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Rahul Gandhi, Grilled In Singapore, Says: 'You Wouldn't Dare With PM Modi'
Monday, March 12, 2018 IST
Rahul Gandhi, Grilled In Singapore, Says:

PK Basu prefaced his virtual third degree by saying he had authored the book "Asia Reborn", and is a teacher of economic history.
 

 
 

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi confronts a combative questioner in Singapore on his family's contribution to India's economy, in a video that has been widely shared on social media. Whether the Congress president got in the last word depends on which side of the debate you are on.
 
The man asking the question, PK Basu, said he had authored the book "Asia Reborn", and is a teacher of economic history. "Why is it that, when your family ruled the country, India's per capita income grew slower than the world average, but since your family relinquished the PM-ship, India's per capita income has grown much substantially faster than the world average?" he asked.
 
Rahul Gandhi countered: "And what is your hypothesis?"
 
Mr Basu replied tartly: "I asked you the question. I'm here to ask the question... My hypothesis is in my book. Please read the book."
 
The round was handed to him by the audience, which laughed and clapped.
 
 
Soldiering on despite being asked by a moderator whether he wanted to ignore the question, Rahul Gandhi commented, "You are giving a helluva lot of power to one family."
 
The back-and-forth continued until the 47-year-old Congress chief delivered his clinching argument. "So you are saying that I have absolutely no role in Indian politics from 2004 to today? You are saying that? Make up your mind. I either have a role or I don't, you can't give me both options," he said. Cue a round of applause.
 
"Now you notice something else... Mr Narendra Modi would never do that. You would never have the ability to say in front of Modiji what you said to me. And I am absolutely blazingly proud of that," he added.
 
Later, Rahul Gandhi said the exchange showed the kind of polarization he was concerned about. "Anybody in this room who thinks that the Congress is not party to that success, anybody who thinks that gaining Independence was not part of that success, that one man, one vote which the RSS opposed, was not part of that success, anybody who thinks that Green revolution was not part of that success... anybody who thinks that the telecom was not part of that success.. anybody who thinks that liberalisation was not part of that success... needs to write a new book," he said.
 
Game, set and match, the Congress claimed and tweeted: "With political discourse hitting new lows everyday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi shows how to gracefully handle detractors and call their bluff."
 
Tweeting with the trending hashtag #WhenYouAreRahul, the BJP's Amit Malviya posted: "Strange to see Rahul Gandhi obfuscating and avoiding direct response to Prof Basu's question. Also what does Rahul Gandhi have to do with UPA government between 2004-14 unless he is admitting that Dr Singh was a titular head and the Gandhis were running the show. #WhenYouAreRahul".

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Shibu Chandran
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Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

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