The Congress, as the lead Opposition party, has its task cut out. Simultaneously, Mr. Gandhi’s Congress must offer convincing solutions to the crises in the rural economy and job market that are causing social ferment. Mr. Gandhi has correctly identified intolerance and unemployment as the key issues that threaten India. Opinion in the party remains sharply divided on the wisdom of Mr. Gandhi being described as a “janeu-dhari Hindu” (a sacred thread-wearing Hindu, i.e. Mr. Gandhi’s strength, too, lies in his pan-Indianness, not in his being a Brahmin.

Source: The Hindu February 04, 2018 18:34 UTC