The Congress Thread: Tracking India's Grand Old Party

[Asim]

Who is the Greatest Indian after Rahul Gandhi? http://www.fakingnews.firstpost.com/2012/07/who-is-the-greatest-indian-after-rahul-gandhi/

[Crookbond]

really :fail: speech ..he was finding passionate youths in train lol and wtf was he trying to convey by mentioning the girish saga... the guy cant even deliver a speech properly forget making the viewer understand the "crux" of the matter

Heard of "If you can't convince them, confuse them". That's what this la**** is doing.

[someone]

Heard of "If you can't convince them' date=' confuse them". That's what this la**** is doing.[/quote'] Well, we agree for a change. :nice: Also, Rahul comes from the political school where if you do nothing, thus you have zero failures/faults/problems. His Congress chamchas are using that as his strength. But doing nothing in reality is the biggest weakness with him.

[ravishingravi]

Looking for the real Man of Steel? It’s Rahul Gandhi I grew up loving Superman. As a Sikh child, every Sunday was meant to be hair-wash day. While I mostly rejected the notion of hygiene, I used to look forward to hair-wash day only because I could use a towel as a cape and run around fantasising about beating up kids who stole my tiffin. It didn’t matter that the towel-cape was white, manufactured by Bombay Dyeing and held together by a safety pin. What mattered was every Sunday, for four hours till my hair dried, I was the pinnacle of goodness in the world where S stood for Singh. All of that changed when I went in to watch Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. Through the course of the backstory and fantastic visual set pieces, I uncovered a fundamental truth that changed my worldview forever. The Man of Steel was, in fact, Rahul Gandhi. How could I have missed it? Someone who was raised by his mother after his father died in a tragic accident. Someone who was picked on for being stupid and different. Someone who was called an alien and whose family sheltered him because they worried about the world’s reaction. Someone who shaved off the stubble before confronting the opposition. And if Rahul was the Man of Steel, was General Zod a stand-in Narendra Modi? A man who removed his senior advisors to become the representative of his people? A warrior from a more developed and advanced planet called Gujarat, I mean, Krypton, who wanted to take over the rest of the world so he could make it more like Guj- sorry, Krypton? Someone who the Americans were not happy to receive? I walked out of the theatre unable to see Superman in the same light. What next? Arrow is Advani because a teer-kamaan is the only weapon he’s comfortable with? Subrata Roy is Batman, the billionaire who talks funny and has a secret lair inside Amby Valley? It was too much to handle. I thought about my childhood obsession with Superman and realised a major reason was the lack of any Indian superhero alternatives. Compared to their Western counterparts, Indian superheroes just seemed, well, poor. Who was I supposed to love? Shahenshah? The dude had a rope and had to put on aluminium foil just to look menacing. And what kind of a name is Shahenshah? I want a superhero; not a guy who sounds like a brand of chaat masala. Even comics didn’t help. Chacha Chaudhary and Sabu? No offense, but if I want to be inspired by the adventures of an intelligent old man who walks with a stick, I’ll read Gandhi. One should however thank Diamond Comics for unknowingly introducing the first stereotyped homosexual Indian superhero in the form of Sabu by making him extremely buff and walking around wearing two earrings and sexy leather boots. One can always get past the sexual orientation by making the character an alien from Jupiter. If that wasn’t enough we also had characters like Doga. A person who would fight crime by wearing a dog mask and controlling stray dogs in the sewer. Happy that Maneka Gandhi found something to do at night, but no thanks. I even looked at television to find some inspiration and all I could find was Shaktimaan. How broke a superhero do you have to be if you can’t even afford shoes? How can you only wear body-hugging slacks? Are you a Shiamak Davar backup dancer? My first thought after looking at Shaktimaan was “Bro, you just spent like 10 years sleeping on a bed of arrows. Are you kidding me?” And Krrish? I know Hrithik Roshan pulled all the stops by wearing a rexine raincoat and five-rupee mask purchased from the local balloon seller, but it’s sort of tough to hide your identity if you have an extra finger. Is there any superhero young Indians can rely on now that Superman has been ruined and no previous Indian attempt seems worthy? After much thought and deliberation I came up with one – Arvind Kejriwal. Coming soon to a maidan near you, in 3D, with the powers of fasting and inducing guilt. What could possibly go wrong?" http://www.firstpost.com/politics/looking-for-the-real-man-of-steel-its-rahul-gandhi-906215.html

[someone]

The unnamed young students of Ahmedabad who had a question or two for Rahul Gandhi this week were pertinent, not pert. They also provided more evidence that students are doing the job that journalists either cannot, or will not, do; which is, ask relevant questions. In this case, media was prevented from reporting the event, so journalists can't be faulted, and we know what happened thanks only to an enterprising reporter from the Times of India who had a source inside the hall. The essence was simple and the same: students wanted to know why they should vote for the Congress when Narendra Modi had developed Gujarat so much. One answer given by Rahul Gandhi was odd, to say the very least. Mao Zedong, said Rahul Gandhi, also developed China but "he caused destruction to the country, too". I am not too sure whether Narendra Modi would mind being compared to one of the great figures of the twentieth century, warts and all. Rahul Gandhi probably gets his views on history from some briefing by a young and fresh associate, but he could have checked with the Chinese. They have moved on from Mao, just as India and the Congress have moved on from Mahatma Gandhi, but China still reveres the leader of the Long March as the leader who laid the foundations of China's economic miracle. Mao's portrait dominates Tiananmen Square as well as the nation's banknotes. If Modi can become the second Gujarati to have his picture on the Indian rupee, he will consider his life well spent. Chairman Modi has quite a nice ring to it as well, although Modi would be going too far if he published a little red book packed with his quotable quotes and asked millions of young people to wave it in unison during a cultural revolution. A young girl was sharper in her question. She asked which Congress leaders could measure up to Modi on the development matrix. Rahul Gandhi had four names on the tip of his tongue: Manmohan Singh, P. Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and A.K. Antony. It is interesting that three of the four did not contest the Lok Sabha elections, and the voters in Chidambaram's own constituency had such a poor view of his development capabilities that he was declared defeated before he was declared elected in the 2009 general elections. It would be interesting if Jairam Ramesh could find a constituency from where he could get elected on a development platform, but his ministry does take its priority cues from Rahul Gandhi's travel plans. What is definitely interesting is that the Finance Minister of India, Pranab Mukherjee, does not figure in Rahul Gandhi's list of heroes, either in development or honesty. The two lists are, in fact, similar, because Rahul thought that the three most incorruptible ministers were also the PM, Antony and Chidambaram. He did not however consider Jairam Ramesh worthy of a position in the honest brigade. Poor Jairam. Or, one wonders, is it more appropriate to say, rich Jairam? One doubts if the people will give too much credence to such certificates from the Prime Minister-in-waiting, but the large tribe of Rahul-watchers in Delhi must have already done an instant calculus, shifted positions on the pecking order and altered levels of homage. The big winners are obviously Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh; the first jumps to the top of seniors, and the second takes pole position on the second tier. The certificate slates them as stars of Rahul's first Cabinet, whenever or if ever that comes about, so now you know who to call if you want anything done. The Ahmedabad students did not get into a critique of the heir's remarks, but they did press on about Modi. Why was Rahul denying Modi credit for Gujarat's development? He had caused "some issues" replied Rahul Gandhi. Did he mean riots? At this point the story takes a curious turn. This was where Rahul Gandhi could have departed from fudge and become forthright. Instead, says the report, "the Congress leader refused to engage further and walked out saying he was getting late". Perhaps he was only getting restive. Rahul Gandhi had found out what Barack Obama discovered when he met Mumbai students at St. Xavier's College. It is easier to field questions from journalists than students. But that does not explain why he was evasive at the end. The students were more specific and forthright than him. It must be a recurrence of the old Congress disease, trying to play both sides against the middle. Those who take the young for granted do not understand the young. They like cosmetics, but they never confuse make-up with the face. http://www.sunday-guardian.com/analysis/the-mao-zedong-of-gujarat ------- M. J. AKBAR.

Good article done by one of better journalists in India. And as expected, another failure yet hidden by Rahul.

[someone]

Excerpts from ICSE Class IV Social awareness book Shame, a lot of brainwashing and BS really.

[seedhi]

Here is the image:

[adi B]

when those kids grow up and reach close to voting age,they`ll themselves get aware of the reality :giggle:

[Sachin=GOD]

LEAKED: Various politicians answer the Class V comprehension passage on Rahul Gandhi The Question: Diggy’s answer: Mulayam’s answer: Dr. Manmohan Singh’s answer: Nitish Kumar’s answer: Sushilkumar Shinde’s answer: Dr. Shashi Tharoor’s answer: Dr. Subramanian Swamy’s answer: @Shashi Tharoor & Subramanian Swamy :hysterical::hysterical:

[asterix]

^ :hysterical::hysterical:

[adi B]

precocious :hysterical:, omg the tharoor one is just :hysterical:

[someone]

Rahul is the biggest political failure currently. Despite being in the most favoritism environment through the (pathetic) Indian media and chamchas, he has absolutely failed to deliver any message to Indian public and not even improved his image. Actually it has went worse. He has absolutely proven nothing and has no success story. And yet, he is perceived as a youth icon and a great leader of India.

[Crookbond]

Rahul Gandhi just wants to be handed over the leadership like it's his birth right. If he's serious, he should at least take up a cabinet ministry and prove something. He has every thing in the world but yet nothing!

[zubinpepsi]

hey he is secular.. thats good enough in this country..:two_thumbs_up:

[diga]

hey he is secular.. thats good enough in this country..:two_thumbs_up:

:two_thumbs_up: hey, people will tolerate corruption rather than communal riots..

[zubinpepsi]

:two_thumbs_up: hey' date=' people will [b']tolerate corruption and communal riots by "secular parties"

fixed it..:two_thumbs_up:

[adi B]

^thats the sad truth

[ravishingravi]

Rahul Gandhi just wants to be handed over the leadership like it's his birth right. If he's serious' date= he should at least take up a cabinet ministry and prove something. He has every thing in the world but yet nothing!

It is one thing I ll defend him for. He could have easily become the PM even in 2009 if he wanted to. For whatever reasons he chose not to and stayed in the background.

[adi B]

It is one thing I ll defend him for. He could have easily become the PM even in 2009 if he wanted to. For whatever reasons he chose not to and stayed in the background.

bcoz he`s knows he`s a fattu,incompetent and has no rudimentary knowledge how to handle such a big position..for the starters ,a PM has to travel frequently to various countries be it diplomatic,economic,trust deficit and many more reasons,OTTOT u have to know the background and case study and give calibrated,perspicacious speeches.. he must also know about the resources present and its distribution in our country,coal ministry etc,i just cant see him holding such a prodigious position ,maybe hold a cabinet position but then how dare the "yuvraj" is limited to such tucha post :orderorder:

[Sachin=GOD]

I don't think Rahul will accept the PM's job in 2014 (or in any other elections after that) because IMO even he realizes that he has some severe limitations which would make him a laughing stock among the Indian people and among world leaders and more importantly, would seriously screw the Congress for years to come. Just like his mother he will also get some extra constitutional post for himself and have the remote control of the Govt with a puppet as PM.