Rahul rejects calls to take key party role
Rahul Gandhi, the new star of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and son of the ruling Congress party chief, rejected yesterday calls for him to shoulder more responsibilities, saying he still had to learn the ropes of politics.
There has been a growing clamour within the Congress to appoint Rahul, 35, to the party's apex decision-making panel, or a general secretary during a three-day party convention in Hyderabad.
But the first-time member of parliament said he was not yet ready.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "Someone once asked me what my religion was. I thought about it and answered, the Indian flag was my religion," Rahul, son of Sonia Gandhi, said in his speech at the convention.
"By taking up a job before I know what our workers and people feel I would be doing a disservice both to my religion and to my party," he said.
"My place right now is among our people, my place right now is to learn and to understand so I can serve my people and my party better," he said.
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