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Podcast: News and Views
Episode: Modi May Win 2019 But Rahul Gandhi, Too, Has Come of Age As A Neta
Description: How do you respond when someone calls your father names? Do you punch him in the nose, launch a counter-attack on his family, or do you send him love and a hug to boot?
Incredibly, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is undoubtedly the main challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this long and gruelling general elections, has opted to do the latter. When Modi called his father Rajiv Gandhi, a former Prime Minister who was assassinated 28 years ago, "Bhrashtachari No 1", Rahul responded with a tweet that said, “Modi ji, The battle is over. Your Karma awaits yo...