Rahul Gandhi: The unlikely minister

Will Rahul become a cabinet minister? Will he become the PM? … During the last Lok Sabha elections there was a great deal of hoo-hullah in media anticipating Rahul Gandhi’s role in this government. Every political analyst, senior journalists and media of all hues anticipated and predicted that Rahul Gandhi will probably become a cabinet minister. Some also went ahead with the audacious prediction that Rahul Gandhi will take over as PM of the country mid-way during the current Lok Sabha session.

Well, JoH could not write then because a dedicated computer with net-connection was a luxury which he could not afford. He does not know how Rahul was reacting, if at all he watched these on TV. In this regard, JoH has a few questions in his mind; if someone can help him with answers to these…what is Rahul Gandhi’s position within The Congress (I)? Considering his present position, how does Rahul gain (Means in terms of self value-addition) by accepting a cabinet berth? Why would Rahul Gandhi destabilize Manmohan Singh as the PM of his own party? What is of priority to Rahul…a cabinet post, the PM post or strengthening The Congress (I)?

If he wants, when ever he wants and which ever way he wants, he can get things done through ministers of his own party…Therefore, JoH strongly feels that Rahul’s continuance in strengthening his party, developing and maintaining his grass-root contacts are more important for him in the present scenario, rather than binding himself with a cabinet post or even The PM’s post. Either of these won’t enhance his stature because either of them is only a subject of his choice. Positions like a cabinet post or even becoming a PM maybe unfulfilled dreams for lesser mortals like JoH, but for Rahul? Na…na. He has grown with the allocation of such portfolios.

Observing Rahul remotely (because one uses a remote to surf channels…hahaha) on TV, JoH feels that the personality of Rahul Gandhi is not to be tied down by mundane routine jobs and customary duties. He would rather prefer able candidates within Congress (I) to run the day-to-day activities of governance and himself play the role of strengthening his party and increase his grass-root contacts…because, his real identity, strength and future lies in this.

At the end of it, to all the readers…JoH is an insignificant existence in this world of luminaries…therefore, a humble request…please correct him if he is wrong…he is willing to learn.