Perhaps the Union home ministry should have spoken to Rajamma Vavathil before virtually asking Rahul Gandhi whether he is British or Indian. The chances of Rajamma meeting Rahul are higher than an encounter with the home ministry mandarin. Rajamma, 72, remembers not just cradling the newborn at the labour room of Delhi’s Holy Family Hospital but the date too: June 19, 1970. “We all realised the significance of having the Prime Minister’s daughter-in-law in the labour room,” she said. Asked how she had felt when the Congress announced Rahul’s candidature from Wayanad, Rajamma said: “I was simply surprised.”Although she is about Sonia’s age, Rajamma likes to think of Rahul as her “grandson”.

Source: The Telegraph May 03, 2019 00:56 UTC