Rahul Gandhi's second u-turn takes toll on image
The move is to project Mr Gandhi taking an “ideological stand†against a “communal outfitâ€.
New Delhi: Congress scion, Rahul Gandhi’s second U-turn is being viewed as an attempt to emerge as the unifying force of the secular forces who are anti-Sangh Parivar.
The move is to project Mr Gandhi taking an “ideological stand” against a “communal outfit”. After saying that he did not blame the RSS as an institution for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, Mr Gandhi told the top court on Thursday that he was ready to face trial for his alleged defamatory statement accusing the RSS and its people responsible for the killing of the Mahatma Gandhi as he stood by what he said in his election rally during 2014.
The Congress spin doctors also felt that reports of Rahul Gandhi’s earlier “U-turn” had gone against the image of the leader, struggling to make his mark in the national political and electoral scenario.
The Rahul camp feels if the leaders is sent to jail, he “will emerge as a national hero and fulcrum of the secular forces”. The BJP and RSS took the opportunity to take another dig at Mr Gandhi’s change of stand, saying, “Mr Gandhi’s actions reflect a state of confusion.”