Mitali saran rahul gandhi biography
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A Gandhian Stand Against the Culture of Cruelty
The bomb that killed Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991, blew his face off. India’s former prime minister, and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, was identified bygd his sneakers as he lay spread-eagled on the ground. Some Indian newspapers, refusing dignity to the dead and his survivors, published a picture of Gandhi’s half-dismembered body. inom remembered the image recently when inom read about the reaction of Rajiv’s son, Rahul Gandhi, which he related earlier this year, to a similar image of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the mastermind behind his father’s assassination.
In 2009, Sri Lankan ultra-nationalists had exulted in photographs of the lifeless Prabhakaran, the much-hated terrorist ledare of the Tamil Tigers, who pioneered suicide bombings; he was allegedly tortured by the Sri Lankan military before being executed (his twelve-year-old son was certainly murdered in cold blood). But watching Sri Lankans parade Prabh
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Rahul Gandhi
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Introduction
Rahul Gandhi, a prominent figure in Indian politics, represents the Amethi Constituency in the Lok Sabha. He is frequently involved in controversy, mostly because of his history and political sympathies.
Apart from his political duties, he also holds the position of trustee for the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust.
Profile
- Full Name: Rahul Rajiv Gandhi
- Nick Name: RaGa
- Birth Date: June 19, 1970
- Age: 53 Years
- Place of Birth: New Delhi, India
- Nationality: Indian
- Zodiac sign: Gemini
- Profession: Politician
- Religion: Hinduism
- Ethnicity: Indian, Italian
- Blood Group: B (-ve)
- Cast: Kashmiri Brahmin (Dattatreya)
- Favorite Food: Seafood, Seekh Kebab, Noodles, Coastal Indian Dishes, Mutton, Omelette, Chicken Tikka
Biography
Rahul Gandhi was born on June 19, 1970, to Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi. He is 53 years old. Rahul Gandhi identifies as a Kashmiri Brahmin, born into a Hindu Dattatreya family. His father, Rajiv
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What Rahul must be careful about
'The 2019 battle is a battle for the kind of India that we want to live in.'
The Congress's long history is pockmarked with sins great and small, but Mr Gandhi has the advantage of representing a new generation with a relatively clean slate, and a chance to redefine contemporary perception,' says Mitali Saran.
IMAGE: Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrives to address the media, December 11, 2018, after the party won the Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan assembly elections.
The next morning the Congress would emerge with the most seats in Madhya Pradesh. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
Well, that was a heck of an election.
It began as a regular nail-biter, but after a day of see-sawing results through excruciatingly slow counting, if you didn't find yourself still in your pyjamas at 5 am, frozen in front of a screen with round, desiccated eyes, and hair standing on end, you're a better-adjusted citizen than I.
For those Indians who abhor the H