Recently Rajdeep Sardesai in one of his posts on cnn ibn live constantly referred to Rahul Gandhi as prime minister in waiting (although I believe he was speaking more of congressional mindset rather than his own belief) but is it not prepostorous.
In todays so called modern India how many public representatives are given such tags by the media. Mayavati? maybe. Advani? no more. Laloo Yadav. maybe. The issue is with all other public figure there is a possibility. With Rahul Gandhi, the confidence in media is a certainity.
The question to me is why is it so obvious that their has to be an heir to the throne (of Gandhi - Nehru Prime Ministerial position). Why are we so blind to the fact that Congress is not about Gandhi Nehru family even when history tells us non-Gandhi-Nehru family candidates as prime minister has proved to be far more effective (if not personally successful, becoz they never will be).
I don't think India is still ready for Presidential form of governance as opposed to the party democracy which is the mode at present but if UP is any trend, I am sure people will test Rahul Gandhi more for the salt that he deserves rather than for the charisma that he automatically exudes.
To me Rahul can be a successful candidate for the top post only if he can prove to the nation through long hard work on the ground (and mind you, being successful at that) that he has the expertise, aptitude and the attitude to be the Prime Minister of India. And if he goes on to become one before he has proven himself, we can be rest assured that we as a nation has moved backward in not being intelligent enough to decide whether a public representative deserves the top post as rightfully his.
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