Nation at 9: #GandhisJolted: Vasan quits congress, jolt to Gandhis

Endorsing the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, former Union Shipping Minister and senior Congress leader G K Vasan said in Chennai on Monday that party workers were not in favour of a non-Gandhi party chief.

Last week, when asked if a non-Gandhi leader can become Congress president, former Union Finance Minister and senior party leader P Chidambaram told a television channel “I think so. Someday yes.” He, however, said, “I do not know” when asked about a timeline for such a development to happen.

Against this background, Vasan told reporters in Chennai that “no Congress worker or leader from Kashmir to Kanyakumari wants a person from non-Gandhi clan to be the Congress president. There is no such idea. This is my opinion.”

The opinion of Vasan, endorsing the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and reiterating his loyalty to them, assumes significance as he wields considerable clout in the faction-ridden Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.


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