Rahul gandhi birthday: June 19, In the politics of India, a name, which may be divided, cannot be ignored, Rahul Gandhi. Today is the birthday of the country’s biggest opposition leader and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. His life is not only of a politician, but of a person who shocked in childhood, who can break anyone inside.
Grandma and father go
Rahul Gandhi was born on 19 June 1970 in New Delhi. He belongs to the country’s most influential political family, Nehru-Gandhi family. But the larger this name is, the more pain is associated with it. When Rahul was studying in school in 1984, one day a teacher comes and calls him and says, “Your grandmother is no more. This grandmother was none other than the country’s first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was murdered by his body guards. He was an innocent child who came to know the cruel truth of politics that day.”
The time passes, life is a little careful, but then on 21 May 1991, another incident occurs which shook Rahul from within, this time his father Rajiv Gandhi is killed in a suicide attack. Rahul was studying in America at that time. He immediately returned to India as soon as he heard the news of his father’s death. A son who lost two strongest columns of his life first grandmother, then father.
Struggle continues despite criticism
Rahul Gandhi entered active politics in 2004 and became a Lok Sabha MP from Amethi. Initially he was called a political newbie, but gradually he tried to prove himself. He is one of the few leaders in Indian politics who made every defeat a ladder.
Rahul believes that it is more important to connect with the public than the politics of power. This is the reason that they sometimes ride on a tractor, sometimes they go to the fields and talk to the farmers, sometimes the unemployed youth meet in the college campus. He took out a historic padyatra like ‘Bharat Jino Yatra’, in which he went to different parts of the country and heard the problems of common people.
The strongest face of today’s opposition
The Congress may not have got an absolute majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but Rahul Gandhi laid the foundation of a strong opposition. The opposition coalition led by him gave a tough challenge to the ruling government. They continued to raise their voice to protect democracy and constitution across the country.
Some interesting things about Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi’s real name is Rahul Rajiv Gandhi. He was named Roll Vinci in childhood due to security reasons. He did his schooling from Doon School in Dehradun and then from Harvard and Cambridge University. He is a good martial arts fighter and loves outdoor adventure. They often stay away from media, but prefer to communicate directly among people.
A leader who is learning, growing, and fighting
Rahul Gandhi is a leader who was criticized, but he never gave up. They neither make their pain a ladder of politics, nor do they beat their family’s legacy. They are among the few leaders who listen, understand and then speak. Today, on his birthday, not only the Congress, but every citizen of the country is giving him best wishes to him who considers the role of opposition in democracy. Rahul Gandhi, a name you can hate, can love, but never ignore.
