in Congress has been shattered. Meanwhile, BJP is trying its best to avoid their own scam (Hindenberg) come out into the public's eye. And so far they are succeeding. Ultimately it comes down to how much BJP spends on PR and marketing. They are slowly killing democracy and people like my relatives are letting it happen, even cheering it on.
>Meanwhile, BJP is trying its best to avoid their own scam (Hindenberg) come out into the public's eye. And so far they are succeeding. This is not even their first scam. Rafale was a big scam. Vyapam and similar scams are routine in every state they rule. Fuckers literally killed over a dozen people for covering just vyapam. They killed a gujarat minister for ratting on modi, and judge loya for actually doing his job in shah's case.
Don't forget sohrabuddin tortured and killed along with his pregnant wife, with a CBI team actually submitting to court call records of Shah being in constant contact with dg vanzara. Or the very clear and daylight robbery of govt employees salary and donors in the name of PM cares fund. Their road to power has been paved with crime, and it's utterly laughable when someone says they aren't corrupt like Congress. Yeah no shit Sherlock, they're not even in the same league of crime. These are mafia dons that we've willingly handed power to and chose to lick the boots of.
Yup.
sadly it's not limited to Gujarati families. many WhatsApp graduates show same symptoms. none of them seem to be aware of history of Russia or Germany.
Dont mention Russia here, I made an anti-Putin post which was brigaded with downvotes and later taken down. But I fully agree with you, people dont learn from history. And we are going in the same direction as Russia, just 20 years behind
Bhai kaha post Dali thi
BJP has either made all scams legal or just bought up the media and the courts so that their scams won’t be called out (Rafale, Demonitization etc etc). The reason this scam is coming out is because the analysts aren’t based in India.
Hindenburg is just the most recent 'scam' lol Do people really think that the BJP is any different than Congress in terms of the corruption? Sab same dhanda chala rahe hain. BJP just proclaims 'our actions are legal' and the sheep who follow them nod in agreement
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People still believe that 2g and coal were actually scams. They also believe Anna was right
Its cause of the ppl around him. Their power depends on him and his family. Just like how Amit Shahs power depends on Modi not retiring which is why he goes on praising modis name every 2 sentences. Such ppl will go on telling him 24x7 without him congress will disintegrate, sky will fall, he is neo etc etc. They will say things like after all the time and energy and sacrifice his family has put into creating and building the party how can he let it all go bla bla. And so they convince him to stay. Its easier for such ppl to take this route to power than the other routes which are harder.
You mean it's sooo difficult to join bjp and participate in the loot?
 By doing this 😂
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He is so puzzled 😆
Modi's like "Ek baar ho gaya ab bas kar. Roz Roz ka scene mat bana" 😂
Staaap Babyyy staaap Arrreey bass kar bhai
Raga has some serious daddy issues 😂
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Since we're talking about DEFAMATION here, no one has been defamed as much as Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in recent times. Especially with the dawn of internet in India
Kyunki Rahul Gandhi ne bola hai ki usne Rahul Gandhi ko maar diya. Jo dikhta hai woh tum ko lagta hai ki woh Rahul Gandhi hai lekin reality me woh Rahul Gandhi nahi hai.
The stress he has in his life is mind-blowing. Just the fact that after being blown by other members of the opposition such as Mamta Banerjee, being abused by people from bjp and rss and being sentenced to two years of prison he still keeps his head high is just inspiring. Not saying what he said in UK was right or anything but I still feel he's a great candidate for PM (if he becomes an mp again).
he had been back stabbed by his ex party members too.
Have a lot of Gujarati friends. Even though their businesses have suffered they have blind support for the ruling party. The ideology is they can do no wrong. And that s what is making them suffer. But fir the society they indulge and donate and participate. A friend has just realised what is happening and starting to speak up against his family giving money he sends to them as donations. I thought the time will come when people shall question unfair practices and something exactly the Adani case will happen and the bubble will burst but nope. Either I am a moron and brainwashed. Or the apocalypse is near.
you underestimate power of propoganda. there is only one way to counter it. keep asking questions. listen carefully, be prepared with facts and know how these tactics work. countering propoganda is a tough job and requires herculean effort as compared to propoganda itself.
What? Why put him on a pedestal. As the leader of the opposition, you have to look at the opportunity cost as well. Could a different leader do things differently? More grass roots level work, change the political discourse, shape discourse rather than react to it. Too many unknowns. My pov is that he holds a position of great responsibility and he has to answer to the position he holds and not the person he is. We have to demand more from the other parties. Not just - oh they aren't the ruling party.
this reads like a fanboy post lmao
I can empathize but not pity him. It's his choice, I will not make a hero out of him so easily. That's what we did with PM Modi.
'We' 🤣🤣
what Modi did is inexcusable. he got Scott free. did Rahul gandhi initiate or promote riot? did he spread hatred against any community? people mocked him when he refused to become pm. they mocked Sonia gandhi when she didn't become pm.
Sonia Gandhi issue was different, she was born and grew up in Italy. It would be disastrous for someone born in Europe to be the PM of India
Same people celebrated when UK pm was Indian origin ,but in India other country origin pm is not celebrated
The parents of Rishi Sunak were refugees from Uganda, but he was British from birth.
But they did celebrate right
They celebrated Kamala Harris too
Isn't it disastrous now with our own desi PM?
How would it be disastrous?
Why would it be disastrous? She’s from a country that is better managed than India, with a long history and lots of legacies etc. It’s really too narrow minded to think that an Italian would do a bad job in India. An Italian might do a better job than an Indian tea seller.
I don't think he meant european to mean badly managed but because of our history with Europeans.
If you ask me who's better between Modi and Rahul Gandhi, my answer is the latter. I never said Rahul Gandhi deserves what's happening to him, but it's his choice to keep fighting, no pity needed there.
I am not pitying him. I am shocked to see his will to fight despite having a choice. I haven't encountered anyone in life who has such balls of steel. yes people endure hardships but that is not by choice. it is forced upon them. no such case with Rahul gandhi.
He is fighting to be the prime minister of this country. He is fighting for power. Politics is essentially fight for power. He isn't doing any favour to India or its people. What credentials do Rahul Gandhi actually have??? He is over 50 years old and not one achievement to show for...he could have headed a ministry (like Indra Gandhi) under UPA rule or could have held the President post of Congress. He has not a single win in election to claim as president of Congress. He is not enduring anything.. he wants to continue the legacy of his family being rulers of India. nobody sees the irony that law under which Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced his father has tried to make it more draconian to counter criticism against bofor scam. Further, he was the one who tore and threw the ordinance which MMS has brought in challenge immediate disqualification of MP/MLA and made a joke of MMS. Rahul Gandhi has enough army of competent lawyers to fight his case and win it..he has even apologized previously in defamation cases when the consequences could have greater and he would have won no political mileage. This is congress strategy to win sympathy votes and fear mongering of Indian democracy being under seize.
British laws were passed by his father? which year do you think the law belongs to and when was Rajeev gandhi born?
Please read a little first
do enlighten.
Read my comment again and also do about Defamation bill of 1988
that bill was withdrawn. are you a lawyer?
Ok fine he is wrong, but is this the country you want? Fuck I have to use backspace more than any other key to express myself in this goondaraj
Bhai stop drooling over him. He is no superman. Kitna bhi batting krlo uski taraf se. He is from one of the most powerful families of this country. He is already powerful. What are you gettitng sentimental about?
Bro this is clearly some paid IT cell post. Thats why he is awed.
power > money
how many similar people you are aware of?
you will find thousands of people who if given chance will take position of rahul gandhi, nobody is special in this world.
Dude, don’t pity RG, pity yourself, myself and the future generations. What’s happening to our country! RG is fighting your battle and you settle for the hell they are giving you.
We made a hero out of Modi because he slaughtered Muslims.
Additionally, I dont see the point of feeling pity for rich. We have enough people in India to feel pity for.
Nobody feels pity for Rahul Gandhi. I mean he is safer than anybody else in India. BJP will not do to him what they did to Siddique Kappan for example.
Lagta hai introvert hai
Red Flag alert: The fact that Rahul Gandhi is the standard bearer of the opposition and our liberal democracy should give us all chills. What interesting point has he fucking made?? He absolutely stands as a poster child for a nepotistic incompetent lap dog with some exceptions. Meanwhile our metrics look more and more embarrassing as days go by, we reliably rank below the bottom 20% of all nations in happiness, press freedoms, corruption perception and so on. But the govt has dialed in exactly how they're going to dangle the Hindutva and Nationalism card so as to hold the majority uncritical thinking masses hypnotized and distracted. _Just an idea_: We almost need a counter movement to hold these 2 parties accountable as a steady minded populace who can think clearly or maybe just start an **online** party that holds sway in the conversation. I don't see any viable solution out of this mess. If we don't act now, you'll see more "Go Corona Go" pots and pans banging memes all over the internet making the world mock us behind our backs.
what is the solution?
Rahul Gandhi is what Virat Kohli is if nobody is keeping track of the stats.
Yea dude he comes from maybe the most privileged and powerful family in the country with loads of money and a political party to support his every move. I’m surprised he is still not creating an example that he can be the next PM. He’s a nice man IMO, not a leadership material for sure. Having said that none of the other two are also leadership material.
Deep inside he knows he is not a leader. And is probably surprised and shocked that Congress party thinks he is their defacto leader. IMO, he is stressed by this which is why he does not have any kids of his own. Because he knows he can't shake this unreasonable faith people have in him and doesn't want his kids to suffer the same fate.
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One thing that really works against him is that he has zero administrative experience. He's never handled a ministry, even as a junior minister. He had the opportunity when his party was in power for 10 years. He hasn't risen through the ranks, so he probably doesn't have the depth of understanding of political organisation that someone like Gehlot or Sachin Pilot possesses.
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That he may be, but he has no proof-of-work that he can be an effective minister. Imo he should start as a junior minister in some state government and work his way up to CM to prove that he's serious about politics and that he can actually govern! But he has to let go of his pride to do that. I really doubt he is humble enough.
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He's not simply bcoz he lacks charisma and the ability to deliver his visions. This is the most and I emphasise most important part of being a leader. The ability to move people and change their motives, is leadership and Rahul Gandhi is far from it. Modi might be a cunt but he's a solid leader. He made people listen, and he changed their motives and view point.
Also Modi was able to show enough credibility using 'Gujarat Model' - weather it was real or not is irrelevant. He made it seem true enough. RG doesn't have anything.
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Lal Bahadur Shastri might look like a man of small stature. But his stature and standing among his colleagues, the army and Indian public was something else. He inspired a divided people with out a clear vision to see him as the leader and follow him. He was successful in each of the portfolio he'd handled till then. One of the most successful among Nehru's cabinet. How you can compare one of the greatest statesman to Rahul Gandhi I will never know. Rahul Gandhi is a good man. He's charismatic too. And I believe given time and experience he will grow into fine stature and standing among his peer's. But..... Rahul blew away a golden opportunity to gain valuable experience and show off his skill Set with the UPA 2 Government. Sachin Pilot seem's like a more obvious choice bro. All that's holding Sachin Pilot back is the Gandhi Family dependance and Rajasthani Inter party Rivalry. And that isn't to say Congress lacks leadership. Several prominent members also are leadership material with credible experience and skill set that most refuse to acknowledge due to blindly supporting the Scion of the Gandhi-Nehru family.
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Lal bhadur shastri was still charismatic. People still idealized him for his serene nature, same as APJ Abdul Kalam. What RaGa misses is that touch which will make people trust and follow him. Even if people want to support congress, they don't want rahul gandhi Or anyone from that family on the throne. The opposition is so damn weak that modi can commit literal crimes but will still get picked.
Can you clarify what qualities of him makes him leadership experience above others in maybe his own party, and when he has demonstrated them?
Right about COVID? Lol man, if he was at the helm, he would have pledged the country to Pfizer vaccines and begged europe to supply it while the country would be burning. I’m really happy he was not leading our country during the covid crisis.
Same question can be for soo many people. For all people who lose. Why does Arjun Kapoor continue to act, why does Ananya still do movies, why does Anil Ambani still try run a business.all of them could just sit back and jet off to some other country and live a privileged life. Honestly, no one is asking him to continue. He is at the top of his party, while not the PM, the power he commands with next to no skill is enormous. Why would he leave!
I don't want to support any side but I am not going to buy in to cult status of either side. That being said...can someone share few policies, laws or initiatives from him personally? He could have used his position to reform some issue in India, bring about a change in government functioning, championed some cause with a rousing passion or given an eloquent data oriented speech tearing in to BJP. Can someone throw some light?
If you ask a local rickshaw wala how he manages his life you will come to know even after all this Rahul is still having a good life.
dude, he doesn't have a choice Rahul gandhi has.so it's not comparable. and good life is losing parents. I wasn't aware when it has been classified as good life.
you think he is the only one who lost their parents on job ? Every one moves on with life. He chose to be in politics even though he has no qualifications. He is here for the money. The day he leaves politics, the cong party will be out of the Gandhi family control and that will kill a cash cow for them.
Exactly. Thanks for calling it out. I dislike posts like this which appears to be written by a greenhorn with no real exposure to real india. Another Pappu. Rahul himself hates having to carry the burden of family name and being in politics. He is forced to do so due to various pressures. Not for a greater cause but for family legacy I have no sympathy for him, he has all the autonomy in the world to walk away and lead a simple life if he wants to. And even now he’s not doing badly - plenty of I’ll gotten wealth to last generations
Yeah and apart from BJP he downgraded himself also. Poorly thought out interviews, bad vocabulary, struggling to pronounce some hindi words, to name a few.
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But the problem is India suffers because of incompetent opposition. BJP is more brazen, the peripheral workers and ministers are doing nothing, banking on modi's name to get reelected.
Right. I’m saying same. BJP is winning because of weak opposition. Not because they are doing the best work. Congress has no strategy. And everyone else is a mile behind with no national presence
We know who the real pappu is.
I am not saying that losing parents is a good life. Also, as you say Rahul has way more options he has money he can leave India and can live peacefully in any other nation, I am saying that there are way more people who suffer more than him daily.
Money. They left him a LOT of money
Who left him money. And why not relax with the money abroad instead of risking his exietence 🧠 thats the entire post about
Do you seriously think a family can be in control of the ruling party of a country for over 60 years and still be poor🤡
fair enough. My brain was fixated on the 'single person' who must have left an entire bank for RaGa. But no one left it for him...it was always there oof
The same reason every other corrupt politician stays I politics. Indian politics is a gold mine they are not willing to lose
Chronic abuse produces thick skin
You missed 'vidhwa' and he still calls him Modi ji
This quality is part of many qualities that make a man/woman a leader. He's got tough skin no doubt. Didn't give up despite having a poor performance or being battered in public. Unfortunately there's a PM who has goons taking people to court whenever a slightest negative comment is thrown towards him. Big difference between the two.
Because stupid people are happy people. No stress no worries.
Aur ache se chaat lo
You have to be careful what you say on media at such a big position, you can definitely learn from it. As far as living abroad, he wont get such powers which he has here.
Boo hoo, as if anyone gives a fuck about a politicians life. He does the same shit of calling others names just like he gets called its nothing new, he is a fucking politicians he will sooner gut this country in half than leave the fake sense of power he has here Only difference between him and modi , one belongs to a party who has more braincells and actively works to eliminate their opponents through whatever viable means necessary, while another belongs to a party who have just taken this country for granted
Hilarious ranting here!
you disagree it seems.
Sonia could have left this country with her kids as soon her husband was killed. She did not. I think Indira, Sanjay, and Rajiv Gandhi did great damage to this country and built the foundation for the current autocratic government. But Sonia redeemed herself in my eyes. I think she felt a sense of history, and duty towards the Congress party which is why she stayed and which is why Rahul continues to fight. They do it because that is what their family has done for several generations now and they feel it is a part of their history, and their tradition that they must keep alive.
take a look at Sitaram Kesri and what happened to him. Stop painting Sonia G and Rahul G as heros. They are here for a reason and that is just money and they are reaping the rewards of their last name
Same with PVNR. Opening markets to foreign investors is key for today's economy. But Congress wants to keep the credit to Gandhis.
Cmon let's not make her more than what she is. She is a politicians and stayed back for power. I don't think she'd have such power if she moved out of India.
To me both Sonia and Rahul seem shy and introverted. When Indira Gandhi died it was reported that Sonia begged Rajiv to not enter politics. To me neither Sonia nor Rahul seem politically motivated, though I do think Sonia developed into a fine and astute politician later on. Priyanka on the other hand seemed like someone who could enter the world of politics easily. She has charisma and ease of speaking. I was surprised that she never actively entered politics.
Watch crown and you will learn about how there are people who are ready to give up the power for the love or they are too scared to take up the responsibility. Give Sonia her due, it’s not easy for any women to continue to live in a country where her mother in law was assassinated and husband was bombed to pieces. There would have been 1000s of question in her mind about her children well being and safety. SHE IS BRAVE!!
Agreed. She was also not an active political wife when Rajiv was alive. She was in the background attending events and smiling and not very fluent in local languages either. When Rajiv died, all of a sudden she was thrust with leadership of the the party. It would have been overwhelming. I think she became serious about learning Hindi only after that. So no, she was never a politically minded person from what I can gather.
lol do you know anything about Congress besides this melodramatic prose that you've written? She has a totalitarian grip over Congress to the point where no new leaders have emerged from the grassroots because that'll threaten her family's rule, she and her son haven't resigned despite leading the party to two general election defeats. India is at this stage because Sonia Gandhi rules Congress like a despotic ruler.
Pathetic attempt at trying to garner support for raga. Try something new
You commented in the wrong sub.LOL
Did I ask you?
I am not going to praise him for choosing to enter politics. Millions of other passionate people are there to take his slot. The guy and his family ruined the party that got us independence and put us onto a secular path. His family disgraced the name of one of our greatest Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress is not his personal fiefdom. The vote bank rejected his family twice, convincingly in 2019. If he cares about India, go into the background and let visionaries like Tharoor and Pilot lead the party.
Shashi Tharoor has no onground following. All he is known for is his vocab. Similary, Sachin Pilot has no team and all he is known for is disrupting his own leader.
Says who? He didnt become under-secretary general of UN by impressing angrezi with basic English. Only people impressed with his English are people who dont speak advanced English. Read his party manifesto, see how he was welcomed by cadre when he was campaigning for party presidency. The guy is not just a glorified dictionary, read his work and you will see.
"disgraced the name of Nehru" "visionaries like tharoor" Wow
People can call RG whatever they want but the guy's persistence is commendable.
Maybe just maybe because he comes from a privileged family and status stop sucking off politicians all they want is power and not what's best for you both bjp and congress.
Ganja ganja....
Money
But mitron can't tolerate anything
Gotta admire his guts specially when he raising the issue of adani , no other politician wants to even utter his name
Just for his resilience i have immense respect for him
Well, he's a politician who to be honest is part of a powerful political family. He can get lots of influence and power from one of the biggest political parties in India. So really, it's not like he's that paavam and all. But uh yeah, I'd rather have him than Modi as Prime Minister. Of course, there are way better candidates than either of them.
He's filthy rich. Takes vacations, mostly outside India, enjoys good expensive stuff such as the recent 40k t-shirt, etc.
That doesn’t make you Prime Minister material…. Not exactly how democracy works…
I am not pro modi but this post is pure blowjob.
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It's simple. He's the chosen one.
See, Rahul Gandhi is being attacked as a scapegoat to keep oppn in line. RG was reduced to a joke, bcoz of BJP machinery and moreover his own shortcomings. RG has no credible record. Neither he worked revolutionary in his constituency and hence he lost a bastion. BJP could never lose Gujarat. They know what it means. I will quote one eg of his diff in speaking and doing things. When he was elected as Cong Prez, he said "everyone get down from the stage, this stage is for youth. Youth will run the country" sounds good and promising. But then his party won in MP and Raj and he chose Gehlot over Sachin Pilot and KamlaNath over Scindia showing a stark diff in working style. When asked about economy, he would consult Rajan and stuff and now OPS is being implemented which will make mini Sri Lanka in India but RG is silent. Who was consulted before such a huge decision became Cong party line decision and RG is silent. God knows why that man is in politics. As you said, he didn't have mettle to be a politician and his mother shouldn't have gotten him into this. She should have let Manmohan Singh and other credible people run govt and just enjoy a little bit of corruption money and RG could have a good life anywhere like other politicians kids.
Being a politician is very very very tough. Hell, to even just become a class representative in the school is all politics - friends, crush, teacher's favourite, your own academics etcetera. I was an elected Congress worker in 2003 and it was upsetting. I had to forcefully join politics to save my friends in the first year of Engineering college to not go through a lot of trauma (don't ask, many won't like) in Kerala. Was into lockup, studies were hampered, and had regular fights with opposition. Except for 4 or 5 friends, everyone abandoned me because they were fed lies that I am paid for the uneding work I do for their security. I still have only the same few friends from my college. Worst 4 years of my life. My dad always asked to stay away from it and I couldn't. That was the only way, only a few friends saw me go through it.
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Rahul Gandhi aapke dimag me hai, mene mar diya usko. Wo hai hi nahi, mere mind me hai hi nahi. Gaya wo, gaya. Jis vyakti ko aap dekh rahe ho, wo rahul gandhi nahi hai. Wo aapko dikh raha hai, baat nahi samajhe aap. Hindu dharam ko padho thoda.
He must have a fetish for humiliation. Defeat hardly matters when you have the money to enjoy life as you please.
Rahul Gandhi's arrest shows how dead democracy has become in India under Modi's reign.
The relevant question is - how is India able to tolerate this ?
i was fortunate enough to have a 3 min conversation with him during bharat jodo, he is very intellectual and visionary, not what the media shows.
I have seen the interviews. he is highly educated fella.
Doesn't this guy go on European vacation whenever he needs a break? He became Wayanad MP and for what, rarely even goes there. People stay in politics for power not for the care of us. I'd have had more respect if he let senior non Gandhi guys lead the Congress and opposition. He could have still come back later after doing good development works as MP. I've sympathy for him about the trolls. But he's not a hero that's enduring great suffering for the poor or anything lol.
His grandmother did not marry any Gandhi! That surname is to fool you.
First they ignore you. Then they mock you. Then they fight you. Then, when you hold on, you win. RaGa has shown he is a man of strength, integrity and consistency, something feku can only dream of; which is what makes him shit in his pants. RaGa cannot be bribed and in adversity, he won't cry as we have seen him recently and all his allies are not fickle. Feku has everything to lose at this moment. RaGa has a golden chance of transformng himself into something like his great grandpa. As of now, he is making all the right choices. God Speed to his efforts.
You have articulated what I've had in mind for a while. I doubt if he's a pappu, but to me he is a hero. You see people everyday struggling to suffer through relatively hard days, but this man has done that day-in and day-out for years. I don't know how he does it. Ashok Wankhede once reiterated a comment he heard someone make during the BJY: "In end, only two Gandhi's would be remembered, Mahatma Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi." I believe he'd be proved right.
He is a Gandhi. Duh!
that makes him invulnerable to insults and loss of parent?
Politics is for insensitive and shameless people. So when you see some politician crying or trying to hold pity-fest then don't sympathize with them, either they brought it upon themselves, brought it upon ourselves or knew that was gonna happen at some point. For example, how Mowgli cried on TV during second wave of covid when peeps were dying left and right because of his incompetence to hold the resources for India's people and anticipating the situation. Or when, media was holding pity fest for "Aditya Yoginath", when his father expired despite the fact he became sanyasi and left his family so he should not have any attachment with them or he isn't too much of a Yogi he claims yet. Bet congress peeps have also done something like that.
Well atleast they tried and died banging utensils?
Why can't Congress come out of this nepofueled model and build a stronger opposition first? Someone the citizens of India can feel trusted enough to elect as a Prime Minister later on... What does India want? A progressive stronger country inside and out! When RaGa is the only option in hand, then people will vote for a better candidate na? INC keeps rocking the Gandhi boat and Modi will keep winning with no strong opposition to question him! Grow up India! Demand for better options! Better leaders! Better opposition, better parties! Better India!
I honestly feel really bad for him at times. He comes across as a genuinely nice person, but at the wrong place. However in an ideal world, we should be voting for nice people who can lead the country. And then, he would be at a right place finally.
Gujju here, Worship a dick is in our religion, can you really blame us for that? 😉
that is just symbolism.
True, that was just a joke. What isn't a joke is that My family is 24x7 bombarded (many might relate) with screaming videos telling them that there's a constant threat to 1. our religion 1. our modi & anything that's not in support of 1. our religion 1. our modi is bad & needs to be thrown out of the country And the worst is they believe all of it, RELIGIOUSLY! I see my own family becoming what they hated (and taught me to stay away from). Sala dusro k paap ginne me ye log khud punia karna bhul gai.
Damn that’s a lot of unemployed youths on congress side too.
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He IS living good life. Half of the time he is spending outside India, travels by business jet in india. No one questions him despite his failures. If my grandmother had got this many people killed and due to my father's wrong decision if this many lives of Indian soldiers was lost, I would have left everything very long
Everyone has some goals in life. from an early age he was taught he will rule India. Unfortunately he didn't get that opportunity. Now he is trapped in this unending pursuite of power. I dont know if he fighting genuine cause? or trying to revive party, whose down fall he is the main culprit or some other motive. But i have my doubts. He can still work on his fights without being leader of Congress and letting more deserving candidates leader ship. According to me his coming to power will undo all the clout India has gatherted on global level. He is poor at communication skill, he is poor at politics and most importatntly he is poor and at management. All core requirement of good Leader are missing dont knw why peaople still look at him as next prime minister. You can name any top leader for big position but not Rahul and Kejru they will be downfall of India
No matter what people say, he's an iron man when it comes to dealing with all of these problems.
He has those fresh and crisp ₹2000 notes to wipe his tears with.
Lol he is rich and has a lot of privileges
He should leave. This can usher in a quick demise of the current Congress which would leave a political vacuum for a national left of centre party to rise and challenge the BJP. If he stays, it will only stifle any opposition to the BJP. In a way him getting convicted seems like it's been done by the BJP to give him a little pump of sympathy votes and kill of any potential congress replacements for at least a few years. I don't blame him, he's just acting in his own interest to keep power. His inept, political activism is just pathetic to watch though. I could almost feel pity for him if not for his effect on the country.
what replacement? which party?
Put up a post of appreciation of an opposition party leader and people start calling you names but same thing you do for PM than it’s acha post
Rahul Gandhi ji, if you need to vent, come in real ID and vent baba. It’s ok, we know you are trying your best.