NB Viewpoint | Rahul Gandhi was"yet to mature": Pranab Mukherjee's daughter roast RaGa in her new book
In another chapter, Sharmishtha mentioned that Pranab Mukherjee wrote about a particular incident in 2013 when Rahul Gandhi tore up an ordinance that attempted to shield lawmakers who had been convicted in criminal cases
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmishtha in her new book roasted Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi saying, RaGa's office cannot differentiate between AM and PM, how do they hope to run PMO (Prime Minister's Office) one day.
The book titled, "In Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers," describes Pranab Mukherjee's illustrious life with anecdotes from the former President's diary entries and personal stories narrated to the author and his daughter, Sharmishtha.
She wrote, "One morning, during Pranab's usual morning walk in the Mughal Gardens (now Amrit Udyan), Rahul came to see him. Pranab disliked any interruptions during his morning walks and puja. Nevertheless, he decided to meet him. It turned out that Rahul was actually scheduled to meet Pranab later in the evening, but his (Rahul's) office mistakenly informed him that the meeting was in the morning. I came to know about the incident from one of the ADCs. When I asked my father, he commented sardonically, 'If Rahul's office can't differentiate between 'a.m' and 'p.m', how do they hope to run the PMO one day?'
She further revels that Pranab Mukherjee questioned Rahul Gandhi's ability to lead the Congress and was disappointed by his "frequent disappearing acts.
"He (Rahul) was conspicuously absent during the flag-raising ceremony at the AICC on the party's 130th Foundation Day on 28 December 2014, barely six months afterthe Congress's loss in the general elections," the former Congress spokesperson writes in her book.
"Pranab described him as 'very courteous' and 'full of questions', which he took as a sign of Rahul's desire to learn. But he felt that Rahul was 'yet to mature politically'.
"During one of these visits on 25 March 2013, Pranab noted, 'Rahul Gandhi is very courteous and has an interest in a diverse range of subjects but moves very quickly from one subject to another. I don't know how much he listened and absorbed, he (Rahul Gandhi) is yet to be mature politically," she said.
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“Rahul Gandhi’s office can’t differentiate between AM and PM. If they can’t understand this difference, how can they run PMO?”
Nothing can be more embarassing then this for Congress.pic.twitter.com/Ob7dobSq3s
In another chapter, Sharmishtha mentioned that Pranab Mukherjee wrote about a particular incident in 2013 when Rahul Gandhi tore up an ordinance that attempted to shield lawmakers who had been convicted in criminal cases
“He has all the arrogance of his Gandhi–Nehru lineage without their political acumen....The party’s vice-president had shown such disdain for his own government publicly. Why should people vote for you again?’’ the book cites Pranab Mukherjee as having written in his diary.
The book features pages of Pranab Mukherjee's diary, which includes his thoughts and ideas on contemporary Indian politics. The former President, who died in 2020, worked with three generations of Gandhis and held top ministries in the government over an illustrious career spanning decades.