The fact that Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi aren't directly related to Mahatma Gandhi..
Gandhi : Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born to Karam Chand Gandhi-diwan (prime minister) of Porbandar and Rajkot princely states.
Hindu : Karamchand Gandhi and his wife Putlibai were Vaishnava hindu bania (merchant).
Mahatma : His saintly deeds earned him; sobriquet of Mahatma (saint).
Family : Gandhi ji and Kasturba had four sons
He had many grand children and great grand children.
Ghandy : Rahul Gandhi is grand son of Firoze Jahangir Ghandy- a popular freedom fighter, journalist and Indian parliamentarian. .
Although, his grand mother Indira Gandhi (nee Nehru) was a Kashmiri brahmin by birth
Parsi : Firoze Ghandy was born to Jehangir Faredoon Ghandy and Ratimai (née Commissariat)
Firoze admired Mahatma Gandhi ji ; thus he changed spellings of his surname to Gandhi
Family : He had two brothers Faridun Jehangir Ghandy ;Dorab Jahangir Ghandy and two sisters Tehmina Kershashp and Aloo Dastur.
Firoze Ghandy had two sons- Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi.
Remember : That Gandhi ji was Mahatma or Bapu ;this Gandhi is Rahul ji !
Prayer : Salutations to Mahatma Gandhi ji !
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