• Friday, March 29, 2024

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Rahul Gandhi extends family grip on India’s Congress party

Rahul Gandhi

By: Sarwar Alam

India’s Rahul Gandhi took over on Saturday as president of the main opposition Congress, becoming the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to head the party that has ruled the country for much of its independent history. Fireworks erupted over the party headquarters in New Delhi drowning out the voice of his mother Sonia Gandhi as she handed over the reins of power to her 47-year-old son, who now faces the tough task of ousting the right-wing government of premier Narendra Modi. Rahul, wearing a long flowing white kurta, smiled and waved from the dais adorned with posters of his late…

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