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    • SONIA GANDHI
    No politician in this country met with such an opposition as Sonia did. Sonia of course was an unwilling politician. She was a quintessential Indian Bahu until Rajiv was unfortunately assasinated on May 21. Even in her first days of mourning she desisted from entering the fray leaving the task of leading the government to an old faithful PV Narasimha Rao. It was later on felt she made a mistake in her choice when PVN sought to curb her influence by killing the party in the bastion foryears UP by his complicity in the masjid demolition however hard he tried to absolve himself. That alienated the Muslims from the party for over a decade only to be resuscitated recently by young Rahul with his boyish charm. The second time when Congress managed to cobble together a coalition, it was through that Sonia could ascend to the chair her husband occupied. This time her loyalty tothe country was questioned by Swadeshi brigade with Gurumurthi claiming that Sonia hesitated to take Indian citizenship until it became clear that Rajiv was to assume the mantle of PM following the murder of Indira Gandhi. Articles were written about how Sonia sought asylum in Italian Embassy following declaration of Internal Emergency in 1975. The most beautiful Indian Politician Sushma Swaraj vowed to take up widowhood should Sonia becomePM by tonsuring her head. Sonia was kind enough to let that not happen when she declined to become PM and else nominated a non controversial although ineffectual Dr.Manmohan Singh.

    Many eye brows were raised when Sonia sewed an alliance with DMK allegedly sympathisers with LTTE the group that eliminated Rajiv. Jayalalitha had earlier thought that Congress would never ally with DMK and launched offensive against Sonia questioning her foreign origin and her capability to lead the nation. Then Pawar revolted with Sangma. She kept her cool to have the ultimate laugh. By aligining with DMK she could counter the state sponsored war on terrorist outfit LTTE who were ultimately defeated and thier chief killed by Sri lankan forces. DMK in the oppositionwould have been difficult to handle if the offensive against LTTE was launched .

    Sonia managed to make friends in the left also.Sitaram Yechury could walk in to 10 Janpath anytime he wished. It was all the more creditable because these left parties were propping up VP singh with BJP following the BOFORS scandal.Sonia made Laluu and Paswan sink their differences and work under Dr.Singh.

    The crowning moment has arrived now when Congress party has re discovered its brand of being pro poor due to her NRGEA, RTI, Smart card and pension for unorganised labor( low cost housing in another pet project of her) The party has won a massive mandate now and it is entirely to the credit of this woman who braved many odds and proved that she is second to none in her patriotism. Doubting Thomases beware, she is sure to find her place in the annals of our history as a redeemer for the party of the masses.
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