Modi wants Congress-mukt Bharat. Mahatma Gandhi did not want the Congress to continue after accomplishing its objective of obtaining independence from the British. Gandhi chose Jawaharlal Nehru over Vallabhbhai Patel to be the first Prime Minister of independent India. Also, the Congress had won 364 of the 489 parliamentary seats with 45 per cent of the votes polled in the first general elections in 1952. Nehru and Indira Gandhi had magnetic charisma and capability to lead. They weren’t crowned but elected by MPs belonging to the party. Rajiv Gandhi’s entry into politics was providential because of the untimely death of his mother while in office. Although a part of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, he too was chosen to be PM by elected MPs. It is wrong to blame Rahul Gandhi of dynastic rule as long as there is no other volunteer to lead the party.
Ramanath Nakhate via email
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