Saving the grand old party

Perhaps it is time for Rahul Gandhi to become non-executive chairman of the Congress

When veteran congress leader Sheila Dikshit said Rahul Gandhi was yet to mature, most political analysts failed to understand that she didn’t mean age but was referring to politics and leadership. Despite his Bangkok and Aspen leadership sojourns, Mr Gandhi has yet to understand the leadership styles needed to manage the disruptive era of Indian politics, especially when pitted against a PM who is more youthful in thought and in inspiring the youth.

When I first met Mr Gandhi, he was a first-time MP with much of his father’s innocence. He was eager, inquisitive and brimming with positivity to what I