Sonia Gandhi's book show .... aimed to "relaunch" Rahul and Congress .... Can it boomerang ?

There are many ways to look at politicians. There are many ways Netas launch their careers. In the case of 'dynasts' like Rahul Gandhi .... opportunities and space are created for "relaunch" of the career. 

However, as the saying goes --- it is easier said than done.  

Building a party requires political maturity, sustained hard work. 

There is a need for visibility, organisation and identifying right issues and then right candidates.

All these are "challenges" taken as single units or separately. The sincerity of the concerned Neta and the track record of his or her functioning is also vital. Sincerity is crucial. A book launch may be too little. 

Nevertheless, it remains to be seen on what is stored for  Sonia Gandhi's book 'Belonging ...".  

In simple words; books alone do not launch a political career. Of course - as times writing or publishing a book can help shape a public profile and build 'name' recognition.

If someone does authoritatively; a new book by a politician may also signal authority on key issues. In Sonia Gandhi's case, it is presumed it was ghost-written by a professional author or a team and regularly guided by party colleagues and her children.

This is never the debate. The subject in question is -- whether some issues she has touched in the book and some she did not would give any ammunition to BJP to attack the Congress back. 

Already there are some controversies.  Here is only a tip of iceberg.  

".... she was the mightiest in the country (between) 2004-14," writes S Gurumurthy, a right wing intellectual.

 

"I took her on and challenged her with articles after articles in the 'New Indian Express' questioning her loyalty to the country and also her honesty and charging her with holding secret billions abroad in two articles in 2009 and 2012.

Neither Sonia nor the Congress would respond or sue me

When Sonia Gandhi told her party workers in Mangalore on April 27, 2009 that "the Congress was taking steps to address the issue of untaxed Indian money in Swiss banks". I challenged her," notes Gurumurthy. 

Now the obvious question -- are those things also addressed in the book.  

Gurumurthy's article (2012) says: 

"The title of the expose in German read “Fluchgelder — Die Schweizer Konten der Dictatoren”. In English it meant, “Curse of money — The Swiss bank accounts of the Dictators”. 

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Rajiv Gandhi figured in the expose as one with slush funds in secret accounts. Schweizer Illustrierte is not some rag. It is the Number One Swiss magazine and sells some 2,10,000 copies."

The report under the picture of Rajiv Gandhi, translated into English, read: "2.5 billion francs on the Indian secret accounts in Switzerland" of "Rajiv Gandhi, Indian". Today the amount of 2.5 billion Swiss Francs equals 2.2 billion US Dollars. But as Rajiv was no more by then, it must become the family inheritance, notes Gurumurthy. 

Hence, we feel - the Congress leadership thought -- such issues are dead. However, there are chances - the Corruption issue could be revived in public debate and this is a "pitch" where Congress is always found defensive. In contrast - Modi's and BJP's 'pitch' on corruption is much stronger. 

There are other issues like 1984 avti-Sikh riot. Whether Sonia had something to say on her husband Late Rajiv Gandhi's now infamous quote - "when a big tree falls; the earth shakes".

The Congress party paid some  prices over 1984 carnage in both 2014 and 2019 elections. In 2019 - it was Sam Pitroda's "hua toh hua" remarks. 

In his January 2014 interview with Arnab Goswami on Times Now, Rahul Gandhi had made several key comments regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots:  

When asked if Congressmen were involved, Gandhi stated, "Did innocent people die? Absolutely... Some Congressmen were probably involved". He added that some of those individuals had gone through legal processes and been punished.  

Rahul had declined to issue a blanket apology on behalf of the Congress party for the 1984 riots, pointing out that legal processes had taken place. When pressed about the nomination of leaders like Jagdish Tytler to the cabinet in 2004, he noted that public and media furore led to the withdrawal of such nominations.  

There was also a controversy when Rahul said:  

"I am saying that there was difference between the 1984 and the riots in Gujarat". Rahul had claimed as a child (then 14 year-old); he saw Rajiv Govt trying to stop the riots but in the case of Gujarat .... his allegation was the Modi Govt in the western state was "allowing the riots to happen".    

The BJP has questioned the purpose of the memoir. It said that the book contains political rhetoric rather than pure personal reflection.  

'The Guardian' newspaper reported: “Sonia Gandhi recalls crying as she witnessed the demolition (of the Babri Masjid in 1992) on television. She says she knew then that they faced ‘a long battle for the secular nation that Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru and their colleagues had strived to build’. 

She accepts that failures of her own party in part contributed to the rise of the BJP and its hardline Hindutva politics.”

These remarks have also drawn criticism because there was no live telecast those days. She is also being critical of the Narasimha Rao Govt and hence yet again she is being 'politically correct'.

It is true Rajiv Gandhi’s government had obtained permission for prayers at the disputed site in 1986, after which a symbolic foundation-laying ceremony was held in 1989. 

Paradoxically, these facts the Congress has often cited to deny the Modi government credit for the Ram temple. But the family has not visited the grand Ram Temple. No one from the party was authorized to attend the inaugural ceremony in Jan 2024. 

Delhi BJP minister Parvesh Sahib Singh shared a news report of Sonia’s comments and wrote on X that the Babri issue was back in the news “after 33 years”.

“The same crocodile tears, the same lament. Why has this old issue resurfaced today? Looks like elections are around the corner,” he posted.

Asked during the interview why the Congress had remained tied to the Gandhi family, Sonia dismissed the question, saying “You would have to ask the party,” The Guardian reported.

But what about 1999 -- when she made a desperate bid to be Prime Minister and even claimed - "We have 272 and we will have more".

“(Sonia) Gandhi also skates over the question of nepotism, simply saying, ‘We all fight elections: we win them, we lose them’…. After once pleading with her children to stay out of politics, Gandhi now says, ‘It’s good that they’re there. Now more than ever before’,” the report in the London daily says.

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Post Diwali "revelations" ::::: Muslims said "Enough" ::: "hum panga lenge aur Christians and Congress raj karenge" --- such theory cannot work any more !! :::: 'huge disadvantage' for Akhilesh Yadav and even Congress ::::: SIR lost its steam and CJP "died" Cockroach-like death

There are a few basic things about India. Some credit may be given to the Narendra Modi Govt but even otherwise; there are some national merits. It is one of the most open as well as self-critical nations in the world. There are certainly advantages for that. 

One may call them U-turn; but in the process - majority Indians and that way numerically more Hindus are quick to corrections.  Even at the level of Governance and Political Leadership - this quality works and hence even a hardliner Prime Minister Narendra Modi is often seen as "flexible" -- either with 56 inch chest or without it. 

India is a determined country willing to march ahead. At the same time it also keen to solve its own problems and meet the challenges head on. At least PM Namo has made it more forthwith. It does not want anyone's mercy or charity. The national pride is often like ego; but it is there. 

This summer and autumn weeks in circa 2026 - Indians have proved unto themselves that they may crictise the country. They are also open to listen to criticism from others. But what is essential is that the same criticism cannot lead to despair. 

This is something the Congress party and especially Team Rahul and the sycophants surrounding them did not understand. 

In 2026 - we have proved in crystal clear language - India that is Bharat is not a Nepal or a Bangladesh. And certainly not Pakistan or Sri Lanka. By July the CJP and their ideological and financial supporters wanted to create a Dhaka or Kathmandu like situation and hence the July 20 protest was planned to keep it vulnerable to violence against police. 

Delhi police applied all restraints and as PM Modi says - the urban or Dimagi Naxals failed in their ulterior motive. There were other elements. 

The Congress was upset with the CJP stealing limelight. Then came Nov 1 Ram Lila rally. Here attempts were made - at least in dreams - that a Dhaka like situation could emerge. Hence - as we celebrated Diwali - one thing was clear - the Congress party wanted a pre-Diwali chaos, violence and killings in Delhi. 

They had planned Twitter language and also headlines for 'propaganda Express' and other papers. - "Darkest Diwali in history" .. and so on.  

Hence - the big take away is -- the SIR has fizzled out and "lost its steam" as underlined a veteran political commentator Vidyarthi Kumar.  Listen to others and analyse objectively - even CJP has lost the initial euphoria. People are questioning their credentials and also want to know who really finance them. 

There is a third element - the Hindu anguish over 'theft' of donations to Ayodhya's Ram temple is also over. 

So where are we heading towards -- It's back to Parliament-level politics -- the routine and usual varieties and that also means 'advantage Modi-Amit Shah' duo.  Some of you may not endorse; it is also 'huge advantage' for Yogi vis-a-vis 2027 assembly elections and hence also 'huge disadvantage' for Akhilesh Yadav and even Congress. 

 

 

Therefore, suddenly Sonia and Rahul have started talking about Diwali. I have never seen such enthusiasm in the Nehru-Gandhi family (for all practical purpose they have been blindly with Christians and Muslims) to talk about Diwali. 

Has anyone seen any old photograph of Sonia and Rahul celebrating Diwali ?  

We should not complain -- this is the victory of 'assertive Hindu' spirit. Now let us examine the socio-political challenges of Christians and Muslims. Guided and rather misguided by some over enthusiastic catholic Christians - the followers of Jesus Christ believed "Muslims will take to streets" and hence Modi will be cornered. 

Their idea flopped.  On the other Muslims are not smart enough - they know the implications of 'being foolish'. 

A few friends in Gujarat told me in August itself - "Muslims across India know the power of numbers Hindus have and we would not want Gujarat-2002 repeated across northern states".  

In this context, BJP's win in West Bengal further strengthened the logical argument that "hum panga lenge aur Christians and Congress raj karenge".  (We will take trouble and Christians and Congress will rule) would not work. 

They resisted the idea of being misused. This is one reason - Congress youth activists and office bearers decided to stay away from Nov 1 Rahul's flop-show.  

There is another key revelation. If Muslims stay peaceful; only Popular Front of India (PFI) and perhaps Sikh-outfits (not even parties) can create "problems" on the streets. One is linked to Muslims and has been put on check in more ways than one and another minority-religion group and they are no longer keen for all that. 

This leaves us to ponder - who are with cadres. The Left parties - well they are very weak. And of course RSS or Bajrang Dal - and they are with their 'former pracharak' Narendra Modi.   

Catch the Bus: Be Smart 

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BJP challenges Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to say, 'Yeh khushion ki Diwali aa gayi' during Eid :::: "Kharge is remote-controlled ... a battery by Sonia Gandhi, a finger of Rahul Gandhi"

On Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's Diwali-Eid remark, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said:

"Is the Congress party's character, its DNA, now to change the identity of Hindu festivals? Crores of Hindus are hurt by this communal appeasement statement by Mallikarjun Kharge. 

If this is appropriate, then I challenge Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to say, 'Yeh khushion ki Diwali aa gayi' when Eid comes this time...".   

"A campaign is ongoing in the Congress party. When Muslims celebrate Bakrid, sacrificial slaughtering of goats is done; blood flows and mixes with water. 

It leads to water pollution. But no Congress leader ever said a word about it. Bollywood celebrities remember during Diwali that it causes air pollution...

Rashid Alvi should tell these Bollywood celebrities that be it air pollution or water pollution or noise pollution - all of it is bad. But they do selective outrage."  

Gaurav Bhatia also said:  "...This is the DNA of the Congress party - 

one, indulge in blatant appeasement of the Muslim class, second; even during a festival that is a festival of joy, happiness, inclusiveness, hurt these sentiments of the Hindu community. 

"Mallikarjun Kharge is the remote-controlled national president of Congress; a battery by Sonia Gandhi, a finger of Rahul Gandhi. 

Whatever statement Mallikarjun Kharge makes, he is actually furthering the anti-Hindu, anti-Sanatana mindset of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in his own words."

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India’s military history is not merely a record of wars fought and victories won :::: Nature of military force in global affairs has changed in last seven-eight decades

A recent 'festival' opened with a session on the Garhwal Rifles, featuring Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain, Governor of Bihar, and Lieutenant General Dinesh Rana. Other sessions explored the Corps of Engineers, Operation Safed Sagar during the 1999 Kargil conflict, the shared military heritage of India and Britain, soldiers’ families and military medicine. 

A Northern Theatre Command focused on China would be based in Lucknow, while a Western Theatre Command responsible for Pakistan would be based in Jaipur. 

A Maritime Theatre Command in Thiruvananthapuram would oversee India’s interests across the Indian Ocean. The three commands are expected to be led by army, air force and navy officers, respectively.

Gaurav Kumar, a researcher at the United Service Institution of India, a defence think tank, said that the apparent coordination between Islamabad and Beijing during Operation Sindoor was one of the primary reasons the plan had regained momentum, referring to India’s military strikes against Pakistan in response to the killing of 26 civilians in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir last year.

A conversation on women officers in the Samudra Pradakshina and Navika Sagar Parikrama sailing expeditions highlighted changing opportunities across the three services.

The maritime dimension took centre stage on the second day, with naval historian Commodore (Dr) Srikant B. Kesnur (Retd) moderating two sessions that tied the Navy’s history to its present priorities. The first, ‘Indian Navy’s Indigenisation Journey - Past, Present, and Future’, featured Vice Admiral B Sivakumar, Chief of Materiel, and Rear Admiral Sujit Baxi, Director General, Warship Design Bureau, among others. 

It examined the shift from foreign suppliers towards indigenous ship design, domestic production and closer partnerships with Indian industry. The central question was not how many warships India can build, but how effectively it can design, develop, maintain and upgrade the technologies that sustain maritime strength, from secure supply chains to distant deployments.

The second, ‘1946-1971: Uprising to Risen’, traced the 1946 Royal Indian Navy uprising, when Indian ratings challenged colonial authority, and the missile-boat operations against Karachi in the 1971 war. Vice Admiral Anup Singh (Retd), maritime historian Swaroop Anand and defence journalist Sandeep Unnithan were among the speakers. The two episodes sketched a navy’s journey from the final years of colonial rule to a more confident maritime force. Three naval titles were released during the Future Ready Navy segment: Kesnur’s. 

The War in the Indian Ocean (Sabre and Quill); Captain (IN) N S Mohan Ram’s A Builder’s Navy: The Long Road to Self-sufficiency in Warship Design; and Commodore Pramod R Kulkarni’s Warship Design and its Management: A Systems Engineering Perspective. They link naval history, indigenous shipbuilding and design management to India’s maritime ambitions.

The wider strategic context came from Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, who placed the maritime domain at the centre of India’s economic growth, national security and strategic interests as the country moves towards Viksit Bharat 2047. He identified four changes shaping the maritime environment: intensifying competition around shipping routes and chokepoints; the growing influence of non-state actors and commercial entities; the expansion of the domain from the seabed to outer space, with greater surveillance and transparency; and wider access to technologies such as drones, artificial intelligence and satellite imagery.  

India’s military history is not merely a record of wars fought and victories won. 

It is also a story of institutional evolution, strategic adaptation and lessons that continue to shape the country’s defence preparedness. That larger perspective defined the fourth Indian Military Heritage Festival (IMHF) 2026, which concluded in New Delhi on October 31. Organised by the United Service Institution of India’s (USI) Centre for Military History and Conflict Studies on October 30-31, it brought together military leadership, veterans, historians, authors, academics and strategic affairs experts to take military history beyond specialist circles and into wider public conversation, through panels, book launches and a tri-service exhibition. 

In his opening address, Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh (Retd), Director General, USI, noted that what began in 2023 has grown into a signature event of the institution. He pointed to USI’s library of around 72,000 books and an archive that includes an original copy of the document relating to the 1971 surrender. 

The reference mattered: original documents, institutional records and personal accounts are the evidence through which battles and commemorations can be examined and passed on.  

Disruptions at sea, he stressed, do not stay at sea. They can affect energy supplies, food and fertiliser availability, trade and supply chains, and eventually reach households and businesses on land. For a country so dependent on seaborne trade, naval preparedness is part of economic security. 

The Navy’s response is to modernise its force, review operational doctrines and strengthen indigenous technological and industrial capabilities. Conventional platforms will remain the foundation of maritime power, while unmanned and autonomous systems add flexibility and scale. Self-reliance, he said, must extend beyond manufacturing to designing, maintaining, repairing and upgrading critical systems at home.  

India has leveraged military diplomacy in its external relations almost since Independence, by virtue of its inheriting a large, professional military force from the British Raj, by its size, and by its projection of itself as a leader of the post-colonial world. 

But the increasing demand and appeal of military diplomacy in recent years will require devoting considerably greater resources, manpower, and equipment towards several kinds of activities. 

These include foreign officer training and education, high-visibility military visits abroad, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) efforts outside India. 

More than resources, improved military diplomacy will require much closer cooperation between the services, between India’s military and civilian leadership, and between the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs.

Other discussions reinforced that military history must inform present-day thinking, among them the integration of princely-state forces after Independence and the institutionalisation of jointmanship through HQ IDS and the Andaman and Nicobar Command. The fourth edition of IMHF made a case for treating military heritage as a living national resource. 

The value of studying the 1946 naval uprising, the 1971 operations, the Kargil conflict or the evolution of indigenous warship design lies not only in remembering what happened, but in understanding how institutions adapt to changing strategic circumstances.

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Bulldozer, now made in Kolkata !! :::::: "But this time the Govt took a very strong step" .... ::: Rape-Murder accused dies In Raiganj Police firing :::: Fourth Encounter In five months In West Bengal

On an encounter of an accused in the rape and murder of a minor in West Bengal’s Raiganj, 

State Minister Shankar Ghosh says, "I already told you that, in case of the previous government, we have seen several cases against the women. They were tortured and brutally murdered, but nothing happened. 

But this time the government took a very strong step regarding the crime against women... I already mentioned that the situation of the encounter should be evaluated first, and after that we can come to a conclusion, if any is there. 

So, an investigation is mandatory for this."  

Suvendu : West Bengal emulating Yogi's "Bulldozer model" against rapists 

Accused Dilip Roy had been fleeing since the body of a minor girl was recovered from Kulik Forest in Raiganj on November 5.  

A fourth encounter was reported in Raiganj in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district on Sunday night. The prime accused in the rape and murder of a minor girl, Dilip Roy, was shot dead while trying to escape to Bihar.

Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Dilip Ghosh said, 

"If anyone acts against the law or takes the law into their own hands, they will inevitably face the police. In certain situations, the police are compelled to take such an action. We must ensure that such incidents do not escalate. Everyone is expected to abide by the law."

This is the fourth encounter in the state in the last five months since the BJP government came to power. 

Earlier two rape suspects and one murder suspect were killed during police encounters in Baruipur, Gaighata and Shamsherganj.

On July 5, Prabhas Mondal, accused in the rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur in South 24 Parganas, was shot dead during police encounter. 

In October, Prahlad Das (23), also arrested in connection with the sexual assault and murder of a minor schoolgirl in Gaighata in North 24 Parganas, was killed in encounter.

On the same day, murder suspect Samiun Sheikh, who was in CID custody in Samsherganj in Murshidabad district, also died during an encounter.

According to the police, Dilip allegedly opened fire at the police team when the latter arrived at the village to arrest him. Police shot him in self-defence, leaving Dilip injured. He was taken to Raiganj Medical Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

On November 5, the decomposed body of a 13-year-old girl was recovered from the Kulik Forest in the Abdulghata area of ​​Raiganj. Post-mortem revealed that she had been raped before being murdered.

The prime suspect, Dilip Roy, a neighbour, had fled the area and was hiding for the last three days. Police received a tip-off that he was hiding in the Gauri Gram Panchayat area and launched a raid. "Upon spotting Dilip, the police team ordered him to stop, but he opened fire. One of the shots hit a police vehicle and the team was compelled to open fire in self-defence," an official said.

Local residents said Dilip was a notorious criminal, accused of several criminal activities in the past and complaints had been filed against him at the Raiganj police station on multiple occasions.

The encounter has drawn mixed reactions with some people terming it as a befitting punishment for a heinous crime, arguing that such action would instill fear in criminals and make them think twice before committing similar acts. 

However, others argue that such encounters are unacceptable in a civilised society and question the purpose of the legal and judicial system if the police are to simply shoot and kill individuals.

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"We have to fulfil people's hopes, make our country big and enrich people's lives" - RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat says, "Consider that in the current circumstances in the country and across the world, one needs to lead a similar life. The world has its eyes on our country in this context. 

"Whatever position we might be in over the happenings around the world, however we might view our position, the world has its hopes pinned on us. 

"We have to fulfil those hopes, make our country big and enrich our lives. If all three of these tasks are to be done, we have to lead a life - the examples of such lives and the results of such lives are before us...".  

At the inauguration of the newly constructed auditorium at the renovated headquarters of Nagpur Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says, 

"...In the '30s, when an attempt to impose the first ban on the Sangh was made -in the Assembly of Central Province- there was no Swayamsevak to defend the Sangh; there was no one supporting the Sangh ideology either. There was one Mr Ibrahim who spoke in support of Sangh - that Sangh should not be shut down, that it is not communal."

He said, "I believe that those who say Hindustan is 'Hindu Rashtra' should be sent to a mental hospital. I know Dr Hedgewar; he is not mental; he is a good person. So, Sangh cannot be communal." 

It had been a few years since the formation of Sangh. It wasn't well-known, but everyone knew Dr Hedgewar...When Sangh began, Swayamsevak became its identity. 

Even today, after 100 years, Swayamsevak is Sangh's identity."

"The Gandhi family, it seems, are not done just yet" ::::: 'The Guardian' article on Sonia Gandhi and her book talks about "calamitous decline" of Congress party ... It also says "BJP’s Hindutva has become the country’s dominant political ideology"

"While Sonia Gandhi was once credited with reviving the fortunes of Congress, over the past decade the Gandhi family have overseen its calamitous decline. Their previous government, in power till 2014, was marred by allegations of rampant corruption," says the article in 'The Guardian', London.

"(“In almost every single instance, the ministers resigned,” is Gandhi’s defence.) After taking over from his mother, Rahul lost the last three general elections to Modi, and Congress remains in power in only a few states. Meanwhile, the BJP’s Hindutva has become the country’s dominant political ideology. 

As the family has maintained its control, Congress has been unable to shake off allegations that it is nepotistic and run by political elites.

"Throughout her memoir, Gandhi is open about her distrust of politics, describing it as “menacing”, driven by “ambition, greed and hypocrisy”. 

But with Congress facing an existential threat and looking likely to fracture, Gandhi succumbed to mounting pressure and agreed to become its president in 1998. It was a decision, she says, driven by a sense of duty to her lost husband. Not only did she have to fight against her own ingrained shyness, she also had to take on political opponents in Hindi, her third language.

She insists she never had political ambition. Despite helping the party to win the most votes in the 2004 election, she shocked everyone by refusing to become prime minister. “It was clear in my mind I would never do it,” she says. “It was just not me.” Nonetheless, until she stepped back from the day-to-day of Congress leadership a few years ago, she had little time for herself. 

"She would carry books to political events, history and autobiographies, to read on the way home. Music, both Indian classical and European operas, also became her solace. Having previously studied art restoration, “once in a while, I would slip away to an art exhibition”. 

'The Guardian' South Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen, says:  

"Why can’t Congress free itself from the Gandhi family’s leadership, I ask? 

She (Sonia) is dismissive, perhaps a nerve touched. “You would have to ask the party,” she says. 

Sonia also skates over the question of nepotism, simply saying,

“We all fight elections: we win them, we lose them. All of us have". 

But after so many losses, can a Gandhi-led Congress still be a credible alternative to the BJP? While she is adamant they can, many in the country remain unconvinced.  

It is true that we are meeting at an interesting moment, for both Modi and the bruised opposition. As gen Z youth erupted on to the streets in protest against the government over the summer – satirically calling themselves the “Cockroaches” after an online joke transformed into a serious political movement – the long-crushed space for dissent has opened up.

In recent weeks, young Indians have once again been taking to the streets against the government, despite being met with draconian state force. The question of whether they can shake the BJP’s grip on power remains to be seen; so far, the Cockroach movement has kept its distance from the opposition alliance. But “what encourages me is young people are coming out and demonstrating,” Gandhi says. “With determination, they’re calling out the government on things that are not right. I feel like this is a real shift.”

"Congress, too, has become more energised than it has been for many years. Images of Rahul and Priyanka being manhandled by police as they tried to protest against the government have gone viral in recent weeks. After once pleading with her children to stay out of politics, Gandhi now says, “It’s good that they’re there. Now more than ever before.” 

The Gandhi family, it seems, are not done just yet.

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