It is well known now that Rahul Gandhi has failed to mark even a scratch on the political whiteboard of the country, and yet he is still the Crown Prince of the Congress party. After all, a mother’s throbbing heart listens to no political wisdom, isn’t it? So now, with the ailing Mom Sonia sinking into deeper malaise, it has been decided that “Pappu” will take over the party’s reigns formally in October. The search party is out for the Grand Conference’s venue. Most covet the Talkatora Stadium, which has become something of an article of faith with the Congress, having held several of its showpiece conclaves there.
The contrarian view that has emerged is that the Maha Anointment Conclave should be held in Karnataka capital city Bengaluru; first because the party is in power in the state and second, because it is the youth ‘geek’ capital of the country. The final decision rests with Pappu himself, and it will be announced just after he returns from the embrace of his maternal grand mom in Italy, where he is now.