Sonia respects past practices, negotiations to cautiously steer Congress party.
These negotiations & discussions were between senior trusted leaders as she was relying more on them for expertise, information, execution.
The decisions naturally protected leaders, not the party.
/1
It is advantageous to keep traditional practices. But they are to be analysed periodically or even concurrently both for successes & failures.
There is always a constant deterioration. Even for maintaining status quo, there is need for improvement, changes.
That includes INC.
/2
But continuing with past practices without appropriate evaluations will work against revival and restructuring.

It may hurt some when pragmatic, analytical decisions are evolved and implemented. So such problematic issues are avoided and the deterioration continues.
/3
Congress organisational weaknesses started even during Indira Gandhi’s period. To some extent, she ignored or was confident to tackle it later. She was not allowed to settle down. That was the case with Rajiv, Rao. Sonia had additional factors, foreigner tag, dependence etc.
/4
Rahul is fighting against innumerable adverse forces & factors working against him and Congress, which no other Gandhi family members had to undergo.
Modi regime is a rare instance of extremely unethical rulers misusing their powers. Their trolling machinery worked full steam.
/5
Further, the leaders of both opposition parties and many within Congress were downsizing him all the while in every possible way. They did not support, defend Rahul but watched him from the sidelines, enjoying, engineering criticism against him in all types of media.
/6
The restructuring, rejuvenation, restoration of Congress at this juncture had become an absolute must due to the accumulated debris, lack of maintenance over several decades.

It is an unenviable and mammoth task to restore a ruined monument back to its shape and glory.
/7
Rahul was left all alone to handle this. He may have discussions with some of his confidants to have inputs, information necessary to evolve solutions. But the search for solutions & thinking process has his stamp, leaning heavily on Congress principles and Gandhian influence.
/8
It is still an unimaginably hard task. But Rahul looks confident because of strength of his character, clarity in his thinking, perception, vision to unroll his actions, responses at right moments with appropriate force. They are invariably missed by those with blurred eyes.
/9
Rahul makes it appear simple; allows them to go unnoticed. He lives in the present; relies on purity, quality of the process though he waits; allows people to change; sets his eyes unwaveringly on target. Some may wonder about the existence of such strong character in Rahul.
/10
Let us look at some of Rahul’s assertions.

No one from his family will lead Congress party – a rare statement from Gandhi family.
Slammed the veterans for “placing the interests” of their sons above the party.
Criticized section of so-called GenNext for hankering for posts.
/11
Anyone can come back to Congress if they believe in its ideals; anyone can go out.
I don’t care if it cost me politically; if I have no political career at all; but I going to say the truth.
I am going to fight it out till my last breath even if I am alone speaking the truth.
/12
He is emerging. He is talking logic, sense, truth and what is right for the country, people and his party.
No one can downsize him. He knows it.
He is also aware that if and when he talks, reveals his mind more he can swing back the people, party and the country behind him.
/13
The above excerpts are part of my new blog post: ‘The Rise of Rahul Gandhi'
Subhead: 'The emergence'

Website link: wp.me/p8Fpl7-fc
(1515 words - 8 minutes read)

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13 Apr
Rahul is repeatedly emphasising on various platforms the need for discussions, interactions, negotiations. This is almost totally neglected, absent.
It gives primacy to the merit of the issues, not individuals. This is the need of the hour and a democratic right of the people.
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Most of the misunderstanding, disputes, issues are due to the absence of continuous dynamic discussions with a focus to eliminate points of irrelevance and consolidate views, evolve solutions with consensus or majority opinion. We are not enlightening people but burning homes.
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Rahul has turned the pages of Congress history, reverted to its principles and Gandhi’s call to look inwards.
It is very sane and wise to adopt this approach by all, irrespective of the party, groups they belong.
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What was the position of Rahul in 2019? Has he gained in strength, stature, acceptability and credibility?
He speaks out his mind more frequently of late in measured steps. His vision, perception, path, target are very clear. He is tightening his grip over Congress and masses.
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The signals are subtle as Rahul is not rushing through the process.

We are to understand the situation as it existed in Congress before 2019. Then connect the various signals to perceive the hidden logics and their connectivity to visualise developments in right perspective.
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Bringing transformations in Congress structure, practices are not so easy. There can be diverse views in a democratic party.

But their uniformity in lure for power, positions than for Congress principles, culture & the political direction required, hurt its survival, revival.
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9 Apr
Rahul - Aikido tips to students:
Some impressions:

The simplicity, the ease with which he walks down and mingles with young students, make them feel so comfortable.
He readily accepts a request for teaching Aikido.


/1
He demonstrates a technique that is useful to them.
He picks up the shoes of a girl to keep them aside saying I do touch shoes no problem(1.20).
His spirit and intent are down to earth.
He listens, interacts, discusses, observes and clarifies even the minutest points.
/2
It indicates the extent to which he is clear about principles, concepts.
He extrapolates Aikido for using inner strength; true empowerment of women.
He even relates it to Congress(3.27), how it gains strength from opposing forces.
Rahul knows it better about himself, Congress.
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When the preamble of the constitution of India starts with “We The People Of India” we feel glorified, superhuman. When fascists elected by us are beating us to a pulp and leaving us pulseless, we feel helpless with all the negativity, passivity flooding our thoughts and mind.
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We are perplexed. We are unable to correct our thought process. We presume that our views, ideas, opinion are largely right; question why others are unreasonable, illogical.

We do not get all facts on hand to come to firm conclusions. We should search for ideas, information.
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Everyone functions within their limitations. No one achieves anything on their own including the scientists, experts. The contributions and efforts of many others are also involved behind such achievements. But we are not so professional in our personal, political decisions.
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Most of us are conscious of our right not so much about the rights of others or the truth or justifications behind them.
Our opinions, views are ‘sticky’ and do not get out of our mind even if illogical.

We have a closed mind, not dispassionate while we refuse to admit them.
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The opinions, views, conclusions that float around about every issue, every angle, its origin, its solutions widely vary. The versions and conclusions are innumerable in quality and content.

But what is true and right do not vary except over time due to improvements, changes.
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Why should there be so much variation and varieties in deviating so much away or around the truth?
It is due to imperfect thought processes, failed leadership, lack of confidence in them.
We are not robots to come with identical, unitary conclusions but can evolve a consensus.
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People are not unreasonable. They have heart, compassion. Even when they are not aware of facts, they are amenable to reasons if the issues are presented dispassionately, objectively.
Then why should there be so many aversions, disputes, divides, hatred? It is not justifiable.
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People are fed and misled with mutilated and perverted opinions, views, misinformation covertly or overtly. They are inebriated, stupified with convoluted logic, narratives to convert their mindset, insecurities provoking their basic instincts, impulsive actions.
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It is not that the majority of people succumb to such designs, machinations but their silence, passivity against deliberate aggressive agenda set by tricksters, mischief-makers fail to prevent and stop but also allow them to spread causing incalculable damage to this country.
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