Dont call me Yuvraj, its insulting: Rahul
Hitting back at political opponents, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the term 'Yuvraj' used for him was "insulting".
By PTI |
CHHATTISGARH: Hitting back at political opponents, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the term 'Yuvraj' used for him was "insulting".
The 38-year-old Congress scion also took exception to his being projected as the future Prime Minister, saying he supports incumbent Manmohan Singh whom he described as "most capable".
"I feel the word 'Yuvraj' is insulting. India is a democratic country and this word has no meaning today," Gandhi told reporters here when asked for his comments on calling him 'Yuvraj'.
His political opponents, specially Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, describes Gandhi as a 'Yuvraj' while attacking him.
The description of Gandhi as a "Yuvraj" of common man by a Congress member E M Sudarsana Natchiappan also sparked off an uproar in the Rajya Sabha on April 21 with BJP objecting to the use of the term as a blot on democracy.
The 38-year-old Congress scion also took exception to his being projected as the future Prime Minister, saying he supports incumbent Manmohan Singh whom he described as "most capable".
"I feel the word 'Yuvraj' is insulting. India is a democratic country and this word has no meaning today," Gandhi told reporters here when asked for his comments on calling him 'Yuvraj'.
His political opponents, specially Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, describes Gandhi as a 'Yuvraj' while attacking him.
The description of Gandhi as a "Yuvraj" of common man by a Congress member E M Sudarsana Natchiappan also sparked off an uproar in the Rajya Sabha on April 21 with BJP objecting to the use of the term as a blot on democracy.
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