Congress neta defends Rahul Gandhi after Obama's remark, claims 'he is experienced now'

Rahul Gandhi has come under attack of BJP all over again after former US President Barack Obama in his new book - 'A Promised Land', described him as "nervous". Coming to his rescue, AICC General Secretary Tariq Anwar has w said that Rahul Gandhi has changed a lot since he met Obama and it is difficult to assess someone in short meetings. 

"Obama and Rahul Gandhi must have met briefly, probably 8-10 years back when he came here as US President. To assess someone in few meetings is tough. Rahul Gandhi's personality has changed since n, he has gained a lot of experience," said Tariq Anwar while speaking to news ncy ANI.

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44th US President has opined on Gandhi and former PM Dr Manmohan Singh in his new book. According to a book review by New York Times, Obama has opined on Wayan MP Rahul Gandhi stating, "Rahul Gandhi has a nervous, unformed quality about him as if he were a student who’d done coursework and was er to impress teacher but deep down lacked eir aptitude or passion to master subject”. He has also opined on Dr Singh as a 'someone having a kind of impassive integrity'. Apart from se Indian politicians, Obama has reportedly described Russsian President Vlimir Putin reminding him of ' street-smart bosses who used to run Chicago at one point in time'.

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Congress president saga

Congress has been in a leership dilemma since Rahul Gandhi quit as party chief in post-Lok Sabha 2019 debacle. This led to a barr of resignations from posts like Milind Deora, Jyotiritya Scindia, Priyanka Chaturvedi and many more. Amidst a lot of turmoil with Priyanka Vra also being considered, Congress finally went back to ir safe option and named Sonia Gandhi as its interim chief. Recently, her tenure was again extended after 23 leers sought structural changes in party, but were shut down by party's 'Core committee'. Most leers have time and again implored 50-year-old Rahul Gandhi to take back reins of party, but he has t budged.

w, with poor performance in Bihar, dissenting voices have again risen. On Thursday, Tariq Anwar, general secretary of Congress, said that party should accept truth and introspect about ir loss. He has said that entry of AIMIM in Bihar is t a good sign for electoral future of grand old party. Congress MP PL Punia has backed Anwar's opinion and said that a review should happen on b performance of party so that such a situation doesn't arrive in next elections. Senior leer P Chidambaram has also said that party must analyse poor performance. 

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