Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi pronunciation ;is the Vice-President of the Indian National Congressparty and the Chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India. Gandhi served as a general secretary in the All India Congress Committee and represents Amethi as its Member of Parliament. He is the second-highest-ranked member of the Congress Working Committee...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 June 1970
CityNew Delhi, India
CountryIndia
I am ready to take the responsibility of (leading) the party in the state if the high command asks. If the Central leadership gives me the responsibility, I can turn around the fortunes of the party in the state.
I have done this because it is the right thing to do.
What I saw when I was a child was my father who was a pilot, and because of circumstances was thrown into the political system, and all I saw when was small after my grandmother died was my father in constant - constant combat with the system in India, and then I saw him die, actually.
I will speak to you tomorrow and till then I will sit there (among the delegates).
My place right now is among the people. My place right now is to learn and understand so that I can serve my people and party better.
If the party leadership wants, then I am ready for it.
A Dalit needs Jupiter's escape velocity to achieve success.
A rising tide raises all boats, but you need a boat to rise with the tide. What does he who does not have a boat do?
(When asked about the free distribution of Akash tablet his party had promised) "Frankly, I am not the person who came up with the Aakash tablet. You need to ask the gentleman who came up with it.
What is happening to human resources in Punjab. 7 out of 10 youth have the problem of drugs.
We have to provide the roads on which our dreams are paved. And these roads can't have potholes, they can't break down in six months. They have to be big roads because they are going to carry strong people, they are going to carry strong forces.
Politics is everywhere. It's in your shirt, it's in your pants. It's everywhere.
There are people doing yoga in New York, dancing around; that's the power of India. You go to a nightclub somewhere in Spain and there's Amitabh Bachchan on the screen there, dancing around. That's the power of India. That's the power of Indian people.
We are all aware that corruption is pervasive. It operates at every level. The poor may carry its greatest burden, but it is an affliction that every Indian is desperate to be rid of.