Letter to BS: Delayed arrival of Rahul at a meeting sets bad precedents

This refers to the Chinese Whispers item “Spirited speech by Rahul” (August 12). The delayed arrival of the former Congress president Rahul Gandhi at a meeting held recently in New Delhi to discuss the party’s position on scrapping the provisions of Article 370 obviously sets some bad precedents. Was he not really serious even on this highly emotive issue which had unexpectedly created some fissures within the party with some leaders supporting the decision of the government? 

It’s a different matter that he later made amends by giving a spirited speech and also tried to paint a united picture for his