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Rahul Gandhi participated in an interactive session with students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. The University student unions have been traditionally dominated by the Left. His party, INC, however, was quick to play up Rahul's visit to JNU as an “excellent example of youth participation in politics”. Rahul's grandmother, Indira Gandhi had to face huge opposition from Left student unions during her visit to the university campus in 1982 because of her decision to impose emergency.<ref name="The Economic Times">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Cong-NCP-hail-revolutionary-Gandhi-scions-visit-to-JNU/articleshow/5074446.cms| title=Cong, NCP hail 'revolutionary' Gandhi scion's visit to JNU|date=1 October 2009|accessdate=2009-10-02|publisher=The Economic Times}}</ref>
Rahul Gandhi participated in an interactive session with students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. The University student unions have been traditionally dominated by the Left. His party, INC, however, was quick to play up Rahul's visit to JNU as an “excellent example of youth participation in politics”. Rahul's grandmother, Indira Gandhi had to face huge opposition from Left student unions during her visit to the university campus in 1982 because of her decision to impose emergency.<ref name="The Economic Times">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Cong-NCP-hail-revolutionary-Gandhi-scions-visit-to-JNU/articleshow/5074446.cms| title=Cong, NCP hail 'revolutionary' Gandhi scion's visit to JNU|date=1 October 2009|accessdate=2009-10-02|publisher=The Economic Times}}</ref>
Rahul was quizzed by the students on issues ranging from hiearchial politics in India, to his visits to Dalit Houses, economic growth in the country and education reforms. Some papers, however, reported Rahul's visit to JNU as a political attempt to strengthen the newly constituted unit of NSUI at JNU.<ref name="The Economic Times"/>
Rahul was quizzed by the students on issues ranging from hiearchial politics in India, to his visits to Dalit Houses, economic growth in the country and education reforms. Some papers, however, reported Rahul's visit to JNU as a political attempt to strengthen the newly constituted unit of NSUI at JNU.<ref name="The Economic Times"/>

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=== Comparison of RSS and SIMI===
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Rahul Gandhi has been critical of right-wing groups like the RSS and compared them to terrorist organizations like SIMI.<ref name="Isfanatical">RSS is 'fanatical' like banned outfit SIMI : Rahul http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/RSS-is-fanatical-like-banned-outfit-SIMI--Rahul/articleshow/6699305.cms</ref><ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/RSS-as-fanatical-as-SIMI-Rahul/Article1-609048.aspx</ref> According to a [[United States diplomatic cables leak|cable leaked]] by [[Wikileaks]], in 2009, he allegedly shared concerns with the [[United States Ambassador to India|American ambassador to India]] [[Timothy Roemer]] that [[Saffron Terror|radicalized Hindu groups]] may pose a bigger threat to India than [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terror groups]] like [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article956996.ece Rahul Gandhi, the "crown prince" of Indian politics, told the American ambassador last year that Hindu extremist groups could pose a greater threat to his country than Muslim militants] The Hindu December 17, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-12-18/news/27617429_1_radicalised-hindu-groups-bigger-threat-terror-threat Radical Hindu units bigger threat than LeT: Rahul Gandhi] economictimes.com, ET Bureau, Dec 18, 2010.</ref> His comments on radical Hindu groups were criticized by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|opposition party]], as well as right wing groups like the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Radical Hindu groups bigger threat than LeT, says Rahul|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/rahul-gandhi-in-wikileaks-terror-row/1/123754.html|publisher=India Today|accessdate=13 May 2011}}</ref>


===2009 elections===
===2009 elections===
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===Land Acquisition Protests Arrest===
===Land Acquisition Protests Arrest===
On 11 May 2011 Rahul Gandhi was arrested by the [[Uttar Pradesh]] police at Bhatta Parsaul village after he turned out in support of [[2011 land acquisition protests in Uttar Pradesh|agitating farmers]] demanding more compensation for their land being acquired for a highway project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/rahul-gandhi-arrested-uttar-pradesh-released-210738122.html|title=Rahul Gandhi arrested in Uttar Pradesh|date=12 May 2011|work=Yahoo News|publisher=Yahoo News|accessdate=2011-05-12}}</ref> He was released after being held for about three hours and later returned to New Delhi. He was to be presented before a Sub-Divisional Magistrate on 12 May 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/2011/05/12001359/Rahul-Gandhi-arrested-by-UP-po.html|title=Rahul Gandhi arrested by UP police|date=12 May 2011|work=LiveMint|publisher=LiveMint.com|accessdate=2011-05-12}}</ref>
On 11 May 2011 Rahul Gandhi was arrested by the [[Uttar Pradesh]] police at Bhatta Parsaul village after he turned out in support of [[2011 land acquisition protests in Uttar Pradesh|agitating farmers]] demanding more compensation for their land being acquired for a highway project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/rahul-gandhi-arrested-uttar-pradesh-released-210738122.html|title=Rahul Gandhi arrested in Uttar Pradesh|date=12 May 2011|work=Yahoo News|publisher=Yahoo News|accessdate=2011-05-12}}</ref> He was released after being held for about three hours and later returned to New Delhi. He was to be presented before a Sub-Divisional Magistrate on 12 May 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/2011/05/12001359/Rahul-Gandhi-arrested-by-UP-po.html|title=Rahul Gandhi arrested by UP police|date=12 May 2011|work=LiveMint|publisher=LiveMint.com|accessdate=2011-05-12}}</ref>

==Political and legal issues==

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=== Comparison of RSS and SIMI===
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Rahul Gandhi has been critical of right-wing groups like the RSS and compared them to terrorist organizations like SIMI.<ref name="Isfanatical">RSS is 'fanatical' like banned outfit SIMI : Rahul http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/RSS-is-fanatical-like-banned-outfit-SIMI--Rahul/articleshow/6699305.cms</ref><ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/RSS-as-fanatical-as-SIMI-Rahul/Article1-609048.aspx</ref> According to a [[United States diplomatic cables leak|cable leaked]] by [[Wikileaks]], in 2009, he allegedly shared concerns with the [[United States Ambassador to India|American ambassador to India]] [[Timothy Roemer]] that [[Saffron Terror|radicalized Hindu groups]] may pose a bigger threat to India than [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terror groups]] like [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article956996.ece Rahul Gandhi, the "crown prince" of Indian politics, told the American ambassador last year that Hindu extremist groups could pose a greater threat to his country than Muslim militants] The Hindu December 17, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-12-18/news/27617429_1_radicalised-hindu-groups-bigger-threat-terror-threat Radical Hindu units bigger threat than LeT: Rahul Gandhi] economictimes.com, ET Bureau, Dec 18, 2010.</ref> His comments on radical Hindu groups were criticized by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|opposition party]], as well as right wing groups like the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Radical Hindu groups bigger threat than LeT, says Rahul|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/rahul-gandhi-in-wikileaks-terror-row/1/123754.html|publisher=India Today|accessdate=13 May 2011}}</ref>

===Sukanya Devi===
It has been alleged that [[Rahul Gandhi]] has detained a girl & her parents since 2007. On 01st Mar 2011, Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi<ref>{{cite web|title=Suknaya Devi|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-01/news/28645634_1_hc-issues-notice-illegal-detention-rahul-gandhi}}</ref>.
===Arrest at Boston Airport (claimed by Dr. Subramanian Swamy)===
During a speech on 22nd Jun 2008 in New York; Dr. Subramanian Swamy claimed that Rahul Gandhi was arrested in Boston in 2001 for carrying $160,000 cash<ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul Gandhi Arrest|url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6575612467156039547&hl=en#}}</ref>.

Earlier in Mar 2005, a PIL filed in Allahabad High Court by four secretaries of the Rashtra Raksha Manch on Rahul Gandhi's alleged detention in Boston airport was rejected by Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court<ref>{{cite web|title=PIL Rejection|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-03-09/india/27857680_1_pil-rashtra-raksha-manch-petition}}</ref>. No further legal action has been noticed on this subject.

===13th Jul 2011 Terror Attack remarks===
On 14th Jul 2011, a day after the serial bombing in [[Mumbai]], Rahul Gandhi gave a statement that "it was very difficult to stop every single terror attack". This remark generated large criticism for Rahul Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul Gandhi on Terror Attacks|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?727739}}</ref>.
===Education & Nationality related issues (claim by Dr. Subramanian Swamy)===
During a speech on 22nd Jun 2008 in New York; Dr. Subramanian Swamy raised several questions on Rahul Gandhi's education and nationality. As per his statement, these points could not be verified due alleged non cooperation of Indian authorities
<ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul Gandhi Education & Nationality|url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6575612467156039547&hl=en#}}</ref>.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 08:25, 5 August 2011

Rahul Gandhi
Member of Lok Sabha from Amethi
Incumbent
Assumed office
2004
General Secretary of the Indian National Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office
2007
Chairperson of IYC and NSUI
Incumbent
Assumed office
2007
Personal details
Born (1970-06-19) 19 June 1970 (age 54)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndia
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence(s)New Delhi, India
Alma materRollins College
Trinity College, Cambridge
As of 5 June, 2011

Rahul Gandhi (/[invalid input: 'icon']rɑːˈhuːl ˈɡɑːndi/; Hindi: राहुल गांधी; born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician and member of the parliament of India, representing the Amethi constituency.[1] His political party is the Indian National Congress.[2]

Early life and career

Rahul Gandhi was born in Delhi on 19 June 1970 [3] as the first of the two children of Rajiv Gandhi, who later became the Prime Minister of India and Sonia Gandhi, and as the grandson of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He is also the great-grandson of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Priyanka Vadra is his younger sister. [4] His mother, Sonia Gandhi, was originally from Turin, Italy; his parents met in Cambridge, England where she was a student at Bell Educational Trust's language school and he, an engineering student at Trinity College. They married in New Delhi in 1968.[5] Rajiv Gandhi later obtained a commercial pilot's license and was a pilot in Indian Airlines when Rahul was born.[5]

Rahul Gandhi attended St. Columba's School, Delhi[6] before entering The Doon School in Dehradun (Uttarakhand), also his father's alma mater,[7] from 1981-83. Meanwhile, his father had joined politics and became the Prime Minister on October 31, 1984 when Indira Gandhi was assassinated. Due to the security threats faced by Indira Gandhi's family from Sikh extremists, Rahul Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka were home-schooled since then. [8] Rahul Gandhi joined St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1989 for his undergraduate education but moved to Harvard University after he completed the first year examinations.[9] In 1991, after Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE[10] during an election rally, he shifted to Rollins College, University of Florida due to security concerns and completed his B.A. in 1994.[11] During this period, he assumed the pseudonym Raul Vinci and his identity was known only to the university officials and security agencies.[12] [9] His affidavit states that he received an M.Phil. in Development Studies in 1995 from Trinity College, Cambridge, but his academic records show that he attempted to obtain the said degree in 2004-2005, and failed to secure passing grades in National Economic Planning and Policy.[13]

After graduation, Rahul Gandhi worked at the Monitor Group, a management consulting firm, in London.[14] In 2002 he was one of the directors of Mumbai-based technology outsourcing firm Backops Services Private Ltd.[15]

In 2004, Rahul Gandhi told the press that he has a girlfriend Veronique, a Spanish architect who lives in Venezuela.[16][17]

Political career

In 2003, there was widespread media speculation on the issue of Rahul Gandhi's imminent entry into active politics, which he did not confirm.[18] Sonia Gandhi, his mother, had joined politics in 1997 after staying away for years despite the demands by Congress party and had become the president of Indian National Congress.[19] In 1999 General Elections, he appeared with his mother at public events and Congress meetings.[18] He also traveled to Pakistan on a goodwill visit to watch the first cricket series between the countries in 14 years in a One Day International with his sister Priyanka Gandhi.[20]

Speculation heightened in January 2004 about his and his sister's possible entry into politics when they visited their father's former constituency of Amethi, which their mother held at the time. He refused to give a definitive response, stating "I am not averse to politics. I have not decided when I will enter politics and indeed, if I ever will."[21]

New Delhi, India, 2010: Rahul Gandhi with Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou at a meeting.

In March 2004, he announced his entry into politics by announcing that he would contest the May 2004 elections, standing for his father's former constituency of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha, India's lower house of Parliament.[22] Before that, his uncle Sanjay held the seat before his death in a plane crash. The seat had been held by his mother until she transferred to the neighbouring seat of Rae Bareilly. The Congress had been doing poorly in Uttar Pradesh, holding only 10 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state at the time.[21] At the time, this move generated surprise among political commentators, who had regarded his sister Priyanka as being the more charismatic and likely to succeed. Party officials did not have a curriculum vitae ready for the media, such was the surprise of his move. It generated speculation that the presence of a young member of India's most famous political family would reinvigorate the Congress party's political fortunes among India's youthful population[23] In his first interview with foreign media, he portrayed himself as a uniter of the country and condemned "divisive" politics in India, saying that he would try to reduce caste and religious tensions.[22] His candidature was greeted with excitement by locals, who had a long standing affinity with the family's presence in the area.[21] , Politician of Indian National Congress He won with a landslide majority, retaining the family stronghold with a margin of over 100,000 as the Congress unexpectedly defeated the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.[24] Until 2006 he held no other office and concentrated mainly on constituency issues and the politics of Uttar Pradesh, and it was widely speculated in the Indian and international press that Sonia Gandhi is trying to groom him for a chance to become a national-level Congress leader in the future.[25]

In January 2006, at a convention of the Indian National Congress in Hyderabad, thousands of party members asked for Gandhi to take a more prominent leadership role in the party and demanded that he address the delegates. He said "I appreciate and I am grateful for your feelings and support. I assure you I will not let you down", but asked for patience and declined to immediately seek a higher profile role.[26]

Gandhi and his sister (married to Robert Vadhera) managed their mother's campaign for reelection to Rae Bareilly in 2006, which was won easily with a margin greater than 400,000 votes.[27]

He was a prominent figure in a high profile Congress campaign for the 2007 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections; Congress, however, won only 22 seats with 8.53% of votes. The election saw the Bahujan Samaj Party, which represents low caste Indians, to become the first party to govern in its own right in Uttar Pradesh in 16 years.[28]

Rahul Gandhi was appointed a general secretary of the All India Congress Committee on 24 September 2007 in a reshuffle of the party secretariat.[29] In the same reshuffle, he was also given charge of the Indian Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India.[30]

In 2008, senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily mentioned “Rahul-as-PM” idea when the PM of India Manmohan Singh was still abroad. Indian Politicians drew own conclusions. Evidently, the Prime Minister also took notice of it.[31]

Youth politics

Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Ernakulam, Kerala.

In his attempt to prove himself as a youth leader in November 2008 he held interviews at his 12, Tughlak Lane residence in New Delhi to handpick at least 40 people who will make up the think-tank of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), an organisation that he has been keen to transform since he was appointed general secretary in September 2007.[32]

Under Rahul Gandhi, IYC and NSUI has seen a dramatic increase in members from a few hundred thousand to several million.[33]

Rahul Gandhi participated in an interactive session with students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. The University student unions have been traditionally dominated by the Left. His party, INC, however, was quick to play up Rahul's visit to JNU as an “excellent example of youth participation in politics”. Rahul's grandmother, Indira Gandhi had to face huge opposition from Left student unions during her visit to the university campus in 1982 because of her decision to impose emergency.[34] Rahul was quizzed by the students on issues ranging from hiearchial politics in India, to his visits to Dalit Houses, economic growth in the country and education reforms. Some papers, however, reported Rahul's visit to JNU as a political attempt to strengthen the newly constituted unit of NSUI at JNU.[34]

2009 elections

In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, he retained his Amethi constituency by defeating his nearest rival by a margin of over 333,000 votes. In these elections congress is said to have revived itself in Uttar Pradesh by winning 21 out of the total 80 Lok Sabha seats and the majority of the credit for this turnaround is given to Rahul Gandhi.[35] He spoke at 125 rallies across the country in six weeks.

He is referred to as RG in party circles.[36]

Land Acquisition Protests Arrest

On 11 May 2011 Rahul Gandhi was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police at Bhatta Parsaul village after he turned out in support of agitating farmers demanding more compensation for their land being acquired for a highway project.[37] He was released after being held for about three hours and later returned to New Delhi. He was to be presented before a Sub-Divisional Magistrate on 12 May 2011.[38]

Comparison of RSS and SIMI

Rahul Gandhi has been critical of right-wing groups like the RSS and compared them to terrorist organizations like SIMI.[39][40] According to a cable leaked by Wikileaks, in 2009, he allegedly shared concerns with the American ambassador to India Timothy Roemer that radicalized Hindu groups may pose a bigger threat to India than Islamic terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba.[41][42] His comments on radical Hindu groups were criticized by the opposition party, as well as right wing groups like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[43]

Sukanya Devi

It has been alleged that Rahul Gandhi has detained a girl & her parents since 2007. On 01st Mar 2011, Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi[44].

Arrest at Boston Airport (claimed by Dr. Subramanian Swamy)

During a speech on 22nd Jun 2008 in New York; Dr. Subramanian Swamy claimed that Rahul Gandhi was arrested in Boston in 2001 for carrying $160,000 cash[45].

Earlier in Mar 2005, a PIL filed in Allahabad High Court by four secretaries of the Rashtra Raksha Manch on Rahul Gandhi's alleged detention in Boston airport was rejected by Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court[46]. No further legal action has been noticed on this subject.

13th Jul 2011 Terror Attack remarks

On 14th Jul 2011, a day after the serial bombing in Mumbai, Rahul Gandhi gave a statement that "it was very difficult to stop every single terror attack". This remark generated large criticism for Rahul Gandhi]][47].

During a speech on 22nd Jun 2008 in New York; Dr. Subramanian Swamy raised several questions on Rahul Gandhi's education and nationality. As per his statement, these points could not be verified due alleged non cooperation of Indian authorities [48].

See also

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