There’s a growing realisation within the Congress that whatever Rahul Gandhi's showing as the party’s de facto leader, it appears that the Congress has no choice but to embrace his leadership. But here’s the thing…
Rahul Gandhi's umpteenth threat of finally becoming president of the Congress reminds me of a famous ghazal by Fayyaz Hashmi popularised by Farida Khanum: Aaj aane ki zid na karo (Don't insist on coming today).
Ok, ok, I know the original was an entreaty to the beloved for not leaving. And here we are talking the exact opposite. A sort of polite reminder that you are no longer needed. To complete the ghazal, if you insist on coming, haaye lut jayenge, haaye mar jayenge (we will be destroyed, we will die).
Rahul Gandhi. PTI
Ask around, this is what almost every Congressman is singing privately, both as a lament and a bhajan. For, when it comes to you, it is not the time to come, but to go. For the sake of the country, for the benefit of the Congress and, as I argued earlier, for your own good. Don't think of your anointment. Just abdicate, find some excuse, find some other interest. If nothing else, for god's sake, do an Edward VII to the Congress.
It is absolutely absurd, though understandable in the context of its dynastic culture, sycophantic nature and what-will-we-do-without-Gandhis psychosis, that the Congress is now thinking of promoting Rahul Gandhi to the party chief's post. According to reports, the party is planning a complete overhaul in the next few weeks by bringing in a new team under Rahul. This would be historic. Never before in the history of Indian politics have we heard of somebody being rewarded for a string of failures, handed over the reins of a party he is driving to destruction.
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