Dear
Mr. Rahul Gandhi,
You
have come a long way. From a future PM aspirant, to a prospective PM aspirant, to
a reluctant PM aspirant, to a PM aspirant in waiting, to a designated PM
aspirant, and now finally a self-declared PM aspirant. It has been a long
journey. More so for your party men who have been waiting for a savior from the
days you were an under-aged kid. Thus, your recent coming-of-age announcement
of your aspiration has been a shot in the arm for these gentlemen & they
will now be able to hold their walking sticks firmly.
I
am sure this will now rejuvenate the party in the same manner as your address
to the Dalits when you urged them to discover their escape velocity. It made
such an impression that they escaped not just Congress clutches but also that
of the BSP. Little wonder BSP kept you out of the equation during the Lok Sabha
by-elections in UP. But you can always blame it on nepotism, the way Bua &
Bhatija monopolized the opposition space.
Going back to the days when you were not in the opposition, the
principal opposition leader of the time made a series of historical blunders
when he appeared to always get his history wrong. But you took the discourse several
notches higher – from history to science, a subject where most netas have been on
weak ground. I am waiting for the day you finally become the PM, whenever that
happens, so that we would be able to make gold out of potatoes. And once again
become Sone ki Chidiya.
Even
your opponents are now taking you seriously. We now come across pictures of
your road shows (without accompanying vehicles) or election rallies (with missing
crowds). Earlier, we only got to see some memes or Pappu jokes on social media. Yes, they still
call (and may be still consider) you a Pappu, but that’s because old habits die hard. Don’t
take it to heart, for they have now stopped calling you Rahul Baba & there
are also enough people who call you RaGa.
I
specially admire the political maturity that you have acquired. The way you get
involved in election campaigns. And the way you have started visiting places of
worship like temples & gurudwaras. And the fact that you no longer disappear
on frequent holidays, because politics in India is a 24x7x365 occupation.
Maybe, you still take those holidays but keep them sufficiently low profile to
escape media scrutiny. Either way, it is smart politics. Those who still call
you a Pappu, would soon realise their error.
Now
that you have made public your intention of being a PM aspirant, let’s hope you
get the position one day. While the incumbent seems set for another term or
two, there are others who too harbour such ambitions. But they (Akhilesh,
Mayawati, Nitish, Mamata & the rest) still are not recognized nationally.
While the ones within your party are not expected to cross swords with the
family. Just ensure that Congress as a party survives till that time.
NOTA-riously
yours,
Otherwise
Seems you let the baba go with just a rap on the knuckles.
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