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Plenty of people capable of leading Congress: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in book

Congress party says Priyanka's remarks were a year old and reflect courage Rahul Gandhi has shown

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Sonia Gandhi is the interim president of the party and there has been a growing demand in the Congress for return of Rahul as chief

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has endorsed her brother Rahul Gandhi's stand on a non-Gandhi president for the Congress, saying there are plenty of people capable of leading the party, remarks that were carried in a new book which according to the Congress were made in July last year in a different context.
In the book "India Tomorrow: Conversations with the Next Generation of Political Leaders", she is quoted as saying that Rahul was her leader and will always be.
Though the book was released recently by Oxford University Press, the Congress said Priyanka's interview was conducted after Rahul stepped down as party president

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