Doesn't Robert Vadra's claim smack of arrogance?

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Ashish Sharma | October 20, 2010



In an exclusive interview with The Times of India newspaper, Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi, has claimed that he can definitely win from anywhere if and when he chooses to contest an election. The businessman husband of Priyanka Gandhi did not rule out the prospect of joining politics at a later date but added that he would do so only when he felt he could make a difference. As the son-in-law of India's first political dynasty, Vadra can surely be excused for harbouring political ambitions of his own. However, doesn't his claim that he can win from anywhere smack of arrogance born of mere association with the Nehru-Gandhi family? Isn't it just as belittling for the Indian democracy as Rahul Gandhi's claim that he can become prime minister whenever he chooses?

Vadra's claim is as curious as it is revealing. It comes even as his wife has chosen to take the back seat in politics in favour of her brother Rahul Gandhi. Even so, it reflects the notion of entitlement that pervades powerful political families across the country.

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