New Delhi, Apr 6: The recent reaffirmation by the Congress of its governing model of dual centres of power, notwithstanding party general secretary Digvijaya Singh's caveat, was further substantiated by Manmohan Singh's and Rahul Gandhi's addresses to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
While the prime minister reiterated the government's commitment to reforms, the Congress vice president outlined his vision for the country's progress. In doing so, Rahul can be said to have given glimpses of his great grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru's philosophical mindset.
It was evident that Rahul is much more of a thinker than either his grandmother, Indira, who was a ruthless practitioner of realpolitik, or his father, Rajiv, who didn't have the time to develop his vision, or his mother, Sonia, who has been preoccupied with the nuts and bolts of politics instead of formulating a broad strategy.
It is Rahul's interest in theorizing about the system rather than being involved in the nitty-gritty of administration which explains why he refused to accept a ministerial post, although Manmohan Singh had said he would have been happy to have him in the cabinet.
And, now, the same unwillingness is clearly the reason why Rahul has not only been shying away from the speculation about becoming prime minister, but has even started mocking the idea by emphasizing its irrelevance for him.
